2007/2008 Summer of Cricket Discussion

Yeh I wish Warne held the record. I'm happy for Murali though.. he's a good guy and mustve bowled well to overtake Shane Warne.
His action is weird but.. :P
 
He's a chucker and it's pretty obvious.

He was cleared, after the ICC changed the rules to allow him, that is.
 
Let's take this seriously
By Jon Pierik | December 11, 2007

AUSTRALIA have been ordered to get serious about Twenty20 cricket as a new-look side, under rookie captain Michael Clarke, takes on New Zealand tonight.

While Australia has admitted it has not always given the new format the priority it deserves, that is about to change.

"Cricket Australia has made a point to everyone playing this form of the game that this game (Twenty20) is going to stand alone," Clarke said.

"It is an important part of Australian cricket."

Captain Ricky Ponting, who has been rested from tonight's clash, admitted after the Twenty20 loss to India in October that Australia needed to become smarter about a format that demands great athleticism and power.

The underprepared Australians were also humbled by India in the inaugural World Cup semi-finals in South Africa this year, ending hopes of complete domination in all three international forms of the sport.

CA has told its players to shape up now that Twenty20 has become a massive cash cow at international and domestic level.

"I think you will see Australia continue to take Twenty20 cricket as seriously as one-day cricket and Test cricket," Clarke said.

"It is a form of the game that now stands alone, and it is going to be around for a lot longer yet.

"We are probably one of the countries that hasn't played too much Twenty20 cricket . . . so the more we play, the better.

"We need to approach it differently, sorting out what is the best team for Australia, sorting out what guys are best suited.

"We are certainly still learning and improving . . . we have got open minds to trial and error, to find out what is the best way for the Australian cricket team to win the 2009 world championships."

Clarke, 26, will take his first steps towards becoming Ponting's long-term successor, although the former Australian under-19 skipper did his best to play down suggestions he was the heir apparent.

Ponting, 32, still has at least three or four years left in the game, but Clarke is next in line, provided he retains his form with the bat.

"First and foremost there are a lot of guys in the team that can captain the Australian cricket team," Clarke said.

"The fact of the matter is that Ricky is only 32, and I hope he is going to be around for a lot longer yet.

"Honestly, I am trying not to look past this game. I have been given the chance for one game and I am going to try and make the most of that.

"How much a captain can do in Twenty20 cricket, I am not sure. Again, it is going to be an opportunity to find out.

"But I don't want to look too far ahead. Ricky is our leader and a fantastic one at that."

Showers are forecast this morning in Perth, but officials are confident they will clear by game time.

- with AAP
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Yeah Australia doesn't take it very serious, but they didn't want it 2 turn into something that would rival tests and one dayers, which is fair enough. I think its a good spectical, but just a bit of fun
 
Australia take everything seriously. The only reason they havent been performing in Twent20 is because they have no experience of it. Until they went to the Twenty20 WC.
 
Awesome win to the aussies, and a great match, although the kiwis lost heavily. Oram stuck around at the end and made it entertaining.
 
Even I got to see some of the 20/20 match today (oh, hang on, it was yesterday for all of you). I was surprised that NZ got as many as 132. Are Aus the only side to put nicknames on the back of their shirts? I thought they'd drafted in a new team until I saw their faces!!!
 
Yea just Australia does it(nicks) for the fun of it.... it was an awesome, game, which in the end they kinda got close to 132, all thanks to oram who was on fire.
 
How funny was it about Pomersbach, in the carpark about 2 go in a watch the game and he gets the call up. Wasn't very funny for hodge though, gotta suck falling over when ur getting dressed
 
Australia beat New Zealand by 7 wickets

Friday, December 14, 2007 5:52 PM

Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets with 45 balls to spare in the opening Chappell-Hadlee Trophy cricket one-day match at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.

Skipper Ricky Ponting scored an unbeaten 107 off 108 balls for his 24th one-day century to steer the Australians home to a comprehensive victory.

Wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum fell four runs short of his maiden one-day century as New Zealand totalled 254 for seven off 50 overs batting first.

But the Australians did it comfortably with Adam Gilchrist smashing 51 off 29 balls with six fours and two sixes to set the platform which Ponting carried on stylishly.

The series continues with the second match in Sydney on Sunday with the third and final game in Hobart on Thursday.

Match scores: New Zealand 254 for 7 (50 overs), Australia 255 for 3 (42.3 overs).
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I was very dissapointed with NZ's batting. They were 1/113 off 20 ov. And ended up 254. If they made 280 it would have been an awesome game.
 
Stop mouthing off, McCullum tells Tait

NEW ZEALAND vice-captain Brendon McCullum yesterday told Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait to quit "mouthing off" until he had a record to match Glenn McGrath's.

Tait took 3-59 in Australia's seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the opening match of the three-game Chappell-Hadlee series in Adelaide on Friday night. Wicketkeeper-batsman McCullum, who top-scored for the Kiwis with 96, said yesterday he was angered by Tait's pre-match comment that the New Zealand batsmen looked uncomfortable against his pace bowling, which can reach speeds up to 160 km/h.

"If he's Glenn McGrath he can probably throw comments like that out there but my only advice would be to maybe get a few more statistics behind him before he starts mouthing off," McCullum said as the team arrived in Sydney for today's game two at the SCG.

"I just thought it was a bit reckless from Taity. He's a good bloke but he's only played 15 games. When McGrath was very good at talking it up he also had some unbelievable statistics behind him."

While Tait has played only 16 one-day internationals, the South Australian has taken 31 wickets at an average of 24, including 23 scalps in Australia's undefeated World Cup campaign in the West Indies.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori raised doubts over the legality of the 24-year-old right-armer's low, slinging bowling action during the week.

But Australian skipper Ricky Ponting threw his support behind Tait after Friday's game, saying he was disappointed with the way New Zealand had voiced its suspicions.

"(Tait) has my full support, as he has of everyone else in the Australian dressing room. It (the action) all looks pretty good to me. They seem to have some kind of concern about his action and to air it publicly is a bit disappointing. It probably just makes us a bit hungrier to play some good cricket against them."

McCullum said he had "no problem" with Tait's action. He added that the South Australian, whose opening three overs cost 28 runs, had weaknesses to be exploited. "The guy bowls fast and you can't shirk it. I'm sure in the long run he's going to be a very good bowler but at the moment there's still signs you can expose him."

Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden yesterday defended Tait's bowling action and said the team would use Vettori's comments as motivation for the SCG clash. "We were surprised but more than anything we know that Shaun has got absolutely zero quirkiness in his action," Hayden said.

Hayden said while Tait was inexperienced, 11 of his 15 games "were pretty important" when he shone at the World Cup. "It's amazing how little cricket he has played but the guy produces balls which are just dead-set frightening. That ball that McCullum tried to hook and it basically whisked over the top of his right ear and Superman couldn't have even reached up and got it. It's bloody frightening …"
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i think Tait had every right to say that. He wasn't kinda boasting about how good he was, just how uncomfortable they were, heck I would be too.
 
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