Cricket: Australia v World X1 - 3rd Game

[DeeGan]

Cricket: Australia v World X1 - 3rd Game

The world's greatest cricketing team (Australia) has once again got off to a great start with Adam Cilchrist picking up where he left off in the second game.

Gilly' is 23 from 25 and we are 1 for 41 with Michael Clarke being dismissed for 3 lbw to Ntini after 7.1 overs.

Discuss the game here.

DeeGan

[Steelers]

Cricket: Australia v World X1 - 3rd Game

The world's greatest cricketing team (Australia) has once again got off to a great start with Adam Cilchrist picking up where he left off in the second game.

Gilly' is 23 from 25 and we are 1 for 41 with Michael Clarke being dismissed for 3 lbw to Ntini after 7.1 overs.

Discuss the game here.

DeeGan

I forgot all about this game. I was all excited about Bathurst :p

[Super Cronk]

I forgot all about this game. I was all excited about Bathurst :p


lol same here . im watching the cricket now tho. and gilly seems hell bent on beating his record he received the other day (fastest 100)

[DeeGan]

1 for 52, Ponting very lucky to survive lbw appeal from Ntini.

After typing the above, Gilly is 32 from 29 balls after clobbering another boundary off Pollock.

[Super Cronk]

gilly gorrne caught by pollock :mad:

[DeeGan]

Ponting survives a good lbw appeal.

The decision was made by the video umpire, the first time ever in Australia.

It was the correct decision.

DeeGan

[Super Cronk]

I didnt catch the start why was clark batting first?

[PARANoIR]

Yeah I missed the start aswell.

Clarke opened because Katich is injured, and besides Clarkes a better opener than Katich anyway.

The World 11 spinners are making the most of this track now as its starting to loosen up abit.

[Super Cronk]

Yeah I missed the start aswell.

Clarke opened because Katich is injured, and besides Clarkes a better opener than Katich anyway.

The World 11 spinners are making the most of this track now as its starting to loosen up abit.

Yeah clark is a great player i was just wondering why katich wasnt there. How bad is the injury?

[PARANoIR]

I dont think its that bad, it's just his Groin I think.

[PARANoIR]

Can someone tell me why Kallis has bowled 1.4 overs and Flintoff 4.2...which one of those guys is injured?

[Super Cronk]

Can someone tell me why Kallis has bowled 1.4 overs and Flintoff 4.2...which one of those guys is injured?

i read that flintoff injured his wrist.

[Hindy_Magic]

yeah i saw that njured from attempting a caught and bowled.

[Super Cronk]

This watson and hussey partnership has been awesome. Playing some great shots both of em.

the score is 5/285

[Super Cronk]

LMAO...hussey has just done a massive hit...it went striaght up and hit the roof!lol...if there was no roof that woulda hit the space station.

[PARANoIR]

I woulda been spewin if I hit that damn roof! Should get 10 for it! lol.

Yeah I remember what happened with Flintoff now.

Hes turned out to be the biggest dud now.

[Steelers]

Chris Gayle out 2nd ball of the innings

[Steelers]

ICC World XI 20/2 (4.0 ov)

Kallis 0 (0)
Sehwag 2 (8)

[PARANoIR]

Nice friendly welcome for Kallis from Brett Lee

[Steelers]

Nice friendly welcome for Kallis from Brett Lee

lol it was. Kallis did well to avoid it.

[PARANoIR]

Yeah he did.

Clarke just dropped what would've been a screamer. Sehwag nearly hit the case off it.

[PARANoIR]

Lee on a hat trick to Flintoff. You can bet your bottom dollar this will be a shortish one.

[Steelers]

Lee on a hat trick to Flintoff. You can bet your bottom dollar this will be a shortish one.
hehe it wasn't. this World XI has performed terribly in these 3 matches.

[Steelers]

UPDATE

ICC World XI 39/4 (9.0 ov)

Flintoff* 4 (8)
Sehwag 14 (19)

[Steelers]

Brackens first over a shocker. 13 off it. Flintoff looking to bring the World XI back into the game.

ICC World XI 64/4 (11.3 ov)

[PARANoIR]

The world 11 needed to be given more time to gel. They should have been given a few more practice matches or something.

They'll come good by the test match. Don't worry about that. Cricket Australia are fools putting it at the SCG. The biggest turner in Australia and the world 11 have Murali and Vettori. It the World 11 are bowling on the 6th Day, Murali will have the thing turning square.

Here comes Bracken again..bowling to Sehwag *waits for 6 over cover*

<edit> 4 down the ground almost killing the umpire..lol close enough :p

[PARANoIR]

lol...Gilchrist up to the stumps and Bracken fires one down the legside to the boundary for 5.

<edit> happened again lol. I think Gilchrist should go back now, or bowl over the damn wicket.

[Inferno]

The world 11 needed to be given more time to gel. They should have been given a few more practice matches or something.

They'll come good by the test match. Don't worry about that. Cricket Australia are fools putting it at the SCG. The biggest turner in Australia and the world 11 have Murali and Vettori. It the World 11 are bowling on the 6th Day, Murali will have the thing turning square.

Here comes Bracken again..bowling to Sehwag *waits for 6 over cover*

<edit> 4 down the ground almost killing the umpire..lol close enough :p

Warny and Macgill are just as good as Vettori and Muralitharan and are playing on their home turf. An ideal location if you ask me.

[PARANoIR]

Im not saying Warne and MacGill arent as good as Vettori and Murali, I'm saying that the World 11 will be much stronger at the SCG than they wouldve been at other grounds in Australia.

The Indians and Pakistanis will bat much better there, and Brian Lara always performs well there also. If we had of had it on a Ground that doesnt favour spin so much, we would have won it a lot easier.

[Super Cronk]

now 8/120...watson just bagged vettori

[PARANoIR]

Shahid Afridi is a freak lol.

[Super Cronk]

WE WIN!!!!! yahoooo!!! suck eggs you critics you laid the boot into them after losing the ashes!

[Steelers]

If we had of had it on a Ground that doesnt favour spin so much, we would have won it a lot easier.

But Cricket Australia didn't pick the venues, the ICC did. And they were picked about a year ago. I think it is good that they are finally going to play on a 'real' cricket ground. A packed SCG provides the best atmosphere. I just hope it lasts at least until the 5th day.

[PARANoIR]

I'd much prefer it to last till the 6th day.

[Steelers]

I'd much prefer it to last till the 6th day.

so would I, but AT LEAST till the 5th.