I have mixed feelings the morning after the game and I am hungover on the memory of those rifle cracks painfully echoing inside the mainly empty dome.
And on the game?……Promising start - but the shocking batting display by the WorldXI which, combined with the Aussie celebrations, proved beyond a doubt that Game 1 [...]

And thats it. Vettori slides one to Ponting and its all over.

And look at those Aussies, shit they’re happy. Huggin’ an a kissin’. This match won’t silence the critics but they played well and deserved to win comfortably.

I might try and read through all this tomorrow and try and put something sensible together. then again I might not.

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Come on guys, end my misery.
Whoah! Shoaib, you Rawahlpindi Elvis you, you can’t bat! 10 off 2 balls, whats the deal? 10 and 11 now have 2 of the top 4 scores. 94 off 53 needed.
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Which brings Akhtar to the crease. He looks miserable behind that helmet. Harry Potter looks like he’s taking over Freddie’s role and starts to open his shoulders. Only Sanga and Freddie in double figures in the top 9. Piss poor really.

From the winning team;
“We’re delighted. You can say what you like about the merits of the competition but at the end of the day, it’s still eleven against eleven and when you’re out in the middle you play to win”
From the losing team;
“Well…we would have liked to have won obviously, but this is [...]

In spite of myself I can’t wait for the first Super Series ODI.
Whether out of frustration that the recent headlines have been stolen for largely ancilliary matters or whether post Ashes withdrawal is finally starting to kick in I don’t know.
Whatever the cause, I’m counting down the days. Never thought I’d see [...]

Umpires will be allowed to consult the third umpire for all decisions in next months Super Series.
I spotted this the other night and then noticed that Mike mentioned he was surprised nobody was discussing it. I’m surprised too. Unless the story’s misleading isn’t this rather significant?
It seems the ICC have gone and snuck this [...]