***Official** Malaysia Tri-Series

[Dasa]

haha, these Australians are good, haven't played to potential all tournament & have managed to win & make it to the final.

When i get home i'll have a look at the replay before i make much comments but all i'll say for now is why did Tendulkar get called back?, yes the decision was a shocker but since when can umpires do that, just because its Tendulkar your going to call him back. Anyway thankfully he didn't cash in.

I remember in that famous Antigua test when Ridley Jacobs was given out caught behind to ball that hit him way up on his arm, crowed almost rioted but he wasn't called back.

Law 27.9.

 

[Fratboy]

haha, these Australians are good, haven't played to potential all tournament & have managed to win & make it to the final.

When i get home i'll have a look at the replay before i make much comments but all i'll say for now is why did Tendulkar get called back?, yes the decision was a shocker but since when can umpires do that, just because its Tendulkar your going to call him back. Anyway thankfully he didn't cash in.

I remember in that famous Antigua test when Ridley Jacobs was given out caught behind to ball that hit him way up on his arm, crowed almost rioted but he wasn't called back.

The rules of the game allow umpires to call back players provided they realise their mistake soon enough.

 

[ramu]

I was being flippant, 'Sachin is the greatest, big six!'

Anyhow best quotes from Cricbuzz chat today

"India should arrange some games with Bangladesh, they are out of their league. Bring back Gangu (SIGH). Even with the bribing of the West Indian board last game, India still can’t reach the final. Chokedulkar!, Sachin to score hundred against Champions Trophy qualify, All Shewag can do is eat roti and dal. Shewag has lost his touch, skills and hair, should be kicked out! "

hahhhhhhhhhhhahahhhaa

 

[Jono]

haha, these Australians are good, haven't played to potential all tournament & have managed to win & make it to the final.

When i get home i'll have a look at the replay before i make much comments but all i'll say for now is why did Tendulkar get called back?, yes the decision was a shocker but since when can umpires do that, just because its Tendulkar your going to call him back. Anyway thankfully he didn't cash in.

I remember in that famous Antigua test when Ridley Jacobs was given out caught behind to ball that hit him way up on his arm, crowed almost rioted but he wasn't called back.

So its all well and good for Andrew Symonds to be called back hey? The Lankans let him come back after a terrible LBW decision back in 2004, where Symonds chopped the ball on to his pads. SL were sporting and let him back without complaint.

http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/AUS_IN_SL/SCORECARDS/AUS_SL_ODI2_22FEB2004.html

40.1 Dharmasena to Hayden, no run, drives back to the bowler
40.2 Dharmasena to Hayden, OUT: backs away, goes inside out over wide
mid off, brilliant catch running to his right

Australia 190/4, Partnership of 20
ML Hayden c Jayawardene b Dharmasena 93 (116b 5x4 1x6)
A Symonds 10* (17b 1x4) HDPK Dharmasena 7.2-0-28-1 (2w)

Perhaps a match turning catch??
40.3 Dharmasena to Symonds, no run, quicker ball, underedges a pull,
very quick lbw decision - unfortunate for Symonds, but he's been
called back, splendid stuff from Atapattu and the umpire

 

[Nate]

Don`t worry about him Jono.

 

[TT Boy]

hahhhhhhhhhhhahahhhaa

Cracking avatar!

 

[aussie]

So its all well and good for Andrew Symonds to be called back hey? The Lankans let him come back after a terrible LBW decision back in 2004, where Symonds chopped the ball on to his pads. SL were sporting and let him back without complaint.

http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/AUS_IN_SL/SCORECARDS/AUS_SL_ODI2_22FEB2004.html

oh yea, that incident was so crazy at the time i forgot about it.

 

[aussie]

Don`t worry about him Jono.

ha, why should you bother eh?

 

[Slow Love™]

Looks like this Mark Benson guy did pretty well tonight, even if reconsidering a couple of his decisions proved controversial, by all indications he was right to do so. Dileep Premachandran at cricinfo said: "Once Rauf gave his opinion, Benson decided that it was better to look silly than give the wrong decision, and to his credit, he recalled the batsman.". This should be a priority for all umpires, forget the ego and do your best just to get it right.

(Umpires cop so much flak, I think it's fair to give them credit for really good work.)

Looks like it was an exciting game tonight. I didn't see any of it, but I wouldn't have written the Aussies off after their innings, even if they struggle a lot more to defend totals than they used to. It'll be very interesting to see what, if anything happens to Ponting in the light of his apparent dissent - hopefully I'll catch the footage on the news. Captaincy seems to have brought out the worst in him, 'cause before he was skipper, his behaviour out on the field was actually really good. Hard to believe, now.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

The Symonds incident was a bit different because the umpire called him back under direction from the opposing captain. Gilchrist was also fined for complaining to the umpire about the decision, even though he reversed it.

