Story Australia - The New Breed [2010/2011 Ashes Series - Magnificent Melbourne]

[Hooper]

Yep thats right biggie smalls, thats what your mayne tupac wants to hear.

Yeah, very good test, great victory. I think I'm getting over excited.

 

[Hooper]

Ponting Triple Hundred Denies Australia Victory

Ponting's 300 was magical, he didn't present any chances to England as he pummelled them to all parts of the WACA

Australia

Hughes
Jaques
Ponting
Clarke
North
Watson
Haddin
McDonald
Johnson
Clark
McKay

England

Strauss
Cook
Peitersen
Bopara
Bell
Cobb
Prior
Swann
Onions
Sidebottom
Anderson

The third test from the WACA was always destined for a draw and thats what the cricketing gods gave the fans. Australian captain Ricky Ponting peeled off one of the greatest centuries in cricket history, smashing a clean 300 from 458 balls which included 39 fours and 2 massive sixes, the decision to bat on however was a controversial one with many thinking Ponting's desire to reach 300 preventing his team from taking an Ashes lead. Keeper, Brad Haddin played a star role in the innings, bringing up his third test century in front of a loud Perth crowd. The pick of the bowlers was Graham Onions, claiming another four wickets - he has truly been the standout bowler for the English this series. After amassing a huge 599, the English knew the only result possible for them was a draw. England no. 3 Kevin Peitersen peeled off another test century as England batted it out for a draw but fell short of the follow on and could only manage 358. Clark was the best of the bowlers with 4-72 from 43 overs, with an amazing 15 maidens bowled. With England below the follow mark, Ponting sent his tired bowlers back out there to try and bowl England out quickly and possible sneak a victory. But another big hundred from Strauss, 152, and a fine knock by Prior, 86, ensured England had enough runs in the bag to prevent Australia from taking a final day victory. The match teetered out to a boring draw in the end with Australia having some fun late in the day, smashing 53 runs from just 6 overs. The series now goes to the MCG with the series level at 1-1. Boxing Day could make or break the series for both teams.

Onions has been a revelation this tour and is the leading wicket taker this series

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Australia v England
3rd Test Match - 10 Dec 2010
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Australia - 1st Innings
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P Hughes        lbw b Anderson            44
P Jaques        lbw b Sidebottom          28
R Ponting       not out                   300
M Clarke        b Onions                  17
M North         b Onions                  36
S Watson        lbw b Onions              19
B Haddin        c Prior b Onions          107
A McDonald      c Prior b Swann           23
M Johnson       not out                   13
C McKay         
S Clark         
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Extras: (nb10,w2)                         12
TOTAL: (7 wkts, 160 overs)                599

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      38      0       185     1
G Onions        38      1       148     4
R Sidebottom    35      7       95      1
I Bell          8       1       27      0
G Swann         38      5       137     1
R Bopara        2       0       7       0
A Cook          1       1       0       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-53  2-95  3-118  4-214  5-251  
6-496  7-564

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Australia v England
3rd Test Match - 10 Dec 2010
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England - 1st Innings
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A Strauss       c Ponting b Clark         33
A Cook          c Hughes b Watson         66
K Pietersen     c Watson b Clark          106
R Bopara        c Clarke b McKay          5
I Bell          c Haddin b Watson         5
J Cobb          c Haddin b Clark          19
M Prior         c Haddin b Watson         7
G Swann         c Clarke b Clark          54
G Onions        lbw b Johnson             17
R Sidebottom    not out                   14
J Anderson      c Watson b Johnson        11
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Extras: (nb12,w5,lb4)                     21
TOTAL: (all out, 132.5 overs)             358

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       34.5    4       102     2
S Clark         43      15      72      4
C McKay         20      5       83      1
A McDonald      10      1       29      0
S Watson        25      4       68      3
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Fall of Wickets:
1-82  2-163  3-170  4-181  5-247  
6-251  7-259  8-290  9-342  10-358

