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An Australian Story...
- Thread starter Mr Mxyzptlk
- Start date
Tom Halsey
International Coach
Murali aint bad in the bowling department, either. But Shane Warne seems to be the legend for me.
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4th ODI
Australia VS. India @ the WACA.
Conditions:
Weather Unsettled, unsettled, sunny
Pitch No help for seamers, help for the spinners.
Toss: India (Bowl)
Australia XI
J Maher +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
D Martyn
A Symonds
M Bevan
M Clarke
S Warne
J Gillespie
B Lee
N Bracken
Maher allows Gilly to rest. Bracked does the same for McGrath.
India XI: S Ramesh, D Bundela, S Tenduklar, R Dravid, V Laxman, S Karim, A Agarkar, G Dutta, A Kumble, N Singh, M Kartik.
Australia innings 181/9 (50 overs)
(R Ponting 52 [88], M Bevan 36 [52], M Hayden 25 [52])
(M Kartik 3/44 [10], N Singh 2/38 [10], A Kumble 2/42 [10])
The score was 120/6 when Clarke fell for a first baller.
India innings 182/1 (41.1 overs)
(D Bundela 93* [129], S Ramesh 57 [86])
(M Clarke 1/38 [8])
Bracken bowled 6-1-33-0 and Lee had Bundela dropped by Maher on 12.
Result: India won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: D Bundela
Australia VS. India @ the WACA.
Conditions:
Weather Unsettled, unsettled, sunny
Pitch No help for seamers, help for the spinners.
Toss: India (Bowl)
Australia XI
J Maher +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
D Martyn
A Symonds
M Bevan
M Clarke
S Warne
J Gillespie
B Lee
N Bracken
Maher allows Gilly to rest. Bracked does the same for McGrath.
India XI: S Ramesh, D Bundela, S Tenduklar, R Dravid, V Laxman, S Karim, A Agarkar, G Dutta, A Kumble, N Singh, M Kartik.
Australia innings 181/9 (50 overs)
(R Ponting 52 [88], M Bevan 36 [52], M Hayden 25 [52])
(M Kartik 3/44 [10], N Singh 2/38 [10], A Kumble 2/42 [10])
The score was 120/6 when Clarke fell for a first baller.
India innings 182/1 (41.1 overs)
(D Bundela 93* [129], S Ramesh 57 [86])
(M Clarke 1/38 [8])
Bracken bowled 6-1-33-0 and Lee had Bundela dropped by Maher on 12.
Result: India won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: D Bundela
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5th ODI
Australia VS. England @ the WACA.
Conditions:
Weather Sunny, Sunny, Unsettled.
Pitch Help for seamers, help for the spinners.
Toss: England (Bowl)
Australia XI
A Gilchrist +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
D Martyn
D Lehmann
A Symonds
M Bevan
S Warne
J Gillespie
B Lee
G McGrath
Back to full strength with Lehmann in for Clarke.
England XI M Ramprakash, M Atherton, G Thorpe, G Hick, J Crawley, A Giles, S Guy, D Cork, D Gough, A Caddick, M Saggers.
Australia innings 248/5 (50 overs)
(A Symonds 65* [43], R Ponting 47 [68], D Lehmann 41 [49])
(D Cork 2/56 [10], A Giles/M Sagger 1/40 [10])
Brilliant knock by Symonds to lift the score to competitiveness.
England innings 176 ao (39.1 overs)
(M Ramprakash 52 [66], J Crawley 45 [46])
(S Warne 3/31 [8], A Symonds 3/49 [19])
Result: Australia won by 72 runs
Man of the Match: A Symonds
Wonderful allround effort by Andy Symonds.
Australia VS. England @ the WACA.
Conditions:
Weather Sunny, Sunny, Unsettled.
Pitch Help for seamers, help for the spinners.
Toss: England (Bowl)
Australia XI
A Gilchrist +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
D Martyn
D Lehmann
A Symonds
M Bevan
S Warne
J Gillespie
B Lee
G McGrath
Back to full strength with Lehmann in for Clarke.
England XI M Ramprakash, M Atherton, G Thorpe, G Hick, J Crawley, A Giles, S Guy, D Cork, D Gough, A Caddick, M Saggers.
Australia innings 248/5 (50 overs)
(A Symonds 65* [43], R Ponting 47 [68], D Lehmann 41 [49])
(D Cork 2/56 [10], A Giles/M Sagger 1/40 [10])
Brilliant knock by Symonds to lift the score to competitiveness.
