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Victoria 6 for 592 (Elliott 155, Moss 98, Arnberger 90, Hodge 89) v Queensland
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Jonathon Moss made a fine 98 to keep Victoria right on top© Getty Images

The record books were spared but Queensland’s bowlers were not as Victoria continued using their licence to bat with abandon on the second day of the Pura Cup cricket final at the MCG. With Victoria 6 for 592 at stumps in 186 overs and 723 minutes, the innings was a statistician’s delight but prolonged agony for Queensland, who faced another three days of formalities before Victoria were crowned champion.Needing only a draw to secure its first first-class title since 1990-91, Victoria appear certain to continue batting on the third day to become just the third side after Queensland (in 1994-95) and Western Australia (1986-87) to post 600 in a Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup final. Darren Berry, Victoria’s captain, said, “We’ll bat until Queensland get us out.”While the first day produced a stack of records to century-maker Matthew Elliott, the second day was more like a thousand cuts, with the Victorian middle order knuckling down after Queensland’s pacemen picked up three wickets before lunch. The star of the day was Jonathan Moss, who made an entertaining 98, and was denied a century when he failed to get to the pitch of the ball for possibly the first time all day, and chipped Nathan Hauritz to short mid-on.Moss and Cameron White (54) put on 135 to regain Victoria’s ascendancy and then Ian Harvey (34 not out) and Andrew McDonald (37 not out) rounded off another dominant batting performance.Berry smiled when asked if it would be hard keeping a lid on celebrations for the next three days. But he said that Victoria were still chasing an outright win, and could get some help from a pitch that has been dead for two days but starting to show signs of life.”Speaking to McDonald and Harvey, they said a few kept a little bit low today towards the end of play today, which is obviously very encouraging for us with almost 600 runs on the board,” Berry said. “There was a few cracks in it at the start of the first day so I’ll have a look at it again in the morning, but I would imagine it will be difficult to bat on day five.”Although disappointed at missing a century, Moss was pleased to have played his part in such a crucial match given that Victoria lost three wickets in the space of 33 runs early in the day. “The fact is if we win the Pura Cup I won’t let it bother me too much,” he said. “It would have been great to get the hundred but as cricket goes, sometimes you’ve got to cop the disappointment. It might hit me later on tonight … but it’s great we’re in such a good position and that I contributed to putting us into that good position.”Victoria resumed at 1 for 322 but the morning belonged to Queensland, as Joe Dawes, Andy Bichel and Ashley Noffke removed Brad Hodge (89), Elliott (155) and David Hussey (16) respectively.But as the sun emerged from the cloud, it rendered the pacemen to spectators and the batsmen went largely untroubled against Hauritz and the part-time spin of Stuart Law and Chris Simpson. Moss hit a six off Law into the MCG construction site and the resulting delay for getting a replacement ball only drew Queensland’s agony out further.

Somerset Under 13 have enjoyed mixed fortunes on their tour to South Africa, and found the first two matches tough going when they were comfortably beaten by Lions and K.E.P.S.However they quickly returned to winning ways and their following two matches both resulted in resounding victories.In the first match, against Penryn, Somerset fielded first and thanks to all of the bowers performing well their opponents were dismissed for 58.The pick of the bowlers was Jason Strong, who ended with 4 for 22 in his 8 overs. His bowling spell in tandem with Mick Le Mare did the real damage, with Le Mare conceding just 3 runs in 8 overs. They were well supported Will Robinson who ended with 3 for 19 and Callum Haggett 2 for 9.In reply two early losses did not prevent an easy victory thanks to Matthew Green who was the mainstay of the innings with 24 and Matthew Horsley who gave good support to see the side home by 6 wickets.In the day night match against their Worcestershire counterparts the midland county batted first and were all out for 192, thanks to some tight bowling by Alex Thomson, Johnathan Mould and Haggett who ended with two wickets a piece, and a good fielding display.In reply the Somerset pair of Jos Butler and Haggett quickly put their side in control and shared a partnership of 156 from 19 overs, before Butler was out for 92, just 8 runs short of what would have been a thoroughly deserved century.Haggett remained until the end to guide his side home to an 8 wicket victory with eleven overs to spare.The Under 13’s have two games remaining on the their South African tour before travelling back to England.

