Ricky14
County Cricketer
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2019
Can you let me know both teams full name? So that I will download them from Academy.
Stories, scorecards, epic matches: screenshots, scorecards, stories: no vids please.
Slug1793
Associate Cricketer
If you search for gamer tag ‘slug’ and tags ‘2000’ both teams are there.
The England team has a few players who are in there twice. One is the Ashes 05 version and one is a version a few years later. Their kit, skill and stats reflect this as well, like the below:
Wavelberry
International Cricketer
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2013
- Location
- Glasgow
Oh no. Not Graeme Smith at Egblaston again. Anything but that...
Ricky14
County Cricketer
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2019
Thanks mate!
Slug1793
Associate Cricketer
South Africa tour of England 2008
The summer kicked off with a T20 International at Headingley and after winning the toss, SA captain Graeme Smith elected to bowl.
Andre Nel took the new ball and it took him just one ball to strike, Luke Wright on his way back to the pavilion, out for a first ball duck.
Matt Prior was joined at the crease by Owais Shah who immediately looked impressive, but Prior struggled to get the ball to the boundary and with just 8 to his name from 19 balls, England were 2 down for 46.
Captain Kevin Pietersen was in at 4 and himself and Shah began to build a partnership. Shah brought up his 50 with 3 consecutive sixes off Albie Morkel and KP was regularly finding the boundary.
The partnership reached 77 before Morne Morkel removed Pietersen for 47 off 32 and Johan Botha dismissed Shah for 57 from 52.
Paul Collinwood added some late runs and six from Dimitri Mascarenhas off the penultimate ball of the innings helped England up to 167 from their 20 overs.
With South Africa needing 168 to win, Smith and Jacques Kallis were on top form and despite losing Herschelle Gibbs early South Africa were on course for a win.
Smith smashed 41 from just 16 balls and Kallis’ 35 ball 62 meant the tourists were all but home.
Debutant JP Duminy made a good start to his international career with an unbeaten 25 from 10 balls to see South Africa home and give his side a winning start to the summer.
Up next the teams travel to Edgbaston for the first of 3 ODIs
The summer kicked off with a T20 International at Headingley and after winning the toss, SA captain Graeme Smith elected to bowl.
Andre Nel took the new ball and it took him just one ball to strike, Luke Wright on his way back to the pavilion, out for a first ball duck.
Matt Prior was joined at the crease by Owais Shah who immediately looked impressive, but Prior struggled to get the ball to the boundary and with just 8 to his name from 19 balls, England were 2 down for 46.
Captain Kevin Pietersen was in at 4 and himself and Shah began to build a partnership. Shah brought up his 50 with 3 consecutive sixes off Albie Morkel and KP was regularly finding the boundary.
The partnership reached 77 before Morne Morkel removed Pietersen for 47 off 32 and Johan Botha dismissed Shah for 57 from 52.
Paul Collinwood added some late runs and six from Dimitri Mascarenhas off the penultimate ball of the innings helped England up to 167 from their 20 overs.
With South Africa needing 168 to win, Smith and Jacques Kallis were on top form and despite losing Herschelle Gibbs early South Africa were on course for a win.
Smith smashed 41 from just 16 balls and Kallis’ 35 ball 62 meant the tourists were all but home.
Debutant JP Duminy made a good start to his international career with an unbeaten 25 from 10 balls to see South Africa home and give his side a winning start to the summer.
Up next the teams travel to Edgbaston for the first of 3 ODIs
Slug1793
Associate Cricketer
South Africa tour of England 2008
The ODI series is set to start and Edgbaston is the venue.
Out in the middle Kevin Pietersen won the toss and elected to bat.
For England, Ian Bell replaced Luke Wright at the top of order, Andrew Flintoff came in for Graeme Swann and Steve Harmison made a return to white ball cricket taking the place of James Anderson.
For South Africa Andre Nel made way for Makaya Ntini, who was straight into the action with the new ball.
It was a slow and frustrating start again for Matt Prior and England, but it was Bell who was the first to go, Johan Botha with his first scalp of the series. Bell making just 10 on his home ground.
Owais Shah looked in good touch again, following on from his 50 in the T20, but as much as Prior tried to hang around with him, possibly in the hope that it would soon come good, Dale Styen eventually had him caught behind for just 11 off 48 balls.
Pietersen was next in and added some well needed impetus, but it didn’t last as long as England would have liked and having made 27 from 22 deliveries, Morne Morkel clean bowled him on his 23rd.
Paul Collingwood got a rough one, given out lbw for a 3rd ball duck, to a ball that was missing leg (no reviews back then) but this brought Flintoff to the crease and he looked in fine form. He found the boundary with ease and with proper strokes, particularly favouring the cover boundary.
Shah had made 40 before he was dismissed by Ntini, which brought the lower order to the crease, who each supported Flintoff well. Samit Patel with 19, Dimitri Mascarenhas with 17 and Stuart Broad with a better than a run a ball 31.
England eventually ended on 266 for 9, Flintoff top scoring with 79 from 72, but will it be enough?
The ODI series is set to start and Edgbaston is the venue.
Out in the middle Kevin Pietersen won the toss and elected to bat.
