The England and Wales Cricket Board scrapped the 50-over format from its domestic cricket schedule for the 2010 season. They claim that the ICC will review this format of the game after the 2011 world cup.
The board acknowledged that the members of the International Cricket Council will themselves be reviewing the future of 50-over cricket after the 2011 World Cup and felt that an increased programme of England Lions matches should be developed in parallel to the first-class counties decision to revise the domestic structure," ECB Chairman Giles Clarke said in a statement.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Ponting has deserted the sinking ship: Thomson
Australian ace pace bowler Jeff Thomson has lashed out at Australian skipper Ricky Ponting for not leading from the front in the recently concluded Ashes Test series. Australia, though dominated most part of the series, did not come out succesfully to retain the ashes, which they lost to England 1-2.
"Ricky Ponting is flying home for a rest - but he should be staying in England to help clear up the mess he's left behind. It doesn't look good when he loses the Ashes and then doesn't hang around to face the music with his team-mates," Thompson wrote in his column in 'Mirror'.
"The captain should always be last off his sinking ship, not the first to jump in the lifeboat. Unless Ponting has urgent personal business, or compassionate leave for something I'm not aware of, he should not be nipping back to Australia and putting his feet up for the first half of the one-day series," he said.
"How the hell did the Aussies manage to lose the series 2-1 when they scored eight hundreds to England's two, and the three leading wicket-takers were all Australian?," Thomson raised question.
Our selectors have made any number of mistakes on this trip, but leaving out Hauritz at The Oval was the lousiest of all. I'm not sure who had the final say, but Merv Hughes (an Australian selector) has been floating around like a package tour rep so it's not like our blokes have been forced to play guessing games from 10,000 miles away," he wrote.
"If the selectors go first then Ponting won't be far behind, even though he's still our best batsman. I know I bagged him before the series started, and overall I don't think he captained the side that badly. But those last 11 overs in the first Test at Cardiff are going to haunt him into his old age," he added.
Along with Thomson, several other players have also come out against Ponting's leadership. The Australian media has lashed out at the captain for not leading from the front.
"Ricky Ponting is flying home for a rest - but he should be staying in England to help clear up the mess he's left behind. It doesn't look good when he loses the Ashes and then doesn't hang around to face the music with his team-mates," Thompson wrote in his column in 'Mirror'.
"The captain should always be last off his sinking ship, not the first to jump in the lifeboat. Unless Ponting has urgent personal business, or compassionate leave for something I'm not aware of, he should not be nipping back to Australia and putting his feet up for the first half of the one-day series," he said.
"How the hell did the Aussies manage to lose the series 2-1 when they scored eight hundreds to England's two, and the three leading wicket-takers were all Australian?," Thomson raised question.
Our selectors have made any number of mistakes on this trip, but leaving out Hauritz at The Oval was the lousiest of all. I'm not sure who had the final say, but Merv Hughes (an Australian selector) has been floating around like a package tour rep so it's not like our blokes have been forced to play guessing games from 10,000 miles away," he wrote.
"If the selectors go first then Ponting won't be far behind, even though he's still our best batsman. I know I bagged him before the series started, and overall I don't think he captained the side that badly. But those last 11 overs in the first Test at Cardiff are going to haunt him into his old age," he added.
Along with Thomson, several other players have also come out against Ponting's leadership. The Australian media has lashed out at the captain for not leading from the front.
Salman Khan Trying his hand in IPL!!
The 2011 edition of the IPL will have two more teams added to the fray. The Bollywood star Salman Khan is trying to buy one of the two teams. He met IPL chairman Lalit Modi on Wednesday to understand the process and details of buying a team in IPL.
The fourth season of IPL in 2011 will see two new teams through a bidding process which will take place at the end of this year.
Modi mentioned that in addition to Salman, there are more queries for buying a team.
He said Salman expressed his interest in buying a team. "He has been interested to buy a team for quite some time. Today we had a brief meeting and I explained him how to go about with the task. I can assure you that Salman is not the only star who is thinking to buy a team. I have had around 28 queries and the list will surely go up."
