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Friday January 5th 2007
Aussies go 5-0
Australia completed its 5-0 destruction of the English cricket side today, winning the fifth and final Test match by 10 wickets, needing only 46 second innings runs.
Stuart Clarke took man of the match honours, Captain Ricky Ponting took the 'Man of the Series Award, Warnie top scored for Australia in his final innings , and Glenn Mcgrath took the final English wicket with his last Test delivery, and Justin Langer remained not out in his final innings for Australia, as Matty Hayden selfishly hit the winning run..
(just kidding big fella)
What a way to go out ...
The series has been described a a whitewash....I would call it a demolition job.
The retiring trio of Shane Warne,Glenn McGrath (and now Justin Langer who announced his retirement during the week) can celebrate tonight knowing they have served the country well and blessed the crowds with some sensational cricket over their careers. Glenn will continue in the one day team and 'JL' will continue to represent Western Australia, Warnie is heading off to the Motherland to play County Cricket with Hampshire. Damien Martyn has vanished
We wish all 4 our best wishes for the future and thank them for the memories... .
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Thursday December 28th 2006
Shane Warne took 'Man of the Match' honours in the 4th Test
in Melbourne after Australia went 4-0 in the Ashes Series today.In his penultimate Test Match after announcing his retirement during the week. Warnie ended the match with 40 not out with the bat and took 2 last scalps in his last day on 'The G', after taking a vital 5-39 in the first inningsto destroy the English side.... Centuries from Matty Hayden and Andrew Symonds yesterday ensured the Aussies would win. To do it so emphatically inside 3 days is a testament to how good this side is. Thats is 10 straight Test victories in a calendar year.
Lets not forget the great contibution that Glenn Mcgrath has made as he has now also played his last Test at The MCG, due to retire from Test cricket (along with Warnie ) at stumps in the Sydney Test next week. Mcgrath will see out his cricket career at the next world cup...
These 2 greats are going to leave a big hole in Australian Cricket and it will fascinating to see who can fill the void.
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Monday December 18th 2006
Aussies regain the Ashes and go 3-0 in Series
The Australian Cricket Team have taken just 3 Tests to regain the Ashes after losing them only 15 months ago in England...The shortest period the Ashes have been held by either country in the history of the Rivalry...
Ricky Pontings XI have finally quietened its critics after Shane Warne took his 699th
Test wicket to spell the end for England. Adam Gilchrist scored the 2nd fastest Test century in history ( in 59 balls) on the way. Lets not forget the input from Damien Martyn over a great career. It takes a courageous sportsman to retire mid series and we wish 'Marto' all the very best in the future.
Warnie now looks set to take his record 700th Test wicket at the MCG
during the Boxing Day Test...
Full Ashes Coverage from The Age
More from the Herald Sun
Tuesday December 5th 2006
Aussies go 2-0 in Ashes Battle:
In one of the most amazing Test wins of all time, Australia went to a seemingly un beatable 2-NIL lead in the 2006/2007 Ashes campaign.... England is a shattered team after declaring at 6-551 in the first innings
and losing the 'un-losable' Test . Shane Warne is at his best, bowling unchanged for 27 overs and taking 4-49 ...The scene was set for a miraculous win...Ponting and Hussey did the rest....
MORE from the Herald Sun
Monday November 27th 2006
The Aussies sink the Poms in 1st Test in Brisbane by 277 runs...
MORE from The Herald Sun
Thursday April 20th 2006
Aussies win second Test against Bangladesh
by an innings and 80 runs
after an unbelievable 201 not out out to night watchman 'Dizzy' Gillespie.
He scored his maiden test century the previous day and went on to
make an astonishing double century on his 31st Birthday
Happy Birthday Jason
Details and Full Match report
Thursday April 13th 2006
Thanks to Ricky Ponting's 31st Test Century,Australia
have beaten Bangladesh by 3 wickets in what was nearly
an embarresing defeat...
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Tuesday April 3rd 2006
Aussies win 3rd Test in South Africa with just 2 wickets to spare
More from The Age here
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Thursday March 30th 2006
The Aussies went to a 2 - Nil lead in the the Test
series against South Africa in Durban yesterday after
dismissing The Proteas under lights
with very few overs to spare....
Captain Ricky Ponting continues to break records with his 3 rd
'two century' test and he did that in 4 months...
I can't wait for the Ashes rematch on our turf.....
Stay tuned for news on the 3rd Test starting soon
'TC' for merv.com.au
The Age coverage
scorecard
Sunday March 19th 2006
The Aussies have won the First Test against the Proteas
by 7 wickets inside three days in South Africa
Details here
Saturday March 18th 2006
Australia v South Africa First Test
Australia too a lead of 103 in the 1 st innings after Matty Hayden
was dismissed for 94 , so close yet so far from a century.