For England, Ian Bell replaced Luke Wright at the top of order, Andrew Flintoff came in for Graeme Swann and Steve Harmison made a return to white ball cricket taking the place of James Anderson.
For South Africa Andre Nel made way for Makaya Ntini, who was straight into the action with the new ball.
It was a slow and frustrating start again for Matt Prior and England, but it was Bell who was the first to go, Johan Botha with his first scalp of the series. Bell making just 10 on his home ground.
Owais Shah looked in good touch again, following on from his 50 in the T20, but as much as Prior tried to hang around with him, possibly in the hope that it would soon come good, Dale Styen eventually had him caught behind for just 11 off 48 balls.
Pietersen was next in and added some well needed impetus, but it didn’t last as long as England would have liked and having made 27 from 22 deliveries, Morne Morkel clean bowled him on his 23rd.
Paul Collingwood got a rough one, given out lbw for a 3rd ball duck, to a ball that was missing leg (no reviews back then) but this brought Flintoff to the crease and he looked in fine form. He found the boundary with ease and with proper strokes, particularly favouring the cover boundary.
Shah had made 40 before he was dismissed by Ntini, which brought the lower order to the crease, who each supported Flintoff well. Samit Patel with 19, Dimitri Mascarenhas with 17 and Stuart Broad with a better than a run a ball 31.
England eventually ended on 266 for 9, Flintoff top scoring with 79 from 72, but will it be enough?
Slug1793
Associate Cricketer
South Africa tour of England 2008
Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs made their way to the crease with South Africa needing 267 from their 50 overs to win the first ODI.
It was England who started the brighter though with Steve Harmison finding the edge of Smith’s bat for just 5 and then Ryan Sidebottom dismissed Jacques Kallis just 5 runs later. The South Africans were reeling at 10 for 2.
AB de Villiers joined Gibbs out in the middle and the pair started to rebuild. Although neither of them were at their destructive best, with the run rate at less than a run a ball, they didn’t have to be.
The partnership had reached 92 when Stuart Broad claimed his first victim of the summer, Gibbs for 38. England soon had more to cheer about as well when de Villiers fell just 14 runs later, Samit Patel with his first international wicket.
With the match swinging in favour of one side then the other, the experience of Mark Boucher added some well needed stability, while the exuberance of youth in the form of JP Duminy, complimented him nicely.
With less than 100 runs needed England gave themselves a glimmer of hope, picking up their 5th wicket, that of Duminy, who had made 37 from 40 balls. Albie Morkel also only managed 13, but with South Africa on 201 for 6 and plenty of overs remaining, it was just a glimmer.
Johan Botha proved to be the ideal man for the job, keeping things ticking over and although Boucher eventually fell for 58, Botha’s run a ball 32 not out saw the Proteas home with 19 balls remaining.
South Africa finished on 270 for 8 and took a 1-0 lead in the 3 match series.
Next up, Old Trafford, where England are looking to bounce back!
Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs made their way to the crease with South Africa needing 267 from their 50 overs to win the first ODI.
It was England who started the brighter though with Steve Harmison finding the edge of Smith’s bat for just 5 and then Ryan Sidebottom dismissed Jacques Kallis just 5 runs later. The South Africans were reeling at 10 for 2.
AB de Villiers joined Gibbs out in the middle and the pair started to rebuild. Although neither of them were at their destructive best, with the run rate at less than a run a ball, they didn’t have to be.
The partnership had reached 92 when Stuart Broad claimed his first victim of the summer, Gibbs for 38. England soon had more to cheer about as well when de Villiers fell just 14 runs later, Samit Patel with his first international wicket.
With the match swinging in favour of one side then the other, the experience of Mark Boucher added some well needed stability, while the exuberance of youth in the form of JP Duminy, complimented him nicely.
With less than 100 runs needed England gave themselves a glimmer of hope, picking up their 5th wicket, that of Duminy, who had made 37 from 40 balls. Albie Morkel also only managed 13, but with South Africa on 201 for 6 and plenty of overs remaining, it was just a glimmer.
Johan Botha proved to be the ideal man for the job, keeping things ticking over and although Boucher eventually fell for 58, Botha’s run a ball 32 not out saw the Proteas home with 19 balls remaining.
South Africa finished on 270 for 8 and took a 1-0 lead in the 3 match series.
Next up, Old Trafford, where England are looking to bounce back!
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Ricky14
County Cricketer
- Joined
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Put in a lot of effort mate!
Slug1793
Associate Cricketer
Got to, it’s the closed season for me so got to get my fix somehow! Haha
Slug1793
Associate Cricketer
36 for 2 on a grassy pitch and just had this go my way (given not out) not even offering a shot. Good job reviews weren’t a thing back then..
Ed Smith
Gaffer
So this is my day 1. Could say I'm somewhat under the kosh...
blockerdave
ICC Chairman
that’s the England 90s I remember!!
Ed Smith
Gaffer
Yeah I reckon I've got thr difficulty/skill levels spot on 
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Dutch
Guest
Dont worry lads Lyon is a doddle......get a big front foot forward and you'll be fine.....
blockerdave
ICC Chairman
captain’s inns needed there!!
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