Other movie stars in the IPL are: Sharukh Khan and Juhi Chawla are the owners of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR); Priety Zinta is a co-owner of Kings XI Punjab (KXI); Shilpa Shetty bought stakes in Rajasthan Royals (RR).
The fourth season of IPL in 2011 will see two new teams through a bidding process which will take place at the end of this year.
Modi mentioned that in addition to Salman, there are more queries for buying a team.
He said Salman expressed his interest in buying a team. "He has been interested to buy a team for quite some time. Today we had a brief meeting and I explained him how to go about with the task. I can assure you that Salman is not the only star who is thinking to buy a team. I have had around 28 queries and the list will surely go up."
Other movie stars in the IPL are: Sharukh Khan and Juhi Chawla are the owners of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR); Priety Zinta is a co-owner of Kings XI Punjab (KXI); Shilpa Shetty bought stakes in Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Ashes 2009: 4th Test: Australia Crush England, innings defeat! Series 1-1!
Within 3 days, Australia crushed and took sweet revenge on England to equal the series 1-1. This is a huge win for Australia and will definitely give them big advantage in the final test.
Flintoff's omission due to injury was a negative point for England and should have put them under pressure.
The pace trio from Australia did the perfect job. The three pacers took the pressure on their shouldres and did not show the impact of Lee's absence. All the 20 wickets were taken by the pace bowlers and spinner was never introduced.
Ponting should be appreciated for his wise decision of Stuart Clark over Lee. He must have gone through tremendous stress in taking this decision.
England were bowled out after lunch. Siddle picked 5 wickets and Stuart Clark had 3 on his account. England had only two players reaching the double figure--Cook 30 and Prior unbeaten on 37. It was one of the poor innings by England.
At the end of Day 1, Australia were in sound posision. Though they last 4 wickets, they were 94 runs ahead with 6 wickets in hand.
North scored his second ton in this series and gave Australia a solid lead. Australia were dismissed for 445 with Michael Clarke missing century by 7 runs. Ponting scored 78.
Trailing by 343 runs, England lost wickets at regular intervals and could not survive the good bowling attack. They were 82 for 5 at the end of Day 2.
With 3 more days to go, England needed to score 261 to make Australia bat again. Everyone knows that Australia are on the way to equalling the series.
The remaining 5 wickets fell before lunch and the match was completed in less than 2.5 days. North was chosen for the man of the match award for his wonderful century. Johnson picked 5 wickets and proved that he is back to form.
Scoreboard:
Match: Ashes 2009: Test Match 4
Date: August 7-11, 2009
Teams: Australia v. England
Captains: Ponting and Strauss
Toss: England, decided to bat
Venue: Headingley, Leeds
Result: Australia win by an innings and 80 runs
Series Result: Series Equal at 1-1
Man of the Match: North off Australia
England 1st Innings:
Fall of Wickets: 1-11 (Strauss, 3.6 ov), 2-16 (Bopara, 6.4 ov), 3-39 (Bell, 15.3 ov), 4-42 (Collingwood, 18.3 ov), 5-63 (Cook, 22.2 ov), 6-72 (Broad, 24.5 ov), 7-92 (Swann, 29.4 ov), 8-98 (Harmison, 31.4 ov), 9-102 (Anderson, 33.4 ov), 10-102 (Onions, 33.5 ov)
Australia 1st Innings:
Fall of Wickets: 1-14 (Katich, 1.4 ov), 2-133 (Watson, 27.3 ov), 3-140 (Ponting, 28.6 ov), 4-151 (Hussey, 30.3 ov), 5-303 (Clarke, 72.6 ov), 6-323 (Haddin, 80.2 ov), 7-393 (Johnson, 96.3 ov), 8-394 (Siddle, 96.6 ov), 9-440 (Clark, 102.5 ov), 10-445 (North, 104.1 ov)
England 2nd Innings: (trail by 343 runs)
Fall of Wickets: 1-58 (Strauss, 22.4 ov), 2-58 (Bopara, 22.5 ov), 3-67 (Bell, 25.5 ov), 4-74 (Collingwood, 27.6 ov), 5-78 (Cook, 29.6 ov), 6-86 (Anderson, 32.3 ov), 7-120 (Prior, 38.6 ov), 8-228 (Broad, 51.3 ov), 9-259 (Swann, 59.2 ov), 10-263 (Onions, 61.3 ov)
Flintoff's omission due to injury was a negative point for England and should have put them under pressure.
