England Crushes Australia To Win The Ashes!!

Wow! I can make a living out of being an astrologer. In my last post I had predicted that Australia will capitulate and yes they did capitulate to England and how?
Ponting with his bloodied mouth was a real sore sight to watch at the match presentation.
Trott's the Man. wow what an debut. Make all those who wanted Ramprakash to save England eat their shit. Stuart Broad have not only his cricketer pop proud but entire English pop's proud. His spell is sure to become Ashes folklore. Andew Strauss, leading from the front deserved every ounce of the Man of the series award. Hope K.P too shines under him after his Achilles is healed.
I prayed for a Freddie innings or spell and he produced a stunner of a throw that derailed not only Ponting but Australia also.
Poor Aussies they need to wait till 2013 to avenge defeat. They are now ranked 4th in ICC test rankings... A first in history of the rankings.
So what now? nothing much Australia will climb back after beating West Indies and Pakistan at home and England will again continue in their inconsistent ways.
That's the future but England deserves all the accolades.
Congratulations!!! to the Brave Hearts Of England.

Eng Vs Aus- The Final Test!!

I have been waiting a long time to write this piece. I have waited long enough. I have waited since Ramprakash thought he had last chance to glory to Lee being left out to maintain the winning combination.
Well after the 1st days play of the last test of this Ashes series all I can say is England did well to stick with the team and not panic and get in some one like Mark Ramprakash..poor Mark...
Australia also did well by sticking to their winning combo.
After the 1st session I thought England did well but to end day at 307/8 was bad. Australia needs to be happy after today's play.I don't know why but I am getting an inkling that 300+ will be a tough total for the Aussies to over haul. My instincts say England might just edge out Australia in this match and win the Ashes. I have a feel that Australia might get over confident and spoil their own party. I am praying for a Freddie Show- A swan song that will become Ashes and cricketing folklore.
Nothing doing..but wait and watch..!!! Lets have some fantastic Test cricket.
Ha lastly some pun on the England line up...
A. Cook- spoilt his dish
A. Strauss- The straw could have been longer if he could have gotten a hundred
I.Bell- The Bell did ring for some time but alas not long enough
P. Wood- Lost in the Woods..
I. Trott- Trotted along well until Hussey had him
M.Prior- Has got his Priorities all mixed up
A.Flintoff- Lost his Off(-Stump)
S. Broad- Has shown the broad side of his bat
G. Swann-Drowned in the last ball
S.Harmison-lets hope he does some harm to the ozzies
J.Anderson- Lets hope he is the True Son of Great Britain

Sachin eyes 15000 Test Runs!!

Sachin have donned the whites for over 2 decades now..don't the man get tired.

It's just his passion for the game that drives him. There is hardly any thing that won't motivate sachin to play for India.

An injury other than that I don't see any thing stopping Sachin from playing his heart out for India.Over the years his tempo may have changed but Sachin style batting still no one can do.Its a mix of intelligence, timing and superior foot work. Every Sachin shot is a jewel to be beholded by our eyes.

May you play on Sachin and plunder not 15000 but 50000 test runs.All the best!!

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T20 Vs Test Cricket

Ever since the advent of T2o cricket a raging debate is going on that the T20 David will slowly smother the Goliaths of cricket ODI's and Tests to sleep. People are wary of the fact that more and more crowd is enjoying the shortest format of the game. T20 in itself is considered as "tamasha" cricket by most of the pundits of the game. Its all wham bham and gone in just over 3 hours. While some said its no the game for the veterans, they were considered too slow and too technical for this fast paced version of the game. But they were proven wrong it's the Gilly's the warne's the Kumble's who have delivered breath taking knocks or spells that have helped their respective teams to post impressive wins...add Haydos to the list of veterans who have knocked the winds out of the youngsters.
Coming back to the point of T20 vs the other traditional forms of the game, I say all the three forms will exist peacefully alongside the others. When ODi's came into the picture the same fears were expressed for the longest form of the game, Test match cricket. Well its going to be four decades now that the two forms have existed. When it comes to the spectators losing interest in the longer versions, there are two classes of the game audience the Purist and the Pretenders. The Purist are those who love the game, the battle between ball and bat, they love the boring first day of test cricket to the exciting final session of play of a test.They love a low scoring ODI they cheer for a high scoring game. They love the fast pace of the newest version too. They love the game in totality It doesn't matter which format it is. I watch English county cricket, Australian Sheffield cup, and I watch the Ranji's too besides the regular internationals.
So I may not go to the ground to watch the match but I will be watching on TV and as long as TV audience is there The game is bound to grow and make profit too.
Well the pretenders are those who watch the T20's for fun for the cheer leaders to the music to the flowing spirit in the grounds. They watch it for fun and they are not serious about the game. The pretenders are good for the game because they are adding to the Purist population of cricket lovers.They may switch on to the longer versions too once they realise how interesting each format can be. Each format has its charm once the newbies See's it , we will have a whole lot of new cricket lovers, lovers of the beautiful game not of formats of the game. T20 is the nectar that will entice a whole lot of people to the game.
All you people losing sleep over T20's taking over cricket ... relax and enjoy the Ashes, see how the Aussies were supposed to win but they are not winning, its all because of the beauty of swing bowling which rarely makes an impact in a T20 game.
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