Brett Lee took 2 wickets in an over and Warnie
took one with his third ball to leave the Aussies in
a commanding position going into day three....
Details here
See live updates here
Monday March 13th 2006
Aussies set World Record
One-Day Score of 434
This report from Darryl Hooch via email
The series deciding 5th One-Day game between Australia and South Africa
was a run feast of epic proportions as Australia made a world record
score of 434 ,beating the previous best by 36 runs,
only to be upstaged by South Africa who went on to make 438,
winning on the second last ball of the day...
Ricky Ponting was named man of the match for his 164 off only 107 balls,
including 13 fours and 9 sixes.(Strike rate 153.27)
He subsequently passed on the award to
South African Herschelle Gibbs who scored a massive 175 runs
off 111 balls including 21 fours and 7 sixes for a strike rate of 157.66.
Full Scoreboard
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Video highlights courtesy Fox Sports
Visit Cricinfo.com for all the latest news of the Aussies tour of Sth Africa
Wednesday February 15th 2006
Buzz Here...
Well, well,
well...
What was that?
Getting the Australians a touch peeved, it would seem, is a sure-fire
way of sparking them into action.
Final one – OK, we
lost –
Careless to say the least. And what?
A crowd of about a hundred and fifty – won’t be trying that again I
wouldn’t think.
Thanks
Final three – Gillie
and “that” catch from
Punter (and Symmo’s wasn’t bad either). End of story.
Now I
know I’ve overlooked some bloody marvellous performances by some of the boys
but these sort of games are remembered for the exceptional, and
there they are in a nut shell.
Congrats to Brett Lee for being
rated the World’s number one bowler. Eat more Weet Bix kids.
Little bit
of domestic stuff and then our blokes
are off to RSA so get your Foxtel
subscriptions happening, because if
you want to see a bit more on-field carnage it about the only way you can do it.
Keep you posted,
Buzz.
Tuesday 14th February 2006 22:30 (AEDT)
Aussies Power to VB Series Victory
this report from Darryl Hooch in Brisbane
Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 9 wickets with
centuries to Adam Gilchrist & Simon Katich.
Gilchrist posted the fastest one day century ever in Australia
and was dismissed for 122 off only 91 balls, and Simon Katich
who posted his maiden one day century and was undefeated at the end on 107.
Undefeated but totally stuffed !
Ponting remained not out on 28 after hitting the winning run.
Gilchrist was named Man of the match and
Andrew Symonds Man of the Series.
Set 267 to win the Aussies lost only the wicket of Gilchrist
and needed only 45 and a half overs to clich the series.
Well done boys and also congratulations to Sri Lanka and South Africa
for putting on such an entertaining and competitive Series
Australia now travels to South Africa for more one day fixtures...
Stay Tuned
For a full Match Report and Pics click here
Sunday 12th February 2006
VB Series Update:2nd Final
Aussies score a record high 1 day total
Australia have scored a RECORD 5 for 368 at the Sydney Cricket Ground
today with centuries to both Captain Ponting and his able sidekick
'Lieutenant' Andrew Symonds.
After earlier being 3/10, the Aussies took the Sri Lankan bowling apart.
Symonds went on to post his highest one day score ever
and it will take some beating. As this is posted Sri Lanka
have lost 5 wickets at the half way mark, having scored 145.
The series is now evenly poised at 1 all.
See you in Brisbane during the week....
for the decider
Darryl Hooch, in Sydney for the 'Buzz' on cricket.
Click here to see live ball by ball updates
Saturday 11th February 2006
VB Series Update:
The VB One day series took another unexpected turn last night
when Sri Lanka overcame Australia by 22 runs in a
great display of all facets of the game, from both sides.
Five Australian wickets came from run outs in a game Ricky Ponting
and a few others will try to forget.
For the morbid details see The Age Newspaper Website
Congratulations Sri Lanka !!! Well played...
All is set for a fascinating second final on Sunday,bring it on...
TC 'on the couch' for the 'Buzz' on Cricket for merv.com.au
Friday 10th February 2006
VB Series Update:
Sri Lanka have made 8/274 after batting first in the 1st Final of the
VB One Day Series in Adelaide this afternoon.
In the last few overs they were belting fours and sixes
almost at will. It will be a very interesting run chase for the Aussies.
Click here
to see live ball by ball updates,
TC with this report from Adelaide.
Tuesday 7th February 2006
LATE VB Series UPDATE
Sri Lanka have won the
dubious honour today of earning
a place in the finals of the VB
One Day series
in the
12th and final at Bellerive Oval, in Hobart.
They batted first and posted a score of 257 off 50 overs, losing 9
wickets.
An excellent bowling display left South Africa reeling
and they could only manage 181, all out, lasting only 43 overs.
