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International Cricket Captain: Forumer's Challenge
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Howe_zat
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2nd ODI vs England
CW brought back Winne and Capone for Ikram and Howe, and elected to bowl first on a seaming wicket.
Phlegm made the breakthrough in the 5th over, as Trescothick was restricted to 3 off 15 balls before edging to the slips. Pietersen lasted three balls before and inswinger pinned him in front, and England were on the back foot straight away on 14/2.
Winne was less successful, as he was hit for a pair of fours by Strauss, but Phlegm continued to strike at the other end, as the previous match's centurion Newman was bowled. The visitors were reduced to 45/3 after their first 15 overs.
Strauss and Flintoff led the counter, as the next two overs from Phlegm and Capone went for 19 runs. The fourth wicket stand had passed fifty in good time, but Capone struck to get Strauss out mistiming a drive.
Flintoff hit Corrin's first bal to the fence for four, but the legspinner got him with his sixth, a sharply turning delivery that resulted in a top egde back to the bowler. Two overs later and Geraint Jones was gone too, Corrin trapping him lbw.
At six down for less than 100 runs up, Vaughan and Giles attaempted a consolidation during the middle overs. But when Winne came back on to bowl Vaughan through the gate in the 32nd (the over being a wicket maiden), the chances of posting a passable score seemed remote at 124/7.
Giles (23 off 59) and Tremlett (25 off 38) were able to delay the end as they looked to see out the overs. The stand was broken by Noble as Giles was caught and bowled in the 42nd. Tremlett departed the following over, holing out to deep cover, and then Harmison was the last man out as Dharan took a fabulous diving catch. England were all out for 166.
CW's openers made steady but comfortable progress towards the target, but both would be disappointed to get out after having made solid starts, REMOVED first for 26, and next Heads for 28.
Ballich and Dharan wanted to take no risks with such a low target, but Ballich was simply struggling to score. The number 3 scratched his way to 37 off 98 balls before being caught behind. The 57-run partnership had taken a painstaking 20 overs, and suddenly on 119/3 the required rate had become an issue.
Spark took care of it, his quick-fire 15 coming from 13 balls and despite gifting his wicket with a loopy top edge to the keeper, he had once again made it a straightforward case of knocking off the runs.
Dharan was the man to do so, and with the scores tied in the 46th over the wicketkeeper eased a cover drive for four, bringing up his half century from 80 balls and guiding the CWers to a comfortable win.
CW won by 6 wickets
MotM - Sticky PEWS Phlegm
CW brought back Winne and Capone for Ikram and Howe, and elected to bowl first on a seaming wicket.
Phlegm made the breakthrough in the 5th over, as Trescothick was restricted to 3 off 15 balls before edging to the slips. Pietersen lasted three balls before and inswinger pinned him in front, and England were on the back foot straight away on 14/2.
Winne was less successful, as he was hit for a pair of fours by Strauss, but Phlegm continued to strike at the other end, as the previous match's centurion Newman was bowled. The visitors were reduced to 45/3 after their first 15 overs.
Strauss and Flintoff led the counter, as the next two overs from Phlegm and Capone went for 19 runs. The fourth wicket stand had passed fifty in good time, but Capone struck to get Strauss out mistiming a drive.
Flintoff hit Corrin's first bal to the fence for four, but the legspinner got him with his sixth, a sharply turning delivery that resulted in a top egde back to the bowler. Two overs later and Geraint Jones was gone too, Corrin trapping him lbw.
At six down for less than 100 runs up, Vaughan and Giles attaempted a consolidation during the middle overs. But when Winne came back on to bowl Vaughan through the gate in the 32nd (the over being a wicket maiden), the chances of posting a passable score seemed remote at 124/7.
Giles (23 off 59) and Tremlett (25 off 38) were able to delay the end as they looked to see out the overs. The stand was broken by Noble as Giles was caught and bowled in the 42nd. Tremlett departed the following over, holing out to deep cover, and then Harmison was the last man out as Dharan took a fabulous diving catch. England were all out for 166.
