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International Cricket Captain: Forumer's Challenge
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I ve got to return to form soon 
Great win for the team though.
Great win for the team though.
Howe_zat
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Tour Match vs Sussex
CW made two changes for the three-day match at Hove, with Clark and Corrin getting a chance ahead of Riley and Noble. Sussex won the toss and batted.
Though Howe started his spell with three maidens, it was Clark who got the early breakthrough when he bowled the cautious opener Ward. Howe jumped on the chance, and struck three times towards the end of his spell as Sussex slipped to 53/4.
Clark got his second wicket just before the spinners came on, and both picked up another wicket each as Sussex took lunch on 100/7. After a brief counter-attacking partnership for the eighth wicket, Corrin and Ikram finished things off.
Determined to assert his value to the side, REMOVED grafted his way to 9 from 39 balls. Sadly it wasn't to be as the opener gave it away just before tea, bowled by Kirtley. Things looked even worse for his Test chances as Heads and Ballich happily gave the tourists the lead in the final session, both notching half-centuries.
Heads just missed out on a century but Ballich made it, adding another hundred in the morning with Spark (44). Sussex did not let go completely as they took three more in the session - including Ikram for a first ball duck - but Ballich had given the visitors a very strong platform.
Sadly he started to run out of partners as the lower order wasn't allowed to hit out on a tricky pitch, but Ballich's 175 gave CW a commanding lead of 228, with four sessions left in the game.
Both seamers struck early in the reply to dismiss the openers cheaply. Prior (29 off 25) and Goodwin attacked during their 50 partnership but Howe removed Prior in the final over of his spell, Sussex at this point on 69/3. Clark and Corrin then picked up one more each - including the big wicket of Goodwin - as the home side closed on 105/5.
Hing and Ikram were given the ball on the final morning, and quickly delivered. In half an hour that included three wickets (the seventh, eighth and ninth) falling in one Ikram over, Sussex were bowled out for 132. Once again, CW had shown their superiority.
CW won by an innings & 96 runs
MotM - Michael Ballich
CW made two changes for the three-day match at Hove, with Clark and Corrin getting a chance ahead of Riley and Noble. Sussex won the toss and batted.
Though Howe started his spell with three maidens, it was Clark who got the early breakthrough when he bowled the cautious opener Ward. Howe jumped on the chance, and struck three times towards the end of his spell as Sussex slipped to 53/4.
Clark got his second wicket just before the spinners came on, and both picked up another wicket each as Sussex took lunch on 100/7. After a brief counter-attacking partnership for the eighth wicket, Corrin and Ikram finished things off.
Determined to assert his value to the side, REMOVED grafted his way to 9 from 39 balls. Sadly it wasn't to be as the opener gave it away just before tea, bowled by Kirtley. Things looked even worse for his Test chances as Heads and Ballich happily gave the tourists the lead in the final session, both notching half-centuries.
Heads just missed out on a century but Ballich made it, adding another hundred in the morning with Spark (44). Sussex did not let go completely as they took three more in the session - including Ikram for a first ball duck - but Ballich had given the visitors a very strong platform.
Sadly he started to run out of partners as the lower order wasn't allowed to hit out on a tricky pitch, but Ballich's 175 gave CW a commanding lead of 228, with four sessions left in the game.
Both seamers struck early in the reply to dismiss the openers cheaply. Prior (29 off 25) and Goodwin attacked during their 50 partnership but Howe removed Prior in the final over of his spell, Sussex at this point on 69/3. Clark and Corrin then picked up one more each - including the big wicket of Goodwin - as the home side closed on 105/5.
Hing and Ikram were given the ball on the final morning, and quickly delivered. In half an hour that included three wickets (the seventh, eighth and ninth) falling in one Ikram over, Sussex were bowled out for 132. Once again, CW had shown their superiority.
