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*Official* CW XI in Australia Tour Thread
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Cricket Web XI 2nd Test squad
BJ Goff (C), NS Pickup (vc), H Moerk (wk), T Mamesh, NS Hoy, DM Kennett, LA Camps, CR Butler, DA Kearsley, GM Thomas, AP Cloete. 12th Man: BC Cunningham
Australia 2nd Test squad
RT Ponting (C), AC Gilchrist (vc) (wk), ML Hayden, JL Langer, B Lee, DR Martyn, MEK Hussey, SR Watson, JN Gillespie, SK Warne, SR Clark. 12th Man: SW Tait
BJ Goff (C), NS Pickup (vc), H Moerk (wk), T Mamesh, NS Hoy, DM Kennett, LA Camps, CR Butler, DA Kearsley, GM Thomas, AP Cloete. 12th Man: BC Cunningham
Australia 2nd Test squad
RT Ponting (C), AC Gilchrist (vc) (wk), ML Hayden, JL Langer, B Lee, DR Martyn, MEK Hussey, SR Watson, JN Gillespie, SK Warne, SR Clark. 12th Man: SW Tait
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Scorecard
Commentary
Cricket Web XI in Australia
2nd Test - Adelaide Oval
A dramatic lower order collapse threatened to undermine the hard work done by the Cricket Web batsmen throughout the final innings of the game, but the determination of Nathan Hoy and David Kennett ensured a drawn result. The resolute batting of the two lower order players kept the series alive and received much-deserved fanfare.
Matthew Hayden's thunderous innings of 177 unbeaten (dropped on 44 and 136) set up a large 6/397 declared in Australia's second innings. The score meant that the Cricket Web XI would chase a target of 431 for victory, with 110 overs left in the game.
A snorter removed Thamba Mamesh first up, but Brendan Goff followed up his first innings ton with an equally assured knock of 65. He and Mørk battled the Australians admirably, and set the tone for similarly courageous innings by Andrew Cloete and Chris Butler.
Though Butler was caught sweeping off the final ball before tea on day five, the tourists entered the final session relatively comfortably placed at 4/222. Lee bagged Cloete with an outswinger, and panic set in.
Pushing forward to a Warne legbreak, Camps was adjudged caught at legslip. Replays suggested that, unlike his similar first innings dismissal, it was a poor decision. At 6/248 the Australians felt right back on top and when Hoy was dropped by Gilchrist off Lee a run later, it truly seemed a matter of time.
Some 19 overs remained as Kearsley lost his middle stump off the inside edge. Four bowlers remained to fight on for the Cricket Web XI. Each second, each delivery, every defensive stroke that ticked onward kept everyone in wired suspense.
Gillespie finally removed Hoy in the closing stages, and the Australians found new life with 23 balls to take the final two wickets. In just his second Test match, Greg Thomas was made to face a challenge that has felled many with far greater batting prowess.
Equal to the task, he launched into a cover drive immediately and was off the mark with 3 runs. The shot granted Kennett a measure of confidence in his young partner, and the two negotiated the final overs from Gillespie and Warne with surprisingly little trouble.
A straight drive by Kennett off Gillespie's third ball of the final over of the game fired the point home in emphatic fashion. A Test match saved in style.
Australia 1st Innings 322 all out
Cricket Web XI 1st Innings 289 all out
Australia 2nd Innings 397 for 6 dec.
Cricket Web XI 2nd Innings 287 for 8
Test Match Drawn.
Man of the Match: DM Kennett
Commentary
Cricket Web XI in Australia
2nd Test - Adelaide Oval
A dramatic lower order collapse threatened to undermine the hard work done by the Cricket Web batsmen throughout the final innings of the game, but the determination of Nathan Hoy and David Kennett ensured a drawn result. The resolute batting of the two lower order players kept the series alive and received much-deserved fanfare.
Matthew Hayden's thunderous innings of 177 unbeaten (dropped on 44 and 136) set up a large 6/397 declared in Australia's second innings. The score meant that the Cricket Web XI would chase a target of 431 for victory, with 110 overs left in the game.