CW's openers made steady but comfortable progress towards the target, but both would be disappointed to get out after having made solid starts, REMOVED first for 26, and next Heads for 28.
Ballich and Dharan wanted to take no risks with such a low target, but Ballich was simply struggling to score. The number 3 scratched his way to 37 off 98 balls before being caught behind. The 57-run partnership had taken a painstaking 20 overs, and suddenly on 119/3 the required rate had become an issue.
Spark took care of it, his quick-fire 15 coming from 13 balls and despite gifting his wicket with a loopy top edge to the keeper, he had once again made it a straightforward case of knocking off the runs.
Dharan was the man to do so, and with the scores tied in the 46th over the wicketkeeper eased a cover drive for four, bringing up his half century from 80 balls and guiding the CWers to a comfortable win.
CW won by 6 wickets
MotM - Sticky PEWS Phlegm
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
nice win and a nice knock. Good times 
Howe_zat
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3rd ODI vs England
Hing came in for Noble in the series decider, as England won the toss and batted.
England got off to an agonisingly slow start - Phlegm's first over was a maiden and the next three (including two from Winne) conceded just one run each. Winne got the first wicket in his third over, when Strauss (5 off 21) left one that cut back in to have him lbw. They had reached 28/1 after the first 10.
Pietersen and Trescothick forged a steady partnership, but once again progress was impeded by the CWers. By the time Hing had gotten the breakthrough (bowling KP for 27) the second wicket stand had reached 47, but had taken 13 overs. Trescothick (30 off 54) departed the following over when Corrin struck him in front, and England were in trouble at 64/3 after 20.
Newman made a good start against the spinners, but having moved onto 15 from 14 balls he gave it away with an easy caught and bowled for Hing. Flintoff and Vaughan made steady progress, but once again an England batsman fell after making a start as Vaughan was bowled for 17 in Hing's final over. The slow left armer finished with figures of 10-1-29-3, having easily outbowled his partner.
The score was 153/5 going into the final 10 overs, with Flintoff the key man. The allrounder knew his side needed to accelerate, but failed on the excecution - two balls later he was gone, holing out in the deep off Winne. With the bowlers now exposed, Capone struck at the other end. Giles had a yorker hit his middle stump, while Tremlett faced the same delivery first up and was trapped in front. England had slid to 156/8.
Jones attempted to shepherd the tail, but could do little about Capone in this kind of form. The wicketkeeper was fortunate to survive a strong lbw shout in the 46th over, and was forced to play out an immaculate maiden for the 48th. Winne got Harmison, going straight past a slog to bowl him, Anderson failed to score off his first four balls, and Jones once again was unable to get Capone away for a single run in the 50th.
England had finished on 170/9, with Jones on 25* from 55 balls, and no runs scored off the last three overs.
If England were going to defend this, they needed early wickets. Fortunately for them, CW decided to be charitable. Heads was gone in the second over, having cut Tremlett's first ball for four, he attempted the same to his fourth ball and nicked to slip. REMOVED nicked Anderson to slip the following over, and CW were 13/2.
Instead, the chase was built on a calm, steady partnership between Dharan and Ballich. With less than four an over needed the pair took no risks as they both compiled half centuries. The hundred stand came up after 28 overs, and though Giles helped to tie down the scoring, England were relying on a total catastrophe to claim a win.
Giles eventually broke the partnership - then worth 136 - in the 44th over as he bowled Ballich for 81 off 130 balls. Spark played out a maiden from Flintoff for his first six deliveries, and the phrase "total catastrophe" began to lurk again when he missed a straight delivery to depart for 2 (8). They needed only 13 from 19 balls with six wickets to spare, but Dharan's wicket would have England right back in it.
Dharan was able to keep his cool, and with able support from Clark, got the CWers over the line with two overs to spare.
