Scoreboard: Australia vs. England, semi-final, Champions TrophyOctober 2nd, 2009 CENTURION - The following is the scoreboard of the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy between title-holders Australia and England at the SuperSport Park here Friday.
England:
Andrew Strauss c Hopes b Siddle 14
Joe Denly c Paine b Siddle 36
Owais Shah c Paine b Lee 0
Paul Collingwood c Paine b Johnson 34
Eoin Morgan c Paine b Watson 9
Steve Davies b Watson 5
Luke Wright c Paine b Siddle 48
Tim Bresnan b Lee 80
Graeme Swann run out (Hauritz/Paine) 18
James Anderson not out 5
Graham Onions run out (Ferguson/Paine) 1
Extras (w 6, nb 1) 7
Total (all out in 47.4 overs) 257
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Strauss, 1.6 overs), 2-16 (Shah, 2.4), 3-71 (Collingwood, 11.2), 4-91 (Denly, 17.2), 5-100 (Davies, 18.5), 6-101 (Morgan, 20.2), 7-208 (Wright, 39.6), 8-245 (Swann, 45.1), 9-251 (Bresnan, 46.2)
Bowling:
Brett Lee 9-0-46-2
Peter Siddle 10-0-55-3
James Hopes 4-0-28-0
Mitchell Johnson 10-1-61-1
Shane Watson 8.4-1-35-2
Nathan Hauritz 6-0-32-0
Australia:
Shane Watson not out 136
Tim Paine c Davies b Onions 4
Ricky Ponting not out 111
Extras (lb 2, w 5) 7
Total (for one wicket in 41.5 overs) 258
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Paine, 1.3 overs)
Bowling:
James Anderson 8.5-0-48-0
Graham Onions 8-0-47-1
Tim Bresnan 8-0-51-0
Paul Collingwood 8-0-50-0
Graeme Swann 5-0-31-0
Luke Wright 3-0-18-0
Owais Shah 1-0-11-0
Result: Australia won by nine wickets
Toss: England, who chose to bat
Player of the match:
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Billy Bowden (New Zealand)
TV umpire: Tony Hill (New Zealand)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
Lee still a dangerous weapon for Australian teamSeptember 14th, 2009 LONDON - Former Australian cricketer Gavin Robertson has said that Australian paceman Brett Lee has lived up to the national selectors' expectation following his return from a foot and ankle surgery. Lee has been bowling at a blistering speed and control, and took 5-49 in Australia's seven-wicket win over England at Lord's to take an unassailable 4-0 lead in the seven-match ODI series.
McGrath's advice to Johnson: Keep it simpleAugust 27th, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has told left-arm quick Mitchell Johnson not to overdo or over think things and keep things simple if he wants to reach his considerable potential as a Test match bowler. McGrath, who has high hopes for Johnson and the other two members of Australia's Ashes pace attack - Ben Hilfenhaus and Peter Siddle, feels Johnson's potential, will be reached only through a clear head uncluttered by countless theories about his bowling technique.
Siddle says no place for spinners in The Oval TestAugust 21st, 2009 LONDON - Australian paceman Peter Siddle has backed Australian selectors for their decision to play four quicks and use part-time spinners in the series decider at The Oval. The Oval pitch turned low and slow on the opening day of the Test match, and Australian selectors were being asked if they should have opted for an off-spinner -Nathan Hauritz- in the team.
To keep Johnson in rhythm, Ponting to keep a close eyeAugust 10th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australia is keen to keep fast bowler Mitchell Johnson bubbling along before the deciding fifth Ashes Test to be played at The Oval. Australia waited 10 weeks on tour for the left-arm paceman to hit form and is wary of allowing him too much time off before the final Test.
Ashes: Border says Clark should replace JohnsonJuly 29th, 2009 LONDON - Former Australian cricket captain Allan Border says that left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson's form has become so poor that he needs to step away from Test cricket for at least a week to rebuild his game. Border wants experienced seamer Stuart Clark to replace Johnson as the only change in the team for the third Test, beginning tomorrow at Edgbaston.
Edgbaston curator says Hauritz will be 'a waste' on a seamer friendly pitchJuly 28th, 2009 WARWICKSHIRE - Edgbaston curator Steve Rouse has said that playing Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz in the third Ashes Test will be a "waste", as the pitch tipped to be a "traditional English seamer". The Herald Sun quoted Rouse as saying that two weeks of rain had put his pitch three days behind schedule and Australia would be foolish not to select a four-pronged pace attack for the third Test.
England registers historic win against Aussies at Lord'sJuly 20th, 2009 LONDON - Andrew Strauss led England team beat its arch rival Australia in second test at the Lord's ground after 75 years making a history, as they thrashed the visiting Aussies by a margin of 115 runs on the fifth and final day on Monday. England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff finished with figures of five for 92 as England took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Haddin hopeful about injured Hauritz bowling in second inningsJuly 17th, 2009 LONDON - Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is hopeful about injured off-spinner Nathan Hauritz bowling in the second innings at Lord's. Hauritz dislocated the middle finger of his bowling hand on the opening day of the second Ashes Test.
No sledge pledge from Cricket Australia: SiddleJuly 15th, 2009 LONDON - Cricket Australia had asked its players before start of the Ashes series not to indulge in sledging, but fast bowler Peter Siddle denied receiving any message from the board. Australian players, who are famous for their verbal taunts as their on-field brillance, had received letters banning them from sledging.
Cricket's leading Test wicket taker Swann has forgotten how to smileJuly 4th, 2009 LONDON - England off-spinner Graeme Swann, who has emerged as the leading Test wicket-taker in the world in 2009 with 26 victims, says that he has learnt from his errors, but has lost the ability to smile along the way. In an interview with The Sun, Swann said he was looking forward to his Ashes debut in England, and added that when he was doing the drinks for the squad in 2005, the atmosphere gave him the goose bumps.
OZ batsmen bear pacers brunt vying for selectionJune 30th, 2009 MELBOURNE - The battle for Ashes Test spots has heated up among Australian bowlers with team batsmen bearing their brunt ahead of the July 8 Test. Australian opener Phillip Hughes has been among the victims.
Siddle predicts on-field verbal spats with PietersenJune 29th, 2009 LONDON - Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle has predicted plenty of on-field verbal spats between the Australians and England's star batsman Kevin Pietersen during the upcoming Ashes series, which is scheduled to begin from July 8. "I am pretty sure there is going to be a little bit said out in the field here and there.
South Africans ready for PakistanJune 18th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - South African wicket-keeper Mark Boucher has said that his team is not worried about threat that in-form Pakistani paceman Umar Gul possesses in Thurday's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final and conveyed that the Proteas are ready to face their Pakistani counterpart. "Gul is a very good bowler, especially in the last couple of overs.
Gul's magical spell against Kiwis sparks-off ball tampering controversyJune 15th, 2009 LONDON - Umar Gul's stupendous display of swing bowling in the ICC Twenty20 World Championship match against New Zealand may have earned him a lot of praise, but it has also sparked-off a fresh controversy regarding ball tampering. Gul's fiery spell of 5-6 in the Super Eight match against the Kiwis helped Pakistan win the game by six wickets, but now, questions are being raised over his ability to reverse swing the ball just after 12 overs.
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