A community portal about Cricket with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Cricket is a bat and ball sport, played between two teams each of eleven players. A cricket match is played on a grass field, in the centre of...
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A community portal about Cricket with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Cricket is a bat and ball sport, played between two teams each of eleven players. A cricket match is played on a grass field, in the centre of which is a flat strip of ground 20.12 m long, called a pitch. At each end of the pitch is a set of wooden stumps, called a wicket. A player from the fielding team propels a hard, fist-sized cork-centred leather ball from one wicket towards the other. The ball usually bounces once before reaching a player from the opposing team, who defends the wicket from the ball with a wooden cricket bat. The batsman, if he or she does not get out, may then run between the wickets, exchanging ends with another batsman, who has been standing in an inactive role near the bowler's wicket, to score runs. The other members of the bowler's team stand in various positions around the field as fielders. The match is won by the team that scores more runs.
The last time the Ashes rivals met in England, in 2005, they produced a thrilling contest. Below is a review of the "greatest series of all-time". First Test, Lord's: Australia (190 and 384) beat England (155 and 180) by 229 runs England, buoyed by series wins over New Zealand, West Indies and South Africa, had high hopes of winning a first Ashes campaign in 18 years. In front of a fever-pitch crowd they bowled Australia out for 190 on the first day with fast bowler Stephen Harmison, who... Read Full Story
Australia coach Tim Nielsen said his side are in the best possible shape ahead of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff next week. The tourists drew their final warm-up match after the England Lions were set 445 runs to win from 60 overs before reaching 162 for four by the close of play on the fourth and final day. Despite it being the tourists' second successive draw, the match answered many of Australia's questions before they start their Ashes defence on Wednesday. "The whole three weeks we've... Read Full Story
ENGLAND could find no room for Steve Harmison as the selectors kept faith with the team that beat West Indies for a mouthwatering Ashes opener. Until recently the idea that the Durham pace ace would find a starting spot for the much-anticipated series with Australia, which starts in Cardiff on Wednesday, would have been laughed away. But six Harmison wickets for England Lions against the tourists last weekend gave the selectors food for thought.
But they have decided to stick with the... Read Full Story
London: Reigning 50-over world champions Australia, have been ranked below Bangladesh for next year's World Twenty20 in the Caribbean, organisers announced on Sunday.
Seedings are based primarily on the results of last month's second edition of the tournament in England, which saw Pakistan, losing finalists in 2007, beat Sri Lanka at Lord's to take the trophy.
Australia lost both their group matches, against the West Indies and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh too also failed to make it through... Read Full Story
MOHAMMAD YOUSUF announced his return to the big-time in the only way he knows how by scoring a brilliant century to put Pakistan in the driving seat against hosts Sri Lanka.
Yousuf made 112 and Misbah-ul Haq chipped in with 56 as Pakistan, replying to Sri Lanka’s 292, recovered from 80 for four to post 342 in their first innings on the second day in Galle.
Yousuf, who turns 35 next month, was playing his first Test match since December 2007 after being banned by the Pakistan board for... Read Full Story