CW won by six wickets and won the series 2-1
MotM - Robert Hing
Hing came in for Noble in the series decider, as England won the toss and batted.
England got off to an agonisingly slow start - Phlegm's first over was a maiden and the next three (including two from Winne) conceded just one run each. Winne got the first wicket in his third over, when Strauss (5 off 21) left one that cut back in to have him lbw. They had reached 28/1 after the first 10.
Pietersen and Trescothick forged a steady partnership, but once again progress was impeded by the CWers. By the time Hing had gotten the breakthrough (bowling KP for 27) the second wicket stand had reached 47, but had taken 13 overs. Trescothick (30 off 54) departed the following over when Corrin struck him in front, and England were in trouble at 64/3 after 20.
Newman made a good start against the spinners, but having moved onto 15 from 14 balls he gave it away with an easy caught and bowled for Hing. Flintoff and Vaughan made steady progress, but once again an England batsman fell after making a start as Vaughan was bowled for 17 in Hing's final over. The slow left armer finished with figures of 10-1-29-3, having easily outbowled his partner.
The score was 153/5 going into the final 10 overs, with Flintoff the key man. The allrounder knew his side needed to accelerate, but failed on the excecution - two balls later he was gone, holing out in the deep off Winne. With the bowlers now exposed, Capone struck at the other end. Giles had a yorker hit his middle stump, while Tremlett faced the same delivery first up and was trapped in front. England had slid to 156/8.
Jones attempted to shepherd the tail, but could do little about Capone in this kind of form. The wicketkeeper was fortunate to survive a strong lbw shout in the 46th over, and was forced to play out an immaculate maiden for the 48th. Winne got Harmison, going straight past a slog to bowl him, Anderson failed to score off his first four balls, and Jones once again was unable to get Capone away for a single run in the 50th.
England had finished on 170/9, with Jones on 25* from 55 balls, and no runs scored off the last three overs.
If England were going to defend this, they needed early wickets. Fortunately for them, CW decided to be charitable. Heads was gone in the second over, having cut Tremlett's first ball for four, he attempted the same to his fourth ball and nicked to slip. REMOVED nicked Anderson to slip the following over, and CW were 13/2.
Instead, the chase was built on a calm, steady partnership between Dharan and Ballich. With less than four an over needed the pair took no risks as they both compiled half centuries. The hundred stand came up after 28 overs, and though Giles helped to tie down the scoring, England were relying on a total catastrophe to claim a win.
Giles eventually broke the partnership - then worth 136 - in the 44th over as he bowled Ballich for 81 off 130 balls. Spark played out a maiden from Flintoff for his first six deliveries, and the phrase "total catastrophe" began to lurk again when he missed a straight delivery to depart for 2 (8). They needed only 13 from 19 balls with six wickets to spare, but Dharan's wicket would have England right back in it.
Dharan was able to keep his cool, and with able support from Clark, got the CWers over the line with two overs to spare.
CW won by six wickets and won the series 2-1
MotM - Robert Hing
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SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Haha I don't think Clark has taken an ODI wicket since the World Cup. Deadset only good for 3 expensive overs a match.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
yay.. another "see the side through" innings.. And a nice win.. That's another series in the bag, then, right?
Howe_zat
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Next. Tonight I'll post our tour match against NSW.
Howe_zat
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Yeah. And ftr this game calculates world ranking just by awarding 2 points for a series win and 1 point for a draw, regardless of series scoreline.
Currently, Australia are 1st on 9 points and CricketWeb are 2nd on 7pts. If we beat Aus we'll be first because we'll also have played one more series within the right time.
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Tour match vs New South Wales
CW fielded their full Test side in their only warm up match. the home side won the toss, and chose to bat first on a pitch that looked full of runs.
Dong got the CWers onto the board as his ninth delivery took out Pilon's stumps before he had conceded a run. Clarke survived a very tight lbw shout for his first delivery, and could only manage 5 before Winne struck to bowl him.