The pace trio from Australia did the perfect job. The three pacers took the pressure on their shouldres and did not show the impact of Lee's absence. All the 20 wickets were taken by the pace bowlers and spinner was never introduced.
Ponting should be appreciated for his wise decision of Stuart Clark over Lee. He must have gone through tremendous stress in taking this decision.
England were bowled out after lunch. Siddle picked 5 wickets and Stuart Clark had 3 on his account. England had only two players reaching the double figure--Cook 30 and Prior unbeaten on 37. It was one of the poor innings by England.
At the end of Day 1, Australia were in sound posision. Though they last 4 wickets, they were 94 runs ahead with 6 wickets in hand.
North scored his second ton in this series and gave Australia a solid lead. Australia were dismissed for 445 with Michael Clarke missing century by 7 runs. Ponting scored 78.
Trailing by 343 runs, England lost wickets at regular intervals and could not survive the good bowling attack. They were 82 for 5 at the end of Day 2.
With 3 more days to go, England needed to score 261 to make Australia bat again. Everyone knows that Australia are on the way to equalling the series.
The remaining 5 wickets fell before lunch and the match was completed in less than 2.5 days. North was chosen for the man of the match award for his wonderful century. Johnson picked 5 wickets and proved that he is back to form.
Scoreboard:
Match: Ashes 2009: Test Match 4
Date: August 7-11, 2009
Teams: Australia v. England
Captains: Ponting and Strauss
Toss: England, decided to bat
Venue: Headingley, Leeds
Result: Australia win by an innings and 80 runs
Series Result: Series Equal at 1-1
Man of the Match: North off Australia
England 1st Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| A Strauss | c North b Siddle | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| A Cook | c Clarke b Clark | 30 | 65 | 3 | 0 |
| Bopara | c Hussey b Hilfenhaus | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| I Bell | c Haddin b Johnson | 8 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| Collingwood | c Ponting b Clark | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| M Prior | not out | 37 | 43 | 5 | 0 |
| S Broad | c Katich b Clark | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Swann | c Clarke b Siddle | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmison | c Haddin b Siddle | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson | c Haddin b Siddle | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| G Onions | c Katich b Siddle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 8, w 1, nb 3) | 17 | - | - | - |
| Total | all out in 33.5 overs | 102 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-11 (Strauss, 3.6 ov), 2-16 (Bopara, 6.4 ov), 3-39 (Bell, 15.3 ov), 4-42 (Collingwood, 18.3 ov), 5-63 (Cook, 22.2 ov), 6-72 (Broad, 24.5 ov), 7-92 (Swann, 29.4 ov), 8-98 (Harmison, 31.4 ov), 9-102 (Anderson, 33.4 ov), 10-102 (Onions, 33.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Hilfenhaus | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Siddle | 9.5 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Johnson | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| S Clark | 10 | 4 | 18 | 3 |
Australia 1st Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| S Watson | lbw b Onions | 51 | 67 | 9 | 0 |
| Katich | c Bopara b Harmison | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ponting | lbw b Broad | 78 | 101 | 12 | 1 |
| M Hussey | lbw b Broad | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| M Clarke | lbw b Onions | 93 | 138 | 13 | 0 |
| M North | c Anderson b Broad | 110 | 206 | 13 | 1 |
| Haddin | c Bell b Harmison | 14 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| M Johnson | c Bopara b Broad | 27 | 53 | 5 | 0 |
