Story England's Journey to WorldCup-Ashes06-07 : 3rd Test (Perth)

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SriLanka lost 3 quick wickets


England fought back well by taking 3 big wickets in quick successions. Paul Collingwood and G.Chapple bowled medium pace and SriLankan batsmen found it difficult to put the ball away and instead lost their wickets. SriLanka still require 50 to win in the last 5 overs .England got 57 in their last 5 overs can SriLanka get to the target .

After G.Chapple's good 1st over A.Strauss made another bowling change and gave the ball to Harmison .But Trescothick had a chat with A.Strauss and Harmison and then Collingwood was given the ball .It was a good decision as S.Harmison overs were saved for the final overs.P.Collingwood is a part time bowler for England but bowls well in home conditions .K.Sangakara was on strike and was in good touch and was looking to unsettle the bowler .Collingwood bowled his 1s ball on the leg stump and K.Sangakara went for a straight drive but the ball just swung into the left hander and K.Sangakara was beaten completely and was bowled. Collingwood got some swing on that delivery which were good signs for England. K.Sangakara was Eventuall out for 15 uns off 10 balls.Jayawardena was the next man in and was straight away in trouble 1st ball. Collingwood got the ball to swing again away from the right hander,Jayawardena went for the cover drive and edged it passed the keeper for 2 runs.Now England got a tight field for the new batsman and also got in a slip in place.
P.Collingwood's 1st over(HAWKEYE and DARTFISH):
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Jayawardena and Jayasurya were getting some runs in 2's and 3's and were getting close to 100 .G.Chapple was hit for another boundary by Jayasurya and was looking dangerous but G.Chapple did the trick. G.Chapple got his 1st international wicket as he got Jayasurya caught in the leg side. He bowled on the middle and leg stump and Jayasurya just flicked the ball on the leg side and it went straight in A.Strauss hands.England were celebrating after that important wicket and now they knew that they have a change to win this one .G.Chapple was bowling his good line and length which made Jayasurya to play this shot inorder to get the scoreboard ticking .Jayasurya went for 24 runs off 30 balls .Next man in was T.Dilshan .
Jayasurya wicket:
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Meanwhile Jayawardena and Dilshan were getting quick runs after Jayasurya's wicket .Jayawardena got 1 boundary and Dilshan got 2 fours and were trying to get in the aggressive mode. jayawardena had to play a captains knock here if SriLanka had to win this match . Dilshan was giving him good support from other end.Jayawardena got 2 fours and was timing the ball beautifully and was getting quick singles too and rotating the strike which in important to disturb the bowlers rythm.
Jayasurya playing few shots:
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SriLanka lost another wicket in G.Chapple's next over.This time it was captain Jayawardena . Chapple bowled a short ball to Jayawardena who was in hurry to score quickly, tried to go over the infield on the leg side and was nowhere in position to play the shot and gave away a simple catch to A.Cook. Jayawardena made 12 runs but his team needed more from him. G.Chapple impressed everyone with his bowlinga and with his good control on line and length. SriLanka were now in deep trouble as they lost 3 big wickets in quick succession. R.Arnold was the new man in and he is also good hitter of the ball. Dilshan looks in good touch after 2 boundaries and he has the ability to play big shots as we saw in the test matches.
Jayawardena's wicket:
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England were now on top of the match and were eyeing the win. Collingwood and Chapple bowled beautifully.Chapple was brilliant gave a few runs which is ecpected in 20-20 game but got 2 important wickets. T.Dilshan was now in aggressive mode and went for a cover drive on a slower ball which was not well timed was in the air for a while and Ed Joyce again made a briliiant attempt for the catch to his right and got hands to it and dropped it . England players were dissappointed as it was catchable but at this level of cricket the players need to take those half chances in order to win the match.
Dilshan dropped(DARTFISH):
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SriLanka: 109/4

Dilshan 12*(7)

G.Chapple 3-0-22-2
P.Collingwood 3-0-21-1

Srilanka still require 50 runs in 5 overs at 10 runs per over.


Score Comparision:

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50 runs in 5 OVERS :eek:... This is very hard for Si Lankans.. If English can keep up the good bowling, less chances for Sri Lankans. I like the fielder Dartfish! :D Keep it up!
 
Farrukh_|$B said:
50 runs in 5 OVERS :eek:... This is very hard for Si Lankans.. If English can keep up the good bowling, less chances for Sri Lankans. I like the fielder Dartfish! :D Keep it up!

thanks farrukh...but England got 57 runs in their last five overs ..Dilashan is still there anything is possible in a 20-20 game ....England should bowl well now.
 
England can defend well!!! They are cmfortable at the moment as main batsman Sanath is gone!!!
 
I wouldn't write Sri Lanka off just yet Surrendar. It ain't over till the fat lady sings. :p
 
SriLankans Foughtback....Last Over Remaining....Will There Be A Twist In The Tail??

Dilshan and Arnold played aggressively and smashed all the bowlers. L.Plunkett and Harmison were dissappionting in their 2nd spell. Dilshan played his shots well and brought Srilanka close to the target and then was bowled by Collingwood.Arnold is still there which is good for SriLanka but the still require 12 runs off 6 balls .This could be anyone's match.

