Cricket!

[Miyata]

Does anyone here watch cricket? I put cricket into the search bar and to my surprise there were no threads on the subject, but anyway do you watch cricket and if you do what are your thoughts on it? I think it's one of the best sports out there. It's testing, it's pacey, it's all I could ever ask for.

[SpongebobSquarepants]

Most of the people on these forums(or so I've heard) are from North America which generaly doesn't watch anything from other countrys. We only watch football and baseball and cars that go around in circles for hours. Hence, the non posts on Cricket. I have played Cricket tho. I knew some people with a nice open area and they were like lets play so i did. It's pretty fun. Definitely where we got baseball from so I don't know why people here don't watch it... I just don't watch it because I only watch sports if the T.V. is on sports because then I don't feel like changing it.

[Rayster]

wow, some1 else who's heard of this game. good stuff

yeah, i used to play cricket a lot, it's one of the games where India is next to number 1 and Aus IS number 1 :D. works for me.

i watched it all the time...however it's a bit too slow sometimes:
ie/// bowler runs up...every1's excited...bowls...
and if the batsmen blocks it... then they grab the ball..shine it...walk back....repeat.

lol, not really a team sport where everyone has to work together as one...
don't get me wrong i luv cricket...it's my second fav sport...just these may be the reasons y ppl aren't into it that much.

i loved batting...the amount of skill it takes just to hit a cover shot (my fav) and to get it right every time.
wat about u TheGenius?
wat r ur thoughts on this game...?

[Miyata]

My thoughts on the game are that it takes a lot of hard work to pull of a win. I mean you need to get the fielders in the right places and you have to bowl the right line and lenght so it really is pretty hard.

As for teamwork, I agree with you that yooou don't need everyone on the field concentrating but if the bats men plays a loose shot and it goes to a specific fielder that isn't concentrating, it doesn't look too good does it?

I think the main reason why perple don't watch it is because they think it is boring. Your example was a very good one where everyone is getting excited and then the batsman just blocks it, I love the game but know that it can get tedious at times like that.

And I can see why you like the cover drive so much because it takes skill and timing to pull it off. Me, I'm more of a bowler :redbiggri , but if I do bat then it's the straight drive that keeps me going!

[Rayster]

lol, awesome.
been a while since i talked cricket
yeah, i agree with u on the whole field placings. i've seen many times where a captain analyses the batsmen...then may make a field change and the batter hits it straight at the fielder or in his vicinity.

wat do u bowl? pace or spin...?
i bowl pace...can't spin for sh!t...except offspin *sortoff*.

hmm....where r u from.. there are limited countries that play cricket that's y.

[Miyata]

I'm more of a pace bowler, and from that you should be able to tell which country I'm from, since most of the greatest pace bowlers come from there.

[Rayster]

....australia??

glenn mcgrath.... brett lee...etc etc...

[Miyata]

Not quite. I'll give you two clues. The best opening bowling pair in the world ever came from this country. And here's the biggest clue I can give you. The origin of the Chicken Man Dance. :Haha

[Zenpou Tenshin]

Cricket is hands down my favorite sport..................

Well i bowl medium pace with a little bit of swing in it. I usually look at the situation. If i need a wicket then i will bowl my medium pace, but if i need to lower the runrate then i will bowl off spin.

[Rayster]

ohh man...does any1 know where the fricken chicken man dance came from or am i just unknowledgeable??

oh well, my first guess was gonna be this but i'll say......england...??

[Miyata]

You're right in a way. The Chicken Man dance was directed at England but they weren't the team that created it. The team that created it was *insert team name here*. Here's your last clue. A bowler in this team as the first man to ever bowl a maiden in Twenty20 cricket.

[Zenpou Tenshin]

is it glenn mcgrath????

[Rayster]

south africa

lol - that's a stab in the dark (did i hit anything...???)

[Miyata]

I'm sorry but both of you didn't hit anything. The country I was looking for was Pakistan.

The first bowler to bowl a maiden in Twenty20 cricket was Mohammed Asif.

Pakistan started the chicken man dance, directing it at Kevin Pietersen.

And the best opening bowling pair in the world ever was Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, both from Pakistan.

And Zenpou Tenshin, which team do you support?

[Zenpou Tenshin]

Pakistan :) Glad to hear that Mohammed Asif bowled a maiden. He's really talented. Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis ROCK!!!

[Rayster]

ah man... i wasn't even close.
Pakistan started the chicken man dance, directing it at Kevin Pietersen?? i didn't know that...
zenpou, ur from Pakistan as well? man... i feel all alone now
<_<
>_>

lol, u guys been watching the games recently then?

[Zenpou Tenshin]

yup, sad to see pakistan lose the test series :(

[Miyata]

If our pace attack was there then the result would have been much, much different. Did you see what Asif and Akhtar were doing in the ODIs?! The Twenty20 showed just how dangerous our team is.

[Zenpou Tenshin]

yup, wish them good luck for the world cup. BTW, whose u'r favorite player????

[Miyata]

My favourite player has to be Imran Khan. The man's a legend. He lead Pakistan to win the world cup. He was a genius in the field, he could bowl and he could bat. What more can you ask for?

Who's your favourite player Zenpou?

[5000]

I wood like to see a live game one day!

