09/10 Summer of Cricket - Page 10

Rodp · 31-01-2010, 11:21 PM

Was the refreshments late to the field? I don't think Afridi could wait, must have been a touch peckish.

xr8-200 · 01-02-2010, 01:40 AM

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Was the refreshments late to the field? I don't think Afridi could wait, must have been a touch peckish.

He will probably earn himself a holiday after that... way to suck ball Afridi.

prydey · 01-02-2010, 08:45 AM

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He will probably earn himself a holiday after that... way to suck ball Afridi.

same guy that was caught dancing on the pitch against england a couple of years back. not exactly helping the image of pakistan cricket!

you silly silly man afridi. you should be given a holiday.

RG · 01-02-2010, 08:48 AM

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same guy that was caught dancing on the pitch against england a couple of years back. not exactly helping the image of pakistan cricket!

you silly silly man afridi. you should be given a holiday.

He has been, what makes it worse was that he was the stand in captain.

The bloke that ran onto the pitch and tackled one of the Pakistani fielders is a right clown too.

prydey · 01-02-2010, 09:01 AM

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The bloke that ran onto the pitch and tackled one of the Pakistani fielders is a right clown too.

yeah, top security in australia. if this happened to an aussie overseas, we would all be up in arms. it could just as easily have been a crazy man with a weapon.

blueoval · 01-02-2010, 10:54 AM

Afridi gets 2 match suspension for his apple eating antics. Possibly a fine on top.

prydey · 01-02-2010, 03:01 PM

its a joke. 2 t20's is hardly a worthy suspension.

g220ba · 01-02-2010, 04:02 PM

How he could be so stupid with 26 tv cameras at the ground. Then to come out today and claim every team ball tampers, pretty hard to believe with the level of tv coverage these days. Really deserved a greater punishment as a 2 game suspension's a bit weak from the ICC.

I hope the clown that tackled Khalid Latif enjoyed the game, i would imagine it's his last attendance at a major sporting event for quite some time, to go with a massive fine no doubt.

Great game to finish for the series, fantastic to see some fight from the Pakistani's.

Rodp · 01-02-2010, 05:30 PM

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I hope the clown that tackled Khalid Latif enjoyed the game, i would imagine it's his last attendance at a major sporting event for quite some time, to go with a massive fine no doubt.

Indeed. While there appeared to be no malice in it and his teammates had a laugh about it, he tackled him without warning from behind and could have been injured as he hit the ground.

Personally, I think he should be brought up on assault charges.

vztrt · 01-02-2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rodp

Indeed. While there appeared to be no malice in it and his teammates had a laugh about it, he tackled him without warning from behind and could have been injured as he hit the ground.

Personally, I think he should be brought up on assault charges.

Pitty he didn't get Symonds. He was an absolute fool.

prydey · 01-02-2010, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 84ltd

I hope the clown that tackled Khalid Latif enjoyed the game, i would imagine it's his last attendance at a major sporting event for quite some time, to go with a massive fine no doubt.

fined $500. if there was ever a slap on the wrist.... what a farce. if it happened to an aussie overseas, and the perpetrator got a small fine like that...

prydey · 07-02-2010, 07:39 PM

windies are back for the odi's. hopefully they can put on a bit of a show for a couple, esp gayle.

top form by ch9 again. i will never understand why they can't put the news forward to 5.30 so that it falls in the innings break.

instead, for us here in s.a. anyway, we go back to the cricket at 3/13!

now its 4/44. gayle talked up a 4-1 result in their favour so looks like this is the one they lose.

g220ba · 07-02-2010, 08:20 PM

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top form by ch9 again. i will never understand why they can't put the news forward to 5.30 so that it falls in the innings break.

There really needs to be a bit more flexibility from not only channel 9 but from all the commercial networks. Channel 7 showed the news, Today Tonight and of all things Home and away in preference to a Roger Federer match.

In terms of the cricket the Twenty20 on Friday night was just fantastic to watch. Pakistan really let it slip in the face of some great australia bowling. Shaun Tait bowling at 160.7km/h was just incredible to watch and frankly looked fast on tv. Steve Smith continues to impress and i hope a county team picks him (if they haven't already) and we really start to see him blossom into real contention for the no.1 spinner postion in the next 18 months.

