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Recently Narasimhan asked us for Test matches abandoned cause of bad/unplayable pitch.. we didn't have a perfect answer for him then, neither we do now but this Sydney Test match pitch isn't far away from being adjudged unsuitable..
Right at 6th stump on either side, there are two very clear stripe of cracked pitch from one end to other. split wide open.
Graeme Smith lost his left little finger yesterday and JP Duminy was lucky today to survive a 140kmph spinning cobra from Mitchell Johnson (only to be dismissed next ball which didn't bounce at all). Mark Boucher too negotiated half a dozen dangerous deliveries in his heroic 89 off 170 balls.
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Added on Mon, 05 January 2009
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New South wales is home for Michael Clarke, Sydney cricket ground is like his bed.
No doubt, best score of 39 from his previous 7 innings here was something Clarke wanted to correct desperately. and so he did = 138 off 250 balls with 17 fours.
One wonders what made Michael Clarke run half the ground after his 100th runs even though it was a touch-n-go runout chance. Probably Clarke didn't want to waste his moment of success and break heart of photographers. Probably Commentator Tony Greg is right - Michael Clarke is more of a 'Dog' now than his nickname 'Pup'!
But his innings did the trick. Australia bounced upto solid ... ..
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Added on Mon, 05 January 2009
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Rain has played more cricket on this West Indies tour of New Zealand than either team has.. after first two wet/draw test matches, first onedayer on this 2008-09 tour was washed out as well.
Thankfully, toss happened at right time for this 2nd ODI at AMI Stadium in Christchurch. Looking at clouds overhead, Windies captain Chris Gayle opted to bowl first and got early wicket of dangerous Brendon McCullum who was instrumental in Kiwis winning 2nd T20 International to draw that series.
Fidel Edwards has been bowler of the tour for visitors and he maintained tight length at the start of this game before rain slowly got heavier. Some 3 hours were lost to downpour at ... ..
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Added on Sun, 04 January 2009
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3 toss, 3 wins for Ricky Ponting whose team has already lost first two games of the series.. and start of this 3rd one didn't go exactly like home team would have wanted.
Remember, if Australia lose this game - they'll be whitewashed in a 3 match test series at home for the first time ever!
Mathew Hayden ran to the pitch ahead of all to start day's proceedings, like he has done in every game thus far, only to throw his wicket after surviving tough first session.. again like he has done in almost every game in the series so far.
Simon Katich played the part of inforcer perfectly for his 47 off ... ..
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Added on Sat, 03 January 2009
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Set your boxing shorts a side and bring your cricketing pads along.. from 3rd January 2009 onwards - starts a game that'll decide who's World's best Team in Test Cricket.
Featuring Australia - wounded reigning champions, anxiousness to regain supremacy after losing first two tests of this home 3 test match series.
Also starring South Africa - yet to digest what they have achieved by winning first 2 tests. "It has happened so quickly" said Dale Steyn after Melbourne win which sealed series for African nation 2-nil with 1 to play. None of those wins were fluke, so expect no free-bees from Proteas who are dying to shed their chokers tag.
Fact : Australia ... ..
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Added on Fri, 02 January 2009
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Most information pieces in cricket are series based. every next battle between different countries at different venues bring about new TV telecast details, Schedules, match start timings, news and much more.
Forum.itsonlycricket.com is where you can post your questions for specific information you may not find anywhere else on world wide web.. related to cricket, of course.
Sometimes, fans send us questions like what is Hawk eye technology, what bats cricketers use, Hot Spot and live scoring websites. Following is list of articles were we've collected all info in one place. What information do you need??
Neosports live cricket schedule 2009 : What cricket matches will be live on Neocricket this new ... ..
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Added on Fri, 02 January 2009
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Itsonlycricket.com is committed to bring all kinds of information for fans around the world. Profiles of cricketers is easily our top most priority.
As we build our site, we're received many requests regarding statistics, heights, girlfriends, interviews, controversies or simply cricketing profiles of numerous cricketers in years gone by and soon we'll come up with all information at one single place.
As of now, we've researched & written about a few special cricketers in the list below but in case you are looking for a specific cricketer - write to us at forum.itsonlycricket.com and we'll actively fetch you your information.
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Ishant Sharma : Lanky fast bowler who first made ... ..
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Match : South Africa vs Australia, third test match of 3 Mobile Test Series.
Venue : Sydney cricket ground in Australia.
Dates : 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 January 2009.
Debuts : Doug Bollinger and Andrew McDonald, both for Australia.
Match Result : To be decided.
Series Result : SA leads 2-0 before this game.
Man of the match : To be decided.
Man of the Series : To be decided.
Umpires : Ashoka de Silva (Srilanka) & Billy Bowden (New Zealand).
Test Match No. : 1902 overall.. 80th SA vs Aus test match. Australia have won 44 and South Africa 17 excluding this.
After a long long ... ..
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Added on Fri, 02 January 2009
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It's human to cheer for underdog.. I certainly do. Ever since Australian cricket started to win virtually everything (late nineties upto today in 2008), I backed New Zealanders and Windies and my team India and almost every country Aussies would play.. even Bangladesh when they fought well in a home test at Fatullah (April 2006) but Aussies got home with 3 wickets.
Almost 2 years since pridicting "This should be end of Aussie dominance", when Glenn McGrath, Justin Langer and Shane Warne retired the same day - it feels nice to write the following.
Start with scorecard of this 2nd incredible second test match at Melbourne, a Boxing day test, where Proteas began well ... ..
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Added on Wed, 31 December 2008
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Fine mix of Bowlers with pace, bounce and swing plus inspired batting lineup headed by captain Graeme Smith himself coupled with fielding like only South Africans can - Proteas have dropped just 2 catch (Neil McKenzie dropping Ricky Ponting & Jaques Kallis dropping Andrew Symonds) on this 2008-09 tour and now stand next to what would be their best cricketing win ever, easily - Test Series win in Australia which no African team has ever achieved.
Trailing almost 200 runs with only 3 first innings wickets in hand, Proteas have turned this Boxing Day test match upside down and now require just 153 more runs to take unbeatable 2-Nil lead in this 3 test match series with Sydney ... ..
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Added on Tue, 30 December 2008
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