Scotland defeated Canada by 12 runs in a thrilling match while UAEraced to a five-wicket victory over slumping Singapore on the thirdday of the ICC Trophy here Saturday.Five more matches were decided at different cricket centres in Torontoand its adjoining areas. Ireland cruised to an eight-wicket win overHong Kong, Namibia trounced Germany by nine wickets, Argentinacompleted last-over win over East and Central Africa, Papua New Guineaheld on to beat USA in a tense game and France defeated Israel with anover to spare.At King City Stadium, the Canadians suffered their first defeat losingto Scotland who had scored 201 for eight. Brilliant catching and finebowling from James Brinkley (2-34), Craig Wright (2-22) and GreigWilliamson (3-22) saw the Scots home.Singapore again suffered from a lack of starch in its batting as itfell to a five-wicket defeat at the hands of the United Arab Emirates.Kiran Deshpande (35) and Zubin Schroff (34) shared a 53-runpartnership for the fifth wicket as Singapore reached 191 for 9 in thestipulated 50 overs.Muhammad Nadeem (63) and all-rounder Khuram Khan (57 not out) safelynegotiated the middle stages of the UAE’s innings and guided theirteam to victory.Malton’s first game of the tournament produced a convincing ninewicket win for Namibia over Germany.Argentina ensured that it will record its best-ever ICC Trophyperformance here in Canada when it made two wins from two matches withits four-wicket success over East and Central Africa at Ross Lordground. Inspired by a fine innings from Simon Hewitt (52), theFrenchmen posted a three-wicket win over Israel who suffered theirsecond defeat.Elsewhere, it was Papua New Guinea’s shock eight-run win over theUnited States that stole most of the attention.On Friday, tailender Kenneth Kamyuka created history when he scored ahurricane stroke-filled century powering Uganda to 64-run victory overMalaysia.Batting at No 10, Kamyuka scored exactly 100 runs off 54 balls liftinghis side from 99 for eight to 223 for eight in allotted 50 overs.During his 71-minute stay at the crease, he hit eight sixes and fourfours to the delight of enthusiastic cricket fans at Toronto’sEglington East sports ground.Carsten Pedersen also scored a century – third of the tournament – asDenmark crushed Hong Kong by 181 runs. In other matches, United ArabEmirates were flattened by the Netherlands while USA romped to a sixwicket win over Ireland.In Division Two’s Group B match, Malaysia’s twin-spin attack of RohanSuppiah (4 for 24) and S. Vickneswaran (3 for 41) had contained theUgandans to 99 before the arrival of Kamyuka at the crease. The latterchanged the whole complexion of the game.Batting in the style of Pakistani Shahid Afridi, Kamyuka despatchedthe ball to all corners of the ground reaching 100 off the last ballof the 50th over. He produced 124 in an astonishing partnership withNo. 9 batsman Benjamin Musoke whose contribution was 21.In reply, Malaysians slumped to 159, all out, in 30.2 overs withSuresh Navaratnam (46) being their top scorer.At King City Stadium, Denmark’s Pedersen showed his batting prowess ashe scored 103 off 135 balls taking his team’s score to 284 for sixagainst Hong Kong. During his 180-minute innings, he scored a toweringsix and four hits to the rope. Pedersen’s teammate Amjad Khanestablished his credentials as a dynamic all-rounder as he slammed 73studded with two sixes and five boundaries. Later Khan picked up threewickets for 11 as Hong Kong crashed to 103, all out, in 29.1 overs.

Sunday afternoon was just another reminder that this is going to be a long and brutal season for West Ham United.

Nuno Espírito Santo’s side have been in pretty reasonable form over the last couple of months, losing just two of their previous seven games.

However, the defeat to Aston Villa at the weekend has left the East Londoners in the relegation zone, three points adrift of Leeds United in 17th.

It wasn’t a horror show against the Villans, but there were a few players who let the fans down, including someone who, at one point, looked like he could be West Ham’s best signing since Jarrod Bowen.

