Yep, Andy and Heath were among the best. As everything else in that sad country, cricket has collapsed too. The same goes for their rugby, they were once a power, while not exactly of test match standard, at least they they could give any of our top provincial teams a go (they used to compete in our Currie Cup competition). Now there's nothing... :cry: _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
Grrrrr, we lost against New Zealand... :evil: :cry: _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
NZ can have Stephen Fleming to thank. He certainly made Ntini look very expensive. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
I always thought that I support only England when it comes to Test cricket. It seems that my heart is leading me to the English-speaking Carribean as well.
If there's anything consistent about the Windies, it's that they are consistently surprising us. They flopped against Sri Lanka and emerged triumphant against the 500 pound gorilla of Australia. Morton did well to bat 90 runs while my hero Brian Charles Lara also helped his side with a gusty 71 runs. Congratulations to Jerome Taylor for a very economical bowling average of 4 for 49 - it helped trigger the collapse of Australia's late batting order.
Admittedly, this is the first match of the Champions Trophy that I have watched from start till finish. Goodness, I have to skip two lectures for that, but it was worth it.
Andre, if you hadn't caught it, at least catch Taylor's brilliant hat-trick in TV replays, wouldn't you? _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
Andre, if you hadn't caught it, at least catch Taylor's brilliant hat-trick in TV replays, wouldn't you?
Haven't seen it, read about it! I must admit that I haven't been paying much attention to the tournament, been much too busy. What's happening? _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
Well, you should know this bit of news. South Africa bt Sri Lanka by 78 runs and this reminds me of a feature of modern day Test cricket - any country can beat anyone on any given day, with perhaps the sole exception of Bangladesh.
Other than that, you must have heard of how England's batting order succumbed pathetically to the disciplined line and length of Australia's bowling attack. I was watching the first half an hour or so and I saw England reaching 70 for 0. I thought, Wow! I switched off the TV and came back a few hours later and well, you know what happened.
I think every country in the ICC Champions Trophy has posted some surprising results so far. Sri Lanka were on a roll against New Zealand; New Zealand surprised me by beating S Africa, a strong ODI side; the Windies posted a memorable win against Australia, etc.
In fact, I think the only consistent performance has been from England and they have lost all their games so far. Geof Boycott has called for Duncan Fletcher's head to roll; I think maybe they should consider employing a coach just for the one-dayers. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
I know. But you really have to take your hat off to your opponents. The West Indies are becoming a rather serious competitor in ODI.
So it's Australia v the West Indies in a few hours. I am rooting for the Windies, personally. This is a clash between the titan of cricket in the present era and a giant from a bygone era. It'd be a mouthwatering clash! _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
I know. But you really have to take your hat off to your opponents. The West Indies are becoming a rather serious competitor in ODI.
So it's Australia v the West Indies in a few hours. I am rooting for the Windies, personally. This is a clash between the titan of cricket in the present era and a giant from a bygone era. It'd be a mouthwatering clash!
Dammit! The Aussies took it! _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
The West Indies disappointed me greatly. Brian Lara said optimistically before the match that they are an 'unpredictable team' and that is why nobody can take them for granted.
But I am sorry. They are not merely unpredictable. They are bloody inconsistent. It is no wonder that being a supporter of the Windies carries with it an occupational hazard: frayed nerves, hypertention, greying of the hair and a shorter life span.
But Australia are poised to recapture the Ashes next month, given their current form which is nothing short of scintillating. But well, that was one-day cricket. Let's hope for a lovely surprise when the Mother Country meets 'Waltzing Mathilda'. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
The West Indies disappointed me greatly. Brian Lara said optimistically before the match that they are an 'unpredictable team' and that is why nobody can take them for granted.
But I am sorry. They are not merely unpredictable. They are bloody inconsistent. It is no wonder that being a supporter of the Windies carries with it an occupational hazard: frayed nerves, hypertention, greying of the hair and a shorter life span.
But Australia are poised to recapture the Ashes next month, given their current form which is nothing short of scintillating. But well, that was one-day cricket. Let's hope for a lovely surprise when the Mother Country meets 'Waltzing Mathilda'.
I'll be rooting for England, of course! _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
Same here. In fact, the England side have already arrived in Sydney.
It must be really hard to be a cricketer's wife when the players are constantly playing international tours. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
Ahh...Monty Panesar has been racially abused in Sydney at a warm-up match. Apparently, a spectator shouted at him, 'Hey, you bloody Indian. You don't look English to me. Why are you playing for the English?'