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Australia v England
3rd Test Match - 10 Dec 2010
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England - 2nd Innings
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A Strauss       c Clarke b Johnson        152
A Cook          b Johnson                 12
K Pietersen     c Haddin b Johnson        0
R Bopara        lbw b Watson              37
I Bell          c Clark b McDonald        9
J Cobb          c Watson b Clarke         51
M Prior         b McDonald                86
G Swann         not out                   16
G Onions        b McDonald                1
R Sidebottom    not out                   2
J Anderson      
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Extras: (nb13,w3,b8,lb2)                  26
TOTAL: (8 wkts, 162 overs)                392

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       35      6       73      3
S Clark         32      8       72      0
S Watson        25      4       81      1
C McKay         28      8       56      0
A McDonald      31      10      64      3
M Clarke        8       1       24      1
M North         3       1       12      0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-15  2-15  3-80  4-101  5-194  
6-368  7-368  8-370

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Australia v England
3rd Test Match - 10 Dec 2010
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Australia - 2nd Innings
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P Hughes        c Cook b Anderson         23
P Jaques        lbw b Onions              24
B Haddin        not out                   6
A McDonald      c Prior b Onions          0
M Johnson       not out                   0
R Ponting       
M Clarke        
M North         
S Watson        
C McKay         
S Clark         
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Extras:                                   0
TOTAL: (3 wkts, 6 overs)                  53

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      3       0       23      1
G Onions        3       0       30      2
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Fall of Wickets:
1-40  2-48  3-53  


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Match Drawn
Man of the match: R Ponting
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Fourth Ashes Test Match - MCG, Melbourne

The Fourth Ashes test from the MCG starts on Boxing Day with everything still to play for this series, stay tuned for a result.

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[Biggy]

Punter was a bit selfish. Jaques was a bit shaky and McKay struggled a bit again. Are you planning on make any changes for the 4th Test?



Hooper - I started playing ICC (properly) as South Africa in International Career. Made 4/250ish (Smith and Kallis got 50's, AB got a 100) and got Australia at 1/17 off 4 overs. Going alright and loving it. Good game..

 

[hedger_14]

how does a triple century from Ponting deny Australia victory?

 

[Gilly Fan]

how does a triple century from Ponting deny Australia victory?

Maybe because he took forever. But the runrate seemed fine.

I'd say it was Australia's inability to bowl England out

 

[Hooper]

Punter was a bit selfish. Jaques was a bit shaky and McKay struggled a bit again. Are you planning on make any changes for the 4th Test?

Jaques will keep his spot, McKay is struggling yes - don't think he'll play at the 'G. I'll probably go with Hilfenhaus or Lee. But Lee has struggled this year and Hilfenhaus just doesn't take bags. Selecting Andrew McDonald is a mistake I think as well - he doesn't really do much for me.

Hooper - I started playing ICC (properly) as South Africa in International Career. Made 4/250ish (Smith and Kallis got 50's, AB got a 100) and got Australia at 1/17 off 4 overs. Going alright and loving it. Good game..

Haha, nice work man. I knew you'd like it better then Cricket Crap '09.

how does a triple century from Ponting deny Australia victory?

Because we could have declared 100 runs earler, still had a healthy total of 500 on the board and then have more time to bowl England out twice.

I'd say it was Australia's inability to bowl England out

I guess you could say that, my bowling options were terrible.

 

[Biggy]

Haha, nice work man. I knew you'd like it better then Cricket Crap '09.

So true. It ended in a tie! I got them all out with an over to spare, on the edge of my seat!

They are dominating me in their chase though in the 2nd ODI.

 

[Hooper]

Haha, your kidding me! Thats what ICC is all about, the thrilling matches. Gets pretty exciting, I easily prefer cricket management games over the real cricket games (EA07, AC09).

Why'd you choose to be the Saffers? Don't tell me your one of them...

 

[Biggy]

Haha, your kidding me! Thats what ICC is all about, the thrilling matches. Gets pretty exciting, I easily prefer cricket management games over the real cricket games (EA07, AC09).