[Zenpou Tenshin]

Wasim Akram and Imran Khan are my favs........

[Miyata]

I wood like to see a live game one day!

Doesn't everyone. I wish I could be there at the world cup but I've got exams. I wish I could always play cricket and just forget about studying and exams. But you know what the say, 'C'est La Vie!' which translates as 'That's Life!'.

[Zenpou Tenshin]

Yup, i've never been to an actual match before. How's the experience???

[Rayster]

I've been to the MCG twice. The first time was the match b/w Pakistan and Australia in the 2004 Boxing Day match.. and the second was for the Tsunami fundraiser appeal match at the MCG.
It was fricken awesome...the atmosphere...doesn't compare to that of the tv. Well, both times i went it was a really sunny day so the experience wasn't spoiled by anything, and i went with my family&friends. It was so cool to see some of the world's best players take to the field right in front of you.

[aI]

...Ricky Pointing...

I live in his home Suburb in tasmania...I've met him about 3 times and got his autograph..He's a pretty cool bloke..But smaller then i expected.

Australia is the leading nation atm...

It'sa pity we lost the ashe's to england though..

[Rayster]

Yeah... can't believe Aus lost.
lol...the players were a lot shorter than i thought as well when i first saw them.

[aI]

Warne copped a nice one on his birthday though..

When it happened my first thought was..Arn't the helmuts designed to stop that?

[Zenpou Tenshin]

lol, yup they are. Yeah, ricky pointing is a great batsman. But from the new autralian players Micheal Hussey (is that how u spell it?) is awesome.

[Miyata]

lol, yup they are. Yeah, ricky pointing is a great batsman. But from the new autralian players Micheal Hussey (is that how u spell it?) is awesome.

I agree. I think Hussey is going to be a fine player. But Ponting is one of the best. Yet he has been challenged lately for the top spot in the ICC test rankings by none other than Mohammed Yousuf! He's been in superb form lately, and if this form carries, he's sure to get to the top spot.

[Zenpou Tenshin]

Muhammed Yusuf has always been a star for Pakistan.

[Lunatic]

Yea!!!! Paki Pride!!!! :) the sport is cool but kno one plays which annoys me...

[Rayster]

omg!!! I can't beleive Aus lost to West Indies (no disrespect intended to WI - they were the greatest in the early 90's) but omfg!!!
....Windies deserved that one, finally...after so long...!
C Gayle...wat a gun..lara too.

[Miyata]

I think after the Austrailians lost the Ashes, it's been going straight downhill for them (no offense to any Austrailian fans out there), and I think that they're time at the top is up. Let's just hope that if the Austrailians do lose the top spot, that Pakistan get it!:redbiggri

[M-50]

No India should get the top spot!!!

[Rayster]

Back that rohil

India will get it for sure if Aus go down. hehe, they just beat West Indies in the DFL cup!! that's right!! :P

[xtrashock]

Yeah i like it but often i tend to see highlights only as it is very time taking to see thru all the day .Nice game it is !

[Miyata]

So the ICC Champions Trophy is coming up.

Has anybody got any thoughts on:

Who's going to walk away with the trophy?

Which team is going is looking like the underdogs?

Which team will FLOP?

[M-50]

So the ICC Champions Trophy is coming up.
Has anybody got any thoughts on:
Who's going to walk away with the trophy?
Which team is going is looking like the underdogs?
Which team will FLOP?
INDIA
Australia
Don't know about the last one

[Rayster]

So the ICC Champions Trophy is coming up.
Has anybody got any thoughts on:
Who's going to walk away with the trophy?
Which team is going is looking like the underdogs?
Which team will FLOP?

India :O
Canada? @@ lol, i know they play in the WC
Englad...?? idk :p
lol
they're all good atm, which is great for the cricket world. should make for a great contest.
all the good teams: Aus, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India have all done well recently...as much as i can remember...

[M-50]

Did anyone watch zimbabwe against west indies? Zibabwe lost bad! I wonder who will reach the quaters? India, Aussies, England, West indies????

[Rayster]

yeah....
i've actually got Sri Lanka playing Zimbabwe right now on tv. lol, not too interested to watch tho
it's 121/2 to SL batting.....

[M-50]

Bangladesh against Zimabbwe today on right now, score is 207-5, bangladesh are batting.

[Rayster]

haha! India's playing England
Eng's batting. it's 19/3 after nine overs! XD
india ftw!

edit: it's 27/4 after 12 :Domo

[Miyata]

Now England have been bowled out for 125 and India are currently 45 - 1.

Its looking a bit one-sided isn't it!

EDIT: India have won! They made the total from only 29.3 overs with 4 wickets in hand.

I think England's batting brought that defeat upon themsleves.

[Rayster]

haha...

damn straight! XD

India are 55 / 1 off only 8 overs (48 balls) and they need 126 to win...

[M-50]

INDIA WON!!!!! England and India both played bad

[Rayster]

HAHA!!! YEAH!!!
PARTY ON.

lolz... i saw the whole game. they started to fall towards the end

few celebs in the crowd as well.

oh yeah, rohil, i saw ur post for the Death Penalty...not bad

[M-50]

195 all out (45.4 overs), SA gonna bat now.
Saturday Aussies vs England is gonna be the bomb!!