West Ham's better performers against Villa

Starting with the positive, then, who played well for West Ham on Sunday afternoon?

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Well, despite the result, it was another brilliant showing from Mateus Fernandes, who not only opened the scoring in the first minute but was a constant threat in the middle of the park.

For example, in his 90 minutes of action, the Portuguese dynamo took 68 touches, recovered the ball 11 times, made one interception and completed 48 passes, 25 of which were in Villa’s half.

Alongside him in the middle of the park, it was also another promising display from Freddie Potts.

The academy ace was secure in possession, constantly winning the ball back, and completed 96% of his 45 attempted passes.

Potts’ game vs Villa

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88′

Assists

1

Big Chances Created

1

Key Passes

1

Touches

59

Fouls Won

2

Interceptions

1

Clearances

1

Recoveries

1

Ground Duels (Won)

7 (5)

Aerial Duels (Won)

2 (2)

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Moreover, it was his scuffed attempt that led to Bowen’s goal.

The former Hull City star was another of the host’s better players on the day, as in addition to his goal, he completed two dribbles, played a key pass and generally looked a threat.

However, while these three starters put in a good shift against the Villans, there were more than a few who underwhelmed, including one player who looked like an incredible signing not that long ago.

The West Ham star who looked like the best signing since Bowen

While there were a few poor performances on Sunday, the most disappointing, and potentially most worrying, came from El Hadji Malick Diouf.

The reason is that, not that long ago, the former Slavia Prague star was looking like one of West Ham’s best signings in a very long time.

During the first couple of months of the season, his explosive and marauding runs up the pitch were one of the few genuinely exciting aspects about the Hammers.

Moreover, while it wouldn’t always come off, the Senegalese international would often fire off a wicked cross at the end of his journeys up the pitch.

It was this ability to get the ball into dangerous areas that saw him chalk up three assists in the first five league games of the season.

What was so impressive was that even if he didn’t get the assist, his crosses were still leading to goals, as was the case away to Everton in Nuno’s first game in charge.

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At that point, it looked like the Hammers had a star in the making on their hands, so much so that Sky Sports’ Joe Thomlinson claimed he was “one of the finds of the season.”

Unfortunately, since then, the attacking output has all but dried up, with no more assists or goals added to his tally. In fact, according to Understat, he’s actually overperforming his expected assists figure by 2.32.

This lack of attacking output wouldn’t be such a problem if he were a reliable defender, but he’s not, and over the last couple of months, he’s been caught out on more than one occasion.

For example, on commentary for 5 Live, Chris Sutton described the 20-year-old’s defending for Jacob Murphy’s goal for Newcastle United as “pretty shambolic.”

The former Slaiva star was poor on Sunday as well, winning just 50% of his tackles, losing the ball nine times, losing five of eight ground duels and committing two fouls.

Ultimately, there is still time for Diouf to come good; he has the talent, but as things stand, he is looking like a growing problem for West Ham.

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Saturday May 3, 2008
Start time 20.00 (local), 14.30 (GMT)

	Yuvraj and Ganguly: team-mates then, up against each other now © AFP (file photo)

The Big Picture

It’s a battle between one team on the rise and another on the slide: Kings XI Punjab have strung together three wins in a row after the opening two reverses while the Kolkata Knight Riders appear to have lost their way after two early victories. Punjab’s comfortable win against the Deccan Chargers showed they had the quality to overcome the loss of Simon Katich and Brett Lee but Kolkata are yet to prove they can shrug off the absence of their top international stars.The game will showcase some relatively unknown Australians: Shaun Marsh made a fine impression on his IPL debut while James Hopes, if fit, provides some valuable fire-power. Brad Hodge’s innings was cut short in Jaipur but he comes with the reputation of being a Twenty20 killer. David Hussey is yet to explode and can’t choose a better stage to showcase his entire range, one that has made him a big name in the Australian domestic circuit.

Watch out for …

… Sourav Ganguly v Yuvraj Singh provides an intriguing clash between the senior and the apprentice. There could also be an interesting tussle between the two pace attacks – VRV Singh and Sreesanth up against Ishant Sharma, Umar Gul and the surprisingly nippy Ashok Dinda. For those inclined towards Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan v Preity Zinta may make for an interesting spectacle.

