jabbathehut
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World Greats Test Championship - TIME TO ANNOUNCE SQUADS FOR SERIES 2 - FREDDIE, DRAVID & INZY injured!! PLUS Pakistan v India!!
- Thread starter Welwyn
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ok, thanks for letting me know.
As in 'South Africa won by 250 runs'?
Steyn was brilliant second dig. And like I said above it's 250. Team for the 2nd test?
Code:
Israel 332 & 239
Barbados 291 & 281/4
Barbados won by 6 wickets
Man of the match: Rashad Antony (Barbados)
Code:
Barbados lead 3-match series 1-0
Something similar perhaps?Same please.
The selectors have picked 30 man squads of any player to play for that country since WW2 and then I will play all the series as the away team in a league format. Allowing the selectors to pick 18 man squads for every series and the XI for each game.
Speaking of which, have copied and pasted the averages in the opening post for the opening series. Hoping to be able to keep it throughout. @pillowprocter @ahmedleo414
1st Test. Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
In typical Sri Lankan conditions, Kane Williamson would have been expecting the worse when he lost the toss, but he would have been delighted with the economical nature of all his bowlers on the first morning (Shane Bond aside), typified by Hadlee and Boult combining for 14 overs for 31 runs and the wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne. It helped them to 75-2 at lunch, which would have been even better if Boult hadn't put down Jayawardene at extra cover off Bracewell. Things got better for the Blackcaps after lunch as Bracewell, Boult and Hadlee picked up wickets before Vettori finally got Jayawardene for 63 (Boult's drop costing 52 runs) to leave Sangakkara with the tail at 135-6 that became 135-7 after Hadlee removed Perera for a duck. Bracewell and Vettori completed the job after tea to dismiss Sri Lanka for 173.
Given the performance of the Kiwi seamers, Jayawardene made the interesting decision to try all manner of part-time seamers, especially after Mathews picked up a side-strain, which seemed a crazy decision just before the close as they finally picked up a wicket once Murali and Perera starting bowling in tandem. The latter managing to get McCullum to edge behind.
Perera also removed Turner about half-hour into the second morning and after Williamson and Fleming put on 67, Herath got the Kiwi skipper caught by his opposite number just before lunch at 137-3. After the interval it was the off-spinners show as the two of them reduced the visitors to 195-8, before Vettori and Boult got them to 226-8 by tea. They were brilliant after tea too, so much so that Jayawardene took the new ball knowing he would have to take it at the other end to Vaas. It did remove Boult but Vettori went to town with a magnificent 87 before Perera finally picked him up to close the New Zealand innings at 318.
The were still time for 10 overs before the close. Enough time for Hadlee to be at his brilliant best in removing Jayasuriya and Bond bowled an absolute peach of a yorker to get the Sri Lankan captain. Two down by close and still well over 100 behind.
It wasn't long into Day 3 before Hadlee had another, De Silva at slip for 9. Just as Karunaratne and a battling Mathews looked like rebuilding, the opener went for Bracewell to make it 54-4. Dilshan got things through to lunch but Bond beat him for pace just after to have him LBW. Mathews continued battling but Bracewell got rid of Sangakkara and then Perera, before Mathews hit Vettori straight at silly mid-off. Williamson tossed the ball to Bond to get rid of Murali and Herath and wrap up one of the most comprehensive wins you could get.
What won't help Sri Lanka is some distinctly Kiwi still conditions forecast in Colombo for the 2nd Test:
@Disharies
In typical Sri Lankan conditions, Kane Williamson would have been expecting the worse when he lost the toss, but he would have been delighted with the economical nature of all his bowlers on the first morning (Shane Bond aside), typified by Hadlee and Boult combining for 14 overs for 31 runs and the wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne. It helped them to 75-2 at lunch, which would have been even better if Boult hadn't put down Jayawardene at extra cover off Bracewell. Things got better for the Blackcaps after lunch as Bracewell, Boult and Hadlee picked up wickets before Vettori finally got Jayawardene for 63 (Boult's drop costing 52 runs) to leave Sangakkara with the tail at 135-6 that became 135-7 after Hadlee removed Perera for a duck. Bracewell and Vettori completed the job after tea to dismiss Sri Lanka for 173.
