Story VB Series & Test Series.

[tjh1989]

Warm up Match:
January 11th 2006
New South Wales V England - SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND
ENGLAND DESTROYED BY NSW
Update End of Innings: England 108 (24.4 overs)

England suffered their second defeat in 2 games after a crushing 148 run defeat. G.Jones Top scored for England with 28 before getting given LBW to a ball that seemed high and going down the leg side. For NSW all three seamers took 3 wickets with Mcgrath being the most economic with his 3 for 30 from 8 overs. England now head into the VB Series without a win under theri belt suggesting a difficult tour for them this year. However on the birght side they have bowled well in some areas and have taken lots of wickets but if the batsmen don't perform this is useless.

B.LEE STRUGGLES:

- G.Jones plays some big shots resulting in a egde agonisingly close to the diving Haddin.

JONES DEPARTS:

- After looking settled Jones is harshly given LBW.

ALL OVER:

- Another wicket and this match is almost definetly over.

- 1st Ball duck for Plunkett announces the end of the game and a crushing defeat.

SUMMARY:
NSW 255-8 (50 OVERS)
D.Thornley
ENGLAND 108 (24.4 OVERS)
G.Jones 28

NSW WIN BY 147 RUNS.

 

[tjh1989]

Warm Up Match
January 11th 2006
New South Wales v England
POST MATCH ANLAYSIS:

Player ratings (out of 10)
England:
M.Treacothick 5/10
- Batted better but only made 16 in a 256 run chase.
A.Strauss 4/10
- Little contribution and only made 9 runs.
M.Vaughan (Capt.) 2/10
- Golden duck, no runs so far, out of form.
K.Pietersen 4/10
- Little contribution overall poor performance.
A.Flintoff 5/10
- Hung around and good of changed the match but failed.
P.Collingwood 4/10
- Little ocntribution out of form.
G.Jones 6/10
- Top scored, Too many slogs shots and edges. Tidy wicket keeping
A.Loudon 5/10
- Bowled tight and look promissing with the bat.
D.Gough 6/10
- Took 4 wickets and bowled well at the death.
S.Jones 4/10
- Despite his 2 wickets, 20 runs from the last over ruined it.
L.Plunkett 4/10
- Not bad debut but little contribution.
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TEAM OVERALL: 4/10

NSW:
G.Mail 6/10
- Batted very well at top of innings but failed to build big innings.
P.Jaques 5/10
- Looked in good form but didn't score enough runs.
S.Katich 6/10
- Batted very well but should of scored more.
M.Clarke 8/10
- Good innings and partnership leaving NSW in a good position.
D.Thornley 10/10
- Batted very well and was there at the end to score valuable runs.
M.Phelps 4/10
- Quick fire innings but did little else..
B.Haddin 5/10
- Good glove work behind the stumps but failed with bat.
N.Bracken 7/10
- Bowled extremely well and took good wickets.
B.Lee 7/10
- Took 3 wickets in a good spell.
G.Mcgrath 8/10
- Economic and destroyed top order..
S.Macgill 4/10
- DNB and had little influence.
TEAM OVERALL: 6/10

As you can see the overall rating suggest a closer game, however this is wrongsince NSW innings was basically built around 2 good innings and some good seam/swing bowling. So will England fail in the VB Series find out soon.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Nice Graphics.

And I suggest a long hard net session before the first ODI

 

[tjh1989]

Results overview:
Jan 2006

Wed 4th - Queensland v England - Queensland won

Fri 6th - Queensland vPakistan - Pakistan won

Mon 9th - New South Wales v Pakistan - NSW won

Wed 11th - New South Wales v England - NSW won
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Fri 13th - Australia v England - TELSTRA DOME,MELBOURNE

Sun 15th - Australia v Pakistan - BRISBANE CRICKET GROUND

Tue 17th - Pakistan v England - BRISBANE CRICKET GROUND

 

[tjh1989]

VB Series Match 1:
January 14th 2006
Australia V England - TELSTRA DOME, MELBOURNE
ENGLAND TO FACE AUSTRALIA IN OPENING GAME

With the warm up agmes completed, England, Pakistan and Australia begin the much anticipated VB Series. Australia with there new VB Series kit will play eight games, 4 againts England and the other 4 against Pakistan.
Australia will play a squad much the smae as what was used in the Super Series, however it is believed that M.Hayden has reclaimed his openign spot after showing form in the Super Test Series. For England M.Prior is unlikely to start as England s wicket nor will L.Plunkett start nor A.Loudon. Therefore the squad will seem simular to that used in the Natwest Series 2005.
It is believed that the Telstra dome will be packed to capacity with a small proportion being English, Therefore this series will be intense and exciting for all viewers.

 

[aussie1st]

The mighty NSW strike again

Go you Aussies!

 

[Insomniac]

Pakistan Zindabad!

Australia and England Na Harna Ha! Wo Paagal Ha!

TRANSLATION : Long Live Pakistan

Australia and England will lose! They're crazy idiots!

but it sounds better in urdu

 

[Pak_cricketer]

^^^It really does!

 

[Insomniac]

Lol

 

[smssia0112]

What's the Brisbane Cricket Ground? You mean the GABBA right?

 

[MWaugh]

nice presentation mate

 

[tjh1989]

What's the Brisbane Cricket Ground? You mean the GABBA right?

Yeah i copied the fixtures from cricinfo and thats what they called it and i just left it that way.

 

[tjh1989]

VB Series Match 1:
January 14th 2006
Australia V England - TELSTRA DOME, MELBOURNE D/N
AUSSIE BAT FIRST IN VB OPENER

A capacity Telstra Dome have come to watch to great nations fight in a Day/Night contest. M.Hayden makes it back in the Australia starting eleven and S.Katich was named 12th man. S.Watson did not make the 12 and instead B.Hogg makes an appearence with the ever reliable A.Symonds and M.Hussey. For England its business as usual with the 4 pace men and A.Giles. At the top M.Vaughan keeps his spot despite the lack of runs.
With the players out in the middle the VB Series is underway.

SQUADS
AUSTRALIA:
A.Gilchrist
M.Hayden
R.Ponting
D.Martyn
M.Clarke
A.Symonds
M.Hussey
B.Hogg
N.Bracken
B.Lee
G.Mcgrath

ENGLAND:
M.Trescothic
A.Strauss
M.Vaughan
K.Pietersen
A.Flitnoff
P.Collingwood
G.Jones
A.Giles
D.Gough
S.Jones
S.Harmison

 

[langerrox]

More updates please

 

[smssia0112]

Yeah i copied the fixtures from cricinfo and thats what they called it and i just left it that way.

You mean the grounds? Cos England and Pakistan aren't in the VB Series