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Post by HH on Mar 29, 2005 21:54:13 GMT 10
I know we have several cricket threads, but this can perhaps be the one.
Dasa, shame about India.
Sounds like it was a cracking match though.
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Post by Arunava Das on Mar 30, 2005 14:52:59 GMT 10
Indeed sounds so. Pakistan played well though.
Expect Pakistan to win the ODIs 4-2.
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Post by HH on Apr 16, 2005 20:52:26 GMT 10
Afridi.
Wow.
Looks like your prediction is starting to come true.
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Post by HH on Apr 18, 2005 21:59:38 GMT 10
Indeed sounds so. Pakistan played well though. Expect Pakistan to win the ODIs 4-2. Huh. Spooky. |
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Post by Arunava Das on Apr 22, 2005 7:56:09 GMT 10
Indeed.
India has been a mediocre ODI team for a while though.
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Post by HH on Apr 30, 2005 20:35:55 GMT 10
content.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/208353.htmlTee hee. Although probably nothing you didn't already know dasa. Vish: next time you're going to a neutral game (ie not Collingwood), give us a ring. I want to see what it's like. No Saturday afternoons though, probably.
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Post by Arunava Das on May 1, 2005 10:06:37 GMT 10
Haha. Nothing new as you said, but still amusing that someone can be so upfront.
I hope Greg Chappell is the next coach.
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Post by Arunava Das on May 3, 2005 12:52:36 GMT 10
Been keeping up with South Africa in the Windies?
Antigua does it again.. Gayle 317.
They really need to re-lay the pitch there... flattest wicket in the world.
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Post by HH on May 4, 2005 22:01:04 GMT 10
It would certainly appear that way.
Let's have a look shall we:
SA 1st Innings:
de Villiers 114
Smith 126
Prince 131
Kallis 147
Total 6 dec for 588
WI 1st Innings:
Bravo 107
Chanderpaul 127
Sarwan 127
and of course, Gayle 317
Total 747
Damn.
Has that always been the case in Antigua?
Gotta be some kind of record.
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Post by Gonzo Gomo Gomez on May 4, 2005 22:22:36 GMT 10
lara's 375 and 400 and now gayle's 317 all on the same ground. man that's one fucked up pitch
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Post by HH on May 5, 2005 10:45:10 GMT 10
Seriously? Holy cow. That thing needs some rain. Juice it up a bit  |
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Post by Arunava Das on May 5, 2005 11:02:18 GMT 10
Damn. Has that always been the case in Antigua? Gotta be some kind of record. Antigua has been very batsman-friendly for a long time. West Indies made the 418/7 in the 4th innings to win against Australia there...would hardly have been possible on a proper pitch. It is a record, most centuries in a match. 7 was the previous record, done in a few matches. What annoys me about this Test is, the situation'll be similar to what it was when England toured. Windies performed horribly for the 3 matches beforehand, then they come to Antigua, Lara makes 400* and everyone forgets how bad the team is. It'll be the same here, come to Antigua, Gayle makes 317, everything looks good... forgetting the atrocious batting in the 2 Tests before. |
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Post by HH on May 8, 2005 21:02:40 GMT 10
Uh, true.
They should either change the pitch or move the Antigua test to the start of every Caribbean tour.
WI did bat terribly in the other tests.
Another interesting tidbit (that you probably already know ;D:) In WI's first innings in Antigua, every South African player bowled. Even Boucher threw the gloves off (with de Villiers in the team, why not?) and managed to capture the wicket of centurion Bravo.
Probably not a record. But still interesting.
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Post by Arunava Das on May 9, 2005 16:02:31 GMT 10
Ahh yes, not quite a record. Been done three times before I think. Actually, last time India played in Antigua (another horribly boring draw), all 11 Indians had a bowl. Chanerpaul made a century off 500odd balls in that match.
Boucher did claim one record - most Tests played before having his first bowl, and most Tests before taking his first wicket.
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Post by HH on May 13, 2005 20:00:01 GMT 10
Wow. Close finish. Hehe hat trick for langeveldt |
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