| P Siddle | b Broad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S Clark | b Broad | 32 | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| B Hilfenhaus | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 9, lb 14, w 4, nb 3) | 30 | - | - | - |
| Total | all out in 104.1 overs | 445 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-14 (Katich, 1.4 ov), 2-133 (Watson, 27.3 ov), 3-140 (Ponting, 28.6 ov), 4-151 (Hussey, 30.3 ov), 5-303 (Clarke, 72.6 ov), 6-323 (Haddin, 80.2 ov), 7-393 (Johnson, 96.3 ov), 8-394 (Siddle, 96.6 ov), 9-440 (Clark, 102.5 ov), 10-445 (North, 104.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Anderson | 18 | 3 | 89 | 0 |
| Harmison | 23 | 4 | 98 | 2 |
| Onions | 22 | 5 | 80 | 2 |
| Broad | 25.1 | 6 | 91 | 6 |
| Swann | 16 | 4 | 64 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings: (trail by 343 runs)
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| A Strauss | lbw b Hilfenhaus | 32 | 78 | 4 | 0 |
| A Cook | c Haddin b Johnson | 30 | 84 | 4 | 0 |
| Bopara | lbw b Hilfenhaus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| I Bell | c Ponting b Johnson | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Collingwood | lbw b Johnson | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson | c Ponting b Hilfenhaus | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Prior | c Haddin b Hilfenhaus | 22 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| Broad | c Watson b Siddle | 61 | 49 | 10 | 0 |
| Swann | c Haddin b Johnson | 62 | 72 | 7 | 1 |
| Harmison | not out | 19 | 28 | 4 | 0 |
| G Onions | b Johnson | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 5, w 5, nb 11) | 26 | - | - | - |
| Total | all out in 61.3 overs | 263 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-58 (Strauss, 22.4 ov), 2-58 (Bopara, 22.5 ov), 3-67 (Bell, 25.5 ov), 4-74 (Collingwood, 27.6 ov), 5-78 (Cook, 29.6 ov), 6-86 (Anderson, 32.3 ov), 7-120 (Prior, 38.6 ov), 8-228 (Broad, 51.3 ov), 9-259 (Swann, 59.2 ov), 10-263 (Onions, 61.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Hilfenhaus | 19 | 2 | 60 | 4 |
| Siddle | 12 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| S Clark | 11 | 1 | 74 | 0 |
| Johnson | 19.3 | 3 | 69 | 5 |
Monday, August 3, 2009
Ashes 2009: 3rd Test: Micheal Clarke and North Save Test for Australia!
Rain affected the result of the 3rd test match of the Ashes 2009 between host England and visitors Australia. The first day started late and had only 30 overs bowled. Australia, deciding to bat first, ended day 1 with 126 for 1.
Watson came in place of Hughes and it ended as a right decision by skipper Ponting. He scored 62 and was the top scorer. Ponting surpassed the leading run scorer in test cricket for Australia--Allan Border. He is the number one leading run scorer for Austalia in test cricket.
Except the first wicket partnership of 82 runs between Watson and Katich, no pair could make 50-run partnership. Anderson spoiled the Aussie party by picking 5 wickets while Onions picked 4. The duo destroyed the batting line up and ended the Australian first innings for 263.
England ended day 2 at 116 for 2. Skipper Strauss and Bell stayed till the end to prevent further damage. Cook gone for a duck while Bopara made 23.
Bell, playing in place of injured Kevin Pietersen, survied couple of good shouts for leg before. He managed to score 53.
Third day's play was completely washed out due to rain.
Strauss went early on Day 4 as he made 69. Collingwood could not survive as he added just 13.
Prior and Flintoff added 89 runs for the 6th wicket. This partnership brought liveness to the game as England was heading towards some good lead. Flintoff made 74 and Prior made 41.
When Flintoff fell, England were 309 for 7. Stuart Broad delayed the proceedings and irritated the Australian bowlers. He scored an useful 55. The good lofted on-drive of Johnson provided the bowler to have an argument with the batsman.
