Friday, December 24, 2010

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A classy 128 from Shoaib Malik helped Pakistan beat rivals India by 54-runs in the Champions Trophy. Malik shared a record fourth-wicket partnership of 206 with Mohammad Yousuf (87) to propel Pakistan to 302 for nine. It was man-of-the-match Malik's seventh ODI century.

Gautam Gambhir (57) and Suresh Raina (46) both made quickfire scores while Rahul Dravid (76) anchored on the other side. However a couple of run outs resulted in India falling from a healthy 126-2 to 248 all out.





In the final warm-up game, India beat Pakistan in an emphatic fashion in front of a packed house at the Oval. Pakistan started strongly, with the young Ahmed Shehzad scoring 25 off 19 balls with 5 fours, but Ishant Sharma's first over, a 2 wicket maiden, changed the course of the game.
India, riding on the first wicket partnership of 140 between Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir in 16 overs, took the match away from a wayward Pakistan attack.

A dozen men attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers Tuesday ahead of a match in Pakistan, wounding seven players and a coach from Britain in a brazen assault on South Asia's most beloved sport. Six policemen and a civilian were killed.
An assistant coach was also wounded, but the players' and coach's injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. The assailants ambushed the convoy carrying the squad and match officials at a traffic circle close to the main sports stadium in the eastern city of Lahore, triggering a 15-minute gunbattle with police guarding the vehicles.
None of the attackers were killed or captured at the scene, city police chief Haji Habibur Rehman said. Authorities did not speculate on the identities of the attackers or their motives. The attack reinforced perceptions that nuclear-armed Pakistan is veering out of control and will end any hopes of international cricket teams — or any sports teams — playing in the country for months, if not years. Even before the incident, most cricket teams choose not to tour the country because of security concerns.



Wednesday, December 15, 2010

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The Ashes in Australia is overdue a good 'un.

The home side has lost only twice in 40 years, both times with shadow teams after the Packer and rebel tour crises had ravaged their national set-up. There has probably been only one well-matched competition in those nine series: Australia's 2-1 win in 1982/3 which saw the destiny of the urn in play for all five Tests.

Otherwise it has been brutally one-sided. Lillee and Thompson's 1974/5 demolition, cruises for visiting captains Mike Brearley and Mike Gatting, and the Baggy Green monopoly of the 90s and noughties. The most emphatic and humiliating of these was the last, the unprecedented 5-0 whitewash four years ago.








This time promises to be different. Shane Warne is still mocking the Aussie hierarchy and Glenn McGrath once again predicting 5-0 but these legends are now just that. Despite Ricky Ponting's best efforts Australia have slipped back into mid-table mediocrity when it comes to the five-day game.

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England are perhaps a shade ahead of them thanks mainly to Graeme Swann, the best bowler on either side, and a clear sense of purpose. Compared to last time there is no Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen has lost his swagger, but the tourists are none the worse for that. Organised and drilled by the pragmatic Andy Flower, theirs is a confident and settled XI with natural replacements in the wings. Where retaining the urn through a draw would once have been a triumph, only a series win can now be considered a real success.

Any slight advantage to England in talent and form must be counter-balanced by home advantage. Australia have brutalised not only the Poms for the last 20 years but all other comers. Without Warne, McGrath and co these last three home seasons they have still seen off India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, the West Indies and Pakistan. Only South Africa two years ago have emerged with a series win since the Windies in 1992/3.

However, if Australia are anxious to avoid another 06/07-style mismatch then they may be over-compensating. They changed the structures of their selection panel just weeks before this series, sacking Merv Hughes and appointing Greg Chappell as their first full-time selector.

Chappell's record in management is modest and the home side signalled their disarray with an initial 17-man squad for the first Test at Brisbane starting Thursday. Whether you put this down to indecision or Cricket Australia's absurd marketing drive, it is not encouraging for the home side.

Michael Clarke is fit to play after recovering enough from his long-standing back problem. Given the rumours on the vice-captain's dressing room popularity it may be that a team-mate stabbed him in the back, though that is unconfirmed at time of publication.

While Mike Hussey and Marcus North have international declines to arrest, with so many doubts over fitness and form, Islamabad-born Usman Khawaja will surely feature in the series at some point.


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In any case a debut at Brisbane is expected. Xavier Doherty takes pole position to claim the spinning spot after Nathan Hauritz was dropped. Warne has been among those to criticise the treatment of the limited but industrious Hauritz while one England player responded to the announcement by admitting he had never heard of the new Tasmanian: 'How rubbish is he?'

The answer to that is: 84 first-class wickets at 48.26. If Australia really are picking a left-armer who makes Ashley Giles look like Bishan Bedi because of Pietersen's supposed phobia then they are even more desperate than they look.

For Flower and England, such indecision is a thing of the past. The coach knows his best XI and is sticking with it, welcoming back Ian Bell for Eoin Morgan after injury kept the Warwickshire man out of the Pakistan series at home.

There is no doubt that stability is invaluable and the preparation this month - early arrival, serious tour matches - makes a mockery of efforts last time around. But England should not be fooled into thinking they are world-beaters.

At the top of the order Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook is a weak partnership, two players too similar and in Cook's case indifferent when it matters. Consequently the top six at large does not bat well as a unit and big totals, essential in Australia, have not been registered often enough elsewhere. Two of the three front-line bowlers, Stuart Broad and Steven Finn, have limited experience Down Under while their leader James Anderson must wish he could forget his last trip.

These weaknesses can be overcome but the point is that neither side boasts elite class. Success will come as much from dealing with shortcomings and finding a way to finish the job as it will from blazing brilliance. The interest arises from the rivalry rather than the pedigree.

After 20 years of unchallenged dominance at home, it is a prospect that will excite Australians as much as the English.