After some good performances during the tournament, 'The Proteas' can rightly
feel
disappointed they failed at the final hurdle today.
The first match in the best of three finals series is
on this coming Friday at the Adelaide Oval. Stay tuned....
Buzz on the mic
on 97.1 FM
True to my words of a few
weeks ago,
the Australian cricket team is shit-hot.
After my last update the boys
performed so badly that I thought my words
were about as valuable as those of a bloke called Churchill who was
heard to mutter
after a lengthy binge at a Euro heads of state cocktail party
“that guy Adolf seems like a nice bloke, doesn’t he?”.
Now, other than some dude called Dorey,
who has as much chance of finding
a nice spot to pitch the ball as he does of finding Nemo,
the Aussies are a flawless unit. They can rotate all they like, so to
speak,
because every combination of players they come up with seems to work.
Gilly is back, as I implied he would be, Lee is amazingly good,
Simmo is still Simmo, Punter is a bloody legend and the boy
Hussey continues to amaze even me.
And hey, let’s all hope Glenn
McGrath's missus Jane is going to be OK ‘cause no-one wants that crap
happening.
Take care people, catch you next week.
Buzz.
The
Allan Border Medal
presentation
was held last night at Crown
Casino,Melbourne.
He became the first player to win the award twice, first winning in 1994.
The
Australian captain polled 83 combined votes in Tests and one-dayers,
ahead of Mike Hussey on 80.Brett Lee took 3rd
place with 77 votes.
Other
winners were Shane
Warne with his first 'Best Test Cricketer' award
and Michael Hussey for 'Best One Day Player' of the
season.
It was a close call with Hussey winning after a double countback,
after a 4-way tie with Andrew Symonds,Adam Gilchrist,
and Brett Lee. Symonds gained the most '3 votes' but was
ineligable due to suspension.Hussey managed the most '2 votes' to take
out the award.
See
the Herald Sun
report and picture gallery here
South
Africa and Sri
Lanka are currently battling it in Tasmania for a finals berth.
The winner will get to play the Aussies in great form; we wish them
luck.
They will need it.
See
live updates here
Tecoma
Cowboy reporting for the 'Buzz on Cricket'
Monday 6th February 2006
AUSTRALIA scored a massive 344
for the loss of 6 wickets at the S.C.G. last night,
against South Africa, winning Game 11 by 57 runs.
Full Match Report here
This leaves the small chance Sri Lanka has of making the finals
in their own hands when they play The Proteas in Tasmania tomorrow.
If they beat South Africa, they make the finals.
We can't wait.......
Tonite Crown Casino hosts the 'Allan Border Medal' for the countries highest cricketing honour. More on that later.
Tecoma Cowboy reporting for 'Buzz on Cricket'
Friday 3rd February 2006
VB Series Game 10
Australia defeated ( read thrashed )South Africa by 80 runs tonight at Telstra Dome.
Scoring 7 for 281 in their 50 overs.
South Africa replied with 9 for 201 in their 50 overs.
Australia go into the finals at full steam.
See a full match report here
Ambrose Wolfinger reporting for 'Buzz on Cricket'
Thursday 2nd February 2006
VB Series Update
South
Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets at the W.A.C.A on Tuesday.
The
Current points table summary is Australia 18, South Africa 12, and Sri
Lanka on 9.
The next game in the series is a day-nighter in Melbourne
tommorrow between South Africa and The Aussies.
The venue is Telstra Dome. This is followed on Sunday by another
game between the same teams, this time at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The final 1 st round game will be in Hobart between South Africa and Sri Lanka
on Tuesday 7th Feb. Then the finals. Sri Lanka still have slim chance
mathematically if they can beat South Africa, but only if Australia
win their next 2 games against 'The Proteas'....
stay tuned....
Ambrose Wolfinger reporting for 'Buzz on Cricket'
Monday 30th January 2006
The Tri-Nation VB One Day Cricket Series Update:
The current points table is as follows:
P W L BP T For Against
| Australia | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 18 | 1505 / 289.3 | 1379 / 298.5 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 1498 / 300 | 1483 / 289.3 |
| South Africa | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 868 / 198.5 | 1009 / 200 |
Australia went to a 9 point lead after
Game 8 in the
VB One day series
at the W.A.C.A. against Sri Lanka in
Perth last nite.
Sri Lanka won the
toss and batted first.
They managed a
meager 233 with the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs.
Australia only
needed 41 overs and lost only 4 wickets, winning by
6 wickets &
narrowly missing out on the bonus point for run rate.
Acting
captain Adam Gilchrist was named man
of the match after his 116 off 131 balls,
which included 11 fours and 4 sixes.
Simon Katich also continued his great form with 82
including 7 fours.
