Guest alex Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Where's Blaydon? 43706[/snapback] 43709[/snapback] How would you know though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy 0 Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 Where's Blaydon? 43706[/snapback] 43709[/snapback] How would you know though? 43711[/snapback] He is on my msn list from the good ole days of the official nufc forum. I just dont talk to him. He has been online today but obviously hasnt been around here i figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Maybe he posts as someone else now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Anyway, back to the cricket. Today has proved what we already knew, that Australia are the best one day team in the world. Just like the summer proved we are the best test team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy 0 Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 Anyway, back to the cricket. Today has proved what we already knew, that Australia are the best one day team in the world. Just like the summer proved we are the best test team 43718[/snapback] ICC Test Rankings 1. Australia 127pts 2. England 119pts ICC ODI Rankings 1. Australia 136pts 6. England 109 pts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 You've played 1 more test series than us and 5 more ODI games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy 0 Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 You've played 1 more test series than us and 5 more ODI games. 43728[/snapback] But you wont be able to make up 9 points to take the lead in one series according to my dodgy calculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Anyway, back to the cricket. Today has proved what we already knew, that Australia are the best one day team in the world. Just like the summer proved we are the best test team 43718[/snapback] ICC Test Rankings 1. Australia 127pts 2. England 119pts ICC ODI Rankings 1. Australia 136pts 6. England 109 pts 43727[/snapback] We won the Ashes though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Means nothing tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Live scorecard from todays game Australia innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6 +AC Gilchrist c & b Pollock 32 38 31 2 1 MJ Clarke lbw b Ntini 3 8 3 0 0 *RT Ponting c Lara b Muralitharan 68 98 84 8 1 DR Martyn lbw b Vettori 33 84 44 3 0 A Symonds c Sangakkara b Muralitharan 1 6 5 0 0 MEK Hussey not out 75 91 74 5 1 SR Watson not out 66 84 66 4 0 Extras (lb 7, w 1, nb 7) 15 Total (5 wickets, 50 overs, 212 mins) 293 DNB: CL White, B Lee, NW Bracken, GD McGrath. FoW: 1-15 (Clarke, 1.4 ov), 2-58 (Gilchrist, 8.5 ov), 3-143 (Ponting, 24.5 ov), 4-146 (Symonds, 26.3 ov), 5-148 (Martyn, 27.5 ov). Bowling O M R W Pollock 9 0 67 1 (6nb) Ntini 7 0 58 1 (1nb) Flintoff 4.2 0 23 0 Muralitharan 10 1 38 2 Kallis 1.4 0 11 0 Vettori 10 0 34 1 (1w) Gayle 6 0 42 0 Sehwag 2 0 13 0 ICC World XI innings (target: 294 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6 CH Gayle b Lee 0 2 0 0 V Sehwag run out (Watson) 37 40 4 1 +KC Sangakkara c Martyn b McGrath 13 15 2 0 JH Kallis c Hussey b Lee 2 10 0 0 BC Lara c Gilchrist b Lee 0 1 0 0 A Flintoff b Watson 21 25 4 0 R Dravid c Martyn b Lee 16 38 1 0 *SM Pollock not out 7 20 1 0 DL Vettori not out 0 1 0 0 Extras (lb 5, w 14, nb 4) 23 Total (7 wickets, 24.4 overs) 119 To Bat: M Ntini, Shahid Afridi. FoW: 1-0 (Gayle, 0.2 ov), 2-20 (Sangakkara, 3.4 ov), 3-27 (Kallis, 6.3 ov), 4-27 (Lara, 6.4 ov), 5-87 (Flintoff, 13.5 ov), 6-99 (Sehwag, 17.5 ov), 7-119 (Dravid, 24.3 ov). Bowling O M R W Lee 7.4 1 24 4 (3nb, 1w) McGrath 6 0 26 1 Bracken 5 0 36 0 (3w) Watson 6 0 28 1 (1nb, 1w) Australia full substitute: JR Hopes (unused). ICC World XI full substitute: Shahid Afridi (M Muralitharan, ICC World XI innings, 0.0 ov). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Vettori gone, Afridi now in smashing it to all corners. Strike rate of 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Pollock gone now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 (edited) Afridi holes out. Australia win by 157 runs and take the series 3-0. Edited October 9, 2005 by Sima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy 0 Posted October 9, 2005 Author Share Posted October 9, 2005 Mike Hussey > Kevin Pietersen Hussey has an average of over 105 in 12 innings now. About time he got a go in the test team has been great for WA for so long now but has always been there or there abouts. Will be good to see him get a gig. He also hit the roof for the first time tonight! How good was the trophy! That would of been worth quite a bit for sure. Now to the Socceroos v Jamaica! Theres only one Guus Hiddink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInspiration 1 Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Afridi batting last? What's the point in that? And Mike Hussey is a quality bat, should be in the test team and not batting 7 for the ODI team as he was previously, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 0 Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Now to the Socceroos v Jamaica! Theres only one Guus Hiddink 44123[/snapback] I was supposed to go until Fulham fucked up my order and never sent me a ticket. Bastards, I knew I hated them for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy 0 Posted October 9, 2005 Author Share Posted October 9, 2005 Afridi batting last? What's the point in that? And Mike Hussey is a quality bat, should be in the test team and not batting 7 for the ODI team as he was previously, anyway. 