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Can i catch this flight next time im over in the sub-continent, must be the fastest plane in history.Mr Mxyzptlk said:
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** CWXI Tour of India **
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Mr Mxyzptlk
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Indian ODI Squad Named
Captain Sourav Ganguly leads a strong Indian squad for the One Day International series against the touring Cricket Web XI.
SC Ganguly (C)
MS Dhoni (wk)
R Dravid
SR Tendulkar
V Sehwag
M Kaif
Yuvraj Singh
D Mongia
RR Powar
Harbhajan Singh
IK Pathan
AB Agarkar
Z Khan
L Balaji
Captain Sourav Ganguly leads a strong Indian squad for the One Day International series against the touring Cricket Web XI.
SC Ganguly (C)
MS Dhoni (wk)
R Dravid
SR Tendulkar
V Sehwag
M Kaif
Yuvraj Singh
D Mongia
RR Powar
Harbhajan Singh
IK Pathan
AB Agarkar
Z Khan
L Balaji
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Webheads head to Mumbai
The series lost, the Cricket Web XI moves into the final Test of a series in a familiar position. Pride is the only thing left to play for, and even that seems out of grasp.
A team bruised and broken since a positive first Test showing, the XI will try to muster up some urgency with a new look team that features two major changes and an entirely different make-up. What from history can we forward to for this last Test match?
CW at Mumbai
The last time the Webheads took the field at Mumbai, it was a batting feast that was at hand. Meeting Pakistan as the guest team in the Asian Test Championships, only 28 wickets fell in the match, with 20 of them in the first innings.
Contributions of 3 wickets apiece by Corey Taylor and Rueben Verghese in the first innings and Neil Pickup in the second "limited" the Pakistanis to scores of 429 all out and 349/6 declared. In their time at the crease, all the CW batsmen chipped in, but no one stood out, as Verghese (83) and Fitzsimmons (85) were the only ones to break into the 80s amidst scores of 424 all out and 231/2.
CW's exit strategy
The CW XI has thrice won the last Test match of a series:
v South Africa - lost by 9 wickets
v West Indies - draw
v Sri Lanka - won by 7 wickets
v England - lost by 7 wickets
v Australia - draw
v New Zealand - draw
v Pakistan - lost by 28 runs
v Bangladesh - won by 6 wickets
v Sri Lanka - won by 322 runs
v South Africa - draw
The record in those matches is an overall 3 wins, 3 losses and 4 draws. Thus, half of Cricket Web's Test wins have come in the final Test of a series.
Brendon Goff's exit strategy
The much-criticized CW XI captain, Brendon Goff has a career Test average sub30, but in the final Test of a series as captain, he has an average of 47.64. This indicated a tendency to take the final available opportunities, but will the trend continue on this occasion?
The series lost, the Cricket Web XI moves into the final Test of a series in a familiar position. Pride is the only thing left to play for, and even that seems out of grasp.
A team bruised and broken since a positive first Test showing, the XI will try to muster up some urgency with a new look team that features two major changes and an entirely different make-up. What from history can we forward to for this last Test match?
CW at Mumbai
The last time the Webheads took the field at Mumbai, it was a batting feast that was at hand. Meeting Pakistan as the guest team in the Asian Test Championships, only 28 wickets fell in the match, with 20 of them in the first innings.
Contributions of 3 wickets apiece by Corey Taylor and Rueben Verghese in the first innings and Neil Pickup in the second "limited" the Pakistanis to scores of 429 all out and 349/6 declared. In their time at the crease, all the CW batsmen chipped in, but no one stood out, as Verghese (83) and Fitzsimmons (85) were the only ones to break into the 80s amidst scores of 424 all out and 231/2.
CW's exit strategy
The CW XI has thrice won the last Test match of a series:
v South Africa - lost by 9 wickets
v West Indies - draw
v Sri Lanka - won by 7 wickets
v England - lost by 7 wickets
v Australia - draw
v New Zealand - draw
v Pakistan - lost by 28 runs
v Bangladesh - won by 6 wickets
v Sri Lanka - won by 322 runs
v South Africa - draw
The record in those matches is an overall 3 wins, 3 losses and 4 draws. Thus, half of Cricket Web's Test wins have come in the final Test of a series.
Brendon Goff's exit strategy
The much-criticized CW XI captain, Brendon Goff has a career Test average sub30, but in the final Test of a series as captain, he has an average of 47.64. This indicated a tendency to take the final available opportunities, but will the trend continue on this occasion?
lord_of_darkness
Cricket Web XI Moderator
The sim will be done evenin about 5pm after my work or later than that, depends when i get off work and get home.. so whoevers on the Live network then can get it live 
lord_of_darkness
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Test 4 : India vs CWXI
Ends in a Draw, Rain ruining the 5th day... So India takes the Series 2-0.. We did very well in bits in the game.. especially Buts with his century and Pickup with his 5'er and Richards had a pretty decent game aswell.. India were unstoppable at home.. especially Sehwag who had a really great test series..
Thanks to everyone for the Massive turnout.. and lets hope we do much better in the ODI series..
Ends in a Draw, Rain ruining the 5th day... So India takes the Series 2-0.. We did very well in bits in the game.. especially Buts with his century and Pickup with his 5'er and Richards had a pretty decent game aswell.. India were unstoppable at home.. especially Sehwag who had a really great test series..
Thanks to everyone for the Massive turnout.. and lets hope we do much better in the ODI series..
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Would have been a very interesting last day had it not been washed out, with the team deciding to chase the win.
Quite happy with my own performance, although I felt I should have done a little more with the new ball.
Bring on the One Dayers...
Quite happy with my own performance, although I felt I should have done a little more with the new ball.
Bring on the One Dayers...
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
not a great way to finish the tour but we didn't lose Half decent start to my test career - could be a while before i get another chance though. Over to t&t for a bit of club cricket now
Half decent start to my test career - could be a while before i get another chance though. Over to t&t for a bit of club cricket now
thewizard1o1
International Debutant
nice to see the boys fight all the way to the finish, and it was a pity the last day was a touch wet. Oh well i'm well and truely sick of the coaches jokes and can't wait to be involved in the ODI in some fasion(carring water, running messages, security....just about anything )
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Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Personally, not too pleased. There was quite a few positives to take out - Butler's ton will stand out, along with Pickup's stunning spell and my 26 not out (must be my quickest score in a while!). A bit of a shame with the rain, felt I could have gone on to make a fifty on that pitch at least, but now I've got my average up a bit at least. 
Mr Mxyzptlk
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A good solid finish there. We continue to give a decent account of ourselves in the final Test of a series. Congratulations especially to Butler, who really paid off the faith we had in him.
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Towns Recalled To ODI Squad
Cricket Web Green batsman, Daniel Towns has been called up to the last batsman's spot, in place of the retired Andrew Cloete, ahead of the ODI series in India. Cloete was mistakenly named in the initial squad, but Towns gets his chance to prove his worth instead.
Towns played one One Day International for the CW XI, against Australia in the VB Series earlier this year. He has not come into direct contention since, so the recall has surprised many.
Cricket Web Green batsman, Daniel Towns has been called up to the last batsman's spot, in place of the retired Andrew Cloete, ahead of the ODI series in India. Cloete was mistakenly named in the initial squad, but Towns gets his chance to prove his worth instead.
Towns played one One Day International for the CW XI, against Australia in the VB Series earlier this year. He has not come into direct contention since, so the recall has surprised many.
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