Posted on 18 August 2009 by rahul simhadri | Comments (0) | Tags: Ball of the Century, cricket, England, Leg break, Mike Gatting, Shane Warne, Stump, Test cricket
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The Ball of the Century, also referred to as the Gatting Ball or simply The Magic Ball, is the nickname given to a delivery bowled by Australia’s Shane Warne to England’s Mike Gatting. The incident occurred on day two of the first Test of the 1993 Ashes series, which took place at Old [...]
Posted on 08 July 2009 by rahul simhadri | Comments (0) | Tags: Ashes, ashes 2009, Australia, Brett lee, cricket, England
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Brett Lee who was expected to the spearhead the Australian bowling attack against the English in the Ashes is ruled out for the first two matches as he suffered a tear in the side muscle. Australia will miss his experience as the remaining bowling attack is relatively inexperienced. He is also a doubtful [...]
Posted on 06 June 2009 by rahul simhadri | Comments (2) | Tags: cricket, Drik Nannes, England, Jeroen Smits, kevin pietersen, Lord, Luke Wright, Netherlands, Peter Borren, Ravi Bopara, T20 world cup
England’s worst ever limited overs defeat- that’s what the British press called the England’s 4 wicket defeat against the Netherlands yesterday at Lord’s. The Netherlands skipper Jeroen Smits described as “unbelievable” and “special” their sensational victory over host England in the opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup at Lord’s. “This result speaks for [...]