[Rayster]

yeah, that should be a good game....
hey - do u know wat the group situation is like? India's in the same group as Eng and Aus right?
So at the end of playing each other, how many teams cn go through to the next round from each group? lolz... i can't believe i forgot! forgive me cricket gods! XD

but is it only one team or two...?

[M-50]

2 from each group and seeing as how things are standing right now it will be the aussies and India. Then it will be a good match in the semis and final.

@ everyone: Does anyone else think that the ICC Champions Trophy is like a mini world cup?

[Rayster]

thought so. thanks rohil

[aI]

Coolios...

Australia lost to West Indies....

That sucks...But we sucked..

[Miyata]

True Ai. I didn't see that flair from the Aussie team that they usually have. So that puts India and the West Indies in the qualification spots for group A.

[Rayster]

yeah... wat happened to Aus?? i can't believe they actually lost...

well out of the two teams i go for at least one still has a chance

[Miyata]

BTW did anyone see the Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka match?

[Rayster]

yeah i saw most of that...
but it goes till 3am here so i didn't watch the rest


edit: India's playing now vs West Indies. not looking too good.

77/3 after 20.3 overs

but Rahul Dravid's still in, so yeah!!
Dravid ftw

[M-50]

140 for 5 (34.1 overs) India are batting and Dhoni and Raina are in now.

[Rayster]

INDIA VS AUS

BIGGEST GAME EVER!! TWO BEST TEAMS....

India won the toss and chose to bat

[M-50]

India 249-8 (50 overs) v Australia 24-0 (4 overs)
No way they lasted all 50 overs!!! I thought they would not at the rate that they were losing wickets. We need to take wickets early on.

[Rayster]

lolz... i was waiting for u! XD

yeah...tho they've started poorly!! wtf is munaf doin?? lolz...

when india was batting: that last run shoulda been counted...he gave Dhoni out!! ><

crap...looks like india's not gonna make it to the semi's....
*hopes*

[Miyata]

You can just tell from the beginning of this match, that it's going to be tense.

BTW rohil, what school do you go to?

If you don't want to answer you don't have to.

[Rayster]

i dun think he lives in England anyway....

[Miyata]

Ilford, Essex is somewhere where my friends live lol. I think he does :p.

[Rayster]

lolz. my bad ^^

c i told u i don't know these places in eng...

edit: OMGWTF!!!!

WAT A CATCH BY RAINA!!!!! to dismiss gilchrist of all ppl!!!

farrrrk!

[Miyata]

Yeah, that was an amazing catch, and rohil, don't worry about answering my question.

[M-50]

Has anyone else noticed how no asian teams got through but all the rest did?

[Rayster]

India should have won.

><

[M-50]

First Test, Lahore, day three (stumps): West Indies 206 & 74-3 v Pakistan 485
Wow the windies are losing badly. I though that they would have at least got about a hundred and fifty before they lost three wickets.
The scorecard:
West Indies 1st Innings
Runs Balls 4s 6s
C H Gayle lbw b Shahid Nazir 34 28 6 0
D Ganga c Younis Khan b Umar Gul 3 27 0 0
R R Sarwan c Younis Khan b Shahid Nazir 3 7 0 0
B C Lara c Kamran Akmal b Umar Gul 61 106 8 0
S Chanderpaul lbw b Shahid Nazir 5 7 0 0
D J Bravo c Shahid Nazir b Danish Kaneria 32 42 5 0
D Ramdin c Mohammad Hafeez b Danish Kaneria 12 27 2 0
D Mohammed c Kamran Akmal b Umar Gul 35 56 5 1
J E Taylor lbw b Umar Gul 8 24 1 0
F H Edwards c Shoaib Malik b Umar Gul 2 6 0 0
C D Collymore not out 1 9 0 0
Extras 2nb 8lb 10
Total all out 206 (56.1 ovs)

Bowler O M R W
Umar Gul 15.1 2 65 5
Shahid Nazir 14.0 4 42 3
Abdul Razzaq 7.0 2 22 0
Danish Kaneria 18.0 3 58 2
Shoaib Malik 2.0 0 11 0
Fall of wicket
41 D Ganga
41 C H Gayle
46 R R Sarwan
52 S Chanderpaul
96 D J Bravo
122 D Ramdin
174 B C Lara
202 J E Taylor
203 D Mohammed
206 F H Edwards


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Pakistan 1st Innings
Runs Balls 4s 6s
Mohammad Hafeez lbw b J E Taylor 57 147 6 0
Imran Farhat lbw b J E Taylor 9 21 1 0
Younis Khan c R R Sarwan b F H Edwards 11 37 1 0
Mohammad Yousuf st D Ramdin b C H Gayle 192 330 24 1
Inzamam-ul-Haq b D Mohammed 0 8 0 0
Shoaib Malik c D Mohammed b J E Taylor 69 155 10 1
Abdul Razzaq c D Ramdin b J E Taylor 5 14 1 0
Kamran Akmal c B C Lara b C H Gayle 78 121 13 0
Shahid Nazir c C D Collymore b D Mohammed 0 8 0 0
Umar Gul not out 16 20 1 1
Danish Kaneria c D Ramdin b D Mohammed 23 23 3 0
Extras 8nb 6w 4b 7lb 25
Total all out 485 (146.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W
F H Edwards 26.0 3 109 1
J E Taylor 33.0 7 115 4
C D Collymore 25.0 6 63 0
D J Bravo 20.0 3 63 0
D Mohammed 31.0 4 98 3
C H Gayle 10.0 3 24 2
R R Sarwan 1.0 0 2 0
Fall of wicket
16 Imran Farhat
45 Younis Khan
133 Mohammad Hafeez
140 Inzamam-ul-Haq
279 Shoaib Malik
285 Abdul Razzaq
433 Kamran Akmal
444 Mohammad Yousuf
446 Shahid Nazir
485 Danish Kaneria


