Cricketweb World Cup 2005

[Jamee999]

Hello and welcome to the Cricket Web World Cup 2005.(I will be playing as Australia)

The World Cup will be the same format as the 2003 one, with the same 14 teams taking part.

Before we get down to squads, and the like ; Let's have a look back at the 2004 year of cricket(This is 2002 schedule)

nPower Test Series England vs Sri Lanka(3 Tests)
May - June
England won 2 Tests to 1
Man of the Series : Simon Jones(England) 22-392 Series Average of 17.81


Natwest Series England vs Sri Lanka vs India
June - July
England beat India in the Final
Man of the Series : Marcus Trescothick(England) 297 runs at 59.4


nPower Test Series England vs India(4 Tests)
July - September
India won 4 Tests to 0
Man of the Series : Sachin Tendulkar(India) 484 runs at 60.5


BCCI Test Series India vs West Indies(3 Tests)
September - October
India won 2 Tests to 1
Man of the Series : Harbhajan Singh(India) 349-18 Series Average of 19.38


Shell Test Series Pakistan vs Australia(3 Tests)
October
Australia won 3 Tests to 0
Man of the Series : Matthew Hayden(Australia) 290 runs at 96.66


Texaco ODI Series India vs West Indies(3 ODI's)
October
India won 3 ODIs to 0
Man of the Series : Sachin Tendulkar(India) 188 runs at 62.66


Adidas ODI Series Pakistan vs Australia(3 ODI's)
October
Australia won 2 ODIs to 0
Man of the Series : Phil Jaques(Australia) 219 runs at 73


3 Ashes Test Series Australia vs England(5 Tests)
November - December
Australia won 4 Tests to 0
Man of the Series : Justin Langer(Australia) 477 runs at 68.14


SuperSport Test Series South Africa vs Sri Lanka(3 Tests)
November
South Africa won 3 Tests to 0
Man of the Series : Dewald Pretorius(South Africa) 319-19 Series Average 16.78


PSO Test Series Zimbabwe vs Pakistan(3 Tests)
November
Pakistan won 3 Tests to 0
Man of the Series : Tawanda Mupariwa 228-14 Series Average: 16.28


Rest of 2004-05 coming up soon, there's too many images in this post.

[Kweek]

interesting stuff mate, keep it coming

[Jamee999]

Standard Bank ODI Series South Africa vs Sri Lanka(3 ODIs)
December
South Africa won 2 ODIs to 1
Man of the Series : David Terbrugge 70-9 Series Average: 7.77


Nissan ODI Series Zimbabwe vs Pakistan(3 ODIs)
December
Pakistan won 3 ODIs to 0
Man of the Series : Yousuf Youhana 180 runs at 90.


National Bank ODI Series New Zealand vs India(6 ODIs)
December
India won 5 ODIs to 1
Man of the Series : Harbhajan Singh(India) 204-15 Series Average:13.6


Motorola Test Series New Zealand vs India(2 Tests)
December - January
India won 1 Test to 0
Man of the Series : Rahul Dravid(India) 232 runs at 58


VB Series Australia vs England vs Sri Lanka
January
Australia beat England in the finals
Man of the Series : Jason Gillespie 330-24 Series Average:13.75


MTN Test Series South Africa vs Pakistan(3 Tests)
January
South Africa drew with Pakistan - 1 Test each
Man of the Series : Jacques Kallis(South Africa) 464 runs at 77.33 282-13 Series Average: 21.69


So that's the review of 2004 done.

Now we've looked at the year in the past, let's have a look at the venues that will play host to the matches in the 2005 World Cup.

SuperSport Park, Pretoria

Allthough one of the most modern ground in South Africa, SuperSport Park is still a friendly place, with the grass bankings regularly seen in South Africa.


The New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

One of the biggest, best and most modern stadiums in the world, this ground is scheduled to hold the final of the World Cup.


Durban Cricket Ground

A big, beautiful and impressive coastal venue, Durban traditionally provides a perfect balence between bat and ball.


The Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth

A historic ground, situated in the heart of South Africa, is sometimes regarded as a "flat-track", allthough this is a bit of an unjust repuatation.


Newlands, Cape Town

One of the most awe-inspiring and beautiful grounds in the world, with the backdrop of Table Mountain, this is a simply amazing ground.

The first squad has also been anounced, that of the West Indies who arrived early for some warmup matches against Provincial teams.

Brian Lara(c)
Carlton Baugh(wk)
Wavell Hinds
Chris Gayle
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Sylvester Joseph
Devon Smith
Ricardo Powell
Omari Banks
Fidel Edwards
Mervyn Dillon
Corey Collymore
Pedro Collins
Reon King
Jerome King
Tino Best
Jermaine Lawson

[Kweek]

Go Jamee cool story!

[kears_falcon_9]

Good read so far mate.. very detailed i like it.

[King_Ponting]

Keep it going mate, good stuff

[chooka_nick]

It's very detailed mate, well done so far.

[Dark Hunter]

Great stuff Jamee.
If your putting this much detail into the pre-tournament stuff, can't wait to see some match reports.

[Jamee999]

Thank you to Tarick(twice ), Kears, King Ponting, chooka nick and Miles, for your nice comments.