After loosing 3 quick wickets SriLanka need a quick partnership and T.Dilshan and R.Arnold did the job for Srilanka.They both got 40 runs for the 5th wicket.T.Dilshan got one boundary in Collingwood's over and then as the required run rate was increasing he started to play his shots. He got the ball the the gaps and was hitting boundaries on regular basis. R.Arnold also gave him support and gave the srtike ti Dilshan most of the time.A.Strauss was worried and was feeling the pressure now.
Dilshan's Boundaries:
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Now as the situation demanded R.Arnold also played in an aggressive manner and was hitting boundaries and was also giving the strike to Dilshan .L.Plunket was smashed again in his last over by Dilshan . Plinkett completed his spell with the figures of 4-0-35-0.England were hoping that Harmison will not give too many runs with his pace and bounce.But Arnold played the short ball really well and played the hook shot well .He got two boundaries in an over of Harmison. Partnership between the two was growing at a faster rate .
Important Partnership is growing between R.Arnold and Dilshan:
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Collingwood was in his last over field was well set with most of the fielder on the boundary line and still Dilshan was going after him but it was difficult to hit Collingwood due to his slow pace and also due to the uneven bounce. Collingwood pitched one on the leg side and Dilshan flicked that on the leg side for a boundary . Collingwood then bowled a slower delivery to Dilshan which was pitched just outside the offstump . Dilshan went for it but was cleaned bowled. Dilshan's innings came to an end as he scored 26 runs in just 15 balls with 5 fours.Collingwood completed his spell with figures of 4-0-35-2.
Dilshan's Wicket(HAWKEYE):
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Harmison was once again expensive in this final over and bolwed short ball first up to Arnold. Arnold got on top of it and hooked away for another boundary.Maharoof the new man in was facing harmison this time and he really had problems facing the short balls in the test matches .Harmison bowled a short ball to maharoof who tried to hook it got the top edge and went straight to Trescothick in the deep. Harmison got his 1st wicket in his final over but he went for lot of runs and also his line and length was not good. C.Vass is the new man in .
Maharoof's wicket:
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SriLanka: 147/6 (19 overs)

T.Dilshan :26(15) 5 fours (Bowled by Collingwood)
R.Arnold : 20*(14) 4 fours

S.Harmison: 4-0-37-1
P.Collingwood:4-0-35-2

Srilanka still require 12 runs off 6 balls.


Match Situation:
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Now the match is on the knife edge and pressure situation has arised for both teams. England team are inexperienced and Srilanka have just 4 wickets in hand. G.Chapple will bowl the last over and all the pressure will be on his shoulders.He has played well in the county matches and has to deliver now. Good thing for SriLanka is R.Arnold is on strike .Last over coming up shortly .Will there be a twist in the tale ......Stay Tuned for the final over
 
Close match! Hopefully Sri-Lanka can pull somthing out of the bag and win.

Hawkeye looks good :)
 
12 runs in last over is possible in 20-20s!!! I think England should defend the boundaries now!!!!
 
Very good batting by Sri Lankans! 147/6 pretty good! I think Sri Lanka can win this.. 12 runs off 6 balls.. hmm. Lets see!
 
G.Chapple The Hero For England.......England Won by 2 Runs In A Nail Biting Finish

G.Chapple was the hero for England as he guided England to victory with his terrific bowling in the last over.All England fans had lost hope of winning this match but due to G.Chapple's bowling England sneaked in . :happy :happy

The Last Over In Detail

1st Ball: (12 req off 6 balls)
R.Arnold was on strike on the first ball of the last over . The field was spread to save the boundaries.Chapple bowled went around the wicket and bowled on the off stump line and fuller in length.Arnold pushed the ball with soft hands and straight away shouted for 2 runs. K.Pieterson came running quickly from long on and with his great pick up and quick flat throw he managed the batsmen to settle for a single.
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2nd Ball: (11 req off 5 balls)
Vass on the strike on the second ball .This is what England wanted now the field was brought a bit closer to save the single .Chapple bowled a good leght ball which was played easily by Vaas and he gave the strike back to Arnold by picking up a single.
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3rd Ball: (10 req off 4 balls)
Now the pressure was back on England.Chapple had a chat with Strauss and got his field set properly. Chapple again bowled fuller on the off stump .Arnold went for the big shot but he missed that completely and was cleaned bowled .Chapple was rewarded again for his consistent bowling. England were celebrating as they knew that they can win now. Arnold scored 21 runs.
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Next 3 balls: (10 req off 3 balls)
L.Malinga was the new man in and was in tremendous pressure. All he had to do was just give the strike to Vaas by taking a sinlgle. Now Chapple was ready to bowl all the crowd were behing Chapple. Malinga went for the cover drive but it went straight to short cover fielder. NO run take on that delivery.Now 10 required off 2 balls. Malinga had to go for the big shot now.England fans started celebrating as they knew that they will surely win here.Chapple bowled a no ball Mallinga went after it and connected it handsomely and it went for a six on the off-side.Now just 3 required off 2 balls .Next ball Malinga again went for the big shot but this time he missed that completely went straight to the keeper.
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Last Ball: (3 runs required)
Chapple had to bowl a good bowl now as SriLanka had to get 3 runs off the final ball. Fielders are on the boundary line .Chapple bowled a leg stump yorker Malinga went for it but was bowled . Big roar in the stadium as England won by just 2 runs in a nail biting finish.
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Terrific last over by Chapple brought victory to England.Chapple proved that he can handle the pressure .He bowled fuller line and tried to ball in the blockhole.Chapple finished his spell with figures of 4-0-31-4.

Batting Scorecard:
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Bowling Card:
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Sky Sports Predicta Contest
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Guess the Man Of The Match of this match. Members with correct answers will be given reputation points.

Who will be the Man Of The Match?
1. M.Trescothick 59(50)
2. K.Pieterson 48*(33)
3. G.Chapple (4-0-31-4)

 
Let Sri Lanka win! After all i cannot forget my fathers place. So anyway, i never knew you made stories in Cricket 2005 [ I thought you hanged around in the arcade ]

Good to see a lot of photoshop effects

Like to see the Dartfish and Hawkeye, pity we cant put them in Cricket 2005.

Keep up the good work.
 
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