**Official**VB Series 2005 Australia,Pakistan,West Indies.

[Beleg]

on paper yes, but on field? doh If not then you obviously didn't see the VB series [and see the mighty aussie batters struggle against puny little Pakistani and WestIndian bowling line-ups]

 

[Unattainableguy]

Maybe McGrath could have been awarded the Man of the Series Award. He only has 2 less wickets now but a better average( around 14 now) compared to Lee's (21 or 22) and a better economy rate ( around 3.2) compared to Lee's ( 4.6)

 

[benchmark00]

Another international home series gone.... anyone know who's touring next season? South Africa maybe?... anytests in Darwin and Cairns this year?

 

[Crazy Sam]

my understanding is that the home games over the next 12 months go something like:

3 ODIs v Rest Of World at Telstra Dome
1 Supertest v Rest Of World at SCG
3 Tests v West Indies (my tip is for Brisbane, Hobart and Adelaide)
3 Tests v South Africa (my tip is Perth, MCG, SCG)
VB Series - Aus v S.A. v Sri Lanka is what has been touted.

 

[Top_Cat]

Maybe McGrath could have been awarded the Man of the Series Award. He only has 2 less wickets now but a better average( around 14 now) compared to Lee's (21 or 22) and a better economy rate ( around 3.2) compared to Lee's ( 4.6)

It's never awarded on just stats. McGrath bowled REALLY well but Brett Lee often set the batting collapses in motion. I lost count of how many times I'd turn on the TV and the opposition would be 3 down and Brett would have 1 or two of them in his first or second over. The value in that sort of player goes beyond stats.

 

[benchmark00]

my understanding is that the home games over the next 12 months go something like:

3 ODIs v Rest Of World at Telstra Dome
1 Supertest v Rest Of World at SCG
3 Tests v West Indies (my tip is for Brisbane, Hobart and Adelaide)
3 Tests v South Africa (my tip is Perth, MCG, SCG)
VB Series - Aus v S.A. v Sri Lanka is what has been touted.

Sounds good to me

 

[Mr Casson]

Did Lee deserve the series award?

Absolutely he did.

 

[Jono]

Congrats again have to go to the Aussies. Too good, despite Pakistan having a great chance to win both the 1st and 2nd final.

 

[shaka]

Afridi and Razzaq helped Pakistan get close in both games

 

[benchmark00]

Afridi and Razzaq helped Pakistan get close in both games

Razzaq made 3 in the first final though,lol

 

[Josh]

Absolutely he did.

Yep

 

[Swervy]

on paper yes, but on field? doh If not then you obviously didn't see the VB series [and see the mighty aussie batters struggle against puny little Pakistani and WestIndian bowling line-ups]

yeah I did watch a lot of the tournament..I still think Australia were quite clearly miles ahead of Pakistan and WI

 

[Slow Love™]

I personally don't think Aussie's dominated the ODI's. Certainly their test team is a cut above all others [IMO] but their ODI team is only slightly better then the other ODI nations.

Also, Lee didn't ball well throughout the tournament. He got hammered thrice. That's too inconsistent for the man of the series award IMO. It should have gone to Clarke or Inzamam [second choice]

Meh, they only lost one game, and won the finals pretty comfortably. It's true that they found themselves in a bit of strife early in their innings on several occasions, but given their recoveries (and the results), domination still seems an appropriate word to use to me.

As to Lee, I thought he was really on-song and bowled extremely well, particularly at the start of the innings (but also at the death, on several occasions). IMO, he only had one lousy game. In terms of other players that could have won, without checking all the stats, I'd have said Rana could have been a chance, also.

 

[Josh]

If Tony wanted to be mischievous, he could ask Inzamam for a word on Shoaib.

Or if he could reccomend any good pizza joints.

 

[marc71178]

Another one was not appealed but it was out. In Anjum's first over. Oh well.

So they should walk off for not being given a decision that they didn't appeal for?

How is that the umpire making a wrong decision?

 

[Josh]

I personally don't think Aussie's dominated the ODI's. Certainly their test team is a cut above all others [IMO] but their ODI team is only slightly better then the other ODI nations.

Also, Lee didn't ball well throughout the tournament. He got hammered thrice. That's too inconsistent for the man of the series award IMO. It should have gone to Clarke or Inzamam [second choice]

Well now, because he'd been hit kind of expensively does not mean he bowled badly. In the Hobart match, he was under a lot of pressure from the batsmen, he was still putting the ball in the right areas. Basically was more a display of good batting rather than bad or inconsistent bowling.

 

[Jnr.]

Razzaq made 3 in the first final though,lol

Didn't he take 3/33 off 10 to spark the Australian collapse in the first final?

 

[marc71178]

Gilchrist LBW

Is it me or does that strip indicating the stumps seem to get wider and narrower?

 

[marc71178]

yet you would rather have something thats about 70% accurate

70% accurate is vastly under the true figure.

 

[marc71178]

yep, maybe even more..since they are now bowling with Umar and Azhar Mamood is just being wasted.

Why did Azhar bowl 1 ball and bat at 9?