Why'd you choose to be the Saffers? Don't tell me your one of them...

No..a through and through Queenslander! Haha. Just wanted something different (but still a team I had some knowledge about their players).

 

[Gilly Fan]

No..a through and through Queenslander! Haha. Just wanted something different (but still a team I had some knowledge about their players).

Damn, those bloody 'proud Queenslander's'.

 

[Hooper]

England Win Last Over Thriller - Anderson the Hero

Anderson is congratulated after handing England the victory with the final over wicket of Hilfenhaus

Australia

Hughes
Jaques
Ponting
Clarke
North
Watson
Haddin
McDonald
Johnson
Clark
Hilfenhaus

England

Strauss
Cook
Peitersen
Bopara
Bell
Cobb
Prior
Broad
Onions
Sidebottom
Anderson

England have won the Boxing Day test match by 182 runs on the final over of the match, going 2-1 in the series with only one test remaining. James Anderson had the nervous task of bowling the final over of the test to Ben Hilfenhaus, the Australian number 11, and took his wicket with just 4 balls remaining in the match. Earlier, England had laid the foundations with a decent score of 354 in the first innings thanks to half centuries from Pietersen and Strauss. Another injury to Mitchell Johnson really hurt the Aussies as Hilfenhaus claimed 4-68 in a rather timid bowling effort. Australia came out to bat on day 2 but should of stayed in the rooms after being bowled out for a measly 206. Not one batsman passed 50 as Onions the destroyer claimed another 5 wicket haul. England went back into it with a healthy lead and captain Strauss blasted another century with support coming from Ian Bell, 83. Once Bell was out, 17 short of his first Ashes ton, Strauss brought the innings to an end with Australia needing more then 500 for the victory. With 4 and a half sessions remaining in the match, Australia looked destined for a loss which would just about cost them the Ashes. But Phillip Hughes thought different as he went on to score a century in tough batting conditions, he was joined at the crease by Michael Clarke after both Jaques and Ponting offered little resistance. This partnership of 197 runs threatened to take the match away from the English as time was slipping away and with only 3 wickets down, Australians around the ground were praying for a miracle of some sort. But Hughes and Clarke fell in successive overs, leaving the rest of the batting to hopefully stick around and fend off the attack for the final session. Not having Johnson down at number 8 really hurt the Australians, with England claiming Watson, Haddin and McDonald all in the final session. Clark was looking to be the saviour as he had every fan's heart in their mouth's, blasting the bowlers to all sorts. Clark made a very courageous 32 from 36 balls which included 4 fours and two sixes - but this was not enough as he ran out of partners in the final over. With only one wicket needed for the win, Hilfenhaus was on strike to face Anderson. But the Tasmanian couldn't hold on and was bowled from the second ball of the over to hand England the victory in which could be the most important one for the team in a long time. England are now 2-1 up in the Ashes with the Sydney test to play and both Johnson and Siddle injured. The Australians have a big task in retaining the Ashes in Sydney as England only require a draw to take the series.

Clark was inspirational with the bat, but ran out of partners in the final over

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Australia v England
4th Test Match - 17 Dec 2010
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England - 1st Innings
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A Strauss       c & b Johnson             62
A Cook          b Johnson                 61
K Pietersen     lbw b Clark               88
R Bopara        c Haddin b McDonald       39
I Bell          c Watson b Hilfenhaus     18
J Cobb          lbw b Hilfenhaus          14
M Prior         b Hilfenhaus              8
S Broad         c Ponting b Watson        10
G Onions        lbw b McDonald            11
R Sidebottom    lbw b Hilfenhaus          17
J Anderson      not out                   15
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Extras: (nb10,w1)                         11
TOTAL: (all out, 125.2 overs)             354

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       15      0       48      2
S Clark         38      6       119     1
B Hilfenhaus    32.2    7       68      4
S Watson        23      1       70      1
A McDonald      17      1       49      2
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Fall of Wickets:
1-112  2-145  3-216  4-273  5-277  
6-290  7-303  8-316  9-329  10-354