CW won by an innings & 96 runs
MotM - Michael Ballich
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
poor form continues
Howe_zat
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Tour Match vs Northamptonshire
Playing XI: Heads, Narang, Ballich, Spark, Riley, Dharan, Winne, Corrin, Dean, Howe, Dong
CW won the toss and batted on a flat deck. Heads was the early agressor but but edged to slip for 33 within the first hour. Ballich gave away his start when he did the same just before lunch, CW on 97/2.
After an attacking hundred partnership in the afternoon, Narang and Spark fell either side of tea, registering half-centuries. Riley and Dharan put on another 57 and Dharan stayed until the close, the wicketkeeper on 49* and his team on 318/5.
The following morning was Dharan's as he put on 47 with Winne and another 98 with Corrin on his way to a powerful century. Looking to up the rate further, Dharan was run out just before lunch and CW declared on 472/7.
After a steady opening partnership of 38, all three seamers picked up one each as Northants took tea on 70/3. White and Afzaal looked to be making a recovery with their stand of 92, but Howe got the breakthrough and CW re-asserted control when Winne picked up two more in the dying light.
The innings did not last much longer. Once Corrin had Brophy caught behind for the seventh wicket, Winne scythed his way through the tail to finish with his best FC figures of 6-44. 253 behind, the home side were asked to follow on with two and a half sessions remaining.
Howe got the early wicket of Love during the reply, but then the elements intervened. Rain wiped out the remainder of the day, robbing the CWers of a chance to go for the win.
CW drew with Northamptonshire
MotM - Mathieu Winne
Playing XI: Heads, Narang, Ballich, Spark, Riley, Dharan, Winne, Corrin, Dean, Howe, Dong
CW won the toss and batted on a flat deck. Heads was the early agressor but but edged to slip for 33 within the first hour. Ballich gave away his start when he did the same just before lunch, CW on 97/2.
After an attacking hundred partnership in the afternoon, Narang and Spark fell either side of tea, registering half-centuries. Riley and Dharan put on another 57 and Dharan stayed until the close, the wicketkeeper on 49* and his team on 318/5.
The following morning was Dharan's as he put on 47 with Winne and another 98 with Corrin on his way to a powerful century. Looking to up the rate further, Dharan was run out just before lunch and CW declared on 472/7.
After a steady opening partnership of 38, all three seamers picked up one each as Northants took tea on 70/3. White and Afzaal looked to be making a recovery with their stand of 92, but Howe got the breakthrough and CW re-asserted control when Winne picked up two more in the dying light.
The innings did not last much longer. Once Corrin had Brophy caught behind for the seventh wicket, Winne scythed his way through the tail to finish with his best FC figures of 6-44. 253 behind, the home side were asked to follow on with two and a half sessions remaining.
Howe got the early wicket of Love during the reply, but then the elements intervened. Rain wiped out the remainder of the day, robbing the CWers of a chance to go for the win.
CW drew with Northamptonshire
MotM - Mathieu Winne
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Finally some runs.. Hope I can keep this up in the tests
Howe_zat
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1st Test vs England
CW brought in regular fast bowler Capone for the opening Test, but Howe was selected ahead of Dong for his Test debut. CW won the toss and batted on a good pitch that looked likely to turn on later days.
Heads and Narang started briskly but a bouncer from Simon Jones hit Narang hard, and the right-hander was forced to retire hurt in the eighth over. A confident stand from Heads and Ballich took CW to lunch without further loss - with Heads registering his 50 - and the interval arrived on 94/0.
A brilliant diving catch from Trescothick dismissed Heads, but it was little more than a bump as Ballich and Spark took the score sailing past 200. Spark was caught off Harmison late in the day for 81, but Ballich was unbeaten on an excellent 132 at the close, CW looking good on 323/2.
He and Riley had added 82 - the majority being Riley's attacking half century - when Ballich was lbw for 145. Dharan's wicket was not far behind, and Riley's positive intent did for him as he missed a Giles delivery - removing him for 72 off 90 balls. CW had stumbled to 406/5, and it was the start of an England comeback as the lower order collapsed against Giles and Jones. The tourists were all out on the stroke of lunch on day two for 437.