England innings 176 ao (39.1 overs)
(M Ramprakash 52 [66], J Crawley 45 [46])
(S Warne 3/31 [8], A Symonds 3/49 [19])
Result: Australia won by 72 runs
Man of the Match: A Symonds
Wonderful allround effort by Andy Symonds.
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England 144/3 (M Ramprakash 76, M Atherton 37; M Kartik 1/31) beat India 141 ao (S Tendulkar 35, N Singh 20; A Giles 3/39, A Caddick 2/16) 7 wickets.
Team (P-W-L-T-Pts)(NRR)
Australia (5-4-1-0-8)(+5.80)
India (5-3-2-0-0-)(+2.60)
England (6-1-5-0-0)(-8.47)
Team (P-W-L-T-Pts)(NRR)
Australia (5-4-1-0-8)(+5.80)
India (5-3-2-0-0-)(+2.60)
England (6-1-5-0-0)(-8.47)
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6th ODI
Australia VS. India @ the WACA.
Conditions:
Weather Cloudy, Cloudy, Very cloudy.
Pitch Help for seamers, help for the spinners.
Toss: Australia (Bowl)
Australia XI
A Gilchrist +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
D Martyn
M Bevan
M Clarke
A Symonds
S Warne
J Gillespie
B Lee
G McGrath
Clarke back for Lehmann and Bevan up the order.
India XI S Ramesh, D Bundela, S Tenduklar, V Kambli, V Laxman, S Karim, A Agarkar, G Dutta, A Kumble, N Singh, M Kartik.
India innings 191/7 (50 overs)
(D Bundela 43 [73], S Ramesh 39 [105])
(S Warne 2/32 [10], A Symonds 2/34 [10], J Gillespie 2/39 [10])
Brett Lee keeping it tight lately, but struggling with wicket-taking. A real concern for me.
Australia innings 192/0 (32 overs)
(A Gilchrist 99* [84], M Hayden 91* [116])
Result: Australia won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: A Gilchrist
Really rough luck for Gilly. This is still my most satisfying ODI win to date though, for obvious reasons.
Australia VS. India @ the WACA.
Conditions:
Weather Cloudy, Cloudy, Very cloudy.
Pitch Help for seamers, help for the spinners.
Toss: Australia (Bowl)
Australia XI
A Gilchrist +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
D Martyn
M Bevan
M Clarke
A Symonds
S Warne
J Gillespie
B Lee
G McGrath
Clarke back for Lehmann and Bevan up the order.
India XI S Ramesh, D Bundela, S Tenduklar, V Kambli, V Laxman, S Karim, A Agarkar, G Dutta, A Kumble, N Singh, M Kartik.
India innings 191/7 (50 overs)
(D Bundela 43 [73], S Ramesh 39 [105])
(S Warne 2/32 [10], A Symonds 2/34 [10], J Gillespie 2/39 [10])
Brett Lee keeping it tight lately, but struggling with wicket-taking. A real concern for me.
Australia innings 192/0 (32 overs)
(A Gilchrist 99* [84], M Hayden 91* [116])
Result: Australia won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: A Gilchrist
Really rough luck for Gilly. This is still my most satisfying ODI win to date though, for obvious reasons.
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India 228/7 (S Tendulkar 57, R Dravid 54, A Caddick 4/41, A Giles 2/39) beat England 143 ao (G Hick 52, A Kumble/M Kartik 3/27) by 85 runs.
Team (P-W-L-T-Pts)(NRR)
Australia (6-5-1-0-10)(+7.90)
India (7-4-3-0-8)(+2.17)
England (7-1-6-0-2)(-10.50)
Team (P-W-L-T-Pts)(NRR)
Australia (6-5-1-0-10)(+7.90)
India (7-4-3-0-8)(+2.17)
England (7-1-6-0-2)(-10.50)
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7th ODI
Australia VS. England
Conditions:
Weather Bright and sunny all day long.
Pitch Nothing for the seamers, help for the spinners.
Toss: Australia (Bat)
Australia XI
J Maher +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
S Watson
M Bevan
M Clarke
A Symonds
G Hogg
J Gillespie
N Bracken
G McGrath
Debut: S Watson
Maher gives Gilchrist a rest. Shane Watson comes in for his first international. Hogg and Bracken in for Warne and Lee.
England XI M Ramprakash, M Atherton, G Thorpe, G Hick, J Crawley, A Giles, S Guy, D Cork, D Gough, A Caddick, M Saggers.