In terms of the latest series the windies are still a chance if they pace their innings correctly and i wouldn't write them off just yet. I'm still tipping australia for a 5-0 series win. It should be closer than the pakistan series but with so many injuries it's hard to see the windies win the series.

prydey · 07-02-2010, 08:31 PM

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In terms of the cricket the Twenty20 on Friday night was just fantastic to watch. Pakistan really let it slip in the face of some great australia bowling. Shaun Tait bowling at 160.7km/h was just incredible to watch and frankly looked fast on tv. .

unfortunately i was at work fri night, but it sounds like tait bowled fast and accurate. fast is a given but often he is a bit erratic. its often said that even he doesn't know where they are going to go. its a shame he doesn't seem to have the ability to play test cricket, but he plays very well in the short form. apparently didn't dip under 150 all night. 3-13 of 4 overs in a t20 is great figures.

i remember him in perth against south africa and that was good to watch.

g220ba · 07-02-2010, 08:42 PM

I really hope we see more of it from him in the future, he commented that it's the best he's felt in 18 months so fingers crossed we see that express pace in the near future.

The Windies however have now lost the game i believe, a couple of bad shots and the game really is in australia's grasp. The bowling depth in this country really is fantastic, the fact the leading wicket for the ODI's this summer was dropped to make way shows how tough it is to get into this side.
A lot of countries would love to have the depth we have here in all parts of the game.

prydey · 07-02-2010, 08:52 PM

i agree to a point regarding the bowling stocks, but you must also consider the opposition. not really a lot of questions being asked of them.

england asked the questions and our bowlers couldn't deliver. i think all our bowlers are very good but sometimes lack the consistancy at the next level. they all show they have the ability to become great bowlers but can't reproduce it when they need to. johnson often gets wickets but i think he sprays them. siddle can turn a game on his own but often goes wicketless. watson is having a great summer but his fitness is always in question. hauritz has been steadily improving but we need more spinners. warne and jenner both said it was too early to pick smith but warne also said that things happen very quickly. in 18months warne went from a nobody playing grade/state cricket, to a permanent member of the aussie team.

2010/11 ashes is coming around fast.

g220ba · 07-02-2010, 09:06 PM

Gonna be a great summer of cricket next year, the only problem i have with it is we play 7 ODI's against England which for 1 series is just too many. I'm pretty sure the remainder would be made up by the Chappell-Hadlee Cup. I would rather see 5 against England and the Chappell-Hadlee played over 5 instead of 3.

I do agree about the bowling not really being tested this summer but it is good that they can come in against a lesser side and gain that experience at the international level, when it comes time to play the likes of England, India and SA they will have a degree of confidence that they can play at that level.

I would tip that within the next 18-24 months we will see australia the no.1 ODI and test playing nation again. For us to lose the class players we have over the last few years and still retain the no.1 ODI spot and a top 3 Test spot shows the amount of the depth we have at the moment.

**ebxr8240** · 08-02-2010, 12:15 PM

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz yawn...

nstg8a · 28-02-2010, 10:49 PM

australias first loss of the season, and a game of many records being broken.

XR8putts · 01-03-2010, 09:11 PM

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australias first loss of the season, and a game of many records being broken.

And what a game it was too.

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Looking forward to the ODIs, I wonder how much of an impact the lack of compititive competition over the summer has had on the Aussies.

nstg8a · 01-03-2010, 09:19 PM

mate, il be happy if the blackcaps just give them a good hard push... with one or two more wins lol

although they showed certain members of the oz team cant handle the pressure...

and how the hell does a player escape punishment for giving a member of the rival team the fingers? i seem to remember touring teams here losing players for a match or two for not much more

g220ba · 01-03-2010, 09:26 PM

While there may have been a lack of competition from the Windies and Pakistani's i still think Australia are a very good team near the top of their form. Shown in the fact they were able to chase down 215 in 20 overs. Personally while it was a great game i still don't think too much can be read into a T20 result.

While T20 may be great for the spectators it's basically hit out or get out, skill is required but at the same a lot of luck is required. For me ODI's and Test are where it's at. I still enjoy T20's but just can't take it too seriously.

nstg8a · 01-03-2010, 09:35 PM

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Shown in the fact they were able to chase down 215 in 20 overs. .

if they had been able to do that they would have won...

although i do agree with you about the australian team being near the top of their game, and they are playing very well, no doubt about it.

and a loss will do them some good i think.

the blackcaps are one of those teams that on their day they can beat any team, australia is one of the teams that can beat any team on an off day...

the depth is australian cricket is amazing, and i never really understood why until i moved here...

in nz cricket is only played for a few months, then rugby and league takes over, here it seems to be a pretty much year round sport, every weekend theres teams playing cricket at the sportsground by home, that has to help keep young guys interested, rather than milling from sport to sport

XR8putts · 03-03-2010, 08:16 PM

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What a game! And a 6 to wrap it up to boot.