Team news

Punjab may want to stick to a winning combination, though Hopes’ fitness could make them think about a change. There was a doubt over how they would make up for Brett Lee’s absence but Gagandeep Singh turned in a reasonably good show the other night.Punjab (probable) 1 Shaun Marsh, 2 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Yuvraj Singh (capt), 5 Mahela Jayawardene, 6 Tanmay Srivastava, 7 Irfan Pathan, 8 Gagandeep Singh, 9 Piyush Chawla, 10 Sreesanth, 11 VRV Singh.Salman Butt and Hodge are likely to retain their spots, despite doing little in their first games. Murali Kartik, who was surprisingly left out of the previous match, could expect a recall at the expense of Ajit Agarkar.Kolkata (probable) 1 Sourav Ganguly (capt), 2 Salman Butt, 3 Brad Hodge, 4 David Hussey, 5 Debabrata Das, 6 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 7 Laxmi Ratan Shukla, 8 Umar Gul, 9 Murali Kartik, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Ashok Dinda.

Kolkata Knight Riders: WLLL
Kings XI Punjab: LWWW

Dinda’s economy rate of 5.52 is the best among bowlers who have sent down at least five overs in the IPL. Kolkata are the only team with three bowlers – Mohammad Hafeez and Ishant are the other two – who have an economy rate of less than 6.50.

Punjab’s Irfan Pathan is the most successful bowler of the tournament with nine wickets at an average of 15.88 and a strike rate of 13.3 balls per wicket.

“This is not a team issue. I suppose it has been discussed by the IPL officials. We have moved beyond that (incident). We want to concentrate on our cricket and win the game Saturday.”

Division One

4th dayDurham overcame some early jitters to complete a six-wicket with over Yorkshire at Chester-le-Street. Graham Onions took two balls to end Yorkshire’s second innings and completed his five-wicket haul, leaving a target of 131. But Darren Gough and Tim Bresnan reduced Durham to 35 for 3 before an aggressive half-century from Michael Di Venuto put them back on course. An unbroken stand of 54 between Dale Benkenstein and Phil Mustard completed the job as Durham sealed a full hand of 22 points.Sean Ervine and Dimitri Mascarenhas defied Kent as Hampshire battled strongly to secure a draw at Canterbury. Five dropped catches – three from Martin van Jaarsveld – didn’t help Kent’s cause. The sixth-wicket pair put on an unbeaten 89, with Ervine reaching his 18th first-class fifty. Jimmy Adams and Michael Brown set a solid platform with an opening stand of 58, before both were removed by Yasir Arafat, who went on to grab four wickets, dismissing John Crawley for 38 and Michael Carberry for 6. But Andrew Hall was the only other striker, with one wicket, as Ervine (56*) and Mascarenhas (33*) did the rest.2nd daySussex picked up their second win of the season with a thumping innings-and-109-run victory over Worcestershire at New Road – in spite of a majestic 108 from Graeme Hick. Worcestershire were reduced to 50 for 4 – Robin Martin-Jenkins removing Steven Moore, Vikram Solanki and Ben Smith all falling in a hurry. Hick was Hick, stroking 15 fours and two sixes, but it was always going to be a lone fight – in spite of a fighting partnership with Gareth Batty (64). Mushtaq Ahmed and Rana Naved each picked up three wickets to dismiss Worcestershire for 303 and condemning them to their fourth defeat in five games.

Division Two

Andy Caddick tore through Gloucestershire’s lower-order to take 6 for 111 and set Somerset up for a convincing eight-wicket win at Taunton. Resuming on 389 for 4 with Marcus North on 101, Gloucestershire slipped to 465 all out leaving Somerset 172 to win. Marcus Trescothick couldn’t open with Justin Langer due to tendonitis in his foot, but Somerset raced to their target in just 32 overs. Langer carved six fours in his bristling 41 before James Hildreth saw his side home with a solid 51.Northamptonshire completed a six-wicket victory against Derbyshire at Northampton, 11 overs into the final day. David Sales went early to leave then tottering in 23 for 4 chasing 79, but Rob White settled any nerves with a 34-ball 43. Stephen Peters remained firm at the other end as Northamptonshire take 21 points for their four day’s work.

