Cricket

[giggs88]

damn. what up with sachin?

BCCI should consider dropping him. :(

[BhoysFC1995]

Cricket 2003 Year in review (http://www.foxsportsworld.com/content/view?contentId=1984694)

year in pics (http://www.foxsportsworld.com/content/view?contentId=1986950)
http://www.foxsportsworld.com/netapp/blobs/active/5/6/1988836_7_2.jpg

AUSTRALIA V INDIA, 2ND DAY
AUSTRALIA 3 for 317 trail INDIA 366
recap (http://www-aus.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2003/DEC/029892_AUS_26DEC2003.html)

NZ v PAKISTAN, 2nd day
PAK 52 for 2 trail NZ 366
recap (http://www-usa.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2003/DEC/029848_NZPAK2003-04_26DEC2003.html)

SOUTH AFRICA v. W INDIES
SA 303 FOR 3 Lead WI 264 by 39 runs
recap (http://www-usa.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2003/DEC/030140_RSAWI2003-04_27DEC2003.html)

[BhoysFC1995]

AUSTRLIA v INDIA, DAY 3
India 366 and 27 for 2, trail Aust 558
recap (http://www-usa.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2003/DEC/030715_AUSIND2003-04_28DEC2003.html)
a bit shocking to see the day close with chopra and sehwag bot get out with only 27 for 2.

Waughs last stand?
as Waugh trudged off to yet another ovation, the whispers began. "It can't end this way,"...
more (http://www-usa.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2003/DEC/031014_AUSIND2003-04_28DEC2003.html)
wow, seems like it would have been a crappy way to end a career, must have been some site though to have him come back out later to bat. anyone at the game or get a chance to see the highlights?

oh, and just a reminder, the VB Series (ODI's) starts jan 9th, the teams in this year are Australia, Zimbabwe, and India.

[giggs88]

Sachin and Dravid are batting well, atleast for now. Both are close to making half centuries. Saurav Ganguly Retd. Hurt, on being hit on the head by Brad Williams.

[BhoysFC1995]

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/images/newsimage/3012_ponting.jpg

what a way it will be now for Waugh's farewell-the decisive final test vs. India.

Ponting deservingly got the MVP- scoring 257, his highest Test innings, in Australia's first innings of 558.

full recap (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/Sport/story_52397.asp)

day one, test four starts this friday.

-NZ to take on Pak this saturday in a ODI without Harris and Vicent read more (http://www-usa.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2003/DEC/031802_NZPAK2003-04_29DEC2003.html)

***Cricket on FSW*** 12.30 at 4pm to 5pm est & 12.31 at 5pm to 7pm. no idea what so ever it might be, just lists it as cricket highlights.

[giggs88]

The final test willl be the deciding one. And bhoys???

do you know who is playing along wit India and Australia in the coming one day series after the fourth test.

[babytiger2001]

Originally posted by giggs88
do you know who is playing along wit India and Australia in the coming one day series after the fourth test.

Zimbabwe, according to various reports here, incuding this one in today's Herald-Sun in Melbourne. (http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,8281587%255E2882,00.html)

[giggs88]

I wanted Pak. :(. *#*#*#*# this.

[babytiger2001]

Waugh praises crushing win -- The ABC (http://abc.net.au/news/australia/vic/200312/s1018233.htm)

All's set, and Steve's healthy, for his swan song in the fourth test at the SCG in Sydney this weekend...

[BhoysFC1995]

Originally posted by giggs88
The final test willl be the deciding one. And bhoys???

i don't get it; it makes it even more exciting, right? well for me at least.

Originally posted by giggs88
do you know who is playing along wit India and Australia in the coming one day series after the fourth test.

hmmmm, someone posted this back on the 28th ;) .....

Originally posted by BhoysFC1995
oh, and just a reminder, the VB Series (ODI's) starts jan 9th, the teams in this year are Australia, Zimbabwe, and India.

so no PAK indeed. i would have prefered SA instead of Zimbabwe.

[Craig the Aussie]

Looking forward to the 4th Aust v India test. Going to the 4th day on Monday.

Yes, it would have been good to have another 1st tier team here for the Tri-Series ODI's, but the schedules are all pretty full.

[babytiger2001]

Originally posted by Craig the Aussie
Yes, it would have been good to have another 1st tier team here for the Tri-Series ODI's, but the schedules are all pretty full.

