All is fair in War and Love Australia & India MCG 2007 Part 1
63All is Fair in War and Love Cricket MCG Parti
Cricket
Australian and India One
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Indian Tour of Australia:
India vs. Australia 2007 - 2008
First test from 26 December to 30 December.
In Melbourne at the MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground
India vs. Australia First Test at Melbourne
Sehwag out, Dravid all set to open against Australia
Wednesday: Dec 26, 2007
In a clear indication that Rahul Dravid will be given the opening slot, the Indian team management has decided to leave out Virender Sehwag and Dinesh Karthik from the 12 short listed for the first Test against Australia starting from Wednesday.
Sehwag, whose very selection for the tour raised eyebrows as he was not even in the list of probables for the series, has probably been left out to accommodate an in-form Yuvraj Singh. His ouster paves the way for Dravid to open the innings with Wasim Jaffer, after a gap of two years and the right-hander has already stated that he is willing to do the job for the team's sake. India team (from): Anil Kumble (cap), Wasim Jaffer, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wk), Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Ishant Sharma, Harbhajan Singh.Day 1: Kumble, Zaheer restrict Australia to 337 for 9
Dec 26, 2007
Indian skipper Anil Kumble truly led from the front on Wednesday, the first day of the five-day Boxing Day Test being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Kumble stopped the Australian batsmen in their tracks after they had put on an imposing 135 for the opening partnership. He grabbed 5 for 84, reducing the home side to 337 for nine at the close. The only redeeming feature of the Australian innings was a sixth Boxing Day Test century by opener Matthew Hayden. At the close, tailenders Mitchell Johnson and Stuart Clark were batting on 10 and 21 respectively. Kumble took the wickets of Phil Jacques, Michael Hussey, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee. Zaheer Khan took three wickets, while left arm fast bowler R.P. Singh took the wicket of captain aspirant Michael Clarke. Hayden has now made a century in every Boxing Day Test since 2001-02 except against Pakistan three seasons ago. By the end of the day it was India who was having a more festive season. Earlier, at the start of play, Kumble decided to play Rahul Dravid as an opener, leaving out Virender Sehwag, while Ponting opted to field left-arm Chinaman bowler Brad Hogg in place of pace bowler Shaun Tait. Sourav Ganguly, who is playing his 100th Test, was felicitated by Indian batting great Sunil Gavaskar, captain Anil Kumble on behalf of the team, and Board of Control for Cricket in India Secretary Niranjan Shah. IND vs AUS, First Test, Brisbane (stumps, day one): Australia 337 for 9 v India IND vs AUS, First Test, Melbourne (stumps, day two): Australia 343 & 32-0 v India 196IND vs AUS, First Test, IND vs AUS, First Test, Melbourne, (day 2): Australia building big lead
Dec 27, 2007
Thursday:
Clark (4-28) took two wickets from three balls either side of the tea break and Lee (4-46) cleaned up the tail end to close out an outstanding innings for the Australian bowlers on a deteriorating Melbourne Cricket Ground wicket. After having Yuvraj Singh caught behind for a duck on the last ball before tea, Clark completed his over after the break by trapping Mahendra Dhoni lbw without conceding a run. Matthew Hayden was unbeaten on 22 and Phil Jaques had 10 at stumps to give Australia a second-innings total of 32 and a lead of 179 after ending the first innings on 343 earlier Thursday. Stuart Clark and fellow paceman Brett Lee claimed four wickets apiece as Australia dismissed India for 196 runs to take a big lead after the second day of the first cricket testIND vs AUS, First Test, Melbourne, (day 2): Australia building big lead
Dec 27, 2007
Stuart Clark and fellow paceman Brett Lee claimed four wickets apiece as Australia dismissed India for 196 runs to take a big lead after the second day of the first cricket test Thursday.
