sh_wulff Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Pakistan manages a surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 DisgraceSee, this is what happens when you play an Aussie team comprised solely of Vics and New South Welshmen. The Australian economy isn't the only thing that WA props up. Hope the selectors have learned their lesson. :smoking: @Rimmer: hmm...I'll have to keep an eye out for Bennett. His record doesn't look great after 33 first-class matches, but he's only 23 I suppose.@che-loba: :bowdown: Abdul Razzaq. The sheer brutality of that innings was truly something to behold. Classic ODI knock. Meanwhile, SA must be wondering how you lose a cricket match with the opposition requiring 12+ runs per over and having only a couple of wickets in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh_wulff Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 :bowdown: Abdul Razzaq. The sheer brutality of that innings was truly something to behold. Classic ODI knock. Meanwhile, SA must be wondering how you lose a cricket match with the opposition requiring 12+ runs per over and having only a couple of wickets in hand. "Chokers" :shocked: (eta-capitals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 "Chokers" :shocked: (eta-capitals!Great to see Razzaq get a century, I thought he was definitely over the hill (and he probably still is) but this proves he still has some gas left in the tank. He always seems a bits and pieces player who Pakistan didn't know quite how to use (first change bowler, old ball bowler, fifth bowler, slogger down the order, conservative opening batsman, blocker, etc). Slogger seems like a good place for him nowadays. His bowling isn't all that great but he's a handy ODI (and Twenty20) player to have around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh_wulff Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 SL in tatters- 6/86- ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser_not_appearing_yet Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Gotta be honest, cricket would be a lot duller without Pakistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 SL in tatters- 6/86- ouchBut look! This is fantastic partnership between Matthews and Malinga, a record for the 9th wicket for Sri Lanka in ODIs.Even though I'm an Aussie I hope they make it. It would be such a shame to put together an unexpected partnership like this and have it go to waste. Still the Aussies have to feel a single wicket is enough, Murali at No. 11 is not the most reliable batsman in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh_wulff Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 The SL Phoenix rises! :fencing: :bowdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sckma Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I'm in shock, what a game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 The SL Phoenix rises! :fencing: :bowdown:Great stuff, well done to Malinga and Matthews.This isn't the first time Australia's lost another game that was there for the taking, clearly over the last couple fo years the Australian team has lost that killer edge. In the past with Steve Waugh's sides you could be pretty confident that Australia would not throw away leading the game by so much, and even if it did get to a tight contest they were pretty good at winning the majority of them. Now, unfortunately for Australia, they seem to lose all the tight matches and allow teams back into it.Good news for England, not so for Australia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 :stunned: I mean, really. :stunned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser_not_appearing_yet Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Wow, Australia can't finish sides of at all. Very bizzare to see. Their killer instinct and nerve was always their strongest suit in the glory days.Although, from an England perspective, this could be just the kick up the arse they need pre-ashes. Which could be bad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Adder Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Its probably because Australia doesn't have champion players anymore, merely great cricketers who if the opposition is fighting hard can beat them, like last night with the superlative batting performance of Mathews and Malinga. Not having a recognised top class spinner will really hurt Australia in the future but it will be a long time before one emerges who is in the league of Warne, MacGill and Hogg. At the moment Hauritz is the best of the second stringers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh_wulff Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 India is making NZ suffer!And they;ve droped Viru on 156 :shocked: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confalume Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Same as my last post, DisgraceDespite the Aussies recent inability to put teams away i thought it was safe to go to bed when we had em at 8 for 110ish. Clearly wrong, I seriously thought my housemate was pulling my leg in the morning when he told me we lost. Well done to the Lankans, brilliant batting performance from Mathews and Malinga, but seriously WTF??? Even if we havn't got champion bowlers anymore surely they can perform better than that. Grrrrrr, could be a long summer ahead (even the Vics are losing games they should win (double Grrrrrrr Grrrrrr)). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confalume Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 See, this is what happens when you play an Aussie team comprised solely of Vics and New South Welshmen. The Australian economy isn't the only thing that WA props up.If they would pick the right Victorians i.e. Brad Hodge and D. Hussey then there might be less of a problem. There was a great article in The Age today suggesting that the apparent heir apparant for the test captainancy is not proving too popular amoungst some of the senior players and that Marcus North could infact be shaping up to be the next test captain. I think Clark is a whinging little ponce who's form isn't any better than North's, yet all the talk is about North's form. If my man Simon Katich doesn't like him than I dont either :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonKing Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 I have a terrible feeling we might have to burn the Ashes of Australian cricket after this series... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Adder Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 1 for 3, ponting deploying the french cut....we are doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh_wulff Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Pray for more rain :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sckma Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 wow.... this is painful. i cant watch any more, sri lanka are bowling just too well, too smart. i appreciate it, but it doesnt make for much dramatic viewing like the other night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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