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West Indies 2nd Innings
Runs Balls 4s 6s
C H Gayle c Kamran Akmal b Umar Gul 11 10 2 0
D Ganga run out 5 13 1 0
R R Sarwan lbw b Umar Gul 23 36 5 0
B C Lara not out 28 49 4 0
F H Edwards not out 5 19 1 0
Extras 1nb 1lb 2
Total for 3 74 (21.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W
Umar Gul 9.0 1 39 2
Shahid Nazir 8.0 3 27 0
Abdul Razzaq 1.0 1 0 0
Danish Kaneria 2.0 0 7 0
Shoaib Malik 1.0 1 0 0
Fall of wicket
16 D Ganga
20 C H Gayle
56 R R Sarwan

[zaffy04]

im more of a leg spin bowler but i can bowl wrong-uns

[M-50]

Nice do you play for a local team? Or for school? That ques is open to all pps in this thread.

[Rayster]

I played for a local club team from '98 - '05

@zaffy: i remember my last innings while batting....the 3a5tard threw me a wrong-un after four overs of pure leg spin......grr....

[D-King]

Woah...just finding out about a Cricket thread. Oh, good I was thinking i was like one of the only people here who knew what cricket meant lol.
Woo boy it seems West Indies is making a dramatic impact on cricket nowadays. Good to see em going back to glory.
Well i'm 15 but I play in school team sometimes and just normally when we have cricket. Don't really like bowling i'm more of a power batter.
But good to know ppl on CB like cricket, though I ain't gonna lie, it ain't the quickeset sport lol. Well Stanford 20/20 did make it quite exciting in such short time.

[Dante.Devil.Hunter]

A gentleman's sport. Brilliantly concieved and very difficult to master.
The sport baseball tries to be.

[zaffy04]

is everyone gonna watch the ashes on tomorrow

[Rayster]

@Dante.Devil.Hunter: lol


wat VKC said. taht's true, it's not the quickest, so ppl are easily bored. 20/20 games are quite exciting at times

@zaffy: yep! of course. i liv in aus :P

[Miyata]

@Dante.Devil.Hunter - I like the way you think. And that statement iis one of the most true statements I've heard yet :D!

[zaffy04]

i hope that austrlaia are gonna win the ashes but i want it to be an interesting series

[Miyata]

I agree. It would be no fun if it was just one-sided. There needs to be some high-tension!

[M-50]

AUSSIES RULE!!!! ENGLAND RULE TOO!!!! I'm rooting for both and consequently the winner lol. Might stay up to see that start or just wake up early instead. Or neither, just lie back and sleep. lol.

[Rayster]

yeh... i'm hoping Eng put up a great fight..

[Dante.Devil.Hunter]

@Dante.Devil.Hunter - I like the way you think. And that statement iis one of the most true statements I've heard yet :D!

Don't I deserve rep points, then.

[zaffy04]

i just got the news that australia declared at about 600 and england is 3/53

its a really bad start for the english they'll have to do better in the 2nd innings

[M-50]

England lost, in case you were hibernating the past few days. I think England might have a better chance now that Vaughn is back in the team.

[Miyata]

Well he got out for a duck o_o" of 7 deliveries so we could say that it somes up his year :p.

On a side note, Mohammed Yousuf is close to equalling Viv Richards' record of most runs in a calendar year. He only needs 45 more runs in his last innings of the year. Will he make it? I think so.

[D-King]

Too bad no one can beat Brian Lara yet...guess i'm the only one virtually here rotting for W.I. Oh well, it's good when the underdog comes out champ.

[Rayster]

Eng got to a good start this time...

went from being 2/49 to 4/250 something...

Collingwood on 98* after first day :O

[M-50]

They lost again. What is the world coming to. Why don't they play monty for gods sakes. He is better than giles.

[Rayster]

yeah...there's a lot of dispute over that.

The coach WANTED Monty to play, but in the last second Flintoff, being captain said no, and some players agreed =/

[M-50]

That is not fair. Monty should play.

[Xkavanger]

+ Revive:

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!
SHANE WARNE!!!! Retires!!! I know he's getting old and all... but the legendary fast bowler!!! IS RETIRING!!!
*cries*..... I know NONE that has the best hand at bowling!!

His goodbye match is on NYE.. I think it was...

Oh and to top that off.. Glenn McGrath is retiring toO... well next year anyway...

So sad TT.TT

[Rayster]

Warnie spins =P not a fast bowler

and Glenn said he's not retiring till next yr's world cup is over

[Xkavanger]

Oh yeah XD... whoOpss.. ehehe...

Even though Glenn's retiring after teh WC.. we'll be two players short of the best!