Given the performance of the Kiwi seamers, Jayawardene made the interesting decision to try all manner of part-time seamers, especially after Mathews picked up a side-strain, which seemed a crazy decision just before the close as they finally picked up a wicket once Murali and Perera starting bowling in tandem. The latter managing to get McCullum to edge behind.
Perera also removed Turner about half-hour into the second morning and after Williamson and Fleming put on 67, Herath got the Kiwi skipper caught by his opposite number just before lunch at 137-3. After the interval it was the off-spinners show as the two of them reduced the visitors to 195-8, before Vettori and Boult got them to 226-8 by tea. They were brilliant after tea too, so much so that Jayawardene took the new ball knowing he would have to take it at the other end to Vaas. It did remove Boult but Vettori went to town with a magnificent 87 before Perera finally picked him up to close the New Zealand innings at 318.
The were still time for 10 overs before the close. Enough time for Hadlee to be at his brilliant best in removing Jayasuriya and Bond bowled an absolute peach of a yorker to get the Sri Lankan captain. Two down by close and still well over 100 behind.
It wasn't long into Day 3 before Hadlee had another, De Silva at slip for 9. Just as Karunaratne and a battling Mathews looked like rebuilding, the opener went for Bracewell to make it 54-4. Dilshan got things through to lunch but Bond beat him for pace just after to have him LBW. Mathews continued battling but Bracewell got rid of Sangakkara and then Perera, before Mathews hit Vettori straight at silly mid-off. Williamson tossed the ball to Bond to get rid of Murali and Herath and wrap up one of the most comprehensive wins you could get.
Sri Lanka 173 & 132
New Zealand 318
New Zealand win by an innings and 13 runs
New Zealand 318
New Zealand win by an innings and 13 runs
What won't help Sri Lanka is some distinctly Kiwi still conditions forecast in Colombo for the 2nd Test:
@Disharies
2nd Test. The Gabba.
M.Hayden
A.Morris
D.Bradman (C)
R.Ponting
G.Chappell
K.Miller
A.Gilchrist (Wk)
A.Davidson
S.Warne
D.Lillee
G.McGrath
Hanif Mohammad
Saeed Anwar
Younis Khan
Javed Miandad
Mohammad Yousuf
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Imran Khan
Wasim Akram
Saqlain Mushtaq
Shoaib Akhtar
Waqar Younus
Imran Khan will have been disappointed to have lost the toss but on a Gabba pitch already showing signs of inconsistent bounce, he at least had the arsenal to take advantage of those conditions. They would have sensed a real opportunity too after Wasim and Waqar had Hayden, Bradman and Ponting back in the hut with the score on just 21. Morris and Chappell worked really hard to rebuild from there and had put on over 50 by lunch. Khan got Wasim to try and bounce out Chappell after the interval and it was safe to say that the Australian won the battle. By the time Pakistan gave up and tossed the ball to Saqlain, Chappell had 3 sixes and had a half-century, but it took just two balls for the spinner to remove him for 65. Morris just kept going though and by tea he was on 90 and Australia were 211-4. Keith Miller was in destructive form as well and got to his 50 a ball after Morris had brought up a brilliant hundred. At this point Khan was desperate for Wasim and Waqar to extract some reverse, Waqar did immediately and Hanif dropped Morris only to recover things next ball by pouching Miller. Wasim then picked up Morris for the English Nelson and when Waqar got Davidson, 260-4 had become 279-7. They were tiring though and Gilly was threatening, so Imran Khan turned to himself and Shaoib with the new cherry. It was the skipper that did the job though, Gilly caught 2nd slip and Lillee LBW and Day One ended at 306-9. Warne slogged a couple of lusty blows on an overcast second morning before missing one from Wasim to finish things up on 317.