Australia innings 286/4 (50 overs)
(R Ponting 116* [112], M Hayden 61 [49], M Bevan 43 [42])
(J Brown 2/45 [10], A Caddick 0/82 [10])
Jimmy Maher got his highest ODI score - 39, but it was the skipper once more who got the job done. 11 runs unbeaten from 5 balls for Watson on debut.
England innings 237 ao (43.5 overs)
(M Atherton 52 [68], G Thorpe 51 [56])
(G Hogg 3/52 [10], N Bracken 2/34 [9.5])
Very pleased with the way the backup bowlers stood up. Hogg gets career-best figures. 4-0-32-0 for Watson though - disappointing. He had his 3rd ball dropped by Maher though - Thorpe.
Result: Australia won by 49 runs
Man of the Match: R Ponting
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Team (P-W-L-T-Pts)(NRR)
Australia (7-6-1-0-12)(+8.90)
India (7-4-3-0-0-)(+2.17)
England (8-1-7-0-0)(-11.15)
Australia VS. England
Conditions:
Weather Bright and sunny all day long.
Pitch Nothing for the seamers, help for the spinners.
Toss: Australia (Bat)
Australia XI
J Maher +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
S Watson
M Bevan
M Clarke
A Symonds
G Hogg
J Gillespie
N Bracken
G McGrath
Debut: S Watson
Maher gives Gilchrist a rest. Shane Watson comes in for his first international. Hogg and Bracken in for Warne and Lee.
England XI M Ramprakash, M Atherton, G Thorpe, G Hick, J Crawley, A Giles, S Guy, D Cork, D Gough, A Caddick, M Saggers.
Australia innings 286/4 (50 overs)
(R Ponting 116* [112], M Hayden 61 [49], M Bevan 43 [42])
(J Brown 2/45 [10], A Caddick 0/82 [10])
Jimmy Maher got his highest ODI score - 39, but it was the skipper once more who got the job done. 11 runs unbeaten from 5 balls for Watson on debut.
England innings 237 ao (43.5 overs)
(M Atherton 52 [68], G Thorpe 51 [56])
(G Hogg 3/52 [10], N Bracken 2/34 [9.5])
Very pleased with the way the backup bowlers stood up. Hogg gets career-best figures. 4-0-32-0 for Watson though - disappointing. He had his 3rd ball dropped by Maher though - Thorpe.
Result: Australia won by 49 runs
Man of the Match: R Ponting
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Team (P-W-L-T-Pts)(NRR)
Australia (7-6-1-0-12)(+8.90)
India (7-4-3-0-0-)(+2.17)
England (8-1-7-0-0)(-11.15)
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8th ODI
Australia VS. India
Conditions:
Weather Bright and sunny all day long.
Pitch Nothing for the seamers, nothing for spinners.
Toss: Australia (Bat)
Australia XI
A Gilchrist +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
S Watson
M Bevan
M Clarke
S Katich
G Hogg
J Gillespie
N Bracken
B Lee
Gilchrist back in for Maher. Watson and Bracken retained and Lee and Katich are in for McGrath and Symonds.
India XI S Ramesh, D Bundela, S Tendulkar, V Kambli, V Laxman, S Karim, A Agarkar, G Dutta, A Kumble, N Singh, M Kartik.
Australia innings 263/5 (50 overs)
(M Hayden 82 [71], S Watson 48* [67], S Katich 46* [25])
(M Kartik 2/36 [10], D Mohanty 2/57)
After an opening partnership of 112 in the first 16 overs, Gilchrist (44), Ponting (0) and Clarke (0) fell in quick succession until Bevan (39) and Hayden (82) steadied the ship, then Katich and Watson batted impressively at the end for a good total.
India innings 235 ao (46.4 overs)
(R Dravid 63 [69], A Agarkar 54 [77])
(B Lee 4/34 [10], S Watson 2/24 [2.4])
Bowling first change, Brett Lee was refreshingly among the wickets again, claiming Tendulkar (6) and Ramesh (13) in his first over, the Laxman (8) in his 3rd. Still, the batting of Agarkar late in the innings was enough to give me a scare until Watson broke through to his stumps.
Result: Australia won by 28 runs
Man of the Match: B Lee
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Team (P-W-L-T-Pts)(NRR)
Australia (8-7-1-0-14)(+9.50)
India (8-4-4-0-8)(+1.61)
England (8-1-7-0-2)(-11.15)
Australia VS. India
Conditions:
Weather Bright and sunny all day long.