Sri Lanka play South Africa on Tuesday also at the W.A.C.A. in Perth
Full Match Report hereFriday 27th January 2006
Australia won last nights game by 5 wickets in Adelaide
to maintain their lead in the current VB series
Full match report can be found here
The Current points table is as follows
P W L BP T For Against
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 14 | 1268 / 248.3 | 1146 / 248.5 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 1265 / 250 | 1246 / 248.3 |
| South Africa | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 868 / 198.5 | 1009 / 200 |
For all tournament details visit Cricinfo.com here
Tuesday 24th January 2006 LATE BREAKING NEWS 22:50 (AEDT)
South Africa defeated Sri Lanka in a nailbiting sixth
game of the series tonight.This places Sth Africa in second place,on 9 pts
one point behind Australia on 10 pts with Sri Lanka a close third
on 8 pts. The game this Thursday between Australia and Sri Lanka
is vital to both sides as the winner will be on top of the table,
the only question is , by how much ? TC reporting for merv.com.au
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International Cricket Update:
Australia lead the VB One Day Series by one slender point
After a 2 Game break following his 'Golden Duck' in Game 2,
Adam Gilchrist returns to captain the Australian One Day side for
the ninth time on Thursday in Adelaide against Sri Lanka.
Ricky Ponting will be rested after captaining the side
for every International for the past 10 months,as part of
Australia's rotation policy. Michael Hussey will be Vice Captain.
After my previous slagging of the Sri Lankan side,
they have done what every sports journalist hates the most.
(Made me look like a complete dickhead)
At least the competition is alive and well.....
Back soon,
Buzz.
Current VB Series Summary:
Game 1:Australia v Sri Lanka 13 Jan 2006, Melbourne (d/n)
Australia 318/5 [50 overs] V Sri Lanka 202/7 [50 overs] Australia won by 116 runs
Game 2: Australia v South Africa 15 Jan 2006, Brisbane (d/n)
Australia 228 [49.5 overs] V S Africa 231/5 [48.5 overs] South Africa won by 5 wickets
Game 3: South Africa v Sri Lanka 17 Jan 2006, Brisbane (d/n)
Sri Lanka 282/6 [50 overs] V S Africa 188 [44.2 overs] Sri Lanka won by 94 runs
Game 4: Australia v South Africa 20 Jan 2006, Melbourne (d/n)
Australia 245 [49.2 overs] V S Africa 186 [47 overs] Australia won by 59 runs
Game 5: Australia v Sri Lanka 22 Jan 2006, Sydney (d/n)
Sri Lanka 309/7 [50 overs] V Australia 258 [50] Sri Lanka won by 51 runs
Current Points Table:
| After Match 5 of 12 | P | W | L | NR | T | BP | Points | For | Against |
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 10 | 1049 / 200 | 928 / 198.5 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 793 / 150 | 764 / 150 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 605 / 148.5 | 755 / 150 |
Australia has won the 3rd
and final Test match at the
Sydney Cricket Ground by 8 wickets.
Captain Ricky Ponting became the first player to
score 2 centuries in his 100th Test. He also racked up
his 8000th test run during the Test.
Unbeaten on 143 at the end of play Ponting looks destined to
become one of crickets most decorated players.
(Darryl Hooch reporting)
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Sunday 15th January 2006
THE 'BUZZ' ON CRICKET
Hi all,
mean I haven’t been keeping an eye on the cricket.
Ponting, Symonds, Hussey, Hayden, Martyn.
What the bloody hell is going on?
Why is it that Australian batsmen seem to be so
comfortable scoring runs like
mad bastards while the rest of the world piss-farts around?
Ponting and Hayden spanked their bottoms very,very hard.
visual capabilities rather than a form of the game as he
non-surgically generated a proverbial new orifice for the RSA boys.
but in this case it appears the bags may have arrived without the
players.
What was that? Sri Lanka, winners of cricket’s world cup
through their own pioneering brand of unconventional,
aggressive batting, fell over like the regulars
in the back bar at the Paradise Hotel making a thinly veiled
attempt at chasing Australia’s stupidly big target
(thanks Symo, Marto, Clarky, etc). What next?
Notice
anything? No need (yet) to mention Adam Gilchrist,
the greatest exponent of “beat the shit out
of the bowlers” I have ever seen.
(* After
publication of this article, Gilchrist proceeded to
go out for a first ball
duck tonite and was subsequently
'rotated' from the side
for 2 games...shit I hate it when that happens.)
Shape up 'Gilly'
I have a reputation to
uphold....
Now those of you who enjoy a contest should pick another sport,
at least short-term, because this summer is going
to be a big fat pile of mess, and one bloke by the name of
Ponting is going to be sitting astride it at the end
with arms full of trophies and cash.
Back shortly,
Buzz.
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