Hanif Mohammad and Saeed Anwar obviously looked at those cloudy conditions and decided the only thing of importance was to stay there, which they did by grinding out a century partnership through the morning and most of the afternoon at less than 2.5 an over before Anwar went just short of a half-century. It was 117-1 at Tea and it wasn't until Javed Miandad came to the crease that Pakistan began to show some impetus. The new ball did for him though and they were 187-3 at the close.
Hanif Mohammad eventually brought up a century after 338 balls and alongside Mohammad Yousuf ground things out to 247-3 at lunch. Yousuf then went for a 95-ball 28 and Inzamam ul-Haq tried to up the tempo until he top-edged a pull off McGrath straight into his jaw and crumpled in a heap. By tea it was 314-4 but it was already safe to say that it was probably 5 as Inzamam had gone off to hospital. Hanif eventually departed having faced an unbelievable 494 balls for his 156. Wasim added a breezy 20 before Warne went to work on Saqlain and Shoaib before Davidson picked up the last to keep the lead down to 65.
65 behind was 62 by the close as they survived the two overs on the third evening. But they started day four with a ludicrous run-out that was all Hayden's fault but was the end of Morris. Hayden very quickly went to work making things right though and while Bradman fell to his opposite number, alongside Ponting, he marshalled them through to lunch with a lead of 22. His 50 came soon afterwards with a six off Saqlain and after that Pakistan lost control. Ponting's 50 came at a speed that made Hayden look pedestrian and was then dropped by Hanif just shy of his hundred. Waqar then dropped a simple return chance in the last over before tea to complete a horror session for the visitors that was 174-0.
Ponting went to a hundred and Hayden 150 before the former finally fell to an absolute grubber with the lead now 240. The catalogue of errors continued as Hanif dropped Chappell and after Waqar had him out, he got Keith Miller out with a no-ball. Saqlain finally ended Hayden's innings and Imran decided to take the new ball immediately with Australia effectively 281-5 with 45mins left of day four.
Younis Khan immediately put Gilchrist down at slip, before Imran removed Miller and bowled Davidson in the first ball of his next over. Warne plundered 16 before Imran then removed both him and Gilchrist in the space of 3 balls. Day Four ended at 404-9 and Wasim cleaned things up by getting Lillee in the second over of the morning.
344 to win in basically a day, but given the speed they had scored in the first innings and Inzamam being unavailable, the visitors were distinctly outsiders. McGrath's impact was immediate, Anwar lasted just the one ball, Younis Khan 19 and Miandad 6, all done by inconsistent bounce. After his first innings, the Hanif Mohammad wicket was always going to be vital and as so often with Australia, the man to do it was Warne. 4 down by lunch, basically 5 with no Inzamam. They didn't make tea.
3rd Test pitch at the Adelaide Oval:
@CerealKiller (Inzamam is missing for the 3rd test)
@Guesty98
M.Hayden
A.Morris
D.Bradman (C)
R.Ponting
G.Chappell
K.Miller
A.Gilchrist (Wk)
A.Davidson
S.Warne
D.Lillee
G.McGrath
Hanif Mohammad Saeed Anwar Younis Khan Javed Miandad Mohammad Yousuf Inzamam-ul-Haq Imran Khan Wasim Akram Saqlain Mushtaq Shoaib Akhtar Waqar Younus Imran Khan will have been disappointed to have lost the toss but on a Gabba pitch already showing signs of inconsistent bounce, he at least had the arsenal to take advantage of those conditions. They would have sensed a real opportunity too after Wasim and Waqar had Hayden, Bradman and Ponting back in the hut with the score on just 21. Morris and Chappell worked really hard to rebuild from there and had put on over 50 by lunch. Khan got Wasim to try and bounce out Chappell after the interval and it was safe to say that the Australian won the battle. By the time Pakistan gave up and tossed the ball to Saqlain, Chappell had 3 sixes and had a half-century, but it took just two balls for the spinner to remove him for 65. Morris just kept going though and by tea he was on 90 and Australia were 211-4. Keith Miller was in destructive form as well and got to his 50 a ball after Morris had brought up a brilliant hundred. At this point Khan was desperate for Wasim and Waqar to extract some reverse, Waqar did immediately and Hanif dropped Morris only to recover things next ball by pouching Miller. Wasim then picked up Morris for the English Nelson and when Waqar got Davidson, 260-4 had become 279-7. They were tiring though and Gilly was threatening, so Imran Khan turned to himself and Shaoib with the new cherry. It was the skipper that did the job though, Gilly caught 2nd slip and Lillee LBW and Day One ended at 306-9. Warne slogged a couple of lusty blows on an overcast second morning before missing one from Wasim to finish things up on 317.