Bermuda have named a 15-man squad for their short tour of England and Guernsey.Absent from the team were Kwame Tucker and Azeem Pitcher. The selectors said that Tucker had not recovered from a torn groin while Pitcher, who endured a disastrous run of form in the Trinidad tri-series, had work commitments. Seamer Jim West was drafted in after recovering from a shoulder problem.Bermuda play two matches in England against Sussex 2nd XI and Lloyds Bank before flying to Guernsey for three games against a side they beat by six wickets in the lead-up to last year’s ICC Trophy.Bermuda squad Janeiro Tucker (capt), Irving Romaine, Saleem Mukuddem, Dean Minors, OJ Pitcher, Dwayne Leverock, Hasan Durham, Kevin Hurdle, Treadwell Gibbons Jnr, Delyone Borden, James West, George O’Brien Jnr, Daniel Morgan, Ryan Steede, Jekon Edness.Itinerary
May 31 v Sussex 2nd XI (East Grinstead CC)June 2 v Lloyds Bank (Beckenham CC)June 3 v Guernsey June 4 v Guernsey June 5 v Guernsey

Duncan Fletcher is excited by the prospect of the rule changes to one-day internationals, which will come into effect for the NatWest Challenge against Australia, starting at Headingley on Thursday.The new format for fielding restrictions, which requires the fielding captain to chose when he used two blocks of five overs, and the introduction of a substitute during a match will give Fletcher plenty to think about during his planning.Fletcher is renowned for his detailed preparation and attention to detail and has already been talking to Michael Vaughan about the new innovations. All of it is going to be interesting,” Fletcher told the Press Association, “Selection is going to be very difficult and then once play gets going it’s going to be very tricky – I believe that’s going to make it interesting.”The main variable was constant with the first 15 overs of fielding restrictions and no thinking had to take place aside from the captain moving a few fielders around, but now there are so many variables and then it becomes very complicated.”It’s going to be tricky and it’s going to be some time before a pattern settles if it ever does settle. One day cricket has become predictable and somewhere along the line they had to make changes and this will make it pretty interesting.”The use of a substitute will mean extra consideration will have to be given to the players chosen for a match. England’s NatWest Challenge squad includes Matt Prior and he would be the type of player who could be used as the replacement.”We have got to take into consideration these new rules they are bringing into the game – it might have some effect, especially the 12th man thing,” explained Fletcher. “It gets more and more complicated when you look at all the scenarios and that’s what probably makes it so exciting – if there is going to be all these scenarios it will make the game a lot more interesting.”

Simon Jones marks his comeback with the wicket of Brian Lara© Getty Images

Simon Jones was a happy man after capping his comeback with the most prized wicket in the world, as West Indies closed on 311 for 9 on the opening day of the first Test in Jamaica. “It’s great to be back playing Test cricket,” said Jones. “Taking Brian Lara’s wicket was a great feeling. It’s what I’ve been waiting for for the last 16 months.”The wicket was a real confidence booster,” added Jones. “For the first two sessions I was very nervous, but I found my feet, relaxed more and just bowled. Nine wickets on the first day can’t be bad. The boys are happy. We all worked hard and you can’t ask for any more.”Lara was ambivalent about his side’s performance, but was full of praise for West Indies’ centurion, Devon Smith. “It was a see-saw day,” he admitted, “and is probably now evenly-matched. England were on top early on, we rallied, but the way we collapsed at the end was a bit disappointing.”But I’m happy for young Smith. I can see the starting of a long career. He and [Ryan] Hinds showed their quality and proved we have a good batting line up all the way to Ridley Jacobs at No. 7.””My century was a great feeling,” beamed Smith, who attributed his success to the work he had been doing with Sir Garry Sobers. “Someone in the top order had to stick around and I managed to do it. My work with Sir Garry before the game certainly helped me. He improved my technique and concentration, and that helped me today.”