Key Men:
Australia: Shane Watson is a strange case, a 'successful' opening batsman who doesn't make many centuries. But his quick-scoring might unsettle England's bowlers and, as the closest thing to a genuine all-rounder on either side, he could prove decisive if the series is very close.

England: James Anderson is not widely fancied for this series but Brisbane is a decent place for him to start. The tourists' biggest question mark is their seam attack; if the Lancastrian leads with distinction the series is theirs for the taking.

Last Five Head-To-Head Test Results
2009: 5th Test England won by 197 runs at The Oval, London
2009: 4th Test Australia won by an innings and 80 runs at Headingley, Leeds
2009: 3rd Test Match drawn at Edgbaston, Birmingham
2009: 2nd Test England won by 115 runs at Lord's, London
2009: 1st Test Match drawn at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

Prediction
Australia's record in Brisbane is even stronger than other home grounds. But so it was at Lord's in 2009 and the selection of Doherty only reinforces the view that the home side are not ready. They may well come back into it but England are in greater need of a winning start and are well prepared to get it.

Probable Teams
Australia: Simon Katich, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Mike Hussey, Marcus North, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Peter Siddle, Xavier Doherty.

England: Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell, Matt Prior, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Steven Finn.

Dates: 25-29 November
Morning session: 10.00-12.00 local time (00.00-02.00 GMT)
Afternoon session: 12.40-14.40 local time (02.40-04.40 GMT)
Evening session: 15.00-17.00 local time (05.00-07.00 GMT).



Monday, December 6, 2010

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After two successful outings in the series already, an upbeat Indian side will go in with an opportunity to seal the series when they take on New Zealand in the third ODI of the five match series at the Reliance Stadium in Vadodara on Saturday. While Gambhir & Co. have done well in all the departments to secure two good wins, the Kiwis are winless in eight successive games and team morale is bound to be at an all time low. Despite the obvious pressure from so many defeats on the trot, they know they must win at Vadodara to ensure that the rest of this series does not become academic.




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The Reliance Stadium, formerly known as the IPCL Stadium at Vadodara, has only seen a handful of games since it became an official international venue. The last visitors to grace this ground were the mighty Aussies, who beat India in October 2007 and then again in the same month in 2009. That last match was a high scoring game which the Aussies barely nicked by 4 runs. India's pace bowling attack got plastered all over the park and despite a battling 68 from Gautam Gambhir (now skipper), India slid to 201/7 before Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar almost won the game for India with some late order hitting.

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Despite fielding a second string side, the hosts have got off to a flyer in the series with two convincing victories and will expect to seal the deal on Saturday unless the Kiwis make a dramatic comeback. At the moment, team India will be a relaxed lot with skipper Gambhir leading from the front, as he notched up an excellent century in the second ODI at Jaipur. The stalwarts like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, M.S.Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh continue to be rested with Suresh Raina joining the list of absentees. This should give Saurabh Tiwary a chance to fit into the eleven that will take the field in the third ODI. It will also be Wicket keeper Wriddhiman Saha’s last game of the series, as he will be replaced by Parthiv Patel for the last two ODIs of the series. Middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh will look to play a good, long innings at Vadodara and get some runs to his name in order to earn a place in the World Cup squad. He failed to convert a good start in the first game at Guwahati where he scored 42 runs and was involved in a well paced partnership with Virat Kohli.

On the bowling front, in-form speedster S Sreesanth, who has led the way with seven wickets in the series thus far, has been rested for the remainder of it and will most likely be on an early flight to South Africa for the upcoming tour. But the team is bolstered by the return of Zaheer Khan, who will look to find some rhythm on home turf for the last time before the upcoming World Cup. After missing the first two ODIs due to fever, Praveen Kumar has been declared fit and could replace Nehra in the third ODI. The Delhi bowler has been lackluster so far, and it is more likely that India will opt for a left-right opening bowling combination, especially given Kumar's ability to make the new ball swing. Ravichandran Ashwin, who has taken four wickets in the two games played, will look to add more to his wickets tally as he presses for selection as a viable alternative to Harbhajan Singh in the World Cup squad. Munaf Patel too has been very good as a change bowler and bowled well in the middle overs in both the games.

New Zealand:



The Kiwis are a worried side after having suffered seven back-to-back defeats including those in the first two games of this series. It is going to be an uphill task for them to pull things back from such a situation, but have no option but to take it a game at a time and hope their luck changes sometime soon. Captain Daniel Vettori will be well aware of the fact that a loss at Vadodara will mean yet another series defeat and will hope his side can lift themselves and produce a win.

The Kiwis should be strengthened by the return of Brendon McCullum, who missed the first two ODIs due to a back injury. He will most likely replace an struggling Jamie How and open the batting with Martin Guptill. Vettori will hope his big hitting opener, McCullum will come good early on and set the tone for his side’s much needed win. Considering his dicey back, New Zealand may opt against asking McCullum to keep wickets just yet and could play him as a specialist batsman.

In the games played so far, the Kiwis lost their plot in the middle overs where the Indian bowlers have managed to dry up the runs. Vettori will expect the likes of Taylor and Styris to improve the scoring rate in order to make a bigger push towards the end of the innings. Incidentally, New Zealand scored at more than 7 an over in the last 20 overs at Jaipur, and will believe that if they can just do better earlier on in their innings they can well compete with India on the batting front.

Their bowling contingent has been mediocre so far and Vettori needs to step it up if his side are to restrict a strong Indian batting line-up. The likes of Kyle Mills, Andy McKay and Nathan McCullum have been amongst the wickets but have all been inconsistent. A lot will rest on the experienced shoulders of captain Vettori, if the team has to outplay the home side at Vadodara and stay alive in the series.