Story World Cup 2008

[Roofrom50]

Commenwealth Bank Series to begin!!!

Join Mark Nicholas, Michael Slater, Tony Greig, Bill Lawry, Richie Benau in this years longly awaited CommenWealth Bank series between Australia, England and New Zealand Coming soon to channel

Proud Sponsor of the Commonwealth Bank:

 

[surendar]

This shd be an excellent series.. I am backing up Kiwis to win this

 

[Roofrom50]

Australia, England and New Zealand are ready to compete in the Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia in the next couple of weeks. The Rules for the compettion are.

-One-Day matches
- Limited Overs
- Fielding restricions apply
- Bowler overs limit apply
- No ball penalty is 1 run
- Wide ball penalty is 1 run

Standings points are awarded as follows:

Win, with bonus point- 6 points
Win, without bonus point- 5 points
Tie - 3 points
Loss, but not conceding bonus point - 1 point
Loss, conceding bonus point - 0 points

A bonus point is awarded if a team finishes a match with a run rate which is 1.25 times that of their opposition.

The two teams that have the highest aggregate of points at the end of the competition shall play off in the best-of-three final series to decide the World Series Champion.

In the event of a tie between teams finishing on equal points at the end of the competition, the right to play in the final series shall be decided by:
The most wins, or most wins over the other team(s), or most bonus points, or, if still equal, the higher net run rate throughout the competition.

In the event of a tied final Series match, the winner shall be decided by:
Fewer wickets lost,
or higher run rate early in the innings
or, if still equal, the winner is decided at random

 

[gamerkid22]

Wow cant wait for the start of the CB series .

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

I m Australia . Cmon Aussie

 

[Roofrom50]

Commonwealth Bank Series Team's announced


Australia's Squad

R. Ponting (C)
A. Gilchrist (vc)
M. Clarke
M. Hussey
J. Gillespie
M. Hayden
B. Hogg
B. Lee
S. Clark
J. Maher
N. Bracken
G. McGrath
A. Symonds
J. Hopes
C. White
S. Watson
D. Hussey
S. MacGill
M. Kasprowicz
D. Cullen


Australia have gone for a strong hitting side with the likes of Symonds, Hussey and Cameron White will probably be in there middle order so at the end of their innings, they have those 3 players to make a big score at the end of the innings. Jason Gillespie is an interesting one, wouldnt be suprised if he didnt get a game, just named in the sqaud so he will probably go back to play county cricket with South Australia. Australia have alot of batting power, Gilchrist, Ponting, Symonds, Hussey, Clarke and Cameron White will probably be in their best 11, but then again they have alot of bowling power to, led by McGrath with Clark, Watson, Bracken, Lee. Looks a good Australia side for the experts.





New Zealand's Sqaud

S. Fleming (C)
M. Sinclair
N. Astle
S. Bond
C. Cairns
C. Harris
B. McCullum
C. McMillian
I. Butler
J. Oram
K. Mills
S. Styris
D. Tuffey
D. Vettori
L. Vincent
H. Marshall
C. Martin
M. Papps
P. Wiseman
J. Marshall

New Zealand have gone with a different side to the Australian's, alot of different names we havent been familiar with in the other competitions they have been playing in. Cairns, Harris, Martin, Papps, Wiseman all havent played for New Zealand for the year yet, so interesting to see if they get picked for the team to play against Australia and England. Got alot of good batsman, not big hitters like Australia do, but good clean hitters, Fleming, Astle, Vincent, McCullum and Oram probably the biggest hitter out of them all, interesting to see if he gets a game.





England's Sqaud

M. Vaughan (C)
J. Anderson
G. Batty
M. Butcher
I. Bell
P. Collingwood
A. Flintoff
A. Giles
S. Harmison
G. Jones
M. Hoggard
A. Strauss
D. Gough
R. Key
M. Trescothick
G. Thorpe
K. Pietersen
S. Jones
K. Ali
V. Solanki


England have gone with a decent side, alot of bowling power there, a good round of batters aswell, just depends on how the batters will come through these matches, because they have been down on form of late. Butcher, Batty, Gough, Key, Thorpe, S. Jones, Ali all havent played in England colours for a long time, so see how those players respond in the rythm to getting back into the big stage, its not county cricket anymore, it is the big stage and they are playing for their country now, not their own state, bigger stakes on the line.


