Cricket
Donald calls for legalising ball tampering
By chennaivision at 25 July, 2009, 5:14 pm
New Delhi, In a statement which may raise the hackles of the International Cricket Council (ICC), former South African pacer Allan Donald has called for the legalisation of ball tampering in order to check the ever increasing domination of the batsmen.
”The ICC would shoot me for saying it but, with the wickets [...]
Oz media blames IPL for England’s injury woes
By chennaivision at 25 July, 2009, 3:42 pm
Melbourne, With Australia trailing the Ashes series 0-1, the media here is hoping that injuries sustainted by England players during the IPL will help derail the hosts’ campaign in the remainder of the five-match series.
The Aussies have already received an apparant boost to their morale after star England batsman Kevin Pietersen was ruled out of [...]
Anderson confident of another Flintoff show at Edgbatson
By chennaivision at 23 July, 2009, 1:06 pm
London, While the doubt over Andrew Flintoff’s fitness still persists, paceman James Anderson is confident that he will have the all-rounder alongside him in the attack when England get down to extend its lead in the third Ashes Test.
Flintoff produced a sparkling performance at Lord’s as England took a 1-0 lead in their five-match series [...]
Fletcher takes another dig at Ponting’s captaincy
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 12:51 pm
London, Former coach Duncan Fletcher believes that Ricky Ponting’s golden days as skipper were over long back when Australia suffered a series of retirements from their players who never needed a captain and insisted that the Tasmanian was under severe pressure.
He said it were the Australians who began the war of words [...]
Australia to assess Lee’s fitness in next 48 hrs
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 12:29 pm
London, Injury-plagued Brett Lee’s participation in the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston is hanging in balance, and Australia will only decide over the pacer’s fitness in the next couple of days.
The 32-year-old fast bowler, who missed the opening two Ashes Tests of the five-match series since he was diagnosed with a [...]
Oz media blames team’s collective failure for Lord’s humiliation
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 6:11 pm
Melbourne, Lamenting at Australia historic defeat against England in the second Ashes Test, the media here today blamed the collective failure of the Ricky Ponting’s team for their first ever loss at the Lord’s in 75 years.
Riding on retiring star Andrew Flintoff’s five wicket haul in the second innings, England yesterday thumped [...]
ECB yet to take a decision on P20’s future
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 5:46 pm
London, With concerns over funding and opposition from several counties putting the future of the prosposed P20 tournament in doubt, the ECB is yet to decide on the prospect of the English Twenty20 event.
The T20 event, scheduled to be kicked off from June next year, has already run into trouble with counties [...]
Despite Lord’s loss, Ponting confident of retaining Ashes
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 3:34 pm
London, Despite being one down after their Lord’s Test defeat in the ongoing Ashes, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is not too worried and believes that his side will claw its way back into the series.
England yesterday rode on all-rounder Andrew Flintoff’s brilliant bowling (5/92) in the second innings to register a [...]
Atherton pays tribute to Flintoff for England’s historic win
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 3:24 pm
London, He had described Andrew Flintoff as a ‘’second-hand car” before the series, but former England captain Michael Atherton was effusive in his praise for the star all-rounder after the historic second Test victory over Australia at the Lord’s.
Flintoff led from the front with figures of 5/92 in the second innings as England recorded a [...]
England need KP, Freddie to regain Ashes: Hussain
By chennaivision at 20 July, 2009, 4:05 pm
London, Injury-prone stars Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen are two indispensable members of England and the team needs their services to regain the Ashes even if it means that the duo has to take field not being fully fit, feels former captain Nasser Hussain.
While all-rounder Flintoff, whose career has been plagued with [...]
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