Sunday, March 2, 2003:::
The Greatest One-Day Innings Ever!
Sachin Tendulkar has produced the most astonishing innings seen in 50-over cricket since the matches began, writes renowned cricket writer Peter Roebuck in his review of the India-Pakistan match.
Source: Rediff.comTendulkar’s treat
No one on the planet save Tendulkar could have played like the little master did against Pakistan at Centurion on Saturday, writes former England all-rounder Vic Marks.
Source:The Observer, UKPakistan needed another attacking bowler
Former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan feels that Pakistan paid the price for not including an attacking bowler like Mohammad Sami in the starting line-up against India.
Source: BBC
World Cup prize money exempt from Income Tax
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh has greeted India’s emphatic win over Pakistan by announcing that the prize money earned by the players at the World Cup will be exempt from Income Tax.
Source: PTI, IndiaKing hit meant for McCullum
It now emerges that the punch that floored Chris Cairns at a Durban night club was originally meant for New Zealand wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum.
Source: The Stuff, NZRead anything interesting lately? Send us the link for the CricInfo weblogs.Saturday, March 1, 2003:::
Losing to India is far worse than not winning World Cup
We don’t want to upset our fans. We have to win today, otherwise who knows what consequences will need to be paid, writes Shoaib Akhtar in his column.
Source: The Guardian, UK
When Sachin played for Pakistan
India’s reigning deity, Sachin Tendulkar, stepped on to the international arena for the first time as a reserve fielder for a Pakistan XI!
Source: Rediff.com‘Sickness’ rears its head as cricket fever peaks
Most of the one million Indian expatriates and the 700,000 Pakistanis in the UAE are expected to “fall sick” and stay away from work on the day of the high-profile India-Pakistan match.
Source: Gulf News, UAERead anything interesting lately? Send us the link for the CricInfo weblogs.Friday, February 28, 2003:::
‘Having a cricketer son has not changed our life’
On Wednesday, Ashish Nehra may have bowled as to the manner born, but his family are not deeply knowledgeable about cricket. His brother, in fact, only took young Ashish’s bowling seriously after he castled Ajay Jadeja in a local match!
Source: Rediff.com
Related CricInfo links: Ashish Nehra player pageFans bamboozled by Super Selector
The Great Indian Cricket Fan has been cheated. Not with India’s loss to Australia, but a glitch in an online cricketing game, as participants of the ESPN-Star Super Selector contest were shocked when a technical glitch gave an unfair advantage to certain players.
Source: The Indian Express, IndiaShane Warne assumes the role of scapegoat
While Shane Warne has done wonders for the sale of diuretics in the overweight-blond-white male-smoking-beach bum market, he has done in his career through stupidity. “Stupid” is an often-used word in the Warne affair. When Ricky Ponting was asked if he thought Warne was guilty of naivete, he answered: “Yeah, that and stupidity.”
Source: The Independent Online, South AfricaAustralian streak cannot last – Irani
“There was no doubt who was one of the most sought-after guys in the England camp after our defeat against India. Malcolm Ashton, our scorer-cum-computer analyst, had been up half the night calculating our chances of reaching the Super Sixes…” writes Ronnie Irani.
Source: The Guardian, UKRead anything interesting lately? Send us the link for the CricInfo weblogs.Thursday, February 27, 2003:::
South Africans grateful for Kenya’s win
If one were to tell cricket fans in the Rainbow Nation that God was South African and that His other agent, apart from rain, was Kenya, they would most likely agree.
Source: Allafrica.comBashful bowler catches fire
On Indian cricket’s bad days, when the crowds take to the streets baying for blood, few think about burning an effigy of Ashish Nehra. He has rarely been touched by greatness, so his failures have been more easy to withstand. Things may be different from now on.
Source: The Guardian, UKFallen idol faces his toughest year
It must be quite a chastening experience for a superstar sportsman to be taken out of their pampered world, full of back slappers, $360-an-hour image makers and tummy-tickling television interviewers and sit down before three people who wipe all that rubbish to one side and interview them as if their name is John Smith.
Source: The Brisbane Courier Mail, AustraliaWomen hit a boundary in the gentleman’s game