Pitch Nothing for the seamers, nothing for spinners.
Toss: Australia (Bat)
Australia XI
A Gilchrist +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
S Watson
M Bevan
M Clarke
S Katich
G Hogg
J Gillespie
N Bracken
B Lee
Gilchrist back in for Maher. Watson and Bracken retained and Lee and Katich are in for McGrath and Symonds.
India XI S Ramesh, D Bundela, S Tendulkar, V Kambli, V Laxman, S Karim, A Agarkar, G Dutta, A Kumble, N Singh, M Kartik.
Australia innings 263/5 (50 overs)
(M Hayden 82 [71], S Watson 48* [67], S Katich 46* [25])
(M Kartik 2/36 [10], D Mohanty 2/57)
After an opening partnership of 112 in the first 16 overs, Gilchrist (44), Ponting (0) and Clarke (0) fell in quick succession until Bevan (39) and Hayden (82) steadied the ship, then Katich and Watson batted impressively at the end for a good total.
India innings 235 ao (46.4 overs)
(R Dravid 63 [69], A Agarkar 54 [77])
(B Lee 4/34 [10], S Watson 2/24 [2.4])
Bowling first change, Brett Lee was refreshingly among the wickets again, claiming Tendulkar (6) and Ramesh (13) in his first over, the Laxman (8) in his 3rd. Still, the batting of Agarkar late in the innings was enough to give me a scare until Watson broke through to his stumps.
Result: Australia won by 28 runs
Man of the Match: B Lee
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Team (P-W-L-T-Pts)(NRR)
Australia (8-7-1-0-14)(+9.50)
India (8-4-4-0-8)(+1.61)
England (8-1-7-0-2)(-11.15)
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VB Final Game 1
Australia VS. India
Conditions:
Weather Bright and sunny all day long.
Pitch Nothing for the seamers, slight turn for spinners.
Toss: Australia (Bat)
Australia XI
A Gilchrist +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
D Lehmann
M Bevan
S Katich
A Symonds
S Warne
J Gillespie
B Lee
G McGrath
Lehmann replaces the out-of-form Clarke and Symonds comes in for Watson. Katich retains his place following his whirlwind 46 in the last game and McGrath replaces Bracken.
India XI S Ramesh, D Bundela, S Tendulkar, V Kambli, V Laxman, S Karim, A Agarkar, G Dutta, A Kumble, N Singh, M Kartik.
Australia innings 274/4 (50 overs)
(A Gilchrist 87 [83], M Bevan 80* [66])
(R Pawar 2/55 [10])
Another good opening partnership of 60odd, but the real boost came from Bevan smashing the bowling late for an unbeaten 80. At the top, Gilchrist continued his fine form with an innings of 87 (dropped on 2) and at the end, Symonds hit 27* from 12 balls to set the total nicely.
India innings 228 ao (41 overs)
(V Kambli 48 [42], R Dravid 44 [57])
(G McGrath 3/44 [10], S Warne 2/45 [7], B Lee 2/46 [6])
The attitude of the Indians to the chase was quite refreshing, attacking at every opportunity, but alas it was not enough. McGrath started with 4-0-24-0 but returned in the 30th over to bowl his next 6 for 20 runs and taking 3 wickets. With that burst it was smooth sailing for the Aussies from then in.
Result: Australia won by 46 runs
Man of the Match: A Gilchrist
Finals: Australia lead 1-0 (3)
Australia VS. India
Conditions:
Weather Bright and sunny all day long.
Pitch Nothing for the seamers, slight turn for spinners.
Toss: Australia (Bat)
Australia XI
A Gilchrist +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
D Lehmann
M Bevan
S Katich
A Symonds
S Warne
J Gillespie
B Lee
G McGrath
Lehmann replaces the out-of-form Clarke and Symonds comes in for Watson. Katich retains his place following his whirlwind 46 in the last game and McGrath replaces Bracken.
India XI S Ramesh, D Bundela, S Tendulkar, V Kambli, V Laxman, S Karim, A Agarkar, G Dutta, A Kumble, N Singh, M Kartik.
Australia innings 274/4 (50 overs)
(A Gilchrist 87 [83], M Bevan 80* [66])
(R Pawar 2/55 [10])
Another good opening partnership of 60odd, but the real boost came from Bevan smashing the bowling late for an unbeaten 80. At the top, Gilchrist continued his fine form with an innings of 87 (dropped on 2) and at the end, Symonds hit 27* from 12 balls to set the total nicely.