All in all, looks like a brilliant competition we are in for, Australia, New Zealand and England will do battle for the Commonwealth Bank Series

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

I m really surprise to see the squads

 

[Roofrom50]

I m really surprise to see the squads

Whyz that, just so everyone knows i didnt pick the sqaud, cept England's, the other 2 were auto picked

 

[Roofrom50]

Commonwealth Bank Series Fixture

April 1 - England vs New Zealand

April 3 - England vs New Zealand

April 5 - Australia vs New Zealand

April 7 - Australia vs England

April 9 - Australia vs New Zealand

April 11 - Australia vs England


Dont ask me about the fixtures either, they seem weird to me, Australia playing 4 games in a row, kinda weird, but i didnt make the fixtures, lol the computer did

 

[Roofrom50]

England vs New Zealand - Commonwealth Bank Series - Melbourne
(Night - Normal - Clear - Hot)


England 11

1. A. Strauss
2. M. Vaughan
3. P. Collingwood
4. K. Pietersen
5. I. Bell
6. A. Flintoff
7. G. Jones
8. M. Hoggard
9. D. Gough
10. S. Harmison
11. J. Anderson



New Zealand 11

1. L. Vincent
2. M. Sinclair
3. S. Fleming
4. N. Astle
5. C. McMillian
6. H. Marshall
7. B. McMullum
8. D. Vettori
9. D. Tuffey
10. S. Bond
11. I. Butler



New Zealand have won the toss and elected to field

 

[mehkar]

nice work man great decision by kiwi's

 

[plympilgrim]

come on england, beat the kiwi's again

 

[Roofrom50]

New Zealand make an early breakthrough

New Zealand came out today, won the toss and elected to field first, a very interesting decision by Fleming and his men, but they made the most of the damp pitch early. The Kiwi's looked good right from the word go, Shane Bond and D. Tuffey were bowling magnificently, Shane Bond the better of the 2, w as bowling the best he has all summer, right on a good line and length of the pitch.
Even though New Zealand were bowling well, England's batsman were playing the bowlers very well to. Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughan didnt go for the big hits early, they ran beautifully between the wickets for the singles, but they also hit the odd boundary or 2.

Shane Bond mixed his bowling and pace up early to trouble the English batsman

Both Strauss and Vaughan looked good in the middle at the crease, both making the runs with ease, but Shane Bond was troubling Andrew Strauss the left hander, but Strauss was good enough to play it smartly and play the ball well, but it was the good bowling from Shane Bond that prevailled in the end. A slower ball from Bond, which he has been doing all day, Strauss went to hit it, edged and caught at 1st slip by captain Stephen Fleming. Strauss was gone for 30, he would of been dissapointed not to have made something more.

Andrew Strauss looked in good form out the midle, but a slower ball from Bond, ended in the hands of Fleming at slip

The English batsman just couldnt make a good enough score, everytime a batsman looked to post a good enough score, New Zealand changed their bowling and they got the batsman off guard, and or either the batsman played a silly shot which got him out. Michael Vaughan played well for his 27 and number 3, Paul Collingwood played well for 20, but all the English batsman would have liked to have continued their Innings and produce a better score, it was good bowling by New Zealand, but now lets just see if England can produce the same result in the field as New Zealand did.

