ODI series

Sorry for not updating much, but i’ve been a bit busy. I’ll try to update quicker during the world cup. Anyway, Australia have won the series  6-1. Shane Watson was man of the series and last night he also won his second consecutive Alan Border medal.

Scorecards:

Second ODI
Third ODI
Forth ODI
Fifth ODI
Sixth ODI
Seventh ODI

5th test, T20 series and 1st ODI

Australia has lost the 5th test in Sydney and therefore loses the series 3-1. Click here for the scorecard. The T20 series was drawn as England Won the 1st game in Adelaide by 1 run and lost the 2nd in Melbourne by 4 runs. And last night Australia won the 1st ODI of the 7 match series by 6 wickets. Shane Watson top scored with 161 off 150 balls.

England retain Ashes in 4th test

England have retained the Ashes by winning the 4th test in Melbourne. Australia struggled in the 1st innings after losing the toss and being forced to bat in whwt was definately bowling conditions. They where bowled out for 98 and England came in to bat in what was now a sunny day. At the end of day 1 England were 0/157 and continued ito day 2 losing 5 wickets by the end of the day. Australia Bowled England out by Lunch on day 3 for 513. Australia Survived day 3 being 6/169 at the close of play but with fast bowler Ryan Harris suffering a stress fracture in his foot England only needed 3 wickets on day 4 which they got before drinks. For a full scorecard follow the link. With this win the best result for Australia would be a draw and England would retain the ashes anyway. The 5th test in Sydney starts on Monday, January 3rd 2011.

Sweatband argument

During the 3rd test in Perth, Shane Warne brought up the point that if the ball hits the sweatband and the band is touching the glove, is it then called part of the glove? The rulebook says its not and only “the wristband of the glove” (the part which holds your glove to your arm) is counted. I agree that the sweatband is not part of the glove but the wristband is. What is your say?

2nd Test loss and 3rd Test win

Australia have leveled the series 1-1 with a win against England in Perth yesterday. Mitch Johnson and Ryan Harris both picked up 6 wickets and mike hussey made a confident 61 and 116. Here is the first test and the second test‘s scorecards.

1st Test Draw

The first Ashes test has ended in a draw. Australia looked to have the game in the bag for the first 3 days with Peter Siddle getting a hattrick and a total of 6 wickets and Mike Hussey making 195 with Brad Haddin who made 136. But a srtong batting performance from Strauss, Cook and Trott put England back up to standard and the game was called a draw. For a full scorercard click the link. The next test at Adelaide starts tommorow.

Ashes and England tour 2010/2011 preview

Twenty20                                                               T20 International
                                                                                        Australia vs England
Nov 5-7  -       WA vs England                              
Nov 11-13 -    SA vs England                            Jan 12 – Adelaide Oval 
Nov 17-20 -  Aus A vs England                         Jan 14 – MCG
Dec 10-12 -    Vic vs England
Jan 10 -           PM’s 11 vs England

The Ashes                                                            ODI Series
                                                                                    Australia vs England
1st Test – Gabba – Nov 25-29
2nd Test – Adelaide Oval – Dec 3-7              1st ODI - Jan 16 – MCG   
3rd Test – WACA – Dec 16-20                        2nd ODI – Jan 21 – Bellerive Oval
4th Test – MCG – Dec 26-30                          3nd ODI – Jan 23 – SCG
5th Test – SCG – Jan 3-7                                4th ODI – Jan 26 – Adelaide Oval
                                                                              5th ODI – Jan 30 – Gabba
                                                                              6th ODI – Feb 2 – SCG
                                                                              7th ODI – Feb 6 – WACA

Sri Lanka win first ODI series in Aus

Last night Australia lost the 2nd ODI against pakistan at sydney by 29 runs. The rain affected game marks their first ODI series win against Australia ever. Australia also lost the first ODI by 1 wicket because of the Aussie bowlers failing to bowl out the tail enders. the scorecards are at:

http://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2010/engine/match/446957.html

http://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2010/engine/match/446958.html

Ponting to miss ODI

Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting will miss Wednesday’s opening one-day international against Sri Lanka at the MCG to attend his grandmother’s funeral. Ponting’s grandmother died on the weekend and the Aussie skipper will fly to his home town of Launceston on Wednesday morning for the funeral. His deputy Michael Clarke will lead the Australian team in his absence, however Australia’s full team remains unnamed with the in-form Xavier Doherty and Callum Ferguson pushing for selection ahead of possibly Mike Hussey and Nathan Hauritz. Australia is under the pump after not winning a single cricket game of any form since July when they hammered Pakistan at Lords. With the squad remained unsettled and confidence not on their side, Australia looks in trouble for the Ashes this Summer.

Greatest race never run

The best 24 Melbourne Cup horses go head to head. Can Phar Lap conquer them all?

via Greatest race never run.