Originally posted by Dans:
<strong>Doesn't this always happen though? They pound us for four tests and then let us win the last?</strong><hr></blockquote>
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Originally posted by Dans:
<strong>Doesn't this always happen though? They pound us for four tests and then let us win the last?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Doesn't that happen in every sporting event between our two countries?
Now, if we can just win the football match coming up soon then you will never hear the end of it. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
Originally posted by sidsutton:
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BTW you are seeing a glimpse into Australia's near future without Warne and McGrath. Not pretty is it.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Be carefull with such wild statements of which you clearly know nothing of! Just because there is no one your aware off theres is tons of talent around here that didnt get picked because they are too raw, and of course there is the fact that players like Warne and McGrath are legends who only come along once every 50 years! For a quick glance check out Australia A's demolition of Sri Lanka.
<a href="http://au.sports.yahoo.com/030107/1/6w19.html" target="_blank">http://au.sports.yahoo.com/030107/1/6w19.html</a>
As for England, well guys like Vaughn only come along every 20 or so and then what are you going to do?
As for the 5th test, means nothing, Australia always lose the last test in a series, esp to the Poms.
Originally posted by Jason F:
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For a quick glance check out Australia A's demolition of Sri Lanka.
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Oops, a bit hasty here!
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Aussies get a thrashing
January 09 2003 at 04:05PM
Sydney - World champions Australia conceded their highest ever total in one-day internationals as they slumped to defeat by 79 runs against Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Captain Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu smashed centuries in a record opening stand to help the Sri Lankans pile up 343 for five before the hosts were bowled out for 264.
Jayasuriya's slow left-arm spinners did the damage with the ball, the 33-year-old taking four for 39 to earn the man of the match award and keep alive his side's chances of reaching the finals.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who won the toss, compared the loss to his side's seven-wicket defeat by Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy semifinal four months ago.
"When you send someone in and they make 340 you probably regret that decision," the captain told reporters.
"The wicket had a little bit of grass on it and we had a few chances. It was a very bad one (loss).
"It wasn't just a few mistakes we made, there were a lot of mistakes made tonight. We fielded poorly, we didn't bowl well.
"Whenever you get beaten by 70 or 80 runs it's always a pretty ordinary result in one-day cricket. Tonight's right up there with the worst, that's for sure."
The win was Sri Lanka's first from four matches in the tournament, while the defeat was Australia's first after three victories last month.
Australia lead the standings with 17 points from England on 12 and Sri Lanka, who were bowled out for just 65 by Australia A two days ago, on seven. Australia take on England in Hobart on Saturday.
Sri Lanka were buoyed by the return from injury of off- spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who took his 299th one-day international wicket on the way to figures of two for 44.
Atapattu made 101 and Jayasuriya clubbed four sixes and 12 fours in his 122. The pair added 237 runs in 34 overs, plundering an attack missing fast bowlers Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie and leg-spinner Shane Warne.
The stand was the highest by a Sri Lankan pair in one-day internationals, beating the 226 for the third wicket notched up by Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene against India last year.
Sri Lanka's total was also the highest scored by any team in a one-day international at Sydney Cricket Ground, surpassing Australia's 337 for seven against Pakistan in 1999-2000. The previous highest total against Australia in a limited-overs international was 326 for three, set by South Africa in Port Elizabeth last March.
Jayasuriya, who was bowled by a Brett Lee no-ball when on two and dropped badly twice, was finally out to Watson as he tried an ambitious drive. It was his 14th century in 284 one-day internationals.
Wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist dropped Atapattu on 83 before the 32-year-old reached his eighth one-day century, including five boundaries from 121 balls.
The right-hander was run out with the total on 283 for three and Russel Arnold was stumped off Andrew Symonds first ball as Sri Lanka's chances of beating their world record total of 398 for five against Kenya in 1995-96 disappeared.
