Story World Cup 2007 - Australia

[crowsboy]

Australia announce 20 man squad for world cup​

Cricket Australia has today named the 20 man squad that will be travelling to the carrabian to play in the World cup. Australia will be going for there 3rd in a row, so it willbe important to name a good squad​

Ricky Ponting (C)
Glen McGrath
Adam Gilchrist (WK)(VC)
Brett Lee
Shaun Tait
Mitchell Johnson
Ben Hilfenhaus
Cameron White
Brad Hogg
Andrew Symonds
Michael Hussey
Michael Clarke
Shane Harwood
Brad Haddin (WK)
Dan Cullen
Mark Cosgrove
Nathan Bracken
Staurt Clark
Mathew Hayden
Adam Voges​

 

[surendar]

This wud be an Interesting tournament to see whether Aussies can win three in a row! Gud Luck to this story! I am sure this wud be wonderful again after seeing ur Ashes story! Wish u all the luck for u and Aussies!

I am backing Kiwis,Windies and India in this tournament though!

 

[crowsboy]

Name: Ricky Thomas Ponting
Born: December 19, 1974
Playing Role: Higher middle order batsman
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium

Name: Glen Donald McGrath
Born: February 9, 1970
Playing Role: Bowler
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium

Name: Adam Craig Gilchrist
Born: November 14, 1971
Playing Role: Wicketkeeper batsmen
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm offbreak

Name: Brett Lee
Born: November 8, 1976
Playing Role: Bowler
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm fast

Name: Shaun William Tait
Born: February 22, 1983
Playing Role: Bowler
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm fast

Name: Benjamin Williams Hilfenhaus
Born: March 15, 1983
Playing Role: Bowler
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium

 

[crowsboy]

Name: Cameron Leon White
Born: August 18, 1983
Playing Role: Batting allrounder
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Legbreak googly

Name: George Bradley Hogg
Born: February 6, 1971
Playing Role: Allrounder
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Slow Left-arm chinaman

Name: Andrew Symonds
Born: June 9, 1975
Playing Role: Allrounder
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak

Name: Michael Edward Killeen Hussey
Born: May 27, 1975
Playing Role: Opening Batsmen
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium

Name: Michael John Clarke
Born: April 2, 1981
Playing Role: Lower middle order batsman
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Slow left-arm orthodox

Name: Shane Michael Harwood
Born: March 1, 1974
Playing Role: Bolwer
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium

 

[crowsboy]

Name: Bradley James Haddin
Born: October 23, 1977
Playing Role: Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: -

Name: Daniel James Cullen
Born: April 10, 1984
Playing Role: Bowler
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm offbreak

Name: Mark James Cosgrove
Born: June 14, 1984
Playing Role: Middle Order Batsmen
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium

Name: Nathan Wade Bracken
Born: September 12, 1977
Playing Role: Bowler
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Left-arm fast-medium

Name: Stuart Rupert Clark
Born: September 28, 1975
Playing Role: Bowler
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium

Name: Adam Charles Voges
Born: October 4, 1979
Playing Role: Higer middle order Batsmen
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Slow left-arm chinaman

Name: Matthew Lawrence Hayden
Born: October 29, 1971
Playing Role: Higer middle order Batsmen
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium

 

[crowsboy]

World Cup Pools announced​

Group A
Australia
South Africa
Scotland
Netherlands

Group B
Bermuda
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
India

Group C
Canada
Kenya
England
New Zealand

Group D
West Indies
Pakistant
Irealnd
Zimbabwe​

 

[plympilgrim]

nice start keep it up and good luck

 

[Jaztheman]

nice presentation cowsby good luck with the story

 

[Left_Hander]

Looking foward to this after your Ashes story. The expectations are there now

Good luck and hopefully Australia can make it three in a row

 

[crowsboy]

Schedule (Pool Games Only)​

Game 1 - Group D - West Indies v Pakistan

Game 2 - Group A - Australia v Scotland

Game 3 - Group C - Canada v Kenya

Game 4 - Group B - Bermuda v Sri Lanka

Game 5 - Group D - Ireland v Zimbabwe

Game 6 - Group A - Netherlands v South Africa

Game 7 - England v New Zealand

Game 8 - Group B - Bangladesh v India

Game 9 - Group D - Ireland v Pakistan

Game 10 - Group A - Australia v Netherlands

Game 11 - Group C - Canada v England

Game 12 - Group B - Bermuda v India

Game 13 - Group D -West Indies v Zimbabwe

Game 14 - Group A - Scotland v South Africa

Game 15 - Group C - Kenya v New Zealand

Game 16 - Group B - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka

Game 17 - Group D - Pakistan v Zimbabwe

Game 18 - Group A - Netherlands v Scotland

Game 19 - Group C - Canada v New Zealand

Game 20 - Group B - India v Sri Lanka

Game 21 - Group D -Ireland v West Indies

Game 22 - Group A - Australia v South Africa

Game 23 - Group C - England v Kenya

Game 24 - Group B - Bangladesh v Bermuda

 

[crowsboy]

Game 1 West Indies v Pakistan (Group D)

West Indies 7/223
Pakistan 5/225

Pakistan won by 5 wickets

 

[crowsboy]

Game 2 Australia v Scotland, Group A

Australia

Hayden
Gilchrist
Ponting
Hussey
Clarke
Voges
Symonds
Lee
Cullen
Johnson
McGrath

Scotland

Watts
Poonia
Watson
Hamilton
Lockhart
Brown
Haq
Wright
Blain
Lyons
Nel​

 

[crowsboy]

AUSTRALIA WIN THE TOSS AND ELECT TO BAT

 

[mattfb]

This is looking good, cant wait to the match starts

 

[crowsboy]

AUSTRALIA GOING STRONGLY AFTER 10 OVER​

Australia have made a good start to there first match of the Word Cup, making 56 runs of 10 overs with both openers still in. Adam Gilchrist is on 23 not out and Mathew Hayden is 27 not out. Mathew Hayden had clearly the best shot of the morning, pulling a Nel bouner to the boundary for 4​

AUS 0/56 off 10 overs
Gilchrist 23*
Hayden 27*
6 Extras

Lyons 5-30-0
Nel 5-26-0​

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