England finished their first innings at 376. Australians were in the back foot at the end of day 4 as they lost both Katich and Ponting. The well flighted and turned delivery beat Ponting and hit the middle stump. This was a pure off-spinner wicket and nice to watch. Australia were struggling at 88 for 2 needing another 25 runs to make England bat again.
Australia had to play out 90 overs or score quick runs and take all 10 wickets of England to equal the series. But, it require a strong and aggressive batting which is very difficult under these circumstances. A couple of wickets would turn the game against the bowling team.
Though Englan picked two more wickets before lunch, Michael Clarke and North played a sensible innings as Clarke went on to score another 100. He won the man of the match award for his match saving innings.
North scored 96 and missed the century by a whisk of 4 runs. The drive went through gully where Anderson picked wonderful one-handed catch on his right. It was a good catch to dismiss a batsman in the nineties.
Debutant Manou scored 13 as both the captains decided to end the match when Clarke hit a boundary off Bopara to bring his 12th test hundred.
Strauss: "We're pretty disappointed. We came to the ground this morning with pretty high hopes. All credit to Marcus North and Michael Clarke, they batted exceptionally well."
Ponting: "The North and Clarke partnership today was something pretty special. It was good for us to get through the way we have."
Michael Clarke:"The wicket played much better than I expected it to today. There was a bit of spin but it was consistent spin."
Scoreboard:
Match: Ashes 2009: Test Match 3
Date: July 30-August 3, 2009
Teams: Australia v. England
Captains: Ponting and Strauss
Toss: Australia, decided to bat
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Result: Match Drawn
Series Result: England lead 1-0 (1st test drawn)
Man of the Match: M Clarke off Australia
Australia 1st Innings:
Fall of Wickets: 1-85 (Katich, 18.6 ov), 2-126 (Watson, 30.1 ov), 3-126 (Hussey, 30.2 ov), 4-163 (Ponting, 38.3 ov), 5-193 (Clarke, 49.4 ov), 6-202 (North, 51.4 ov), 7-202 (Johnson, 51.5 ov), 8-203 (Manou, 53.5 ov), 9-229 (Siddle, 61.5 ov), 10-263 (Hilfenhaus, 70.4 ov)
England 1st Innings:
Fall of Wickets: 1-2 (Cook, 1.4 ov), 2-60 (Bopara, 19.2 ov), 3-141 (Strauss, 44.1 ov), 4-159 (Collingwood, 50.5 ov), 5-168 (Bell, 55.6 ov), 6-257 (Prior, 71.3 ov), 7-309 (Flintoff, 80.4 ov), 8-348 (Swann, 87.3 ov), 9-355 (Anderson, 88.6 ov), 10-376 (Broad, 93.3 ov)
Australia 2nd Innings: (trail by 113 runs)
Fall of Wickets: 1-47 (Katich, 13.2 ov), 2-52 (Ponting, 14.6 ov), 3-137 (Watson, 43.6 ov), 4-161 (Hussey, 52.6 ov), 5-346 (North, 103.1 ov)
Watson came in place of Hughes and it ended as a right decision by skipper Ponting. He scored 62 and was the top scorer. Ponting surpassed the leading run scorer in test cricket for Australia--Allan Border. He is the number one leading run scorer for Austalia in test cricket.
Except the first wicket partnership of 82 runs between Watson and Katich, no pair could make 50-run partnership. Anderson spoiled the Aussie party by picking 5 wickets while Onions picked 4. The duo destroyed the batting line up and ended the Australian first innings for 263.
England ended day 2 at 116 for 2. Skipper Strauss and Bell stayed till the end to prevent further damage. Cook gone for a duck while Bopara made 23.
Bell, playing in place of injured Kevin Pietersen, survied couple of good shouts for leg before. He managed to score 53.
Third day's play was completely washed out due to rain.
Strauss went early on Day 4 as he made 69. Collingwood could not survive as he added just 13.