Strauss started confidently by pulling the first ball of the innings from Capone for four, but the left armer came back to bowl him two overs later. After a brief, but attacking second wicket partnership, Tressco and KP were out to Winne and Capone respectively. 95/3 was the score at tea.
Winne returned for a second spell in the evening and ended what was looking a fluent innings by Vaughan, caught at slip. Flintoff soon followed - the only victim of a long, tight spell by Dean - to put the CWers in command. However, Thorpe and Geriant Jones saw out the day, their rebuilding partnership on 70 before the close.
Starting the third day on 206/5, the pair put on another steady 50 as CW waited for the new ball and Jones made it to three figures. However, Thorpe was bowled by corrin just one over before the new cherry was due, giving the seamers a route into the tail.
It was Howe who got the breakthrough after he had been relegated to first change behind Winne. The debutant dismissed Giles cheaply and next the last remaining batsman in Jones. Capone claimed his third wicket - Tremlett nicking to slip - meant that lunch was taken on 319/9, and Capone's fourth completed the innings just after.
Starting with a lead of 118 but the loss of Narang to injury, CW could not have asked more of Heads and Ballich as they put on an unbeaten hundred partnership in the afternoon. Ballich missed out on the hundred, but Heads made it past the milestone before Giles got one to hit the stumps. By the close - with the away side sitting comfortably on 255/2 - Spark had already hit a breezy 42 from 60 balls.
Simon Jones was the beneficiary of CW's acceleration in the morning, as wickets fell in the hunt for runs. Nonetheless the target was reached, and England were set 507 to win from five sessions remaining.
Strauss decided attack was the best form of defence, but it was short lived as he nicked Howe behind after his 23 took 18 balls. When Capone removed Trescothick and Winne dismissed Vaughan in his first over (51/3 the score), all thoughts of the chase were off and the England batsmen commenced stonewalling.
The match looked to be set for a tense finish as Thorpe and Pietersen reached the final hour of day four, but the spinners came through for CW on a wearing pitch. corrin's spell of 3-28 took out the middle order and Dean's brace right at the end left England on the precipice, with stumps called at 176/8.
The fifth day did not last long. Corrin only needed three and a half overs, picking up the final two wickets and his five-for without conceding. CW were leading an away Test series for the first time.
CW won by 326 runs
MotM - Michael Ballich
CW brought in regular fast bowler Capone for the opening Test, but Howe was selected ahead of Dong for his Test debut. CW won the toss and batted on a good pitch that looked likely to turn on later days.
Heads and Narang started briskly but a bouncer from Simon Jones hit Narang hard, and the right-hander was forced to retire hurt in the eighth over. A confident stand from Heads and Ballich took CW to lunch without further loss - with Heads registering his 50 - and the interval arrived on 94/0.
A brilliant diving catch from Trescothick dismissed Heads, but it was little more than a bump as Ballich and Spark took the score sailing past 200. Spark was caught off Harmison late in the day for 81, but Ballich was unbeaten on an excellent 132 at the close, CW looking good on 323/2.
He and Riley had added 82 - the majority being Riley's attacking half century - when Ballich was lbw for 145. Dharan's wicket was not far behind, and Riley's positive intent did for him as he missed a Giles delivery - removing him for 72 off 90 balls. CW had stumbled to 406/5, and it was the start of an England comeback as the lower order collapsed against Giles and Jones. The tourists were all out on the stroke of lunch on day two for 437.
Strauss started confidently by pulling the first ball of the innings from Capone for four, but the left armer came back to bowl him two overs later. After a brief, but attacking second wicket partnership, Tressco and KP were out to Winne and Capone respectively. 95/3 was the score at tea.
Winne returned for a second spell in the evening and ended what was looking a fluent innings by Vaughan, caught at slip. Flintoff soon followed - the only victim of a long, tight spell by Dean - to put the CWers in command. However, Thorpe and Geriant Jones saw out the day, their rebuilding partnership on 70 before the close.
Starting the third day on 206/5, the pair put on another steady 50 as CW waited for the new ball and Jones made it to three figures. However, Thorpe was bowled by corrin just one over before the new cherry was due, giving the seamers a route into the tail.
