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Shane Watson clinches it for Aussies
Overheard on Monday afternoon, the 11th of April, 2011:
“What’s on?”
“Watson!”
“That’s what I said! What’s on?”
“Watson! Shane Watson! A Watson blitzkrieg against Bangladesh. That’s what’s on. ”
Shane Watson cracked a brutal 185 against Bangladesh at Mirpur with 15 sixes, a world record.
IPL franchisees demand a say in appointment of curators (Satire)
There are more rumbles within the IPL.
The franchisees are not all pleased with the auctions. Though teams have largely grabbed the players they short-listed, the team owners feel that they should have a say in the appointment of curators and groundsmen especially at their home venues.
Ricky Ponting: Will you miss me, Cricket Australia?
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Ricky Ponting finally gave in.
Hordes of critics baying for his blood would not be denied.
The World Cup loss to India, in the quarters, was the final straw.
Much as Ricky Ponting would have liked to take the terminal blow on his chin—like a man—he would be first to admit that multiple body blows over the past few months had left him with more than just a bloody, broken finger.
It made him vulnerable—never a happy state of affairs for an Australian captain.
Cricket World Cup 2011:Has Yuvraj Singh turned the corner, at last?
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When I think of Yuvraj Singh, I recall his unbeaten 84 in just his second one-dayer against the mighty Australians facing quality fast-bowling in the form of Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie and Brett Lee.
His knock powered India to an unlikely win. A star was born.
Cricket World Cup: Revenge does not make the world go round
Two days to go to the India-Australia quarter-final at Motera, Ahmedabad and the Indian media has already begun to hype the meeting as an opportunity for the men in blue to wreak revenge on their counterparts in yellow.
It would be sweet payback for the loss in the 2003 World Cup final.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Sir Donald Bradman’s Summer Of Delight
Image via Wikipedia Donald George Bradman made his Test debut for Australia at 20 against the 1928-29 visiting England side.
Although Bradman aggregated 468 and played in four of the five matches in the series, there was very little inkling of what was to follow in the summer of 1930 when Australia toured England.
The Summer of 1930 is recalled as “The Summer That Changed Cricket”. Christopher Hilton in his book “Bradman and The Summer That Changed Cricket: The Amazing 1930 Australian Tour of England” documents Sir Donald’s innings and the reactions to his stupendous Test aggregate of 974 in five Tests; a monumental feat that has not been surpassed in eight decades since.
Ponting destroys an LCD in the Australian dressing room
Australia captain Ricky Ponting smashed a television set in a fit of fury after being run out during a World Cup match against Zimbabwe.
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