West Indies vs Australia [Super 8s/Game 1] - Aus Inns Updates

[Shayan]

West Indies won the toss & chose to field first

Australia team
AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, MJ Clarke, A Symonds, MEK Hussey, SR Watson, GB Hogg, NW Bracken, SW Tait, GD McGrath

West Indies team
CH Gayle, S Chanderpaul, RR Sarwan, MN Samuels, BC Lara, DJ Bravo, DR Smith, D Ramdin, JE Taylor, DB Powell, CD Collymore

 

[Shayan]

both teams unbeaten in the tournament so far

 

[Shayan]

pitch report: very hard and dry. Should be good pace and bounce, team winning the toss should bat.

 

[Shayan]

overcast conditions.

toss: ponting calls heads, its a tail.

Lara wins the toss, and bowls!

 

[Shayan]

Once change, Bradshaw out, Collymore in

 

[Shayan]

Pitch report: This a brand new venue, and so little is known about the surface, but the groundsmen hope it offers much more than the old Antigua Recreation Ground which was a notorious featherbed. Michael Holding reckoned the shaved surface has been rolled well, so it keeps together, and that cracks won't open up easily. It looks hard, real hard, which should encourage the side that bats first.

Incidentally, Andrew Miller, our man at the ground, informs me that its been drizzling all morning and the local weather men say the clouds are likely to linger. Watch this space for more...

 

[Shayan]

This is the ground with the highest 4th innings total to win a test match, as well as Lara's 375 and 400

 

[Lara400]

Are you alone?

 

[SUNNY]

good to see Symonds back..also waiting for Lara to come big on the Ausies..got a feeling we are in for a Lara special today..

 

[Lara400]

good to see Symonds back..also waiting for Lara to come big on the Ausies..got a feeling we are in for a Lara special today..

Yes you do tend to have that feeling. The bigger the game the better he normally plays especially against the aussies.

 

[Shayan]

single first ball. 2 pakistani umpires for this game.

 

[Shayan]

1-0 after 1 over

 

[Oxy]

7-0 off 2

A wayward over - infiltrated by a couple of gems.

 

[Salman]

keep them comming guys, stuck at work... The jammat i follow teaches me to refrain from using cricinfo...

 

[Lara400]

keep them comming guys, stuck at work... The jammat i follow teaches me to refrain from using cricinfo...

I'm a very bad sinner

 

[Shayan]

Hayden has faced 14 balls, not yet off the mark. 10-0 after 4

 

[Shayan]

Gilchrist gone!! edged behing.

 

[Sean]

Gilly out. Gone edging. So much for his hundred......

 

[Oxy]

10-1
Gilly gone for 7.

Crap crowd again at this lovely stadium.

Its a joke. Sure the final will be a sell out, but what ios the point in bringing the tournament here if the average fan cant afford to go?

They're still watching it on tv!

 

[SUPERSAMI]

hoorah, great bowling by powel

 

[Oxy]

I just move Gilly into my Fantasy team about 30 mins ago.

 

[Sean]

Oh my god. Ponting gets 4 leg byes first ball. So close to the diving keeper.
It was a good ball to get rid of Gilly.
1/14

 

[Sean]

10-1
Gilly gone for 7.

Crap crowd again at this lovely stadium.

Its a joke. Sure the final will be a sell out, but what ios the point in bringing the tournament here if the average fan cant afford to go?

They're still watching it on tv!

I heard that the tickets are about $30. And the average wage is $47 a week!