It was Howe who got the breakthrough after he had been relegated to first change behind Winne. The debutant dismissed Giles cheaply and next the last remaining batsman in Jones. Capone claimed his third wicket - Tremlett nicking to slip - meant that lunch was taken on 319/9, and Capone's fourth completed the innings just after.
Starting with a lead of 118 but the loss of Narang to injury, CW could not have asked more of Heads and Ballich as they put on an unbeaten hundred partnership in the afternoon. Ballich missed out on the hundred, but Heads made it past the milestone before Giles got one to hit the stumps. By the close - with the away side sitting comfortably on 255/2 - Spark had already hit a breezy 42 from 60 balls.
Simon Jones was the beneficiary of CW's acceleration in the morning, as wickets fell in the hunt for runs. Nonetheless the target was reached, and England were set 507 to win from five sessions remaining.
Strauss decided attack was the best form of defence, but it was short lived as he nicked Howe behind after his 23 took 18 balls. When Capone removed Trescothick and Winne dismissed Vaughan in his first over (51/3 the score), all thoughts of the chase were off and the England batsmen commenced stonewalling.
The match looked to be set for a tense finish as Thorpe and Pietersen reached the final hour of day four, but the spinners came through for CW on a wearing pitch. corrin's spell of 3-28 took out the middle order and Dean's brace right at the end left England on the precipice, with stumps called at 176/8.
The fifth day did not last long. Corrin only needed three and a half overs, picking up the final two wickets and his five-for without conceding. CW were leading an away Test series for the first time.
CW won by 326 runs
MotM - Michael Ballich
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Awesome work by our middle order. But I need to get some test runs soon
weeman27bob
International Regular
The write-ups continue to be quality Jake.
Howe_zat
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2nd Test vs England
CW made only one change to cover for the injured Narang, with batting allrounder Devon Clark asked to open the innings. England won the toss and batted.
Howe continued to trouble Strauss as he got the left-hander in his second over, and later struck to remove Trescothick while Winne removed Pietersen with a spectacular caught & bowled.
Thorpe and Vaughan consolidated before rain arrived on 92/3, stopping play until midway through the afternoon. After the resumption Dean soon removed both set batsmen, while Capone's second spell served to remove Flintoff for single figures. Corrin got two of the tailenders in one over and suddenly England had slipped to 177/8 at tea.
Geriant Jones was once again the last batsman, his 34 off 69 coming to an end as Clark was given the ball just after tea. The new opener finished off the innings in the next over, bowling Harmison to dismiss the home side for 187.
Clark's new role as an opener did not start well as he run himself out for 4, going for an absurd second run on a ball flicked almost straight to square leg. Hoggard snared his opening partner Heads just before the close, and so stumps were called at 55/2.
England fought back into the match viciously on the second morning. Steve Harmison found pace and aggression to cut through the CW middle order as Ballich, Riley and Spark were all sent back in quick time.
Things went from bad to worse as a Hoggard inswinger got through Dharan's defenses, and Winne became the latest victim of a Simon Jones bouncer, the short delivery rearing up and inflicting enough damage to have the allrounder taken off. The visitors were in effect 76/7.
Corrin and Capone provided just enough resistance to get past three figures for the innings, but it did not last long as Tremlett finished things off for 134. England took a lead of 53 runs.
Howe once again had Strauss dismissed, but this time it was after an opening partnership of 48. Trescothick's dismissal to the same bowler kept CW in with a sniff - this was only tea on day two - but Vaughan and Pietersen slowly took control of the game, their partnership remaining unbeaten at the close. The score was 145/2.
The next two sessions on day three were much the same as CW were batted out of it. Both Vaughan and KP made big centuries as the lead piled up, and though Corrin took three wickets in the evening, it rather felt like too little, too late.
The lead had passed 500, but England were not done as Flintoff stormed to his century on the fourth morning. When he was finally bowled by Capone, England declared, setting CW an impossible 616 to win. However, should CW bat through the five remaining sessions, they would still take the series.