Thornely only just made it to double figures before Winne trapped him lbw, and when Haddin lost his leg stump to Capone, CW had siezed control within the first hour as NSW were reduced to 50/4.
The home side began to recover from there as Mail and Zammit took them to lunch without further damage, and Mail brought up his half century with the first ball after the break. Progress was slow against the spinners, but after the 100 came up, a moment of madness had Mail run out on 62 (155). Zammit's innings continued to be painful to watch, and the pressure eventually gave when he was run out, falling for 19 off 105 balls.
NSW progressed slowly, from 120/6 to 160/6. CW were choking the life out of them on the flat wicket, and Phelps was on 24 from 85 when he tried to hit Dean over the top and was stumped shortly after tea. Dean was into the tail now as Braken and Clark were bowled with successive deliveries, and though Bollinger defended the hat trick ball, he was cleaned up two overs later. Dean claimed 4-40 as NSW were dismissed for 185.
CW had 19 overs to survive until the close. Narang didn't manage it as he edged to slip on 21 (Heads, making a slow start, had managed only 3 by this point) and was caught well by Clarke, diving to his right. Heads and Ballich saw them to the close in comfort, on 53/1.
The pair started well the following morning, bringing up CW's hundred, but Heads fell for 33 soon after as he edged to gully. Ballich reached his fifty, and he and Dharan started to move at a healthy lick on the batsman's surface. They were 171/2 at lunch.
Both fell in quick succession after the hundred partnership came up, Ballich for 88 and Dharan for a positive 56 off 85. Riley was unable to shake his poor form, contributing a scratchy 15 off 63, but Spark was able to reach an unbeaten fifty by the tea interval as the lead passed 100.
It became the third unconverted fifty of the innings as he was bowled for 68. NSW summond a brief fightback, as Winne (caught behind for 27) and Hing (lbw for 1) allowed Bollinger his third and fourth wickets. When Capone was caught at slip for 5, CW had slid from 310/5 to 328/9. It took a thrashy cameo of 24 from Dean, among a last wicket partnership of 34, to just keep the CWers in firm control. They had earned a lead of 177, and there was just time for a maiden from Dong before stumps.
CW got some luck early on the final morning as Pilon gave Winne a feather to get strangled down the leg side. Looking to save the match, Clarke and Mail frustrated the away bowlers for an hour before Capone bowled Mail, the score now 48/2. Dean got the outside edge of Thornely (5 off 37 balls) and Clarke (30 off 76). Dean's final delivery of the morning session took out Haddin's stumps, but he'd overstepped. The offie was starting to get some purchase out the third-day SCG pitch, and NSW were in trouble on 82/4 at lunch.
Haddin was to make his second chance count as he compiled a composed half century in the afternoon, but CW were in charge of proceedings and took regular wickets. Zammit (11 off 49) was bowled by Hing and Phelps (9 off 49) nicked off against Winne as the bowlers got through the middle order. Bracken attempted a counter-attack to get the lead, but Capone rattled the tailender's stumps with him having made 12. Going into the final session, the home side were 166/7.
Dean came back on after tea and soon bowled Nash for 9, but Haddin and Clark clung on to take the lead just as the new ball was taken - Haddin aided once again, this time by Spark dropping a simple catch off Dean. Dong nonetheless was able to finish off the tail with the new ball, Clark edging to slip before Bolliger played on.
Haddin was 74* from 217 balls, and CW would need 19 runs to win in around 45 minutes. Their openers knocked off the total with ease to complete a comfortable win.
CW won by 10 wickets
MotM - Mark Dean
CW fielded their full Test side in their only warm up match. the home side won the toss, and chose to bat first on a pitch that looked full of runs.
Dong got the CWers onto the board as his ninth delivery took out Pilon's stumps before he had conceded a run. Clarke survived a very tight lbw shout for his first delivery, and could only manage 5 before Winne struck to bowl him.