Prior and Flintoff added 89 runs for the 6th wicket. This partnership brought liveness to the game as England was heading towards some good lead. Flintoff made 74 and Prior made 41.
When Flintoff fell, England were 309 for 7. Stuart Broad delayed the proceedings and irritated the Australian bowlers. He scored an useful 55. The good lofted on-drive of Johnson provided the bowler to have an argument with the batsman.
England finished their first innings at 376. Australians were in the back foot at the end of day 4 as they lost both Katich and Ponting. The well flighted and turned delivery beat Ponting and hit the middle stump. This was a pure off-spinner wicket and nice to watch. Australia were struggling at 88 for 2 needing another 25 runs to make England bat again.
Australia had to play out 90 overs or score quick runs and take all 10 wickets of England to equal the series. But, it require a strong and aggressive batting which is very difficult under these circumstances. A couple of wickets would turn the game against the bowling team.
Though Englan picked two more wickets before lunch, Michael Clarke and North played a sensible innings as Clarke went on to score another 100. He won the man of the match award for his match saving innings.
North scored 96 and missed the century by a whisk of 4 runs. The drive went through gully where Anderson picked wonderful one-handed catch on his right. It was a good catch to dismiss a batsman in the nineties.
Debutant Manou scored 13 as both the captains decided to end the match when Clarke hit a boundary off Bopara to bring his 12th test hundred.
Strauss: "We're pretty disappointed. We came to the ground this morning with pretty high hopes. All credit to Marcus North and Michael Clarke, they batted exceptionally well."
Ponting: "The North and Clarke partnership today was something pretty special. It was good for us to get through the way we have."
Michael Clarke:"The wicket played much better than I expected it to today. There was a bit of spin but it was consistent spin."
Scoreboard:
Match: Ashes 2009: Test Match 3
Date: July 30-August 3, 2009
Teams: Australia v. England
Captains: Ponting and Strauss
Toss: Australia, decided to bat
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Result: Match Drawn
Series Result: England lead 1-0 (1st test drawn)
Man of the Match: M Clarke off Australia
Australia 1st Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| S Watson | lbw b Onions | 62 | 106 | 10 | 0 |
| Katich | lbw b Swann | 46 | 48 | 9 | 0 |
| Ponting | c Prior b Onions | 38 | 47 | 5 | 0 |
| M Hussey | b Onions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M Clarke | lbw b Anderson | 29 | 55 | 4 | 0 |
| M North | c Prior b Anderson | 12 | 49 | 1 | 0 |
| G Manou | b Anderson | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| M Johnson | lbw b Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N Hauritz | not out | 20 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| P Siddle | c Prior b Anderson | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| B Hilfenhaus | c Swann b Onions | 20 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 7, w 2, nb 1) | 15 | - | - | - |
| Total | all out in 70.4 overs | 263 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-85 (Katich, 18.6 ov), 2-126 (Watson, 30.1 ov), 3-126 (Hussey, 30.2 ov), 4-163 (Ponting, 38.3 ov), 5-193 (Clarke, 49.4 ov), 6-202 (North, 51.4 ov), 7-202 (Johnson, 51.5 ov), 8-203 (Manou, 53.5 ov), 9-229 (Siddle, 61.5 ov), 10-263 (Hilfenhaus, 70.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Anderson | 24 | 7 | 80 | 5 |
| Flintoff | 15 | 2 | 58 | 0 |
| Onions | 16.4 | 2 | 58 | 4 |
| Broad | 13 | 2 | 51 | 0 |
| Swann | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
England 1st Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| A Strauss | c Manou b Hilfenhaus | 69 | 134 | 11 | 0 |
| A Cook | c Manou b Siddle | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bopara | b Hilfenhaus | 23 | 54 | 4 | 0 |
| I Bell | lbw b Johnson | 53 | 114 | 7 | 1 |
| Collingwood | c Ponting b Hilfenhaus | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| M Prior | c sub (PJ Hughes) b Siddle | 41 | 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Flintoff | c Clarke b Hauritz | 74 | 79 | 10 | 1 |
| S Broad | c & b Siddle | 55 | 64 | 9 | 0 |
