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All Articles under 'EngAvAus-1-4July09'
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Having come agonising close to unpredictable win in first test at Cardiff, Australia went on to lose 2nd test at Lords on this 2009 tour of England, going 1-0 behind with 3 more tests to go.
10 day's break came at the right time for them, finishing up a good victory over Northamptonshire county.
Shane Watson, pushing for opening spot as Philip Hughes hadn't look confortable against English bouncers in previous two tests, scored good 84 on day one after Michael Hussey, acting captain, elected to bat first. Watson's aggressive 84 off just 96 balls displayed good solidarity in Queensland allrounder who hadn't been bowling lately.
Australia declared their first innings ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Mon, 27 July 2009
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When Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne retired, Brett Lee was tipped to lead Australian bowling in test and one day cricket. Lee did his best against easy opposition New Zealand but struggled big time on Indian tour and at home against South Africans.
Soon, he found himself back to gym and on injury table. Something was bothering him and Cricket Australia decided to rest him long enough that his desire for International cricket starts burning again.
Brett Lee returned to highest level cricket in IPL 2009 in April and inpired his Kings XI Punjab team for the reminder of the tournament. Australians performed below par in T20 world cup in June and Lee was the scapegoat ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Fri, 03 July 2009
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Match : Australia vs England Lions, warm-up match leading upto Ashes 2009.
Venue/Date : County ground in Worcester.. 1,2,3,4 July 2009.
Debuts : none.
Toss : Australia, elected to bat.
Result : Match Draw.
Man of the match : Brett Lee.
Day 1 Highlights :-
Michael Hussey had a hard 6 months but now, his form seems to be coming back. Today, electing to bat first in this final warm-up match before the first Ashes test at Cardiff from 8th July, Australian captain Ricky Ponting elected to bat. Steve Harmisson shaked Aussie opener Philip Hughes and then captain Ponting with short pitched balls himself who is known to play pull/hook shot ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Thu, 02 July 2009
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Two big names in today's preview are Troy Cooley and John Buchanan. One is bowling coach while other head cricket coach.. and the interesting fact is, both were on opposite sides in 2005 Ashes test series and now have reversed the roles.
Troy Cooley was said to be the reason behind teaching England bowlers the art of reverse swing which helped them win back Ashes urn after 19 years. John Buchanan, on other hand, is 3 times World cup winning for Australian coach but now has taken up a short term consultancy job with England team, ahead of this 2009 Ashes series. Will Buchanan reveal all Aussie secrets? may be, but mordern day cricket isn't that immune to ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Tue, 30 June 2009
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