Thornely only just made it to double figures before Winne trapped him lbw, and when Haddin lost his leg stump to Capone, CW had siezed control within the first hour as NSW were reduced to 50/4.
The home side began to recover from there as Mail and Zammit took them to lunch without further damage, and Mail brought up his half century with the first ball after the break. Progress was slow against the spinners, but after the 100 came up, a moment of madness had Mail run out on 62 (155). Zammit's innings continued to be painful to watch, and the pressure eventually gave when he was run out, falling for 19 off 105 balls.
NSW progressed slowly, from 120/6 to 160/6. CW were choking the life out of them on the flat wicket, and Phelps was on 24 from 85 when he tried to hit Dean over the top and was stumped shortly after tea. Dean was into the tail now as Braken and Clark were bowled with successive deliveries, and though Bollinger defended the hat trick ball, he was cleaned up two overs later. Dean claimed 4-40 as NSW were dismissed for 185.
CW had 19 overs to survive until the close. Narang didn't manage it as he edged to slip on 21 (Heads, making a slow start, had managed only 3 by this point) and was caught well by Clarke, diving to his right. Heads and Ballich saw them to the close in comfort, on 53/1.
The pair started well the following morning, bringing up CW's hundred, but Heads fell for 33 soon after as he edged to gully. Ballich reached his fifty, and he and Dharan started to move at a healthy lick on the batsman's surface. They were 171/2 at lunch.
Both fell in quick succession after the hundred partnership came up, Ballich for 88 and Dharan for a positive 56 off 85. Riley was unable to shake his poor form, contributing a scratchy 15 off 63, but Spark was able to reach an unbeaten fifty by the tea interval as the lead passed 100.
It became the third unconverted fifty of the innings as he was bowled for 68. NSW summond a brief fightback, as Winne (caught behind for 27) and Hing (lbw for 1) allowed Bollinger his third and fourth wickets. When Capone was caught at slip for 5, CW had slid from 310/5 to 328/9. It took a thrashy cameo of 24 from Dean, among a last wicket partnership of 34, to just keep the CWers in firm control. They had earned a lead of 177, and there was just time for a maiden from Dong before stumps.
CW got some luck early on the final morning as Pilon gave Winne a feather to get strangled down the leg side. Looking to save the match, Clarke and Mail frustrated the away bowlers for an hour before Capone bowled Mail, the score now 48/2. Dean got the outside edge of Thornely (5 off 37 balls) and Clarke (30 off 76). Dean's final delivery of the morning session took out Haddin's stumps, but he'd overstepped. The offie was starting to get some purchase out the third-day SCG pitch, and NSW were in trouble on 82/4 at lunch.
Haddin was to make his second chance count as he compiled a composed half century in the afternoon, but CW were in charge of proceedings and took regular wickets. Zammit (11 off 49) was bowled by Hing and Phelps (9 off 49) nicked off against Winne as the bowlers got through the middle order. Bracken attempted a counter-attack to get the lead, but Capone rattled the tailender's stumps with him having made 12. Going into the final session, the home side were 166/7.
Dean came back on after tea and soon bowled Nash for 9, but Haddin and Clark clung on to take the lead just as the new ball was taken - Haddin aided once again, this time by Spark dropping a simple catch off Dean. Dong nonetheless was able to finish off the tail with the new ball, Clark edging to slip before Bolliger played on.
Haddin was 74* from 217 balls, and CW would need 19 runs to win in around 45 minutes. Their openers knocked off the total with ease to complete a comfortable win.
CW won by 10 wickets
MotM - Mark Dean
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weeman27bob
International Vice-Captain
Howe_zat
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Well I seem to have forgotten about you scoring any runs. If it ever really happened.Poor form?
Averaged 42 in the last series.
Anyway, you're in poor form in the nets. So there.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
nice win there.. good way to start the tour..