Australia lost Gilchrist to the third ball of their innings, bowled by Chaminda Vaas for six, and Matthew Hayden (35) and Ponting (15) followed quickly to leave the hosts on 105 for three after 20 overs.
Damien Martyn (40) and Michael Bevan (41) fell to Jayasuriya before Symonds became Muralitharan's 298th victim.
Jimmy Maher slogged a catch to Jayawardene for 15 and Lee was bowled by Jayasuriya for 20 before Brad Hogg avoided the hat-trick.
Watson (35 not out) and Andy Bichel (28) shared an Australia record 10th-wicket partnership of 63, but it was far too late to change the course of the match.
Originally posted by Snoeker:
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Oops, a bit hasty here!
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Aussies get a thrashing
January 09 2003 at 04:05PM
Sydney - World champions Australia conceded their highest ever total in one-day internationals as they slumped to defeat by 79 runs against Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Captain Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu smashed centuries in a record opening stand to help the Sri Lankans pile up 343 for five before the hosts were bowled out for 264.
Jayasuriya's slow left-arm spinners did the damage with the ball, the 33-year-old taking four for 39 to earn the man of the match award and keep alive his side's chances of reaching the finals.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who won the toss, compared the loss to his side's seven-wicket defeat by Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy semifinal four months ago.
"When you send someone in and they make 340 you probably regret that decision," the captain told reporters.
"The wicket had a little bit of grass on it and we had a few chances. It was a very bad one (loss).
"It wasn't just a few mistakes we made, there were a lot of mistakes made tonight. We fielded poorly, we didn't bowl well.
"Whenever you get beaten by 70 or 80 runs it's always a pretty ordinary result in one-day cricket. Tonight's right up there with the worst, that's for sure."
The win was Sri Lanka's first from four matches in the tournament, while the defeat was Australia's first after three victories last month.
Australia lead the standings with 17 points from England on 12 and Sri Lanka, who were bowled out for just 65 by Australia A two days ago, on seven. Australia take on England in Hobart on Saturday.
Sri Lanka were buoyed by the return from injury of off- spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who took his 299th one-day international wicket on the way to figures of two for 44.
Atapattu made 101 and Jayasuriya clubbed four sixes and 12 fours in his 122. The pair added 237 runs in 34 overs, plundering an attack missing fast bowlers Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie and leg-spinner Shane Warne.
The stand was the highest by a Sri Lankan pair in one-day internationals, beating the 226 for the third wicket notched up by Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene against India last year.
Sri Lanka's total was also the highest scored by any team in a one-day international at Sydney Cricket Ground, surpassing Australia's 337 for seven against Pakistan in 1999-2000. The previous highest total against Australia in a limited-overs international was 326 for three, set by South Africa in Port Elizabeth last March.
Jayasuriya, who was bowled by a Brett Lee no-ball when on two and dropped badly twice, was finally out to Watson as he tried an ambitious drive. It was his 14th century in 284 one-day internationals.
Wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist dropped Atapattu on 83 before the 32-year-old reached his eighth one-day century, including five boundaries from 121 balls.
The right-hander was run out with the total on 283 for three and Russel Arnold was stumped off Andrew Symonds first ball as Sri Lanka's chances of beating their world record total of 398 for five against Kenya in 1995-96 disappeared.
Australia lost Gilchrist to the third ball of their innings, bowled by Chaminda Vaas for six, and Matthew Hayden (35) and Ponting (15) followed quickly to leave the hosts on 105 for three after 20 overs.
Damien Martyn (40) and Michael Bevan (41) fell to Jayasuriya before Symonds became Muralitharan's 298th victim.
Jimmy Maher slogged a catch to Jayawardene for 15 and Lee was bowled by Jayasuriya for 20 before Brad Hogg avoided the hat-trick.
Watson (35 not out) and Andy Bichel (28) shared an Australia record 10th-wicket partnership of 63, but it was far too late to change the course of the match.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well that was just unfortunaute timing wasnt it?
