SA 5/331 Kallis81 Duminy111no,after being put into bat.Zimbabwe 119 Taibu52.SA win 2-0.Still well done Taibu,and there was some good cricket from Zimbabwe.
England 89 (Oh dear!!!!)Ontong2/9 South Africa A 6/90.Swann 2/9.SA won toss.But one must have to think it was a sub standard pitch.
My 11 of promising players to watch this summer.Its not a second 11.Ive tried to keep to younger players.Wilson,Worker,Todd,Kitchen,Williamson,Van Wyk,de Border,Arnel,Nethula,Boult,L Shaw.
I wont put the Plunket Shield scores,it will get rather boring seeing Mighty Auckland thrash every one!!!!But I will comment,just to keep rubbing it in!!!!My player or 2010 to go places=Nethula.
NZ win 2-1
NZ 211 McCullum76 Taylor44 Ajmal4/33,after winning the toss.Pakistan 204 Aamer73no(highest ODI score by a no10,beating Mariller (Zimb.)56no) Oram3/20.A super effort by NZ to win in strange surrundings against a very good side.But the news media focused on how close Pak. got,not what a great seris win.The kiwi knocking machine,even when we win.So like the All Blacks!!!!Now all we need is a coach,which will be so interesting,as he will have Vettori watching his every move.But with several,young promising players back here,its starting to look up at last.
4 games.
NZ 8/303 McCullum131 Guptill62,Pakistan 239 Styris3/23,after we won the toss.Its now 1-1.A much better effort.Do we just have to live with McCullums guno attitude??And his big ego!!But we do need more from him.Great to see Styris back.Strange how hes in and out.
India 170 Jadeja57 Bollinger5/35,Aust. 4/172 Watson49,after India won the toss.Aust. lead 4-2.I just cant believe the 4-2 score line.Aust. have 8 missing!!!!Its really some effoert.Bollinger a great find.
South Africa 5/295 Amla80, Zimbabwe 6/250 (after 5/48) Taibu103no, Matsikenyeri86,after Zimb. won the toss.A great effort by Zimbabwe to fight back.We can only hope they and Bangadesh are getting better.And yes let Ireland in.
Warriors 5/254 Jacobs83no Swann 3/26 England 2/256 Strauss117no Denly82,after Warr. won the toss.I think this could be a great seris,if Englands batting can hold together.Come on Sky show it!!!!
138 runs/3-1
138 run win to Pakistan!!!!That is so bad its hard to comment.Redmond blamed the bowlers for letting Afridi and Akmal get away,after 4/75,and Vettori blames the batsman again!!!!A happy camp??Pakistan won the toss and made 9/287 Afridi70,Akmal67no,Latif64.NZ 149 Redmond52.
Zimbabwe won the toss,and batted,all out for 44 Haque3/16 Al Hasan3/8.Bangladesh 4/49 Iqbal22.They now lead 3-1.
Its 2-2,Gayle bad choice??
India won the toss and put Australia in,250 White 62, and India 226 Tendulkar40 Bollinger3/38.A disappointing chase by India,they got starts but then lost wickets.So its 2-2.I’m alittle suprised,as I thought India would be to strong at home.
Gayle is the WI captain to tour Australia this summer.As in previous blogs,I am suprised because I don’t rate him as a captain.Its good to see Gavin Tonge in,and it will be interesting,with his pace,on the quicker bounce wickets.
U17’s thru…
Wow the U17 team are thru to the 2nd round.This is just awesome news for NZ football and NZ sport.They drew with Turkey 1-1,a goal from Jack Hobson-McVeigh in the 90th minute.We now play Switzerland or Nigeria.Lets all hope that the All Whites will win,and go to South Africa.At last football will get the lift it deserves in this country,with it being the no1 sport for U15yrs.But some how Football NZ has to find a way to keep the school leavers playing at a high level.Some sort of National League with all games live on Sky,just has to be done.This way kids would keep playing,with the more exposure.Go the Phoenix tonight against Sydney!!!!
India,Bangladesh,Trott
Australia won the toss and batted,making 5/229 Hussey81no India made 4/230 Yuvraj Singh78,Dhoni71no to take a 2-1 lead.
Zimbabwe were put into bat,and made 196 Masakadza84,Bangladesh 6/198 Iqbal80.Bang lead 2-1.
Jonathan Trott is one of 4 South Africians in the England team to tour South Africa.And now Michael Vaughan qurstions his loyalty to England on such a tour.What a load of rubbish,and just shows the old school mentalaty of English older players.
Jessica Watson
This spunky 16year old,is sailing around the world solo.Her website,is well worth going to to read her blogs and watch the videos.Just type in her name and you will find it,on Google.I hope she makes it.Its just so hard to imagine out there alone for about 8 months,except for daily radio contact.
Breakers win
Oh they win at home again to remain unbeaten at home.Its sounding so like the Phoenix.Will someone please get into why its happing away,and help these teams.Plus the Warriors and Netball teams.They beat Adelaide 36’s 99-91,in extra time.Leading 49-31 at HT.Dillon Boucher played his 100th game.
Razzak,Ganga,Shahzad
Bangladesh bt Zimbabwe in the 2nd ODI,so now its 1-1.Zimbabwe made 219,Razzak taking 5/29 and Bangladesh 3/221,Shakib Al Hasan 105no.A very good win.
Ganga or Gayle??We will no next week.As I have said before,Gayle is not a good captain and I feel Ganga should lead the team to Australia.
Boycott picks Kallis and Ponting as his players of 2000.Its hard not to agree with him.And the hunt is still on for a tearaway fast bowler in England.Can it be that hard to find someone to bowl fast with todays technology??Ajmal Shahzad the latest.Great English name!!!!