Nothing fascinates me more than an Australian loss. Despite Wst Indies' woeful fielding and letting Australia put up 169, they just demolished the mighty Australian bowling. Just couldn't stop feeling so happy to see the panic stricken face of Ponting. Sidhu would have commented that Ponting looked like a kid in a topless bar. He just couldn't hide the disappointment in his face.
About the West Indian innings, my god, Chris Gayle played, as if a huge gayle wind had washed the Australian shores. King Khan would have definitely rued today. After seeing Gayle's innings, he would have definitely thought, why didn't he play like this a month back and that too in batsman friendly tracks.
Aggressive is not just the word to describe his innings. Is it beserk or blietkrieg, call it with whatever adjective and adverb you want to add. It was just an amazing innings. As in tennis, where players carry a spare ball for a second serve, it would be better for the umpires to carry some used balls, when they stand out in a West Indies match.
Australia are now definitely sitting on top of a furnace, with fire in their butts. They now face Sri Lanka,who can't be discounted. Not only have West Indies played out Australia, but what they have ensured is that the difference in the net run rate is that of between Heaven and Earth. Should there be a triangular contest, where Australia beat Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka beat West Indies, this loss might haunt them in a big way. Just can't wait to see Ponting and his guys take the first flight back home.
About the West Indian innings, my god, Chris Gayle played, as if a huge gayle wind had washed the Australian shores. King Khan would have definitely rued today. After seeing Gayle's innings, he would have definitely thought, why didn't he play like this a month back and that too in batsman friendly tracks.
Aggressive is not just the word to describe his innings. Is it beserk or blietkrieg, call it with whatever adjective and adverb you want to add. It was just an amazing innings. As in tennis, where players carry a spare ball for a second serve, it would be better for the umpires to carry some used balls, when they stand out in a West Indies match.
Australia are now definitely sitting on top of a furnace, with fire in their butts. They now face Sri Lanka,who can't be discounted. Not only have West Indies played out Australia, but what they have ensured is that the difference in the net run rate is that of between Heaven and Earth. Should there be a triangular contest, where Australia beat Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka beat West Indies, this loss might haunt them in a big way. Just can't wait to see Ponting and his guys take the first flight back home.
2 comments:
sure na... the Australians wouldn't have thought that they would be outplayed..
but gayle is such a player who will tear apart any kind of bowling.. last time too he put a similar effort in first game but they lost.. this time its good to see them win :)
nice post vijay!
it seems ponting is telling oz media that they were in similar position in the last edition also when they lost their first match to zimbabwe.
but if team india gave them a kick in the ass, that wud be great especially while indian students are being attacked in australia.
//King Khan would have definitely rued today.
not only gayle. ishant also will bowl better here, i guess. :P
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