Posts Tagged "One day cricket"

It’s the end of the ODI road for Ricky Thomas Ponting. It doesn’t matter if hamstrung Michael Clarke cannot be fit enough for the next game against Sri Lanka at Bellerive on Friday, Ponting has done his dash after 375 ODIs.

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The WACA in Perth will host its second One Day International game in three days as hosts Australia play Sri Lanka. We’ll bring you the live scores and commentary of the action starting at 12.20 local time on Friday (15:20 ADST)

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Much of the talk in sports circles this week has revolved around Channel Nine’s scheduling clash between a One Day cricket international and an opening round NRL fixture. But can we really pin the blame for this on Sutcliffe, Spidercam and the boys at Nine?

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Before its younger sibling came along, One Day cricket was all the rage.

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Cricket Australia may be basking in the afterglow of the Big Bash League, but another huge test is looming. Last night marked the end of Twenty20 international cricket in Australia for the summer and the coming month is filled with matches many fans see as irrelevant.

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As you may have heard, India are touring Australia and it is their diminutive powerhouse, Sachin Tendulkar, who is stealing headlines like singles from sneaky nudges between cover and point.

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Fast bowler Doug Bollinger says Australia are determined to prove why they’re the best ODI team in the world when they face South Africa on Friday in the series-decider in Durban.

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Inspired by a century to opener Upul Tharanga and a five-wicket haul by Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka bounced back in emphatic fashion on Tuesday in their one-day series against Australia.

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Australia’s five-match one-day series against Sri Lanka this month will be a battle between the world’s top two teams, according to the latest rankings.

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The success of this year’s World Cup is set to end Cricket Australia’s experiment with a split-innings limited overs competition.

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While watching a one-day game the other day, I wondered why exactly I so much prefer the five-day form of the game. Why during the ODI was I able to flick over to check what was happening in “The Biggest Loser”, yet a summer Test match has me glued to the TV, dreading the half [...]

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There it was tucked away on the inside back page of The Australian sports section: “Pink and orange have firmed as the most likely options as the elusive search for a day-night test cricket ball goes global.”

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A fighting century has made Michael Clarke the star of his first international match as Australia’s fulltime captain – a big win over Bangladesh.

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“The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” Mark Twain is apocryphally credited with writing to a newspaper journalist. On the latest evidence, one-day cricket should be penning a letter along similar lines.

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Bangladesh’s ninth-wicket pair of Mohammad Mahmudullah and Shafiul Islam hammered 58 runs to send England crashing to a two-wicket defeat in the World Cup on Friday.

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Australia have been unbeaten so far in the World Cup but when trouble arises, Mike Hussey will be the man to steer the ship through bumpy seas.

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Ricky Ponting says he can’t see a finish line in his international cricket career, despite a poor summer. The man who captained Australia to an Ashes series defeat for a third time averaged only 16.14 with the bat in the first four Tests in November-December before missing the Sydney finale with a broken finger.

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The schedule for Australia’s tour of Bangladesh has finally been announced, with Test cricket off the menu. Australia will play three one-day internationals on April 9, 11 and 13.

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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting believes the decision to leave injured batsman Mike Hussey out of the World Cup squad was a tough one – but will ultimately be proven correct.

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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting believes Australia’s recent one day series humiliation of England showcased their greatest quality – resilience.

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