It was still in the ballance as Heads and Ballich's gritty fifties had kept CW in the game on 167/2 in the dying hours. However, Ballich's 51 from 152 came to an end in the final over before stumps as Harmison had him trapped lbw. With Winne unable to bat, CW looked likely to lose the Test and draw the series.
It was not to be. Spark and Riley were the men of the day as the England attack came up against an iron curtain of a partnership - their 149 taking 75 overs, and two and a half sessions out of the day. Spark finally gave way in the final hour as he edged Harmison to gully, but the job was done - including Spark's hundred, which came off 278 deliveries.
Riley stayed until the end, keeping the strike and stoically dead-batting his way to 71* off 268 balls. The left-hander walked off knowing the game was saved and the series won.
CW drew with England and won the series 1-0
MotM - Michael Vaughan
CW made only one change to cover for the injured Narang, with batting allrounder Devon Clark asked to open the innings. England won the toss and batted.
Howe continued to trouble Strauss as he got the left-hander in his second over, and later struck to remove Trescothick while Winne removed Pietersen with a spectacular caught & bowled.
Thorpe and Vaughan consolidated before rain arrived on 92/3, stopping play until midway through the afternoon. After the resumption Dean soon removed both set batsmen, while Capone's second spell served to remove Flintoff for single figures. Corrin got two of the tailenders in one over and suddenly England had slipped to 177/8 at tea.
Geriant Jones was once again the last batsman, his 34 off 69 coming to an end as Clark was given the ball just after tea. The new opener finished off the innings in the next over, bowling Harmison to dismiss the home side for 187.
Clark's new role as an opener did not start well as he run himself out for 4, going for an absurd second run on a ball flicked almost straight to square leg. Hoggard snared his opening partner Heads just before the close, and so stumps were called at 55/2.
England fought back into the match viciously on the second morning. Steve Harmison found pace and aggression to cut through the CW middle order as Ballich, Riley and Spark were all sent back in quick time.
Things went from bad to worse as a Hoggard inswinger got through Dharan's defenses, and Winne became the latest victim of a Simon Jones bouncer, the short delivery rearing up and inflicting enough damage to have the allrounder taken off. The visitors were in effect 76/7.
Corrin and Capone provided just enough resistance to get past three figures for the innings, but it did not last long as Tremlett finished things off for 134. England took a lead of 53 runs.
Howe once again had Strauss dismissed, but this time it was after an opening partnership of 48. Trescothick's dismissal to the same bowler kept CW in with a sniff - this was only tea on day two - but Vaughan and Pietersen slowly took control of the game, their partnership remaining unbeaten at the close. The score was 145/2.
The next two sessions on day three were much the same as CW were batted out of it. Both Vaughan and KP made big centuries as the lead piled up, and though Corrin took three wickets in the evening, it rather felt like too little, too late.
The lead had passed 500, but England were not done as Flintoff stormed to his century on the fourth morning. When he was finally bowled by Capone, England declared, setting CW an impossible 616 to win. However, should CW bat through the five remaining sessions, they would still take the series.
It was still in the ballance as Heads and Ballich's gritty fifties had kept CW in the game on 167/2 in the dying hours. However, Ballich's 51 from 152 came to an end in the final over before stumps as Harmison had him trapped lbw. With Winne unable to bat, CW looked likely to lose the Test and draw the series.
It was not to be. Spark and Riley were the men of the day as the England attack came up against an iron curtain of a partnership - their 149 taking 75 overs, and two and a half sessions out of the day. Spark finally gave way in the final hour as he edged Harmison to gully, but the job was done - including Spark's hundred, which came off 278 deliveries.
Riley stayed until the end, keeping the strike and stoically dead-batting his way to 71* off 268 balls. The left-hander walked off knowing the game was saved and the series won.
CW drew with England and won the series 1-0
MotM - Michael Vaughan
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weeman27bob
International Regular
Lovely rearguard action there.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
yeah we are showing that we are champions material but I really need to make more runs Gotta hit the nets soon.
Gotta hit the nets soon.