tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13107507.post114222690037036827..comments2023-11-02T16:37:23.036+03:00Comments on Granger Gab: An Exhilarating Day of Cricket!Minalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08556930930046840091noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13107507.post-1142346570614787112006-03-14T17:29:00.000+03:002006-03-14T17:29:00.000+03:00@Michael: You bet SA did do away with those demons...@Michael: You bet SA did do away with those demons of choking! Incredible match but sorely disappointed from bowlers point of view! <BR/><BR/>@rpm: Get hold of the DVD as soon as you can!<BR/><BR/>@Mary: You echo my sentiments! Though Tait does give some hope! Young and blazing to go. I don't think though Aus will get another quality spinner like Warne in the coming future<BR/><BR/>@Rhinoceros: I agree with you, ODIs can be made intersting if bowlers get some say! Low scoring contests can be thrilling enough as well! But sigh the way the game is going currently I see no ray of hope for the bowlers!Minalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556930930046840091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13107507.post-1142327752951769212006-03-14T12:15:00.000+03:002006-03-14T12:15:00.000+03:00I agree about Kumble, a fine bowler.ODI's used to ...I agree about Kumble, a fine bowler.<BR/><BR/>ODI's used to be more interesting for me. Better bowling meant that even a low scoring game was interesting. Jan 2, 95 (i think) Aus vs WI at SCG is an example.<BR/><BR/>Now, all that is needed to win ODI's is successful big hitters. No balls move, so technically correct players have no advantage. Of course, we want sixes in ODI's, but I would like to see mor ein it for bowlers, sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Compare Symonds ODI vs. Tests.rhinoceroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959173195153706695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13107507.post-1142311390276827772006-03-14T07:43:00.000+03:002006-03-14T07:43:00.000+03:00@ Minal.. My views on an Aussie attack without War...@ Minal.. My views on an Aussie attack without Warne & McGrath.. <BR/>well Brett Lee is going well, but seems to play better with either one of McGrath & Warne playing.<BR/><BR/>Bracken is promising, however the selectors haven't picked him in the Test squad. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if we have any more international level bowlers coming through at a domestic level (Tait is a little inconsistent).<BR/><BR/>So for the future.. well I would rather not think! I hope Warnie & Pigeon continue to play for a few more years :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09340170794914497806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13107507.post-1142279164525711512006-03-13T22:46:00.000+03:002006-03-13T22:46:00.000+03:00I feel bad that I could not watch that seriously i...I feel bad that I could not watch that seriously incredible game. I saw Cricinfo headline which went something like 'SA win historic match' and could not believe what I saw on the scoreboard. <BR/><BR/>Time to look for DVD's of the game!RPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864173697952587376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13107507.post-1142270403996587302006-03-13T20:20:00.000+03:002006-03-13T20:20:00.000+03:00Hi Minal The Wanderers match was certainly incredi...Hi Minal <BR/>The Wanderers match was certainly incredible. It was like a Challenger Series match with Sukbinder Singh bowling to Ganguly or something.<BR/><BR/>The most incredible thing about the match - more incredible than 2 team scoring in excess of 400 or a team chasing down 435 - is that South Africa, at least a few years ago this was true, had never successfully chased a total in excess of 300 before.<BR/><BR/>This match puts the World Cup Match (2003 played at Wanderers) in a new light. If the Indians could have kept their nerve, they might have won.Michael Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034249281790021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13107507.post-1142242238726702032006-03-13T12:30:00.000+03:002006-03-13T12:30:00.000+03:00@Mary: My sentiments exactly about Lee. What a fin...@Mary: My sentiments exactly about Lee. What a fine fighter he is isn't he? And what do you have to say to this, a thought that crossed my mind after seeing the Aussie attacke, 'Without Warne and McGrath the Aussie attack is not so potent after all?' Awaiting your views!<BR/><BR/>Kumble is one of the most gentlemen cricketers I've seen! Frustrates me sometimes his calm and his patience:-) But he is a goddamn fighter. Remember how he played with a broken jaw on the WI tour 2002!!! Hats off<BR/><BR/>And yes a pity with Bond, but I'm sure he will make a mark before he hangs his boots! I simply love to see him bowl!<BR/><BR/>And seeing the result of End-Ind today looks like India is finding some variety in the pace-bowling department. Munaf Patel seems to be bowling like a dream!Minalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556930930046840091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13107507.post-1142237993866728712006-03-13T11:19:00.000+03:002006-03-13T11:19:00.000+03:00Hi Minal - loved your match reports! I'm still in...Hi Minal - loved your match reports! I'm still in disbelief over the Aus v SA game.. and poor Brett Lee! how many times does he have to see the game lost in the last over!<BR/><BR/>Kumble is a legend! one of my favourite cricketers of all time! I'm so pleased for him :)<BR/><BR/>I also remember that VB series when they discovered Bond.. pity that injury has disrupted so much of his career.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09340170794914497806noreply@blogger.com