[Rayster]

yeah.... Aus should have allowed younger players to play sometimes instead of always relying on the best bowling attack in the world: McGrath and Warne...

now when they both go...aus' gonna be in trouble....hopefully....from India :D

lmao...

[Xkavanger]

O_O... You go for India?

Yes well... I agree with you 100%... When Aus vs India.. I'm gunna cry!! Coz you know how good India is!! The three best cricketing countries are us, the Britts and India...

[Miyata]

HUH? Well if you see the form of the Pakistani batting side I think you will change your mind. Look at their current form against the West Indies. Mohammed Yousuf broke Viv Rachards' 30 year old record and now Pakistan are getting their 2 key bowlers back.

They are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the World Cup :D.

[Xkavanger]

HUH? Well if you see the form of the Pakistani batting side I think you will change your mind. Look at their current form against the West Indies. Mohammed Yousuf broke Viv Rachards' 30 year old record and now Pakistan are getting their 2 key bowlers back.

They are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the World Cup :D.
Dude! You're scaring me!! Two bowlers back... while we lose our two... (well McGrath is after the WC)...

I agree that Pakistan is a good team... They strive to get a high rep.. they're achieving it slowly... making their way up too

[Miyata]

Mohammed Asif is one of the best emerging players in the world and Shoaib Akhtar, I needn't say anymore.

I think that this World Cup will be a very tense one, and I think that the bookies are going to have a hard time making favourites :p.

[Rayster]

Yeah...this world cup should be arright...the thing is Warne bowed out of One-Day a while back, and Aus are still dominant...

<.<

India will still win.

[Miyata]

I agree, that after the Ahes win that Austraila will be going into the World Cup on a high note, but Test match cricket and ODIs are very different. One over could change the game...

[omega255]

i can't believe how poor England were, why the hell didn't they pick Monty Panesar for the other tests?! meh, oh well, the Ozzies probably would've won anyway

[Rayster]

if they picked Monty, Eng def. could have won the second test.

[Xkavanger]

Mohammed Asif is one of the best emerging players in the world and Shoaib Akhtar, I needn't say anymore.
OOOoooo... don't get me wrong.. I fear Shoaib > <"
He has fearsome skills... ;_;

if they picked Monty, Eng def. could have won the second test.
I actually wanted that to happen...

[Rayster]

so there would be a challenge right? i know how u feel...it's boring if one team dominates

[Xkavanger]

Yes... and I ish not sure of being confident atm.... this WC is gunna be a real fight this year... nxt yr.. rather XD.... so yeah loOking fwd to it.. but ish scary.

I don't think there will be a problem in "domination"... the teams will FIGHT

[zaffy04]

i the last test eng v aus

eng won with 4 balls to spare

paul collingwood player of the match with a century, 2 runouts and a catch

[Miyata]

What an amazing win by England. Paul Collingwood really did show his class :).

[Rayster]

hell yeah. One of the best games I've seen. watched it live \o/
Even his bowling and fielding is top class.

u reckon Eng will win the series?


yo Miyata! been a while. how u been?

[Miyata]

I think that Englnd will stand a chance this series, and they might even win :).

Offtopic: I'm fine Decado, just been a bit under with work lately :(.

[zaffy04]

next game i reckon its time that stephen fleming show some form otherwise he will be in some doubt for the next series
collingwood is really up to form right now
we did all we could but we couldnt stop him

[Xkavanger]

Aww man..The Aussies lost.. I blame the rain!!! We could have kept going but the stupid rain had to come T.T

Congratulations to England winning 2-0
Very disappointed that we had lost, but even if Australia had kept going till 11pm... I think we prolly would have like 26 more to win... what were the chances of getting 59 in that time limit?
It was 59 right? >.>

Yeah anyway, Flintoff was excellent.. loved his little headbanging thing XD

[Rayster]

lmao @ headbanging.

yeah... they took so many early wickets, couldn't believe it

i doubt AUstralia would have made it even if they kept playing, the diff b/w the balls and runs was too great, even for them....but we have seen them slog their way to victory before

so yeah, congrats to England for winning. They really deserved it.

[M-50]

Now see if they do that well in the world cup. I dunno about it though, reckon it might be a india vs aussie or india vs eng final. hope it is.

[Xkavanger]

Really devastating news for the Australian cricket team....
Brett Lee had injured his during training before the World Cup...

At 12pm (AEST) this afternoon, The Age (I think) had stated that he has a 50/50% chance in taking part of the games...

He was feeling better this morning, but had a little trouble walking out of the shower =\

[Rayster]

yeah i know :( poor Brett


And NZ vs Aus is on now (from NZ) watching it now

Aus are:

GETTING OWNED!!!
real surprise...

last i saw was 138/9 off 47 overs......
:o

[Xkavanger]

/me is screaming in the office

Brett Lee finds the right time to get injured T.T"

Nah but, not his fault... he slipped o.O

Oh and what happended to it exactly? All I know is that he injured his ankle... was it a sprain?

