ICC Super Test - Australia V World XI

[Steve Dangerous]

Just saw on the TV that Andrew Johns and Mark Gasnier are at the game. I wonder is the rest of the Aus team are there?

3RD UMPIRE LBW LOOKS OUT....

edit: HE IS OUT!

What's the crowd size like...? It was kind of poor for the one-dayers.

[Titanium_BD1103]

It was pretty poor for the test too... It got towards Ok by the end of the days play...

LOL at the commentators though.. they expected a huge crowd in October in Sydney.. people do have to work... only in January can us sydneysiders take 1/2 a day off work to watch cricket..

[Steelers]

It was pretty poor for the test too... It got towards Ok by the end of the days play...

LOL at the commentators though.. they expected a huge crowd in October in Sydney.. people do have to work... only in January can us sydneysiders take 1/2 a day off work to watch cricket..

The crowd was at about 2/3 capacity. Much better than Melbourne, the so called sporting capital of Australia.

[Steelers]

STUMPS DAY 1
Australia 331/6 (85.0 ov)

Gilchrist 94*
Warne 1*

[Titanium_BD1103]

Because I am in a lazy mood... I will do this.. I am quoting the source though... if it is not okay.. just delete it and I will rewrite it...

QUOTED FROM: http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/NEW/LIVE/...19OCT2005.html

Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
+AC Gilchrist lbw b Flintoff 94 161 111 8 4
SR Watson lbw b Muralitharan 24 65 60 1 0
SK Warne c Kallis b Flintoff 5 31 20 0 0
B Lee c Smith b Flintoff 1 21 10 0 0
GD McGrath run out (Dravid) 0 10 5 0 0
SCG MacGill not out 0 3 5 0 0
Extras (b 5, lb 11, w 3, nb 6) 25
Total (all out, 90 overs, 386 mins) 345

FoW: 1-0 (Langer, 0.3 ov), 2-73 (Ponting, 22.5 ov),
3-154 (Clarke, 43.6 ov), 4-163 (Katich, 46.2 ov),
5-260 (Hayden, 65.6 ov), 6-323 (Watson, 82.3 ov),
7-331 (Gilchrist, 85.2 ov), 8-339 (Warne, 87.6 ov),
9-344 (Lee, 89.2 ov), 10-345 (McGrath, 89.6 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Harmison 18 3 60 1 (2nb, 3w)
Flintoff 18 3 59 4 (3nb)
Kallis 7 1 35 0 (1nb)
Muralitharan 30 3 102 2
Vettori 17 3 73 1

ICC World XI 1st innings R M B 4 6
*GC Smith c Gilchrist b Lee 12 33 25 1 0
V Sehwag c Katich b Warne 76 148 82 14 0
R Dravid c Gilchrist b McGrath 0 5 6 0 0
BC Lara lbw b McGrath 5 9 8 1 0
JH Kallis c Hayden b Warne 44 125 94 8 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq st Gilchrist b MacGill 1 5 5 0 0
A Flintoff c Lee b MacGill 35 44 36 0 4
+MV Boucher c Gilchrist b Warne 0 2 2 0 0
DL Vettori not out 8 33 16 0 0
SJ Harmison c Clarke b MacGill 1 7 8 0 0
M Muralitharan c Langer b MacGill 2 7 4 0 0
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 3) 6
Total (all out, 47.1 overs, 214 mins) 190

FoW: 1-27 (Smith, 7.4 ov), 2-31 (Dravid, 8.6 ov),
3-43 (Lara, 10.4 ov), 4-134 (Sehwag, 30.3 ov),
5-135 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 31.2 ov), 6-147 (Kallis, 38.2 ov),
7-151 (Boucher, 38.5 ov), 8-183 (Flintoff, 43.4 ov),
9-184 (Harmison, 45.3 ov), 10-190 (Muralitharan, 47.1 ov).

Bowling O M R W
McGrath 12 4 34 2
Lee 8 1 54 1 (3nb)
Watson 6 0 38 0 (1w)
Warne 12 3 23 3
MacGill 9.1 0 39 4

Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6
JL Langer c Smith b Kallis 22 40 33 2 0
ML Hayden not out 17 42 2 0
*RT Ponting not out 8 24 1 0
Extras 0
Total (1 wicket, 16.3 overs) 47


NOTES: Australia lost 5/22... but the World batted poorly and MacGill and Warne showed true class... LOL at Freddy Flintoff hitting MacGill for 24, all in 6's.. but MacGill continued to bowl that line and got him out 2 balls later...

OVERALL ANALYSIS: Australia is well on their way... leading by 212 ATM

[Steelers]

It is making me sleepy ATM. I am disappointed that they don't show streakers on TV anymore

[Titanium_BD1103]

Yeah it is going too slow now.. why I am here and not watching it... ... yeah I heard about the streakers but we didn't get to see it... League is on tonight though...

[PARANoIR]

lol, who cares about the Streakers.

Australia are crushing the World 11, this is turning out to be the biggest dud. I've been positive about this series all along, but Im now thinking its a flop.

Graeme Smith showed some smart captaincy this arvo by bringing Flintoff on a taking light when it was clear that Australia were getting the upper hand.

Wouldn't be surprised if this ended tomorrow.

[Steelers]

lol, who cares about the Streakers.

Australia are crushing the World 11, this is turning out to be the biggest dud. I've been positive about this series all along, but Im now thinking its a flop.

Graeme Smith showed some smart captaincy this arvo by bringing Flintoff on a taking light when it was clear that Australia were getting the upper hand.

Wouldn't be surprised if this ended tomorrow.

I was thinking before the series that the World XI would walk away with a couple of wins under their belt, but they just aren't able to gel as a team. Disappointing to see. The World XI should of got more time to prepare and get to know each others games.

[PARANoIR]

Its too much common sense to give them more practice matches.

[Hindy_Magic]

streakers i saw no streakers i guess i missed out then.

[PARANoIR]

Australia just took light at 11:00 in the morning. That is a bloody joke.

[Rabbitohs_Fan2005]

World XI are playing terrible cricket at the moment.. I mean come on they ae the world XI and the cant get over 200 on there first innings.. discrasful

[DeeGan]

I just witnessed one of the best overs in I have seen in Cricket, Murali to Katich which resulted in a c&b to Murali.

Mouth droppingly great...what a pleasure to watch, anyone else see it? 3 balls beat the bat and on the 4th he got his man.

I feel Simon Katich may have just played his last test this summer.

DeeGan

[Steelers]

I just witnessed one of the best overs in I have seen in Cricket, Murali to Katich which resulted in a c&b to Murali.

Mouth droppingly great...what a pleasure to watch, anyone else see it? 3 balls beat the bat and on the 4th he got his man.

I feel Simon Katich may have just played his last test this summer.

DeeGan

I didn't realise it was back on. Was watching 250cc race on Ten.