And as for the Tri-Nations ODI's, here's some news on the Aussie team...

Lee, Gillespie back in one-day squad -- The ABC (http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/s1018600.htm)

Gillespie return prompts selection dilemma -- The ABC (http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/s1018331.htm)

All in all, looks like a very competitive one-day squad for the Baggy Green.

[White Laser Blues]

Will lighting strikes twice? I hope Steve Waugh can score another ton in Sydney after the one he scored 12 months earlier.

[Craig the Aussie]

India batting, Gillespie back in for Williams.

Looks good for a big one!!

[babytiger2001]

India have begun at 3/284 after the first day of the fourth test against Australia at the SCG in Sydney.

Waugh's tough day -- sportal.com.au (http://www.sportal.com.au/cricket.asp?i=news&id=46546)

McGrath comeback delayed -- sportal.com.au (http://www.sportal.com.au/cricket.asp?i=news&id=46549)

Defiant Tendulkar gives India the upper hand -- ABC Sport (http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/s1019260.htm)

(PM) Howard praises "great leader" Waugh -- ABC Sport (http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/s1019355.htm)

[BhoysFC1995]

INDIA v. AUSTRALIA, DAY 2, 4TH TEST
INDIA close with 650 for 5

damn, looks like the trophy stays in india, as australia have no chance of winning it seems.

Tendulkar made 220 not out, Laxman adding 178.

recap (http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/JAN/035027_AUS_03JAN2004.html)

hey AuntyD (the one who started this thread), what happened to your buddy Brett Lee? actually all the bowlers had a crappy day.

other test news,
http://www-usa.cricket.org/link_to_database/PICTURES/DB/012004/049065.jpg
Chris Gayle celebrates his century off only 79 balls - the ninth-fastest in Tests - as West Indies fought back against South Africa.
3rd test, day 2- Close West Indies 178 for 1 trail South Africa 532 by 354 runs


ODI (one day international) news
New Zealand 230 for 6 (Styris 101*) beat Pakistan 229 for 7 (Moin 72*) by 4 wickets with 5 balls to spare
Styris leads New Zealand to thrilling win (http://www-usa.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/JAN/034988_NZPAK2003-04_02JAN2004.html)

[babytiger2001]

Australia fought back to allow the test series against India to end in a 1-1 draw.

And Steve Waugh, playing in his final test match, was inspirational beyond belief.

Waugh goes out fighting -- The ABC (http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/s1020944.htm)

Australia finished on 6 for 357 chasing 443 to win in the final innings, drawing the match and ensuring the series ended in the 1-1 stalemate which India needed to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy.

Waugh leaves imperishable legacy -- The ABC (http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/s1021250.htm)

[BhoysFC1995]

hey craig,

how was day 4? was the reception for waugh as good as they said it was?

well, now with the series over, i guess its good that australia were able to make it a draw at least.

now looking forward to the weekend- VB Series, and the Bulls playing.

[Craig the Aussie]

Yeah Bhoys, not bad - nice day, plenty of beer & pies and a bit of good cricket.

It was a major shame that Waugh got out the night before, but I am a bit of a Katich fan so it was good to see him get a hundred.

The Indian innings was a bit of an anticlimax, as you knew a declaration was inevitable. Lee was bowling absolute rubbish too (apart from his first spell which was scarily fast).

It was a shame that Waugh didn't give himself a bit of a bowl, but the ovation was pretty good. Sorry I couldn't get there yesterday, but we had the TV on at work.

I'm not a huge fan of the ODI's, but it's still cricket.

(and go the Blues)

[BhoysFC1995]

a really good read on the India/Australia Test.

A celebration of cricket (http://aus.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/JAN/039849_AUS_07JAN2004.html)

probably the best statement in the article; which i think could be overlook with waughs retirement-
"After the game, his wonderful, deserved, sendoff seemed to obscure the reality that 1-1 was a poor result for Australians."

looks like the writer agrees with you craig (me as well)-
"Waugh's job was made infinitely harder because his bowlers and fielders decomposed. .... Brett Lee went from not-bad to crap."

other news-
Australia A too strong for Zimbabwe (http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/JAN/039618_AUS_07JAN2004.html)
.....In an ominous premonition of what lies in store in the VB Series later this month, Zimbabwe were overwhelmed by 119 runs

why were they invited, there were definitely better teams that should/could have been invited.