44132[/snapback] Afridi had a finger injury so they batted him towards the tail enders in hope they might not need him i guess. I was supposed to go until Fulham fucked up my order and never sent me a ticket. Bastards, I knew I hated them for a reason. 2-0 up, great goal by Bresiciano and Archie Thompson with some nice finishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 What's happening with Australia moving into the Asian Confederation anyway? Surely it'll wreck their chances of hosting the World Cup when it's Oceania's turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy 0 Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 What's happening with Australia moving into the Asian Confederation anyway? Surely it'll wreck their chances of hosting the World Cup when it's Oceania's turn. 44309[/snapback] Dont know how it is going to work when Oceania is going to host the WC but we are the only country in the Oceania confederation (at the moment) that could actually host the event anyways. Is a good move to move into the Asian confederation as we are going to get some decent games and is going to be benefical not just in terms of money and finance but also in terms of becoming better players. We will have to work hard in all games instead of putting in a D team in the qualifers and then playing two games to sort out our world cup spot. Now we have x amount of games and will not be relying on 2 legs of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I think having to play off against the 5th place South American team is harsh but I don't really think you should be able to play in the Asian Confederation and host the World Cup when it's Oceania's turn. In my opinion it' should be one or the other. I don't see who else could host it though. That said FIFA may have changed their minds on the rotation thing again by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy 0 Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 I think having to play off against the 5th place South American team is harsh but I don't really think you should be able to play in the Asian Confederation and host the World Cup when it's Oceania's turn. In my opinion it' should be one or the other. I don't see who else could host it though. That said FIFA may have changed their minds on the rotation thing again by then. 44410[/snapback] Yeah i agree. Maybe if it comes to Ocenia's turn (Australia's turn) and we are in Asia then maybe make Australia qualify instead of getting an automatic spot. Who knows then again no doubt FIFA will manage to fuck it up somehow! The 5th place South America side is at the moment... Uruguay but there is also Chile and some other random nation amongst it all possibly Bolivia. 1 point seperating all 3 and it will be interesting to see who we draw. I hope we get Uruguay and then when they arrive in Sydney/Melbourne we give them the same reception they gave us when we rocked up at Montovideo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Could you imagine a scenario whereby the hosts weren't competing though? That would be ridiculous. We are talking about a FIFA decision though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy 0 Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 Could you imagine a scenario whereby the hosts weren't competing though? That would be ridiculous. We are talking about a FIFA decision though 44415[/snapback] Yeah i know but as you say it is either one or the other and i would take a World Cup in Australia even if we didnt qualify. I would love to see England, Argentina, Brazil, Holland, Germany, Spain et al ply their trade in Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Could you imagine a scenario whereby the hosts weren't competing though? That would be ridiculous. We are talking about a FIFA decision though 44415[/snapback] That would never be allowed to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Could you imagine a scenario whereby the hosts weren't competing though? That would be ridiculous. We are talking about a FIFA decision though 44415[/snapback] That would never be allowed to happen. 44521[/snapback] That's why I asked Wellsy the question tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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