[Rayster]

they said they don't know the extent of the damage

the physio said they're waiting for the scan, so it could be anything from ligament to bone damage >=/

[Xkavanger]

=-= *dizzy*

I hope its not as that bad.. I'm hoping he could play before next month... but I don't think that's possible ;-;

All we can do is wait and hopefully he gets back on track (on not injure it again or something)

But here's hoping T.T

So yeah.. he slipped on the grass, it's the place's fault
/me is blaming the grass >.>
but still.. it must have been wet or something to slip like that x__X"

[Rayster]

Aus all out for 149 i think =/


lol yeah. let's just blame NZ grass >_>

[darkthief]

Last time i played crickey, i didn't had any shin pads on. in the end, i got a massive round bruise and bleh~ it hurts so bad as if i was dying.

[Xkavanger]

LMAO!!! I guess you've learnt your lesson XD

De - Booo NZ grass!! >=(
Seeeeee... if we were training here... Brett Lee wouldn't have had that incident!!

[zaffy04]

i totally agree

because the nz grass is always wet they have adapted to the wet grass

[Xkavanger]

i totally agree
because the nz grass is always wet they have adapted to the wet grass
o.O
Ohh… >.>
I was right without even realizing it…
I just wanted to criticise ^ ^’

But yeah, New Zealand doesn’t get that hot I s’pose and I’m sure they problems with our ovals/fields too x__X”

[Rayster]

yeah like the extra bounce here

every team seems to be at a disadvantage due to our pitches extra bounce

[Xkavanger]

What’s wrong with it? I find it perfectly normal, but then again, I’ve become accustomed to it…
Like if Australia were to go to the West Indies or South Africa, they’d prolly have it tough there too.
Training there will only get you a little taste of what it’s like, but it doesn’t mean that they could adjust to it in two or four sessions.. it’d take years ;-;

[zaffy04]

i cant belive that we lost the Chappel-Hadley Series with NZ getting a clean sweep

[Xkavanger]

First time since 1995 was it?

All our star players weren't in the game so, that's what kicked us down

[zaffy04]

and mcgrath says that it is good for the team to lose so that they can get better for the world cup?
what is that?

[Xkavanger]

I disagree, how can we get better by losing?
'Finding our mistakes'?
No, we played really, really well.
We just didn't have our key players! Not even ONE.
Seriously. No Langer, Ponting, Lee, McGrath (I think >_>) it just went downhill.
If we hand AT LEAST Warney, we would have been able to win one T-T

[Rayster]

he means that at least now they don't have a sense of undefeatability and be so big-headed that they'll take their opponents on easier

it is better that they lost.

[Xkavanger]

Yeah but New Zealand didn't have to be all so arrogant about it >=\

[Rayster]

... they weren't really arrogant.

They're a good side. Aus really did look down on them until they became a threat

[Xkavanger]

Not as in the team members, but as in the supporters. Very arrogant they were.
The members had such good spirits towards Aus, I was actually glad that they won.
Yes Aus did look down on them, I guess that was a threat to ourselves as well.

[Rayster]

yeh. But the supporters aren't representative of the 11 men.

and when Glenn McGrath was given the tribute (the speaker spoke of him etc) the entire NZ crowd applauded him. As you would. He's the best pace man ever.

[Miyata]

I agree; Glenn McGrath has to be the best medium-fast pace bowler ever, and I think that there won't be anyone to equal him, for his class was such a high one.

[M-50]

Anyone going to watch india tomorrow? Who do u think will win or has a really good chance of winning the cup?

[Miyata]

I think that South Africa will win the cup, although it will be a very close competition. I would say Pakistan has a chance, but seeing as our pace sttack has been reduced due to injury, I think that it pretty much rules them out :(.

[M-50]

INDIA got 414 today!!! The highest score ever!!!!! In the world cup!!!!

[Miyata]

RIP Bob Woolmer. He was a great coach and a great man. May God rest his soul.

Things are going terribly wrong for the Pakistan team; first Bob and now Inzamam... :(.

[M-50]

Yeah I know, inzy retired, coach dead. sad sad sad stuff. May god bless your soul bob woolmer.

[Xkavanger]

LIVE!

Haven't been watching the cricket properly and as much as I'd like to... but so far... as I've heard...

Australia has been pwning Sri Lanka :D

[Rayster]

Yeah. It's sad really. They only had to bat ONE inning :lol

[Xkavanger]

Heh. We're just too good :lol

Score Summary
Team | Runs | Run Rate | Overs
Australia 551/4 3.65 151.0
Sri Lanka 211/10 2.58 81.5
Sri Lanka 300/10 3.02 99.2

[lotus7]

Score Summary
Team | Runs | Run Rate | Overs
Australia 551/4 3.65 151.0
Sri Lanka 211/10 2.58 81.5
Sri Lanka 300/10 3.02 99.2

wow, i havent been keeping up with the cricket lately but damn. thats just ridiculous, i thought sri lanka's team was supposed to be fairly strong this year. oh well, maybe i'll just wait until the next ashes rolls around. when is that anyway?

[Xkavanger]

Umm.. I can't remember... the 7th? @_*

One test :)

[JimmyTbh]

Anyone been watching India vs Australia? Last match was pretty good Ponting, Hayden & Tandukar got a lot of runs which is always good to see. Adam Gilchrist Retiring sucked and how he got out sucked too.

[Xkavanger]

What's the score so far? :S

<Been away> :/

[Rayster]

All four tests are finished.