I think Ponting's gripe was that the umpire basically reversed the Sachin decision because of the reaction of the batsman, rather than the reaction of the fielders. It doesn't really matter though, the umpire is within his rights to reverse his decision, though the circumstances in which it is appropriate is a bit of a grey area.

I missed Lee's spell because I was at the football unfortunately. Sounds like a beauty though.

 

[Jono]

Looks like this Mark Benson guy did pretty well tonight, even if reconsidering a couple of his decisions proved controversial, by all indications he was right to do so. Dileep Premachandran at cricinfo said: "Once Rauf gave his opinion, Benson decided that it was better to look silly than give the wrong decision, and to his credit, he recalled the batsman.". This should be a priority for all umpires, forget the ego and do your best just to get it right.

(Umpires cop so much flak, I think it's fair to give them credit for really good work.)

Looks like it was an exciting game tonight. I didn't see any of it, but I wouldn't have written the Aussies off after their innings, even if they struggle a lot more to defend totals than they used to. It'll be very interesting to see what, if anything happens to Ponting in the light of his apparent dissent - hopefully I'll catch the footage on the news. Captaincy seems to have brought out the worst in him, 'cause before he was skipper, his behaviour out on the field was actually really good. Hard to believe, now.

Yeah, he was just taking out his frustrations in night clubs instead of during the game

After India lost today I just sat on my couch for like 10 mins in ****ed off silence. I had a mate over and he just left and I was too shattered to even get up and see him out. I know in the end its just another random ODI in an arbitrary tournament, but it says a lot about the culture of the Indian ODI team when they can't chase down 213. I really thought at 6-185 they had it in the bag, despite the resilience of the Aus team. Shattering.

 

[Slow Love™]

Yeah, he was just taking out his frustrations in night clubs instead of during the game

After India lost today I just sat on my couch for like 10 mins in ****ed off silence. I had a mate over and he just left and I was too shattered to even get up and see him out. I know in the end its just another random ODI in an arbitrary tournament, but it says a lot about the culture of the Indian ODI team when they can't chase down 213. I really thought at 6-185 they had it in the bag, despite the resilience of the Aus team. Shattering.

RE: the Ponting nightclub incident, the funny thing about that is, IIRC, he was basically out late with his girlfriend, and some guy made a nasty comment or advance towards her. Ponting told him to take a hike (as you would), and the guy snotted him. I think the media really beat that one up - essentially, I think that what the ACB punished him for was being out at that hour when he shouldn't have. I think I remember the club owner saying Ponting did nothing wrong.

I can't make much comment on the result 'cause I didn't see the game - was it really the case that 213 looked easy in the conditions?

 

[Matt79]

Yeah - it wasn't quiiiiiiiiiiiite like that.

 

[Slow Love™]

Yeah - it wasn't quiiiiiiiiiiiite like that.

The Ponting nightclub incident? That's what I remembered from the time. I can't recall if Ponting hit the guy in retaliation or not, but even if he did, I think we can all ask ourselves what we might have done in the situation. And it's not as if I'd bend over backwards to defend Punter.

Have you heard different?

 

[Matt79]

If we're thinking of the same incident, in my recollection, it was at a famous bar in Kings Cross, he was extremely drunk, certainly wasn't with his girlfriend, and was seeking to be with someone who, if he was sober he would probably not have been interested in.

I hasten to add, this was years ago, he's appeared to grow up a lot since then.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

The following is the likely team for the final, I think. Hayden hasn't impressed me overly. He was pretty good today, all things considered, but I don't see why a slow 49 in which he ran Katich out in the first game should win him a spot ahead of a guy who people are suggesting should be dropped because he doesn't score fast enough. Martyn's ODI career is gone, so that's a no brainer. The only other contentious issue is Bracken vs Clark, but I think Bracken will win the spot.

Also a chance that Haddin will move up to open, or slot in at 4.

Katich
Watson
Ponting
Clarke
Symonds
Hussey
Haddin
Hogg
Lee
Bracken
McGrath

 

[silentstriker]

India - chokers till the end.

 

[silentstriker]

And another shot today by Dhoni.

Captain my ***.

 

[Slow Love™]

If we're thinking of the same incident, in my recollection, it was at a famous bar in Kings Cross, he was extremely drunk, certainly wasn't with his girlfriend, and was seeking to be with someone who, if he was sober he would probably not have been interested in.

I hasten to add, this was years ago, he's appeared to grow up a lot since then.

Yeah, they're different incidents. The one I was thinking about happened in Calcutta - I think that's when his captaincy aspirations were first seriously dented. I'd forgotten the other one. He did have something of a problem with the drink for a while.

(Incidentally, can he afford to be that choosy? )

 

[Matt79]

He probably would have got away with Calcutta if not for the Bourbon'n'Beefsteak one... Obviously didn't dent his captaincy aspirations too badly.