NZ should've won that easy but made it hard for themselves in the middle of their innings. None the less, a win is a win.

Next time choose someone else to headbutt, Mitch.

g220ba · 03-03-2010, 10:15 PM

NZ always seem to find that little bit extra against australia. Infact just about every team in international cricket seem to step up a notch against australia.

Great game however and NZ deserved to win. Hopefully the aussie take something out of the game and step it up for saturday.

prydey · 04-03-2010, 10:22 AM

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Next time choose someone else to headbutt, Mitch.

i'm not disputing the crime or the punishment but geez, you'd need snicko or hotspot to confirm any contact (i'm basing this on limited footage i saw on foxsports news website)

why would you try to headbut someone wearing a helmet?

never really understood that with bowlers, getting in the face of someone wearing a helmet and carrying a lump of wood. obviously the reason fast bowlers are often said to be not too bright.

on a more international note, how's the 'little master' going? form is strong as ever. closing in on 50 (yes thats right) 100's in both tests and ODI. awesome record. 200no in an ODI against RSA no less is a top effort although i'd say the size of the ground contributed a fair bit.

on another international note with a bit of aussie flavour

John Howard nominated for ICC presidency

Cricinfo staff

March 2, 2010

John Howard, the former Australian prime minister, has finally been nominated by the boards of Australia and New Zealand as their candidate for the post of ICC president from 2012. Howard, who led the country from 1996 to 2007, will have the position rubber stamped in June and will succeed India's Sharad Pawar in two years.

The decision ends a long-running dispute over the preferred Australasian candidate. Cricket Australia searched outside their board of directors for a nomination and wanted Howard, who admits to being a cricket tragic, while New Zealand Cricket recommended its former chairman Sir John Anderson. Howard is a 70-year-old with no background in cricket administration but was pursued by Cricket Australia for his diplomatic skills.

Jack Clarke, Cricket Australia's chairman, and his New Zealand counterpart Alan Isaac issued a joint release saying they were pleased Howard had agreed to take on the role, which begins as vice-president in June. Howard said in the statement he was honoured and humbled to receive the recommendation for the appointment, but believed it would be inappropriate to comment until the post became official in June.

However, he was more expansive in a release from the ICC. "It is a great honour to be nominated by Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket for the vice-presidency of the International Cricket Council from June-July 2010," he said. "Cricket has been one of my lifelong passions and, if the ICC accepts my nomination, it will be a privilege to serve this great game."

The countries' boards set up a committee including an independent member in the businessman Sir Rod Eddington to decide who should be nominated. "It was an extremely difficult decision and ultimately relied on the input of Sir Rod Eddington, whom both cricket boards respect enormously," Clarke and Isaac said. "The ICC faces significant and complex internal and external challenges in its quest for cricket to become a genuinely global sport. Australia and New Zealand considered a number of distinguished candidates of global stature before deciding to invite John Howard to consider the role."

The ICC presidency is given to countries by rotation and the incumbent David Morgan, the ECB's representative, will hand the responsibility to Pawar in June. Howard will then act as vice-president and take over after Pawar's two-year tenure ends. His nomination will be approved at the ICC's executive board meeting in April and the position will be finalised at the annual conference in the middle of the year.

XR8putts · 04-03-2010, 11:45 AM

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i'm not disputing the crime or the punishment but geez, you'd need snicko or hotspot to confirm any contact (i'm basing this on limited footage i saw on foxsports news website)

why would you try to headbut someone wearing a helmet?

never really understood that with bowlers, getting in the face of someone wearing a helmet and carrying a lump of wood. obviously the reason fast bowlers are often said to be not too bright.

There was most certainly contact..

He needs to pull his head in. The indimidation (after geting hit for consecutive boundaries

) is only gonna fire Kiwis up more. Didn't he push a West Indian player earlier this summer and receive a fine/one match ban?

Edit: No he didn't push a West Indian. But he's still a hot head and needs to pull his head in.