Captain Graeme Smith was right after all when he predicted that Monty would come in for some 'special treatment'.
Ashes beginning soon. I can't wait. It's a pity that my statistics paper have to clash with the start of the first Test.
Andre, are you watching? I suppose only you and I would be paying attention to it. Ironical since both of us are neither English nor Australian! _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
Ahh...Monty Panesar has been racially abused in Sydney at a warm-up match. Apparently, a spectator shouted at him, 'Hey, you bloody Indian. You don't look English to me. Why are you playing for the English?'
Captain Graeme Smith was right after all when he predicted that Monty would come in for some 'special treatment'.
Ashes beginning soon. I can't wait. It's a pity that my statistics paper have to clash with the start of the first Test.
Andre, are you watching? I suppose only you and I would be paying attention to it. Ironical since both of us are neither English nor Australian!
Yep, I'm watching! The racial thing is in our newspapers as well. That kind of thing seems to be happening a lot in Australia these days.... _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
A spot of trouble, rather, and a huge embarressment to their cricket bosses... _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
South African cricket captain Graeme Smith said he shivered at the prospect of what awaited Monty Panesar on his first tour down under.
Indeed Panesar himself spent time with a psychologist in England in anticipation of racial abuse from Australian crowds.
Well, he didn't have to wait long to put to test what he learnt.
Even as the first Sikh to play for England was singled out by the crowds at the SCG for some nasty comments, the English Cricket Board said they would not file an official complaint.
But the incident has caused somewhat of a furore down under with fans expressing surprise at the comments.
This is what was overheard by several journalists when Monty was fielding on the boundary in Monday's tour game against New South Wales.
"Give us a wave, Monty. You can't speak English you stupid Indian, I'll have to say it in Indian. What are you doing playing in the English side? You're not English."
Cricket Australia officials say they were unaware of the incident till the ECB informed them, but that it was too late to take any action by then.
Home side disappointed
New South Wales captain Simon Katich expressed disappointment at the comments, as did the fans.
"I always think of cricket of being very much a gentlemen's sport, so again, I'm equally surprised. I might have expected it with a soccer match, but not with cricket," said one.
Their surprise is in fact surprising. This is not the first time touring teams have complained of racial abuse from Australian fans.
South Africa and Sri Lanka faced similar treatment last year after which the ICC introduced tough measures like life bans for guilty spectators and penalties against venues that fail to impose the bans.
Already Cricket Australia has beefed up security for next week's start of the Ashes series which includes getting spectators to report on racist behaviour in the stands.
Till then both the English and Australian squads will just have to toughen up for opposing fans and their irreverent comments, some of which are all a part of the Ashes mind games!
_________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
Did you hear the news? Marcus Trescothick has suffered from a mental breakdown and will no longer play any part in the Ashes! Our opening batsman is down and our side have just been rubbished by the Prime Minister's XI.
Incidentally, what is the definition of a Prime Minister's XI? Does John Howard have a hand in picking the players?
As much as you despise him, Andre, we need these two chaps to be in fine fettle for us to retain the Ashes. Mind you, the signs are ominous that we would not.
The brilliant mercurial KP.
Captain Freddie Flintoff
And let's hope someone neutralises these two buggers and put them out of action:
A few cricket balls around Glenn McGrath's bedside would do the trick.
Send a few Pommie floozies to his hotel room and get him embroiled in another scandel.
Damn, I should have been employed as their CSO (Chief Strategy Officer). _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
Incidentally, what is the definition of a Prime Minister's XI? Does John Howard have a hand in picking the players?
It's just a name for an invitation team, a team chosen nationally, but not the "first" team, ie. not the best players. In effect it's often the B team, those players who are just not good enough to make the national team. We sometimes have a President XI (or XV in the case of rugby).
Ed Joyce is the replacement. As for KP, I'll just have to tolerate his presence... Well, his brilliance cannot be denied... _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
How time flies. Wasn't it just yesterday when we were cheering on -sorry, I mean barracking- the English for winning the Ashes after a long drought?
Michael Vaughn is absent. But we have Andrew Flintoff. Go Freddie!
PS: With respect to KP, I think that it is a shame that the oppressive quota system in South Africa has forced talented white sportsmen overseas. Politics should never be a criterion in team selection.
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