| Swann | c North b Johnson | 24 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| Anderson | c Manou b Hilfenhaus | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| G Onions | not out | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 4, w 6, nb 9) | 21 | - | - | - |
| Total | all out in 93.3 overs | 376 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-2 (Cook, 1.4 ov), 2-60 (Bopara, 19.2 ov), 3-141 (Strauss, 44.1 ov), 4-159 (Collingwood, 50.5 ov), 5-168 (Bell, 55.6 ov), 6-257 (Prior, 71.3 ov), 7-309 (Flintoff, 80.4 ov), 8-348 (Swann, 87.3 ov), 9-355 (Anderson, 88.6 ov), 10-376 (Broad, 93.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Hilfenhaus | 30 | 7 | 109 | 4 |
| Siddle | 21.3 | 3 | 89 | 3 |
| Hauritz | 18 | 2 | 57 | 1 |
| Johnson | 21 | 1 | 92 | 2 |
| Watson | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings: (trail by 113 runs)
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Watson | c Prior b Anderson | 53 | 114 | 9 | 0 |
| Katich | c Prior b Onions | 26 | 47 | 2 | 0 |
| Ponting | b Swann | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| M Hussey | c Prior b Broad | 64 | 130 | 13 | 0 |
| M Clarke | not out | 103 | 192 | 14 | 0 |
| North | c Anderson b Broad | 96 | 159 | 15 | 0 |
| G Manou | not out | 13 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 6, w 2, nb 3) | 15 | - | - | - |
| Total | for 5 wkts in 112.2 overs | 375 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-47 (Katich, 13.2 ov), 2-52 (Ponting, 14.6 ov), 3-137 (Watson, 43.6 ov), 4-161 (Hussey, 52.6 ov), 5-346 (North, 103.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Anderson | 21 | 8 | 47 | 1 |
| Flintoff | 15 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Onions | 19 | 3 | 74 | 1 |
| Swann | 31 | 4 | 119 | 1 |
| Broad | 16 | 2 | 38 | 2 |
| Bopara | 8.2 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Collingwood | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
What is Anti-Doping Policy?
The BCCI has rejected the ICC's proposal for signing the doping norms. The BCCI is backing the players who are not in favor of signing it.
What is WADA?
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was established in 1999 with support from International Olympic Committee to curb the use of drugs in sports globally. For cricket to be part of international events like Olympic Games or Asian Games, the parent body (ICC) has to sign and come under WADA's scrutiny. ICC has signed up in 2006 and is now trying to force the other cricketing nations to abide by it.
What's the New Code?
The new code requires players nominated by the ICC to submit to random testing. These players have to inform the ICC at the beginning of every three months, a time and location for testing. The players should be available for an hour each day. If there is a change in the schedule, the player should inform the nodal officer either through online or SMS. If the player is not available at the mentioned location on time, a "strike" will be recorded against the player. Three strikes will lead to suspension up to 2 years.
Why Cricketers' hate this?
The players feel that this compromises on their privacy. When they are not playing, they are worried about their security. Some players have security and cannot reveal their location.
What is WADA?
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was established in 1999 with support from International Olympic Committee to curb the use of drugs in sports globally. For cricket to be part of international events like Olympic Games or Asian Games, the parent body (ICC) has to sign and come under WADA's scrutiny. ICC has signed up in 2006 and is now trying to force the other cricketing nations to abide by it.
What's the New Code?
The new code requires players nominated by the ICC to submit to random testing. These players have to inform the ICC at the beginning of every three months, a time and location for testing. The players should be available for an hour each day. If there is a change in the schedule, the player should inform the nodal officer either through online or SMS. If the player is not available at the mentioned location on time, a "strike" will be recorded against the player. Three strikes will lead to suspension up to 2 years.
Why Cricketers' hate this?
The players feel that this compromises on their privacy. When they are not playing, they are worried about their security. Some players have security and cannot reveal their location.
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