Hanif Mohammad and Saeed Anwar obviously looked at those cloudy conditions and decided the only thing of importance was to stay there, which they did by grinding out a century partnership through the morning and most of the afternoon at less than 2.5 an over before Anwar went just short of a half-century. It was 117-1 at Tea and it wasn't until Javed Miandad came to the crease that Pakistan began to show some impetus. The new ball did for him though and they were 187-3 at the close.
Hanif Mohammad eventually brought up a century after 338 balls and alongside Mohammad Yousuf ground things out to 247-3 at lunch. Yousuf then went for a 95-ball 28 and Inzamam ul-Haq tried to up the tempo until he top-edged a pull off McGrath straight into his jaw and crumpled in a heap. By tea it was 314-4 but it was already safe to say that it was probably 5 as Inzamam had gone off to hospital. Hanif eventually departed having faced an unbelievable 494 balls for his 156. Wasim added a breezy 20 before Warne went to work on Saqlain and Shoaib before Davidson picked up the last to keep the lead down to 65.
65 behind was 62 by the close as they survived the two overs on the third evening. But they started day four with a ludicrous run-out that was all Hayden's fault but was the end of Morris. Hayden very quickly went to work making things right though and while Bradman fell to his opposite number, alongside Ponting, he marshalled them through to lunch with a lead of 22. His 50 came soon afterwards with a six off Saqlain and after that Pakistan lost control. Ponting's 50 came at a speed that made Hayden look pedestrian and was then dropped by Hanif just shy of his hundred. Waqar then dropped a simple return chance in the last over before tea to complete a horror session for the visitors that was 174-0.
Ponting went to a hundred and Hayden 150 before the former finally fell to an absolute grubber with the lead now 240. The catalogue of errors continued as Hanif dropped Chappell and after Waqar had him out, he got Keith Miller out with a no-ball. Saqlain finally ended Hayden's innings and Imran decided to take the new ball immediately with Australia effectively 281-5 with 45mins left of day four.
Younis Khan immediately put Gilchrist down at slip, before Imran removed Miller and bowled Davidson in the first ball of his next over. Warne plundered 16 before Imran then removed both him and Gilchrist in the space of 3 balls. Day Four ended at 404-9 and Wasim cleaned things up by getting Lillee in the second over of the morning.
344 to win in basically a day, but given the speed they had scored in the first innings and Inzamam being unavailable, the visitors were distinctly outsiders. McGrath's impact was immediate, Anwar lasted just the one ball, Younis Khan 19 and Miandad 6, all done by inconsistent bounce. After his first innings, the Hanif Mohammad wicket was always going to be vital and as so often with Australia, the man to do it was Warne. 4 down by lunch, basically 5 with no Inzamam. They didn't make tea.
3rd Test pitch at the Adelaide Oval:
@CerealKiller (Inzamam is missing for the 3rd test)
@Guesty98
CerealKiller
Staff Member
We just crumbled in the second innings.
Mushtaq Mohammad replaces Inzamam for the extra spin option. Fazal Mahmood comes in for Shoaib Akhtar.
Mushtaq Mohammad replaces Inzamam for the extra spin option. Fazal Mahmood comes in for Shoaib Akhtar.
jabbathehut
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Thanks for that.On what game to you play to get the results
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