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

bad bowling by jerome.....giving away runs

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

I heard that the tickets are about $30. And the average wage is $47 a week!

hey man i paid 90 us for a ticket for the india/slanka match

bought 2...but darn it was worth it

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

good dive by chandersssssssssss

 

[Sean]

Great fielding on the boundary there. Saved four. He has his army paint on his face.
Next ball is smothered on the way to the batsmen making 3.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

ponting lookin ominous....lara too late to dive

23/1

 

[Sean]

hey man i paid 90 us for a ticket for the india/slanka match

bought 2...but darn it was worth it

I think the cheapest tickets are $30AUD.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

come on powelllllllllllllllllll

 

[Sean]

Lovely shot down the ground straight into the stumps.
Stump cam view looks awesome of that shot.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

I think the cheapest tickets are $30AUD.

yes this rounds its more expensive......not to mention the semi finals
and finals

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

sorry site empty seats due to the price...how sad

 

[Sean]

Oh yes! Oh Yes! Sixer to Punter!

 

[Mo.]

what a shot. 6

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

good shot for sixxxxxxxxx


good catch but not outttttttttt

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

lovely drive by hayden for 44444444444444444

 

[Sean]

Nice shot from Hayden there. Mistimed stroke though.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

double doseeeeeeeeeeeee 4 moreeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

taylor bowling goobar

 

[Sean]

Now that one was not mistimed. 43 balls to get 87.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

40/1

 

[Sean]

That is a ripper shot of a yorkerish delivery.
2-3 more.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

hayden is looking to bat right through

 

[Sean]

Haydos at his best as his charges the ball and smacks him back over his head for four.

 

[Sean]

I feel something. big coming

 

[Sean]

As I speak. There is a massive mix up and Punter just gets back.

 

[Sean]

What amazing fielding there! Punter creamed that. But the fielder did excellent to stop that.

 

[SUPERSAMI]

Dang why wasn't that out

 

[Sean]

Sheesh. Punter living dangerously. Gotta calm down.

 

[Sean]

4 more through square leg very next ball.

 

[Sean]

Aus 1/56
10 overs

Ponting 24
Hayden 17

The powerplay hs been taken.

 

[pak4life]

if that was pak we would have been 10-2 after 10

 

[Mo.]

4 more

 

[Sean]

Punter full stretch and he drives that to the cover boundary for four.

 

[Mo.]

There's something about Ian Bishop's commentating which just annoys me. Cant quite put my finger on it though...

 

[Lara400]

Punter is certianly doing the business leading from the front. Top marks

 

[Lara400]

There's something about Ian Bishop's commentating which just annoys me. Cant quite put my finger on it though...

Its called the mute button

 

[Sean]

Nice Punter. Nice! 4 through midwicket.

 

[Mo.]

possible run out

 

[Sean]

Very very good fielding.
Punter will be in I reckon.

 

[Mo.]

and hes gone! Ponting gone

 

[Daoud]

Ponting RUn out

 

[Sean]

Nope. He is outta here! Great fielding by Sarwan. That brings Clarke to the crease.
2/76

 

[usman_ash14]

ponting run out by sarvan
78-2

 

[Lara400]

It just might be Pontings World cup....no challengers

 

[12thMan]

Ponting run out
76-2 after 14.3

 

[Easa]

Fantastic fielding by Sarwan to dismiss Ponting!

 

[Oxy]

76-2

My fantasy players are having a nightmare.

Can I pull my team out?

 

[usman_ash14]

Nope. He is outta here! Great fielding by Sarwan. That brings Clarke to the crease.
2/76

you think Windies can win this or not

 

[Pathan007]

that was stupid form ponting.

 

[Lara400]

Should be game in the bag fo WI

 

[Mo.]

almost another run out

 

[Daoud]

Clarke nearly ran himself out

 

[Sean]

you think Windies can win this or not

Both teams can win. It's just a matter of the team with the most runs on the board.

 

[Sean]

This camerawork is shocking. As soon as the batsmen hit's the ball, they change camera angles. It looks retarded.
Hirer the Ch9 cameramen. They're awesome.

 

[Sean]

What's with the suicidal runs!

 

[Sean]

Haydos! Why are you backing up so far!
5 throws. 4 misses! Fricken hell! They would've been out 5 times if they hit each time.

 

[mos123]

83/2 after 17.3 overs

 

[Sean]

Hayden just wants to smash a six.