AUSTRALIA WIN

Australia win the Super Test series.

World's Best Commentator speaks

Hi Everybody, Listen to the World's Best Commentator. Richie Benaud Speaks

THRILLERS

Hello and welcome, it has been a long time, since I have posted something. Wonderful two weeks of greatest Test Matches of all times. The Ashes 2nd Test and 3rd Test. It has been a great 2 weeks for all the cricket fans. The Ashes will be having the highest fan following around the world now. Even England who are crazy about their Soccer and have the fans sticking to cricket now.

The second Test was a thriller and provided the much excitement. England winning a thriller, greatest test matches of all times. The Third Test was also as exciting as the second one, going to the last ball of the day. England required only 1 wicket to win this too, but Lee and McGrath played 4 overs to survive and end the match in a greatest of draws of all times. Flintoff from one end and Harmison from the other end attacked the last pair. The pair played well to put off every kind of Dynamite thrown at them. Ponting played a great innings of all times to score 156. He was the 9th wicket to fall. He played from the morning when Langer fell off the first ball of day5. He came and played true captain's Knock, a match saving knock. True champion batsman.
More to come, please stay tuned. This is not the end of Ashes, it is the beginning of more to come in the final two tests.
Check out for more comments and bulletin of both the matches on www.cricinfo.com

Discovery Safe

Discovery returns safely to Earth

Wi-Fi

What is Wi-Fi?
It is wireless fidelity networks.
It is new, fast and easy way of going online - wirelessly. All u need is a laptop/mobile with 802.11b standard (will explain standards in the forthcoming blog of mine).

Wi-Fi networks consist of two key elements - a wireless access point router and a Wi-Fi enabled device.
The area where u can access Wi-Fi is called a 'hotspot'.

How Wi-Fi works?
A Wi-Fi hotspot broadcasts radio signals from antennas atop buildings, traffic lights, inside cafes, hotels and airports. An antenna has a range of about 300 to 500 feet. The antenna and router provide high-speed connectivity to the Internet.

Some of the hotspots in Chennai are Taj Coromandel, Sify I-Way, International Airport.

This was taken from an article I have read. This is to keep involved everyone in the latest technology.

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ASHES 2ND TEST DAY1 REPORT

Ricky Ponting won the toss and put England into bat. England was all attack from the start, keeping the run rate over 4 and finshing their innings with more than 5.

It was great display of batting by Trescothick, Pietersen and Flintoff. With McGrath missing, Trescothick and Strauss attacked the aussie bowlers and scored boundaries at will, scoring 112 for the first wicket.
Flintoff in partnership with Pietersen plundered the Aussie bowlers to all parts of the ground, scoring 103 in quick time.

Lee and Warne went for over 100 runs in their spells. Warne picked up 4 wickets. Kasprowicz the replacement for McGrath picked up 3 wickets.

England were all out for 407. Australia had to play for 20 minutes, but bad light and rain stopped play.

Check out the scores at www.cricinfo.com

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2nd Ashes Test Updates

check www.cricinfo.com for all the updates.
Hello and welcome from Edgbaston. Australia won the toss and will bowl. Trescothick and Strauss opening for England. McGrath is out of the team, got injured in the warmups in the morning. England have a good start, they are currently 17/0 in 3 overs. Trescothick hit 3 wonderful coverdrives to the boundary of Lee. Strauss was dropped by Warne in the slips of the bowling of Gillespie when he was on 4.

McGrath is waiting for a report from the Radiologist. England are currently 44/0. 9 boundaries in that. Kasprowicz is warming up, might come into bowl soon. Kasprowicz replaces Lee. 50 up before the first hour of play.

Trescothick caught of a noball by Hayden at gully. Trescothick was on 32. Warne coming on very early in the innings. Strauss looking to attack Warne. At drinks England are 60/0. Trescothick brings up his 50, 9 fours and a six in 97 minutes.

100 comes up in the 23rd over. Both the openers are attacking Warne. Ponting looked concerned, but the wicket of Strauss reduced his concern. Vaughan the next man in.

18 runs in Lee's over, the last over before lunch, Trescothick the destroyer. Warne the lone wicket-taker. 40 runs scored of his 7 overs. England score at lunch 132/1 in 27 overs, a very good run rate maintained (4.89). 25 boundaries in the 132 runs in the first session. Check out www.cricinfo.com for more updates.

Strauss was out for 48. Warne picking up his wicket. Strauss trying to cut a ball, a bit short, gets bowled. Other than the wicket, it was England's session. A first wicket partnership of 112. Trescothick is batting on 77 with 13 fours and 2 sixes. Vaughan is not out on 1.

150 up for England. Trescothick and Vaughan in one day mood. 2 quick wickets for Australia, Trescothick and Bell out. England are 170/3.

ASHES 2ND TEST PREVIEW

Edgbaston in Birmingham is the venue for the second Ashes Test. England have done well at Edgbaston. They have won 4 times against Australia and drawn 4 from 11 matches. England badly need a win here to stay in the series. It is better to be 1-1 than 0-2 in the series.

The wicket at Edgbaston has a green top and looks wetter too. This is because of the rains last week. The pitch is expected to be slow.

Seeing the green top the captains would most likely to bowl after winning the toss.

Both teams are unlikely to make any changes to the 11. The only possibility been Collingwood in place of Giles.

All in all an interesting match coming up. Please stay tuned, löök out for updates of the Test.

