Ferd's 1st Australian Story

[hourn]

just wondering the reasons behind some of your selections??

your in the first season so i can't understand why you never picked Justin Langer?? Matt Hayden got dropped after a few ordinary performances?? and Gilchrist likewise......

While you've bought guys in like Clarke, Richards, di Venuto in to the team whose records aren't all that impressive and there are guys like Martyn, Love, Hodge and co around.

 

[IsuraE]

Yeah, I think you might have been a little harse with dropping your best players so soon. Hayden and Langer are the best opening pair in ICC in the first few years. In one Australia game I had Langer score 2 200's in the first 2 tests and Hayden scored 250, 277 in the last 2 tests in the same Ashes series. ( I won 5-0).
Martyn, Katich would certainly beef up your middle order.
But we all play ICC differently, keep up the story.

 

[Ferd]

Martyn, Hayden, Langer are all averaging 12-20 in FC matches but will all get a match in the last test. So will Love and/or Hodge. Richards is currently averaging 60.37 and Clarke 53.62.

Australia (In Batting Order)

M Hayden
J Langer
R Ponting
D Martyn
S Waugh
M Love
A Gilchrist
B Lee
S Warne
J Gillespie
N Bracken

Thoughts???

 

[Ferd]

4th Test Match

Australia vs England

Australia (In Batting Order)

M Hayden
J Langer
R Ponting
S Waugh
D Martyn
M Love
B Lee
S Warne
J Gillespie
N Bracken

12th Man: S Law

Result

England 343ao
B Lee 5-103 J Gillespie 5-76

Australia 265ao
R Ponting 71 D Martyn 58

Eng 2nd Inn 197ao
S Warne 3-77 B Lee 3-26

Aus 2nd Inn 181ao
D Martyn 43 S Waugh 31

England win by 94 runs
MotM: G Hick

Next Match: vs England (ODI Tri)

 

[Ferd]

ODI Squad for Triangular Tournament (Aus, SL, Eng)

Batsmen

M Hayden
R Ponting
M Bevan (out for 2 days)
D Lehmann
B Hodge
M Clarke
M North

Wicketkeepers

A Gilchrist
B Haddin

All-rounders

A Symonds
I Harvey

Bowlers

B Lee
S Warne
J Gillespie
N Bracken
M Kasprowicz
A Bichel
G McGrath

 

[NikhilN]

Martyn, Hayden, Langer are all averaging 12-20 in FC matches but will all get a match in the last test. So will Love and/or Hodge. Richards is currently averaging 60.37 and Clarke 53.62.

Australia (In Batting Order)

M Hayden
J Langer
R Ponting
D Martyn
S Waugh
M Love
A Gilchrist
B Lee
S Warne
J Gillespie
N Bracken

Thoughts???

Not bad but why M love?

 

[Ferd]

(Love was in the dead rubber as a reward for a good first class season)

1st One Day Triangular Tournament Match

Australia vs England

Australia (In Batting Order)

M Hayden
A Gilchrist
R Ponting
M Clarke
D Lehmann
A Symonds
I Harvey
S Warne
B Lee
J Gillespie
G McGrath

12th Man: B Hodge

Result

England 9-196
S Warne 3-32 J Gillespie 2-61

Australia 4-198
M Clarke 63* A Symonds 45*

Australia win by 6 wickets
MotM: J Crawley

Next Match: vs Sri Lanka (Tri Tour)

 

[Ferd]

2st One Day Triangular Tournament Match

Australia vs Sri Lanka

Australia (In Batting Order)

M Hayden
A Gilchrist
R Ponting
M Clarke
D Lehmann
A Symonds
I Harvey
S Warne
B Lee
J Gillespie
G McGrath

12th Man: M North

Result

Sri Lanka 4-314
J Gillespie 2-61 I Harvey 1-59

Australia 200ao
R Ponting 76 M Hayden 31

Note: 3 dubious catches and 2 dubious catches al given out by the visiting umpire...

Sri Lanka win by 114 runs
MotM: M Atapattu

 

[Ferd]

3rd One Day Triangular Tournament Match

Australia vs England

Australia (In Batting Order)

M Hayden
M North
R Ponting
M Clarke
A Symonds
M Bevan
D Lehmann
B Haddin
S Warne
B Lee
J Gillespie

12th Man: N Bracken

Result

England 212ao
A Symonds 3-50 M Clarke 2-43

Australia 2-213
R Ponting 98* M Hayden 53 M Clarke 46*

Australia win by 8 wickets
MotM: R Ponting

 

[Ferd]

4th One Day Triangular Tournament Match

Australia vs Sri Lanka

Australia (In Batting Order)

M Hayden
M North
R Ponting
M Clarke
A Symonds
B Hodge
D Lehmann
B Haddin
S Warne
B Lee
J Gillespie

12th Man: N Bracken

Result

Australia 5-238
R Ponting 62 M Hayden 54
A Symonds 41* D Lehmann 42*

Sri Lanka 2-239
B Lee 1-62 A Symonds 1-42

Note: Umpires also effected the Australian's perfromance with 5 lbw's not given from one end and 2 run outs denied even consideration...

Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets
MotM: R Ponting

 

[Ferd]

4th One Day Triangular Tournament Match

Australia vs Sri Lanka

Australia (In Batting Order)

M Hayden
M North
R Ponting
M Clarke
A Symonds
B Hodge
D Lehmann
B Haddin
S Warne
N Bracken
J Gillespie

12th Man: M Kasprowicz

Result

England 6-279
J Gillespie 3-52 M Clarke 2-68

Sri Lanka 2-239
M Hayden 129* R Ponting 96

Australia win by 6 wickets
MotM: M Hayden

Note: Hayden was dropped on 2 and 42 both being put down by Stewart.

 

[Ferd]

6th One Day Triangular Tournament Match

Australia vs Sri Lanka

Australia (In Batting Order)

M Hayden
M North
R Ponting
M Clarke
A Symonds
B Hodge
D Lehmann
B Haddin
S Warne
N Bracken
J Gillespie

12th Man: B Lee

Result

Sri Lanka 5-271
J Gillespie 2-49 N Bracken 1-54

Australia 6-273
R Ponting 118* M Clarke 64
A Symonds 60
Australia win by 4 wickets
MotM: R Ponting