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All Articles under 'AUSvSA MCG JAN 09'
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Come year 2015 when eleventh cricket World Cup is to be played in Australia & New Zealand, South African fans will be cheering for Melbourne Cricket ground to host the finals, if their team goes all the way.
Reason ~ South Africa can't be beaten at Melbourne in One day internationals. well, not at least by Australia, not until today (16 Jan 09). At Melbourne, South Africa have played 8 ODI, losing only the very first one back in 1992 World Cup against England.
Seven wins since then, in a row. beating Australia 6 out of 6, and New Zealand once.
Remarkable was the patience with which Proteas played today. Electing to bat ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sat, 17 January 2009
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Match : Australia vs South Africa, first One day International of Commonwealth bank 5 ODI series.
Venue/Date : Melbourne cricket ground in Melbourne in Australia.. 16 January 2009.
Debuts : Vaughan Van Jaarsveld (South Africa).
Toss : Australia, elected to bat first.
Result : South Africa won by 3 wickets with 3 balls remaining.
Series Result : South Africa lead series 1-0 with 4 game to go.
Man of the match : Albie Morkel.
Umpires : Ian Gould (England) & BN Oxenford (Australia)
Head to head : 68th Aus v SA ODI.. now South Africa have won 29 and 36 for Australia.
South Africa won the Test series earlier on ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Fri, 16 January 2009
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Since West Indies in the mid of 1990s, no cricket team could come to Australia and beat home team in a test series.
10 months & 15 years later ~ South Africa distroyed Aussie invincibility to win first two tests and hence the test series. since then, on this 2008-09 tour, visitors have gone on to lose following 3rd test & also the twin twenty20 Internationals at Melbourne and at Gabba
Commonwealth Bank 5 ODI series starts tomorrow, and if Proteas lose this too, 5-0 or even 4-1, they probably will nullify all the glory they achieved in first to games on the tour. Australia, on other hand, have beaten teams with all-Nil ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Fri, 16 January 2009
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