Interview with Ricky Ponting



Chatting with the Australian Captain

Hi Ricky, welcome to the studio.

G'day

Now, as our viewers may know, you were injured in the 3rd Test of the Ashes, a broken arm, and you haven't played competitive cricket since, are you fit again.

Firstly, I'd like to congratulate Gilly, who did a marvellous job of securing the Ashes and then going unbeaten through the VB Series. I'm fit again now, I've been putting in some time in the nets recently.

Your team has had a good 12 months, and you've unearthed some good talents, in particular, Phil Jaques and Brad Hogg, how far do you think these kids could go?

Phil had an amazing start in the Adidas ODI Series [vs Pakistan], averaging 73, and followed it up with a solid, if not spectacular VB Series. He also forced himself into the Test team for the Ashes, so this was a huge year for him, let's hope he can have a long and fruitful career at the top level.
I don't think that we "discovered" Hoggy this year, more like improved him, and got him into a regular Test as well as ODI player, 38 Test wickets in 8 matches this year, along with 33 wickets at 15.82 this year in ODI's. He also picked up a century in both forms of the game, so he's had a monster of a year.

What are your hopes for this world Cup?

We've won the last 2 ICC World Cups, and been to the final of the last 3, so I think that we should be able to get to the final of this, and possibly win it. The boys in the training squad are really ready for this big Trophy.

Thank you for your time, Ricky.


Ricky Ponting, training with the Australian Training squad, in Victoria, preparing for the squad to be announced and to fly out to South Africa.



2 more squads have today been announced for the 2005 World Cup.

PAKISTAN

Inzamam-ul-Haq(c)
Rashid Latif(wk)
Wajahatullah Wasti
Salman Butt
Yousuf Youhana
Younis Khan
Imran Farhat
Shahid Afridi
Shoaib Malik
Abdul Razzaq
Azhar Mahmood
Saqlain Mushtaq
Shahid Nazir
Iftikhar Anjum
Arshad Khan
Mohammed Sami
Shoaib Akhtar
Danish Kaneria


Inzamam-ul-Haq arrives at Cape Town International Airport with the rest of the squad.

The Pakistanis have a strong squad with some world class batsman, and top level bowlers, they also have a battery of potent all-rounders.

NEW ZEALAND

Stephen Fleming(c)
Brendan McCullum(wk)
Jarrod Englefield
Nathan Astle
Craig McMillan
Hamish Marshall
Craig Cumming
Lou Vincent
Mathew Sinclair
Chris Cairns
Scott Styris
Brooke Walker
Daniel Vettori
Shane Bond
James Franklin
Shayne O'Connor
Daryl Tuffey
Chris Martin


Stephen Fleming arrives in bright and sunny Port Elizabeth.

The Black Caps have a strong batting line-up but also have one of the best strike bowlers in the world in Shane Bond.

[Jamee999]

World Cup Fixtures announced
The group fixtures are out.


9 Feb 2003
West Indies vs South Africa

10 Feb 2003
Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Zimbabwe v Namibia

11 Feb 2003
Australia v Pakistan
Bangladesh v Canada

12 Feb 2003
South Africa v Kenya
India v Netherlands

13 Feb 2003
West Indies v New Zealand
Zimbabwe v England

14 Feb 2003
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh

15 Feb 2003
Kenya v Canada
Australia v India

16 Feb 2003
South Africa v New Zealand
England v Netherlands
Pakistan v Namibia

18 Feb 2003
West Indies v Bangladesh

19 Feb 2003
England v Namibia
Sri Lanka v Canada
Zimbabwe v India

20 Feb 2003
Australia v Netherlands

21 Feb 2003
New Zealand v Kenya

22 Feb 2003
England v Pakistan
South Africa v Bangladesh

23 Feb 2003
West Indies v Canada
India v Namibia

24 Feb 2003
Zimbabwe v Australia
Sri Lanka v Kenya

25 Feb 2003
Pakistan v Netherlands

26 Feb 2003
England v India
New Zealand v Bangladesh

1 Mar 2003
Kenya v Bangladesh
Pakistan v India

2 Mar 2003
Australia v England

3 Mar 2003
New Zealand v Canada
South Africa v Sri Lanka
Namibia v Netherlands

4 Mar 2003
West Indies v Kenya
Zimbabwe v Pakistan



Lara and Pollock, 2 greats of the game will face off on Febuary 9th in the opening match

Another squad has been announced today, that of Zimbabwe.

Tatenda Taibu(c)
Tafadzwa Mufambisi(wk)
Vusi Sibanda
Hamilton Masakadza
Mark Vermeulen
Dion Ebrahim
Barney Rogers
Brendan Taylor
Andy Blignaut
Gavin Ewing
Tinashe Panyangara
Mluleki Nkala
Justice Chibhabha
Tawanda Mupariwa
Blessing Mahwire
Douglas Hondo
Christopher Mpofu
Graeme Cremer


Tantenda Taibu in action against Pakistan in December (Nissan ODI Series)

[chooka_nick]

Mate this whole thing is just... sexy... keep it up

[King_Ponting]

Yeh........"waits with baited breath for further match results"

[Kweek]

awesome!!! please do some holland match reports