Australia won the first test. Good win. [1-0]

India should have won the second. Aussies cheated, no doubt (unbiased view here: Umpires got sacked, huge controversy) [2-0]

India won the third on a track that was crafted purely for Aus bowlers [2-1]

Last test was a draw. India lost their best bowler to injury after making 532 in the opening innings and couldn't wrap up the Aussies. [2-1]


India vs Australia: 20-20 match tonight!

India are the 20-20 World Cup Champions, having beaten Australia in the semi-finals. And then even after the WC, India has beaten Aus in another 20-20 match. Two-nil currently in terms of 20-20 matches played against each other favouring India

On the MCG though, so should suit Aussies much, much better. in which case at least this match will be a close one =)

[JimmyTbh]

Well that was quick lol ... leaving Tandulkar out was a big mistake and I think Clarke after Ponting job :P.

[M-50]

lol yeah it was quick.
they couldnt help it though, Tendulkar is injured.

[Rayster]

so is Yuvraj (guy who hit the six 6's, best young Indian player)

so is RP Singh (opening bowler)

so is Zaheer Khan (another opening bowldler, voted BEST bowler for ODI in the world)

[M-50]

exactly plus with a young side out who got thrashed, at least they might learn from their mistakes.

[JimmyTbh]

Cant really learn much if your not even lasting a over ... I just wish I could have seen Hayden/Gilly combo.

3 wasted games in 2 weeks lol fans must be pissed. Hope Friday clash with Sri Lanka and Australia actually last the full game.

[Sekei]

i tihnk young sides are need now to gain the experience. With the old ones retiring they have no inspiration or guidance.

[Nightcrawler]

dhoni chose this side because he wants a team of players that have played atleast 100 ODIs by the 2011 world cup.

have to say tho that india had the upper hand in both of the test matches and could quite easily have won.

against australia, they came out after the first rain delay and claimed 2 wickets in 2 overs, sreeshanth was doing really well and so was sharma. the wet made the ball swing and there was some uneven bounce. it also makes scoring a lot harder. hayden and clarke were really struggling at the crease.

against srilanka, the pure fact that they got past 250 when they were 4 down without losing a wicket was a huge boost, plus the srilankan batsmen were putting in a lot of effort in the field where as the indian bowlers and batsmen had a good rest and were fresh for the second innings (except gambhir and dhoni). also the srilankans showed that the ball was swinging and moving around. esp after a drizzle the pitch quicklly became a bowlers pitch.

but i guess thats the way the cookie crumbles.

[JimmyTbh]

Yes Lee did well in that game 2 so obviously the pitch was very good for bowlers. Hayden had a 2 - 3 week break not surprising he struggled, But the good thing is he's back and also I believe that India purposely targets him :P

[JimmyTbh]

Wow that really killed the topic ... anyway does any1 know where the Sri Lanka vs Australia game is this Friday ?? Its been real rainy today in Perth

[Rayster]

It's in Sydney

[Sekei]

ok not on topic so much question : What do you think of Brian Lara returning to play for the West Indies?

[Helikaon]

They are scrambling for some form.. and they turn to the past to provide it. Bad mistake. Brian Lara wasnt playing at anywhere near his best when he retired.. why would they bring him back? Ah well.

[Starfire*]

What's cricket? i'm from america. will someone explain it to me? *-*

[M-50]

its good in my opinion simply because without lara; when he is in form; the windies dont really have much of a batting squad. Dont get me wrong they can still bat but they dont have many pure batters like chanderpaul. so in that respect it is good.

[JimmyTbh]

What's cricket? i'm from america. will someone explain it to me? *-*

Its basically a sport that only commonwealth countries play. There a various different forms of the game 20-20, One day & Test only different is how long they go for. The basics are you have a wooden flat faced bat. The idea is to hit a ball coming at you at high speeds and run between wickets to score runs. To get a batsman out you ball him out by hitting the wickets, lbw (leg before wickets), Catch him out or Run him out by hitting the wickets before he gets to the other side of the pitch.

Here is some Adam Gilchrist. To show you what cricket is :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihaLIcfCnBY

[Rayster]

What's cricket? i'm from america. will someone explain it to me? *-*
Just search wiki. Or the whole internet.

[JimmyTbh]

India beat Australia :O, Australia batsman played poorly but cant take anything from India they played a good game. I think Australia still has the bonus point, This should be a good one days series now.

[Rayster]

lol. You sound surprised.

Before the game started, even greats like Bill Lawry had their money on India. Their batting line up and bowling is slightly above Australia's, esp since Aus' players average age is 31, and India's is about 22. Much more prone to adapt


Table, for those who don't know:


India: 8 points [played 3]

Australia: 7 points [played 3]

Sri Lanka: 2 points [played 2]



And yes, this is correct.

4 points for a win
2 for a draw
0 for loss


India vs Sri Lanka is tomorrow. India has a chance to make the gap huge.

[JimmyTbh]

Do the points only decide who gets in semi finals ?? Yes I was surprised But that happens when gilly goes out for a duck. Batsman really let Australia down, Dhoni and Sharma (I think thats his name) really finished the game off well.

[M-50]

well india just lost.

[Rayster]

Yeah. They shouldn't have sacrificed Sehwag for an extra bowler

Not to mention Dhoni was winning the game. Had he not been injured the run-out wouldn't have occured. India had it =\

[JimmyTbh]

Sehwag was injuried wasnt he ?? Dhoni mistake he made the call he got greedy. India were winning didnt need to take such a gamble for 1 run. Australia got another bonus point :)

[BamBam]

This thread is a little dead but...