Michael Vaughan dissapointed, after making 27, would have liked to build on that but wasnt to be



England Batting Innings

A. Strauss: c. Fleming - b. Bond - 30
M. Vaughan: c. Vincent - b. Butler - 27
P. Collingwood: c. Vettori - b. McMillian - 20
K. Pietersen: lbw - b. Tuffey - 19
I. Bell: b. Butler - 18
A. Flintoff: c. McCullum - b. McMillian - 12
G. Jones: c. McCullum - b. McMillain - 6
M. Hoggard: c. McCullum - b. McMillian - 4
D. Gough: c. McMillian - b. Butler - 15
S. Harmison: c. McMillian - b. Butler - 0
J. Anderson: not out - 8*

Extra's: (w 0, nb 2, b o, lb 2)
Total: all out after 39.5 overs: 163
Fall: 59, 63, 96, 100, 125, 131, 135, 150, 150, 163




New Zealand Bowling (Runs-Wickets)

S. Bond: 24 - 1
D. Tuffey: 47 - 1
I. Butler: 19 - 4
C. McMillian: 40 - 4
N. Astle: 31 - 0

 

[surendar]

Great bowling from Kiwis England in deep trouble! Also nice presentation mate.

 

[Roofrom50]

England Rip through New Zealand, or should we say Andrew Flintoff, rips through New Zealand

England really needed to bowl well, probably the best they have bowled all summer to keep New Zealand within their reachable target of 160 that England made earlier. England had a good bowling lineup for this match with, Gough, Harmison, Flintoff, Anderson and Hoggard all in the team. England really needed and wanted a wicket early, and it was early that they made the breakthrough. Lou Vincnet, a player who England have struggled to dismiss over the past few games was the 1st player to be England's victim, only making 14, being dismissed by Gough, and with the catching hands of Harmison.
But that was it for a while, England took the foot of the pedal for 10 overs, letting New Zealand put on the runs. The Partnership of Sinclair and Fleming proved costly for England. Fleming didnt come to play cute, as soon as he faced the first ball, he was on song.

Stephen Fleming watches the ball go for 6 over the rope

Vice Captain Andrew Flintoff came in for his 1st spell, and like all the England bowlers, was pretty usuless in the end. But Flintoff did get the all important wicket of M. Sinclair, who was battling well out in the middle, making a solid 46, just 4 shy the half century, was bowled by Flintoff and caught by Anderson right down the middle of the ground, Sinclair went to smash the ball back over Flintoff's head, when the quick Anderson took the diving catch to save the ball from the boundary. All of a sudden, Flintoff's spell looked ok, 11/1 for his 6 overs, was easily the best for the England Bowlers.

Action from Andrew Flintoff against New Zeland

But it was Andrew Flintoff's 2nd spell that got everyone by suprise. Bowled another 4 overs at the end of the game, New Zealand were sure to take out the match, still had 6 wickets in hand to make 50 runs, but it was the class of Flintoff that got rid of the New Zealand batsman 1 by 1. Flintoff took 3 wickets in his first over of his 2nd spell. Flintoff then finsihed the Kiwi's off right before the 50th over came, grabbing another 2 wickets in the 49th over. England have soared to a rare win against New Zealand, and we will have a rematch in 2 days time



New Zealand

L. Vincent: c. Harmison - b. Gough - 14
M. Sinclair: c. Anderson - b. Flintoff - 46
S. Fleming: c. Anderson - b. Flintoff - 43
N. Astle: c. Anderson - b. Hoggard - 6
C. McMillian: c. Anderon - b. Flintoff - 0
H. Marshall: c. Pietersen - b. Flintoff - 12
B. McCullum: c. Harmison - b. Flintoff - 0
D. Vettori: c. Hoggard - b. Anderson - 7
D. TUffey: c. Bell - b. Flintoff - 0
S. Bond: not out - 0*
I. Butler: c. Strauss - b. Anderson - 0

Extra's: (w 4, nb 1, b 1, lb 3) - 9
Total: All out after 49.3 overs: 137
Fall: 30. 102, 109, 111, 117, 117, 133, 133, 137, 137




England Bowling (Runs-Wickets)

D. Gough: 27 - 1
S. Harmison: 24 - 0
J. Anderson: 29 - 2
M/ Hoggard: 30 - 1
A. Flintoff: 23 - 6





Full Scoreboard: England: 163 - New Zealand: 137 off 49.3 overs - England have won - Man of the Match: Andrew Flintoff