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Australia v England
4th Test Match - 17 Dec 2010
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Australia - 1st Innings
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P Hughes        c Bopara b Onions         48
P Jaques        lbw b Broad               19
R Ponting       c Pietersen b Onions      21
M Clarke        lbw b Anderson            48
M North         c Cook b Anderson         22
S Watson        c Prior b Onions          27
B Haddin        c Cook b Onions           11
A McDonald      lbw b Onions              2
M Johnson       rtrd ht                   0
S Clark         b Anderson                4
B Hilfenhaus    not out                   0
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Extras: (nb4)                             4
TOTAL: (9 wkts, 60.2 overs)               206

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      17      1       47      3
G Onions        15.2    1       64      5
S Broad         13      0       50      1
R Sidebottom    13      3       36      0
I Bell          2       0       9       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-37  2-80  3-95  4-127  5-177  
6-194  7-201  8-206  9-206

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Australia v England
4th Test Match - 17 Dec 2010
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England - 2nd Innings
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A Strauss       b Watson                  179
A Cook          b Clark                   9
K Pietersen     b Watson                  13
R Bopara        lbw b Clark               73
I Bell          c Sub b Clark             83
J Cobb          not out                   21
M Prior         
S Broad         
G Onions        
R Sidebottom    
J Anderson      
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Extras: (nb8,w1,lb5)                      14
TOTAL: (5 wkts, 132.4 overs)              392

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                O       M       R       W
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B Hilfenhaus    30      4       109     0
S Clark         36.4    6       85      3
S Watson        27      2       85      2
A McDonald      28      3       77      0
M Clarke        8       0       19      0
M North         3       0       12      0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-20  2-49  3-194  4-341  5-392

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Australia v England
4th Test Match - 17 Dec 2010
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Australia - 2nd Innings
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P Hughes        lbw b Bell                119
P Jaques        b Anderson                7
R Ponting       b Broad                   14
M Clarke        c Anderson b Broad        91
M North         b Onions                  17
S Watson        b Anderson                6
B Haddin        c Prior b Sidebottom      21
A McDonald      c Prior b Onions          27
M Johnson       rtrd ht                   0
S Clark         not out                   32
B Hilfenhaus    b Anderson                1
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Extras: (nb13,w2,b4,lb4)                  23
TOTAL: (9 wkts, 134.2 overs)              358

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      34.2    4       121     3
G Onions        34      12      53      2
S Broad         29      3       87      2
R Sidebottom    27      4       69      1
I Bell          9       2       16      1
R Bopara        1       0       4       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-24  2-49  3-246  4-251  5-273  
6-279  7-303  8-353  9-358  

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England won by 182 runs
Man of the match: A Strauss
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Fifth Ashes Test Match - SCG, Sydney

The fifth Ashes test starts on January 2, with Australia needing a victory to retain the Ashes. England will be going for the draw as they lead the series 2-1. The Australian selectors have a lot to think about with injuries to pacemen Johnson and Siddle really hurting Australia's bowling stocks.

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[Gilly Fan]

Spectacular Sydney? That was in Melbourne.

 

[Biggy]

Disappointed Johnson didn't do a "Graeme Smith" and face the final 4 balls!

Hooper, should we get onto Sureshot and make that the next feature in ICC?

 

[Hooper]

Spectacular Sydney? That was in Melbourne.

Haha, I am losing it.

Just marvel at how good ICC matches are compared to CC ones you saddo!

Disappointed Johnson didn't do a "Graeme Smith" and face the final 4 balls!

Hooper, should we get onto Sureshot and make that the next feature in ICC?

Yes, fark oath. It has cost me the Ashes. I am furious. Sureshot is going to cop an earful when I see the git next...

 

[Gilly Fan]

Haha, I am losing it.

Just marvel at how good ICC matches are compared to CC ones you saddo!

I don't have CC. And I ain't getting it.

Magnificent Melbourne has a nice ring to it.