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Indian Oil Cup Tri-Series, Match 4

Match update
India won the toss and are batting. Sehwag was dropped twice in his innings of 32.
Sangakkara dropped him when he was on 4 and then Jaywardene dropped him when he was on 8. They were 67/1 in 15.1 overs at the first drinks break. Ganguly and Laxman are at the crease currently. Ganguly scored his 10000 runs, when he reached 33. They are currently at 110/1 in 28 overs. check for more updates. India have lost their second wicket, Laxman out for 22. India are 117/2 in 30 overs. Ganguly is batting on 49, needs one more run for his 50. Ganguly gets his fifty with a single to the covers. Fifty after a long time

Dhoni and Ganguly at the crease. Ganguly gets bowled trying to play to the on side, ball hits the stumps. 38th time Ganguly has been bowled. He was out for 51 of 110 balls. Dravid goes for a nought. India are struggling at 128/4, not a good run rate currently.

Kaif and Dhoni at the crease. Dhoni goes for 20. India are 157/5 in 40 overs.
Raina also goes, India are really struggling at 161/6. Raina out for 2.

Pathan and Kaif at the crease.

India have finished on 220/8 in their 50 overs. India managed to get to the score of 220 only because of Pathan's hitting in the end. He scored 36 of 28 balls.

Sri Lanka require 221 to win this. Check out cricinfo for more updates.

First To reach 10000

Tendulkar 266 matches
Ganguly 272 matches
Inzamam 322 matches

10,000 Club

The 10000 club
SR Tendulkar 348 Matches to 13642
Inzamam-ul-Haq 344 Matches to 10933
SC Ganguly 272 Matches to 10000

News Bits

1. Sanath Jayasuriya, Nuwan Zoysa and Chaminda Vaas will all miss Sri Lanka's one-day international with West Indies on Tuesday.
2. Indian left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra has been severely reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for excessive appealing during a one day international against Sri Lanka.

News Bits

1. Jaysurya's shoulder injury not serious.
2. Formula 1: Hungarian Grand Prix
   Raikonen wins the Hungarian GP. Schumacher finished 2nd. Alonso was 11th.
3. Match 2 of the Indian Oil tri-series. India won by 6 wickets.
4. England retain the same squad for the 2nd Ashes Test.

Live From Dambula

Latest from the Tri-Series
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Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets

Pakistan's new sensation.

Pakistan have a batsman for the future. Shahzad Malik hit 403 in 137 balls, while playing for the Langleybury cricket club in Hertfordshire county, England. There were 38 sixe's. He achieved this against the Middlesex Tamils. In 2004-05 season, in first class cricket, he hit 1008 runs at an average of 72. Watch out for Shahzad Malik the new sensation......

Vacancy (two matches)

The Indian think tank has to decide who will open with Sehwag. The second openers slot is free and wide open. There are a few takers, it could be Dhoni, Laxman, Raina or Yuvraj. According to the current form it would be right to send Dhoni with Sehwag to open the innings.

Dhoni's style of batting is similar to Sehwag, but that should not hamper the thinking of the Indian think tank, as he is solid at the top of the order. If Sehwag goes for his shots, Dhoni can just stay at the wicket and continue his work. If Dhoni goes for his shots, Sehwag can provide the anchor. He would be the be ideal partner for Sehwag.

Laxman never seemed to like the openers slot, he is very good in the middle order. Laxman can rotate the strike in the middle overs. Laxman has to watch out, not to try too many things in the middle. Just play calm and take the runs that comes his ways and rotate the strike.

Yuvraj can be useful in the end to increase the run rate, he would be the ideal batsman for the last 15 or 10 overs of an innings. He doesn't need much time to settle down.

Raina is too young to put him in the openers position and put pressure on him. Although he might do well, it is too early to try someone in his first match. He should be given some time to settle down into the team, you should nuture an young man, not put undue pressure on him directly.

When Ganguly returns, the other slot will be shut, as he is to return after the first two matches.

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Form book

Players struggle after a long break, as we have seen with the Australians in the NatWest Series, where they struggled with their form in the beginning of the series. Indian Players currently in Sri Lanka are feeling the same thing, they are struggling to find some form. Dhoni in the batting department and Pathan with the ball are only two who have hit form, all the others are searching here and there for something.

Dhoni and Kaif played well in the first warm up match and Dhoni and Raina in the second match. Pathan picked up wickets in both the warm up matches.

Indians have to pick themselves up before they play Sri Lanka in the opener of the Indian Oil Cup. India's performance in Sri Lanka has not been good and with the players in poor form, it will be a real struggle, unless they get back into form. India in the second warm up match failed to play the full 50 overs, they were all out in 42.2 overs, although they won the match, it must worry them.

Verdict: India's bowling is heading in the right direction, it is the batting that seems to trouble them.

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News Bits

England's tour to Pakistan, the official schedule.

Ganguly 6 match ban has been reduced to 4 matches.
He will miss the first 2 matches of the tri-series.

Dambula Situation

India have played two (D/N) matches here, won one with UAE in the Asia Cup and lost the other against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup.

The last time India played Sri Lanka was in the Asia Cup, where India lost by 12 runs. Dravid and Yuvraj did well. Sri Lanka scored 282, this was the highest score in the first innings of a day night game and India chasing scored 270.

A total of 7 (D/N) matches were played here and on five occasions team winning the toss and batted first have won the match. As chasing underlights is more difficult. So win the toss, you bat.

India plays its first match of the tri series on Saturday against Sri Lanka.
watch out for more.

News Bits

In a development of sorts, Ten Sports has rejected Doordarshan’s contention on the issue of simulcast of the upcoming triangular cricket series involving India, Sri Lanka and West Indies.
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