A snorter removed Thamba Mamesh first up, but Brendan Goff followed up his first innings ton with an equally assured knock of 65. He and Mørk battled the Australians admirably, and set the tone for similarly courageous innings by Andrew Cloete and Chris Butler.
Though Butler was caught sweeping off the final ball before tea on day five, the tourists entered the final session relatively comfortably placed at 4/222. Lee bagged Cloete with an outswinger, and panic set in.
Pushing forward to a Warne legbreak, Camps was adjudged caught at legslip. Replays suggested that, unlike his similar first innings dismissal, it was a poor decision. At 6/248 the Australians felt right back on top and when Hoy was dropped by Gilchrist off Lee a run later, it truly seemed a matter of time.
Some 19 overs remained as Kearsley lost his middle stump off the inside edge. Four bowlers remained to fight on for the Cricket Web XI. Each second, each delivery, every defensive stroke that ticked onward kept everyone in wired suspense.
Gillespie finally removed Hoy in the closing stages, and the Australians found new life with 23 balls to take the final two wickets. In just his second Test match, Greg Thomas was made to face a challenge that has felled many with far greater batting prowess.
Equal to the task, he launched into a cover drive immediately and was off the mark with 3 runs. The shot granted Kennett a measure of confidence in his young partner, and the two negotiated the final overs from Gillespie and Warne with surprisingly little trouble.
A straight drive by Kennett off Gillespie's third ball of the final over of the game fired the point home in emphatic fashion. A Test match saved in style.
Australia 1st Innings 322 all out
Cricket Web XI 1st Innings 289 all out
Australia 2nd Innings 397 for 6 dec.
Cricket Web XI 2nd Innings 287 for 8
Test Match Drawn.
Man of the Match: DM Kennett
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Wow. That was a close call. Dismayed to drop three crucial catches, but those partnerships with Goff made up for things, I hope. We really need to start building on batting starts, though...
Travis_Teh
International Regular
Extremely well played under the intense pressure at the end, well done guys.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Held on well guys. Some good innings in there and bowling by Kennett and Pickup.
Pull off a win in the 3rd for the draw?
Pull off a win in the 3rd for the draw?
cricketboy29
International Regular
Good show Thomas, Good show. Well done guys for hanging on to that one.
kears_falcon_9
International Debutant
Good to hang on for a draw, Very dissapointed personally. Seems im out there for long enough (55 and 48 balls) each innings just cant get the runs up or stay there for another 50 to 100 balls.
Blewy
Cricketer Of The Year
Although its dissapointing not to get a win, the fight shown was very very good...
The collapses are a little concerning but on a whole it was a good performance..
We now need to set ourselves for the final game of the series.. A Drawn series is not beyond us, we just need to lift that little bit more and try and win the close sessions...
On a personal note very happy to get 2 scores...
Although i've seen a pattern emerge in my batting, when i go well in a warmup game i seem to get nothing in the test, but when i struggle in the warmup i seem to go well in tests...
The collapses are a little concerning but on a whole it was a good performance..
We now need to set ourselves for the final game of the series.. A Drawn series is not beyond us, we just need to lift that little bit more and try and win the close sessions...
On a personal note very happy to get 2 scores...
Although i've seen a pattern emerge in my batting, when i go well in a warmup game i seem to get nothing in the test, but when i struggle in the warmup i seem to go well in tests...
thewizard1o1
International Debutant
Good effort to hold on for a draw...nice to be out there with DK for a bit to hold the Aussies at bay, in an otherwise poor personal performance.
Well done to Goffy and DK for the 100 and the five wicket haul.
Well done to Goffy and DK for the 100 and the five wicket haul.
Neil Pickup
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Good effort to hang on - we're competing for sessions at a time, now we have to step up and start winning days and then matches - we're capable of doing this, but our middle order really needs to start adding more runs if we're to do that.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Well played under huge pressure guys. I'm proud of you!