India WON!

I've always believed that India is the best team but it's just that they get scared whenever they see Australia. This time there were a good chunk of new guy that were NOT scared and so we won it! PLUS can't for get to give a mention to SACHIN! WOOT!

[Rayster]

Well deserved too.

The media in Australia is so retardly biased it's laughable.

The still maintain Harbhajan is a racist, when they don't even know his language. Even Pakistan backed Harbhajan. That says a lot about the relations between teams, and what world cricket thinks of Aus cricket.

They never say that the GABBA crowd of Aussies bashed many innocent Indian fans in the stands.

They never say that Aus supporters were degrading the Indian flags.

Nor when Hayden and co. made racist jokes against the Indians. He was let off with a reprimand. Not even a token fine.

Nah, only when the opposition does something. This just leads to the ignorant racist violence that Australia has become so well known for. The media only spurs them on, never giving both sides of the story.



Also funny news.

In Aus papers: "Ricky Ponting was only unable to perform because he had to play in all the Test games, and was thus tired"

What a load of shit. Dhoni, also captain (of India) played in every single game of Test and One Day. And he's a wicketkeeper. Far more work than just standing out in the field and running after the odd ball. You have to concentrate for EVERY SINGLE delivery.



Then they laugh at India for thinking that they are one of the superpowers of cricket.

Hm. yes. Got belted in the World Cup (although they did set a new world record for most runs scored. Go figure) because majority of the players who played are now retired from One-Days.

But.

Who won the Under 19's world cup just this month?

India.

Who won the T20 World Cup just last year?

India.

Who just won the tri-nations cup that featured the current World's Best team, and the Best subcontinent teams?

India.

[BamBam]

The fact that the u19 was won by India means that the fresh legs coming up are better than any other teams'. Ishant Sharma and Kumar are AMAZING they are great and if it wasn't for them India couldn't have won.

[M-50]

i have to agree with you there, it is true.
india did well but they were basically a very young team there playing.
is anyone watching the england and new zealand mathc?

[Miyata]

Yep.

Funny how they dropped Harmison and Hoggard eh.

[Dexd]

Hey is pakistan in any pre-finals or finals, i don't watch much Cricket, but me and my dad play it all the time, when he was still alive, but i'm from Pakistan, so whenever it's Pakistan vs India, everyone in my family usually goes insane, but yeah, could you tell me?

[Miyata]

The Australia tour was called off. So nothing really in the near future :<.

[Rayster]

Pansy Australians.

lolol jkz.

Safety first I guess.


And Darryl Hare is back I hear :\

[Miyata]

Yep.

Back on the Elite panel after "successfully" umpiring non-test country matches.

Good golly gosh this should be eventful.

[Rayster]

Anyone going to watch the much anticipated IPL?

First game starts in a couple of minutes.

Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Bangalore:

Rahul Dravid (Capt)

Anil Kumble
Jacques Kallis
Zaheer Khan
Mark Boucher
Cameron White
Wasim Jaffer
Dale Steyn
Nathan Bracken
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Misbah-ul-Haq
Ross Taylor
Abdur Razzak
Virat Kohli
Sreevatsa Goswami

Kolkata

Sourav Ganguly (Capt)

Shoaib Akhtar
Ricky Ponting
Brendon McCullum
Chris Gayle
Ajit Agarkar
David Hussey
Ishant Sharma
Murali Kartik
Umar Gul
Misbah-ul-Haq
Tatenda Taibu
Salman Butt
Mohammad Hafeez
Siddarth Kaul
Iqbal Abdulla



Two really really strong teams opening it up.. awesome batsment and bowlers in both teams.


Go Bangalore, for this game.

Though I expect Kolkata's bowlers, especially Ishant Sharma to give Bangalore a lot of problems..

Dale Steyn should be able to counter that, hopefully.

[Miyata]

Bangalore:

Rahul Dravid (Capt)

Anil Kumble
Jacques Kallis
Zaheer Khan
Mark Boucher
Cameron White
Wasim Jaffer
Dale Steyn
Nathan Bracken
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Misbah-ul-Haq
Ross Taylor
Abdur Razzak
Virat Kohli
Sreevatsa Goswami

Kolkata

Sourav Ganguly (Capt)

Shoaib Akhtar
Ricky Ponting
Brendon McCullum
Chris Gayle
Ajit Agarkar
David Hussey
Ishant Sharma
Murali Kartik
Umar Gul
Misbah-ul-Haq
Tatenda Taibu
Salman Butt
Mohammad Hafeez
Siddarth Kaul
Iqbal Abdulla

NANYATE?!

If it's a pure bowling pitch, Kolkata have a clear advantage. If not, they've got some ground to cover; even with massive names at the crease. But I'm rooting for whoever has Misbah :D. (Hopefully Kolkata)

[M-50]

well Kolkata won the first match so congrats to them.
I couldnt watch it myself but hope to watch the other matches if poss.

[Miyata]

Woo. Just the team I was rooting for :D.

But I guess as the matches progress, we'll get to see more of how so many world class players in a league format can really shine through, and if McCullum can do it again :D.