Clark (4-28) took two wickets from three balls either side of the tea break and Lee (4-46) cleaned up the tail end to close out an outstanding innings for the Australian bowlers on a deteriorating Melbourne Cricket Ground wicket. After having Yuvraj Singh caught behind for a duck on the last ball before tea, Clark completed his over after the break by trapping Mahendra Dhoni lbw without conceding a run. Matthew Hayden was unbeaten on 22 and Phil Jaques had 10 at stumps to give Australia a second-innings total of 32 and a lead of 179 after ending the first innings on 343 earlier Thursday.IND vs AUS, First Test, Melbourne (day 3): Australia set India victory target of 499
Dec 28, 2007
Australia set India a fourth-innings target of 499 after declaring their second innings closed at 7-351 late on day three.
Their bowlers, who dismissed India for 196 in the first innings, will get a short session at the Indians before stumps. With good weather forecast for the next two days, Australia will win unless India can produce a remarkable turnaround with the bat and post the biggest score of the match on a slow pitch which should spin and begin playing low. Only three teams in 130 years of Test history have ever scored more than 400 to win a match, while England's 1928 side is the only one to have ever posted more than 300 in a successful run-chase at the MCG. Australia spent almost all day steadily building their total, without too much pressure from the Indian bowlers. Michael Clarke top scored with 73, opener Phil Jaques made 51, Matthew Hayden hit a quick fire 47 and Andrew Symonds made 44 after getting a nice share of luck early in his innings. IND vs AUS, First Test, Melbourne (stumps, day three): Australia 343 & 351-7dec v India 196 & 6-0IND vs. AUS, First Test, MCG, on day 4: Australia beat India by 337 runs in first Test (1:0)
Dec 29, 2007
Australia thrashed India by 337 runs in the first cricket Test on the fourth day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.
India, chasing 499 runs for victory, was bundled out for 161 and gives Australia a 1-0 lead in the four-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. It was Australia’s 15th consecutive Test victory and they are just one win away from equaling their world record of 16 set from October 1999 to February 2001. India collapsed from 134 for five at tea and lost their last five wickets for 27 runs. Australia’s bowlers all shared the second innings wickets and clinched a comprehensive victory with left-armer Mitchell Johnson claiming 3-21 off 15 overs. Only V.V.S. Laxman (42) and Sourav Ganguly (40) mounted any resistance against the relentless Australian attack. IND vs. AUS, First Test, MCG: Australia 343 & 351-7dec Beat India 196 & 161 by 337 runs.Share it! — Rate it: up down [flag this hub]
Comments
It's a big issue here in India. The TV's full of this since the match.
Cricket is supposed to be a gentleman's sport but has always had so much controversy which is a shame...
I think a lot of people either did not receive instructions from their parents, or perhaps they ignored that. There was certainly bad manners shown on both sides. The umpire is obviously going to have to get eyes and ears tested.
Thanks MrMarmalade, it's a case of too many chiefs and not enough indians, no pun intended, just put someone on a pedastool and you're asking for trouble, put more money than sense into someones pocket and you've got international cricket...there's a lot of cricketers earning big money in this game, controversy pays the advertising bills and so does higher ratings!
Does it ever. There is way too much money given to people who entertain us with their exploits.
Too much money and being idolized leads these people do get into newspapers for thew wrong reasons.
Not good
Now that soccer has finally caught on in the US, who knows(?), maybe cricket will be next?
As a matter fact, son five is in management at Fox Sport. You're going to be pleasantly surprised. He reliability informs me that a very wealthy American is going to place a lot of money into cricket. A tremendous amount of money, into the American market to set a Cricket Team. It will be set up similar to what Kerry Packer set up on the World wide Cricket scene so many Years ago. Any profits, so made will be donated to homeless children. I forgot this piece of trivia and when I was doing the Australian Indian cricket fiasco, my thought was to look it up and make comment. Alas I forgot. Sorry about that.
Thanks for your comment.
Cricket is going the soccer way. I think it will go worse before it goes better. No longer a gents game..
I think money may have taken over the game of cricket and It's win at all costs.
There's no more Robin Hood left.
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Eileen Hughes says:
6 months ago
Good details but still feel the same australian cricketers are very bad sportsmen and set a bad example to our kids. They should set the example of sportsmanship. not what theyare doing that is very wrong.