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All Articles under 'AUSvSA ODI Series April 2009'
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His career might have ended back in 1998 when match fixing allegations first broke out (on Indian tour, captained by Hensie Cronje). and ever since, he counts the number of years on back of his shirt as his number.
Playing with jersey number 9, meaning he's into 9th year since his worst days in life, Herschelle Gibbs struggled in last year with divorce, lack of form & dropped from team, and a bad IPL stint.
But, as they say : form is temporary, class is permanent. Herschelle Gibbs unleashed all his class today at Port Elizabeth to score his 21st one day international century after Australian captain opted to field first, hoping to take advantage of ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Tue, 14 April 2009
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With 266 ODI wickets & 388 in tests, Mkhaya Ntini is easily the best fast bowler South African cricket has produced in last decade but now, 32 year old is under pressure to sustain his place in the team. Reason? Wayne Parnell. young 19 year old is quick, accurate and can swing the ball but above all, he's left arm fast bowler.. adding new dimention to Proteas bowling artillery. Moreover, Parnell is much better batting prospect than Ntini ever was.
Resultant : One bad game where Aussies attacked Ntini in first onedayer and Proteas dropped vetern in this second game at Centurion for youth. and it paid off too as Parnell picked up 4 wickets on his debut ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sun, 05 April 2009
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Michael Hussey started his career with a bang. He averaged almost 80 per innings in one day internationals for almost 50 matches but in next 50 games, his invincibility came come considerably.
In last 6 months, he had hardly played any good innings and even his spot in Aussie team came under scanner. Hussey announced he won't be playing in IPL this year as he requires rest but most importantly, left hander required a good knock in the middle.
And he got it.. 79 ball 83, guiding Australian batting to commanding 286 from 50 overs. Hussey got good support from James Hopes who played his strokes.
Australia opted for their batting powerplay in last ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sun, 05 April 2009
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Graeme Smith's borken finger forced selectors to opt for new captain for ODI series in Australia 2 months ago. they picked Johan Botha, raising many eye brows but it paid off = 4-1 win.
Smith came back to lead Proteas side in first two tests at home against Australia, got injured (again) and selectors announced Ashwell Prince to lead the side in 3rd & final test. Interestingly, they changed their mind to Jaques Kallis hours before the game began. Now, for 5 ODI series against Australia, starting 3rd April 2009, Smith comes back as the leader.
Needless to say, South Africa is a deciplined cricket team. Each player knows his role in the side and hence, ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Tue, 24 March 2009
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Last ODI series between Australia and South Africa went one sided, Proteas won it 4-1, in Australia.
Last time Australia and South Africa played an ODI series in South Africa, it was a thriller = 3-2 win for South Africa who won 5th game at Johannesburg, chasing 434, also called as the greatest one day international.
Come April 3 of 2009, Australia and South Africa go head to head once again and following are Frequently asked questions related to it. pick the piece you might need..
TV Rights : Foxsports channel in Australia, Supersport in South Africa, Tensports in india.. see complete Tv Channel list showing Australia tour of South Africa.
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Added on Sun, 15 March 2009
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Last time Australia played ODI series in South Africa, they were clueless for first two games but made a remarkable comeback to win next two. They lost deciding game at Johannesburg were Proteas chased down 434, but on the whole, Aussies didn't fair too bad in that limited overs bilateral series.
Come April 2009, Australia and South Africa begin another 5 One day international series for which, Australian squad is selected with few new faces like Brett Geeves - the bulky Tasmania medium pacer plus hard hitting batsman along with Adam Voges who played in T20 international against Kiwis a month ago.
David Warner retains his place (only for Twin T20 games) to explode at top ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sat, 14 March 2009
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