The Best and Worst of 2005

[open365]

Blatantly copied of Cricinfo i know but here goes.

Your only allowed 3 things for each catergory

Best

• Mike Hussey first century in test cricket
• Brian Lara becoming the leading run-scorer in test cricket
• England Winning the ashes

Worst

• Taibu leaving international cricket
• Failure in Multan
• The not so super series series

 

[Jono]

I'll have a crack.

Best:
- The awesomeness of the Ashes
- Bangladesh defeating Australia
- The resurgence of Pakistani cricket

Worst:
- Taibu's tragic end to his international cricket career. He deserved so much better.
- The Super Series being a flop, and Richard actually being right for once.
- From an Indian fan's perspective, the Chappell-Ganguly feud and the problems still flowing on from that turning point of cricket.

 

[Zinzan]

BEST

Ashes

Warne's year

Bond's comeback

WORST

Zim's cancelled test in NZ (were to be december)

NZ underperforming in S.Africa

Onesided Superseries

 

[Linda]

Best:
*grumble* The Ashes (the series, not the result...) - Edgbaston
Hussey and Hodge (Hussey in particular... heh) finally getting a go, and playing brillo
Warne's epic year

Worst:
Losing the Ashes
Losing to Bangladesh
Martyn being sacked...

 

[Barney Rubble]

Best:

Winning the Ashes
Bangladesh beating Australia
My beloved Zummerzet beating Australia
(notice how they all involve Australia losing? )

Worst:

Losing in Pakistan
The Zimbabwe business
The crapness of the Super Series

 

[Hodgo7]

BEST

1. Warne's great year
2. Ashes (even though we lost)
3. Other sides bridging the gap between the Aussies and the rest

WORSE

1. Losing the Ashes
2. Zimbabwe - the whole situation stinks
3. Losing the One-dayer to Bangladesh

 

[Tom Halsey]

Best
Freddie
Ashes
Warne

Worst
Super Series
Zimbabwe
Pakistan

 

[crickhowell]

Best

Flintoff's Ashes
The Ashes, best series ever!
Warnes year

Worst

Taibu's retirement (Good decision but the ICC didnt take any notice)
Zimbabwe cricket overall
The "Super series"

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Best:

The Ashes
Bangladesh beating Australia
Lancashire getting promoted in CC

Worst

'Super' Series
Zimbabwe situation
England in Pakistan

 

[donwasaverage]

best

pratt's strike
ponting's reaction
warne dropping the ashes after all his brilliance

worst

udal getting picked
chucking it away in multan
my feeling after Lords (here we go again ye of little faith) :

 

[aussie]

Lancashire getting promoted in CC

oh yes that was very satisfying

 

[JASON]

Best

1 The Ashes
2 SL finding new quality spinners in Bandara and Weerakoon as support for Murali.
3 Freddie, Hussey, Rudolph, Hodge, Dhoni, Akmal,De Villiers etc... etc..

Worst

1 SL going down in Both tests and ODIs to India (an absolute hammering 6-1 and 2-0) and along with that tumbling down the rankings in both to reach the cellar dwellers in Windies,Zim and Bangla.
2 Non selection of Sangakkara for the Super Series Tests v Australia !!!
3 Lack of youngsters coming through in Sri Lankan Cricket . No youngsters coming through to push the failing old horses out of Test and ODI team.
Also Murali struggling after being over used(by his Captain), possibly the beginning of his decline. [I hope I will be proven wrong in 2006]

Add to these the controversial umpiring that seems to plague Test Cricket , but despite this the failure of the ICC to use 3rd Umpires for LBWs and close catches , which seem to mar most test matches .

 

[SJS]

# 1
Best : Chappell being appointed Indian Coach
Worst : The Ganguly Chappell Fiasco

# 2
Best : Sachins two come back innings vs Sri Lanka
Worst : Rest of Sachins batting in the same series

# 3
Best : Dalmiya losing his hold on Indian Cricket
Worst : Pawar interfering with selection and reminding us some things never change

 

[Zinzan]

Suprised no-one has mentioned the stupid "super-sub" rule in ODI's which clearly favours the team winning the toss coupled with the new power play where virtually every captain has taken the 20 overs straight as one of the worst

 

[sqwerty]

Suprised no-one has mentioned the stupid "super-sub" rule in ODI's which clearly favours the team winning the toss coupled with the new power play where virtually every captain has taken the 20 overs straight as one of the worst

Couldn't agree with you more.

For me it has made a joke of one day cricket.

super-sub........ powerplay..........next they just have to introduce the 'forcefield of death' or something where you're allowed an imaginary shield in front of your stumps for 5 overs so you can't get bowled.

 

[James90]

Did we not already have this thread?

 

[SJS]

super-sub........ powerplay..........next they just have to introduce the 'forcefield of death' or something where you're allowed an imaginary shield in front of your stumps for 5 overs so you can't get bowled.

 

[Langeveldt]

Made it for me
Seeing the boys beat New Zealand at home
Justin Kemp going from Strength to strength
Allan Donald getting involved in the South African setup as a bowling coach in Cape Town
KP returning to SA, hating it and England getting trounced in the one day series

Ruined it
SA's vulgar skunk headed export to the UK who had the time of his life, all year
England winning the winter test series, they should have won by a bigger margin too
The ICC, every single pointless innovation which I still don't understand
The superfluous series

 

[Tom Halsey]

KP returning to SA, hating it and England getting trounced in the one day series

Well, he didn't do too badly did he?

 

[Autobahn]

KP returning to SA, hating it and England getting trounced in the one day series

454 runs at 151.33 in 7 matches plus the man of series in the ODI's?

I think he enjoyed every second mate.