Have Mandira Bedi and Co. got anything to do with it? One may never know, but this World Cup has definitely got the fair sex’s attention, with an estimated 2.2 crore women having watched the matches being played in South Africa on SET MAX and Doordarshan, the numbers increasing with each passing day.
Source: The New Indian Express, IndiaRead anything interesting lately? Send us the link for the CricInfo weblogs.Wednesday, February 26, 2003:::
Bharats ready to take on Barmys at their own game
On Wednesday at Durban, it will not just be the India and England cricketers who will be locking horns; in the stands the Bharat Army will be ready for a full-throated battle with the Barmy Army.
Source: The Guardian, UKNews of transsexual at opening ceremony enrages Mugabe
Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe is reported to be enraged after discovering that Zimbabwe’s cricket team was led out into the Cricket World Cup’s opening ceremony by a transsexual.
Source: PlanetOut
The Luos, the backbone of Kenyan cricketIf the Kalenjin tribe from Kenya’s Rift Valley Province have made distance running their preserve, it is the Luos who have dominated their nation’s cricket.
Source: thestaronlineCandidates in quandary to woo cricket fans in four Indian states
Candidates contesting Wednesday’s assembly elections in India’s three north-eastern states of Meghalaya, Tripura, and Nagaland are in a quandary over ways to woo cricket-crazy fans to come and exercise their franchise.
Source: Islamic Republic News Agency, IranMoms worry as India does better at World Cup
India’s return to form at the World Cup has led to sleepless nights for mothers of students appearing for their career-making Class X and Class XII Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations.
Source: The Times of India, India
Read anything interesting lately? Send us the link for the CricInfo weblogs.Tuesday, February 25, 2003:::
Access denied!
Trying to catch the action live online at work? Unable to access CricInfo for a reason other than heavy traffic? Check with your office network administrator – he may be one of many who has been instructed to block sites during the World Cup.
Source: Rediff.com
Article URL sent in by Padma ([email protected])Shock win almost unnoticed at home
The way all of Kenya reacted, one would think that they had merely beaten a French Second XI in a friendly rather than the mighty Sri Lankan lions in a World Cup match.
Source: The Star, South AfricaBowled over by cricket stupidity
Whoever felt that an evening on the turps at a Durban nightspot was a sound idea for our national cricket side could even put the crass stupidity of Shane Warne and the doddering incompetence of the game’s governing body in the summer shade.
Source: Stuff, New ZealandJohn Davison is Mr February
A nation hitherto obsessed only with sports on ice suddenly wakes up forcibly as one of its prodigal sons slams the fastest century in World Cup cricket.
Source: The Globe and Mail, CanadaPepsico to review Warne contract
What happens when you cast a cricketing superstar in an advert, only to have him chucked out of the premier tournament of the sport on drug-related grounds? Pepsico tries to figure out the dilemma.
Source: Business Line, IndiaRead anything interesting lately? Send us the link for the CricInfo weblogs.Monday, February 24, 2003:::
New Zealand Players pull covers over wild night out
New Zealand players are refusing to comment about the Durban night-club incident despite statements by eye-witnesses that it was their “drunken antics” that led to fisticuffs breaking out.
Source: The New Zealand Herald, New Zealand
Saints offer Warne a job
Shane Warne needn’t worry – he has now been offered an alternative sporting career by his beloved Australian Football League Club St Kilda.
Source: The Australian
‘Medicine’ defies logic
How can Warne be slapped with 12 months at the beach when there is no evidence that the “fluid tablet” he had was being used to mask the administration of anabolic steroids, wonders former Australian paceman Geoff Lawson.
Source: FOX Sports
My Dad and his part in rise of the Burnley boy
Ronnie Irani recounts his father’s role in earning James Anderson – young man around town, fast bowler extraordinaire, England’s man of the moment – his international stripes.
Source: The Guardian, UKBrand protection goes into overdrive at World Cup
It is not just the players who are feeling the pinch of the tough ambush marketing clause in operation during the World Cup; the spectators too are. A case in point were two brothers, who were asked to wear their shorts inside out after it was discovered that it sported an ‘unofficial’ logo.
Source: The Times of India, India
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