Australia beat Zimbabwe and get the bonus point

James90 · #1 January 11, 2004, 05:26 AM

I'd post this on international but cos Zimbabwe are playing Bangladesh soon.

Australia 8/225 (Symonds 42, Clarke 40, Ervine 3/53)

Zimbabwe 126 (Streak 46, Taibu 29, Williams 5/22)

fwullah · #2 January 11, 2004, 06:03 AM

Yeah, I've watched the whole match for the very same reason.

Tell you what, at one channel Zimbabwe was bowling and fielding superbly against Australia whereas on another channel Bangladesh Cricket Development Foundation was bowling and fielding pretty poorly against the South African Under 19 team.

Our national players in the camp should better improve their basic skills or else!

Hasib · #3 January 11, 2004, 07:10 AM

I hope Zimbabwe gets flattened. thought they would when they were 5-19... but they got away

**Tehsin** · #4 January 11, 2004, 12:27 PM

Zimbabwe has a deep batting line up. That's what worries me, even if we manage to get the top half off under 100, they have enough bats to reach 220-250 after a collapse. With our bowling, it's not going to be hard for the likes of Streak or Taibu or Blignaut to score 80-100 runs in the last 10 overs.

ON the other hand, they held the Aussies down to 225 for 8. We don't have half the talent in our batting team. *sigh*

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All negatives aside, all depends on game day. We either play bad and lose or they play worse and give us our much waited one day win.

[Edited on 11-1-2004 by tehsin]

fab · #5 January 14, 2004, 12:21 AM

yeah. Zimbabwe put up a good total against India today 208 (Streak 59, Ervine 48, Carlisle 36)

India is giving a fine belting of their bowlers though

1/158 in the 28th over.

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fab · #6 January 14, 2004, 12:49 AM

32.5 Hondo to Ganguly, one run, pushed wide of the cover fielder, quick
single taken, throw hits the striker's end stumps and the third
umpire is called for, Green light flashes, Laxman is well in

Hasib · #7 January 14, 2004, 09:37 PM

Hey... we hav feilders who can hit the stumps...

fab · #8 January 15, 2004, 07:11 PM

Zimbabwe is being thrashed to bits yet again.

Australia 87/0 (13.4 ov)

[Edited on 16-1-2004 by fab]

fwullah · #9 January 16, 2004, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Hey... we hav feilders who can hit the stumps...

Not with direct throws.

Hasib · #10 January 16, 2004, 08:17 AM

I saw the cricket on tv... the Zimbabwe fielding is SLOPPY. That ball hitting the stumps was a rearity. The amount of fumbling!!!

James90 · #11 January 16, 2004, 11:47 PM

Do you realise how difficult it is to cleanly grasp a ball that Gilchrist has hit? No surprise really