Tag: Australia

Pollard Blasts his Second Ton – West Indies Takes Lead

| March 24, 2012 | 1 Comment
Pollard Blasts his Second Ton – West Indies Takes Lead

Last year I wrote an article about Pollard ( The Joy of Watching Pollard) on how he makes cricket simple and beautiful. Lot of people did not agree with that and said that he is not a cricketer at all (just like what Michael Holding often says). Today he proved yet again what a player [...]

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Rise of the Minnows – Bangladesh and West Indies

| March 21, 2012 | 1 Comment
Rise of the Minnows – Bangladesh and West Indies

To put the once mighty West Indies in the bracket of minnows is going to hurt many fans around the world. For more than three decades West Indies remained the second favorite team for all cricket fans around the world (after their home team), and its decline robbed the cricket fans of the beauty and [...]

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India Can Close the gap on Australia in ODI Rankings

| June 6, 2011 | 0 Comments
India Can Close the gap on Australia in ODI Rankings

Dubai, (PTI): India can close the gap on Australia – world number one in ODIs – if they manage a clean sweep against West Indies in the five-match one-day series. Failure to win the series in the Caribbean will, however, dent India’s ambitions. With 121 points, second-placed India trail Australia by eight points. In fact, [...]

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Ponting will be slapped with disciplinary charges for smashing LCD

| February 23, 2011 | 0 Comments
Ponting will be slapped with disciplinary charges for smashing LCD

Ricky Ponting shown his form in the dressing room by smashing the LCD after he was run out in the match against Zimbabwe and may face disciplinary charges.

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Hussey-Hauritz ruled out of the World Cup event

| February 8, 2011 | 0 Comments
Hussey-Hauritz ruled out of the World Cup event

Hussey in particular will be a massive loss, as he is the only Australian in the top ten of the ICC’s one-day batting rankings, and he is a renowned finisher who can rescue the side after top-order trouble.

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Ricky Ponting – A conquerer of sorts

| January 31, 2011 | 1 Comment
Ricky Ponting – A conquerer of sorts

Ricky Ponting – Can a man whose aggression is a manifestation of his hunger to win do it? Can a man who is struck by the dearth of runs and who is buried under the ashes of criticism, impersonate a Phoenix? Can he be Australia’s key man at the World Cup? We’ll find out in due time.

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Australia vs England: 3rd ODI: Brett Lee strikes in the first over!

| January 22, 2011 | 0 Comments
Australia vs England: 3rd ODI: Brett Lee strikes in the first over!

England loses Matt Prior in the first over after choosing to bat!

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‘Quit captaincy to gain Sachin’s form’ – Nasser Hussain

| January 20, 2011 | 0 Comments
‘Quit captaincy to gain Sachin’s form’ – Nasser Hussain

“I don’t think he would want to go out on this note. He had a bad couple of months: he failed to regain the Ashes, didn’t get any runs and had an argument with an umpire. It’s not how he would want to finish.”

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The Ashes 2010-11

| January 15, 2011 | 1 Comment
The Ashes 2010-11

Review of the Ashes Series!

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2nd T20I- England vs Australia: England lose by 4 runs in tight finish!

| January 13, 2011 | 8 Comments
2nd T20I- England vs Australia: England lose by 4 runs in tight finish!

Australia wins the 2nd T20 by 4 runs!

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Australia – The Ending Era of Invincibility

| January 12, 2011 | 1 Comment
Australia – The Ending Era of Invincibility

The Australian outfit requires a wide-range revival to have a complete turn around in their fortunes; it’s time for cricket Australia to come up with some tough and sensible decisions which is going to be good for the betterment of the future of cricket in Australia.

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‘Brett Lee hints retirment if not selected for the World cup event’

| January 10, 2011 | 0 Comments
‘Brett Lee hints retirment if not selected for the World cup event’

“My pace is back to 150km/h so I’m really happy with where it is at. I don’t look at myself being 34 and think I’m past it. I think there are a few good years ahead of me.” – Lee

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‘During match-fixing, People looked at us with suspicion’ – Sachin

| January 10, 2011 | 0 Comments
‘During match-fixing, People looked at us with suspicion’ – Sachin

“I can tell you that I was never approached by anyone, neither had we had any discussions about the same in the team meeting.”

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What’s happening with the Aussies, Anyways!!

| December 23, 2010 | 4 Comments
What’s happening with the Aussies, Anyways!!

“It’s heartening to see Sanjay Manjrekar’s( Though not an Australian) ‘Elephant’ taking the 50th ‘Test’ step in the Safari Jungles (South Africa) who now with a change of mind feels that Sachin – The ‘Elephant’ stands ‘Frozen at 18′.”

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Ashes-3rd Test Aus v Eng, Day 4, Perth – Oz wins Perth test, Levels series by 1-1

| December 18, 2010 | 0 Comments
Ashes-3rd Test Aus v Eng, Day 4, Perth – Oz wins Perth test, Levels series by 1-1

Australia won the third test match by 267 runs.

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Ponting may miss out remaining Ashes due to finger injury

| December 18, 2010 | 1 Comment
Ponting may miss out remaining Ashes due to finger injury

The WACA demons are back to haunt the Australian captain and this time it was against England.The last time, West Indies pace bowler Kemar Roach injured his elbow and this time Ricky Ponting suffered an injury on his left little finger.

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