India innings 228 ao (41 overs)
(V Kambli 48 [42], R Dravid 44 [57])
(G McGrath 3/44 [10], S Warne 2/45 [7], B Lee 2/46 [6])
The attitude of the Indians to the chase was quite refreshing, attacking at every opportunity, but alas it was not enough. McGrath started with 4-0-24-0 but returned in the 30th over to bowl his next 6 for 20 runs and taking 3 wickets. With that burst it was smooth sailing for the Aussies from then in.
Result: Australia won by 46 runs
Man of the Match: A Gilchrist
Finals: Australia lead 1-0 (3)
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From nine tests from 2002 to 2003.
Here's how the Indian batsmen went
V Sehway 41.25
A Chopra 46.19
R Dravid 109.64
S Tendulkar 80.36
VVS Laxman 69.18
S Ganguly 42.50
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From nine tests from 2002 to 2003.
Here's how the Indian batsmen went
V Sehway 41.25
A Chopra 46.19
R Dravid 109.64
S Tendulkar 80.36
VVS Laxman 69.18
S Ganguly 42.50
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VB Final Game 3
Australia VS. India
Conditions:
Weather Very sunny, sunny, very sunny.
Pitch Nothing for the seamers, slight turn for spinners.
Toss: India (Bat)
Australia XI
J Maher +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
M Clarke
M Bevan
S Katich
S Watson
G Hogg
J Gillespie
B Lee
N Bracken
Clarke, Maher, Bracken and Hogg in for Martyn, Gilchrist, McGrath and Warne.
India XI S Ramesh, D Bundela, S Tendulkar, V Kambli, V Laxman, S Karim, G Dutta, A Kumble, N Singh, J Srinath, M Kartik.
India innings 259/4 (50 overs)
(S Tendulkar 76 [96], S Ramesh 64 [116])
(J Gillespie 2/48 [10])
Not quite the bowling performance hoped for, but it wasn't the worst given it's a second string attack put up there. Bracken (10-0-42-0) and Hogg (10-1-46-0) did a useful job in rare appearances. Watson (4-0-30-1) lost the plot a bit though.
Australia innings 255/6 (50 overs)
(M Hayden 101 [102], S Watson 58* [54], J Maher 45 [82])
(A Kumble 2/69 [10], M Kartik 2/68 [10])
Only 10 runs from the first 10 overs meant that the batsmen had to go after the spinners, which is not the easiest of tasks. Still it was an admirable fightback and 10 runs were needed from the last overs, but it was just a bit too much. Streak over.
Result: India won by 4 runs
Man of the Match: M Hayden
Finals: Australia wins 2-1 (3)
Man of the Finals: M Hayden
Man of the Series: M Hayden
Now it's off the sun, sea and sand of the West Indies!
Australia VS. India
Conditions:
Weather Very sunny, sunny, very sunny.
Pitch Nothing for the seamers, slight turn for spinners.
Toss: India (Bat)
Australia XI
J Maher +
M Hayden
R Ponting *
M Clarke
M Bevan
S Katich
S Watson
G Hogg
J Gillespie
B Lee
N Bracken
Clarke, Maher, Bracken and Hogg in for Martyn, Gilchrist, McGrath and Warne.
India XI S Ramesh, D Bundela, S Tendulkar, V Kambli, V Laxman, S Karim, G Dutta, A Kumble, N Singh, J Srinath, M Kartik.
India innings 259/4 (50 overs)
(S Tendulkar 76 [96], S Ramesh 64 [116])
(J Gillespie 2/48 [10])
Not quite the bowling performance hoped for, but it wasn't the worst given it's a second string attack put up there. Bracken (10-0-42-0) and Hogg (10-1-46-0) did a useful job in rare appearances. Watson (4-0-30-1) lost the plot a bit though.
Australia innings 255/6 (50 overs)
(M Hayden 101 [102], S Watson 58* [54], J Maher 45 [82])
(A Kumble 2/69 [10], M Kartik 2/68 [10])
Only 10 runs from the first 10 overs meant that the batsmen had to go after the spinners, which is not the easiest of tasks. Still it was an admirable fightback and 10 runs were needed from the last overs, but it was just a bit too much. Streak over.
Result: India won by 4 runs
Man of the Match: M Hayden
Finals: Australia wins 2-1 (3)
Man of the Finals: M Hayden
Man of the Series: M Hayden
Now it's off the sun, sea and sand of the West Indies!
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2003. I've been stalled for a while. Busy with other stuff.