Musings about sports in general, & Cricket in particular. With baseball season coming up, will look into that, too. And lots of good cricket in 2007, including the World Cup.
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20030411
Whew! Play just ended in the 2nd day of the Test Match between Australia & the West Indies, & it was a doozy! Australia, once again, showed their dominance as they proceeded through the day with no fear & with fierce agression against the Windies. After 2 days, it stands at West Indies 237 & 16/0, Australia 489. With such a mountain to climb, I doubt if the Windies have it in them, unless Captain Lara can re-emerge as the superman he used to be. Even that might not be enough, but it looks essential.
Ricky Ponting & Justin Langer had a fantastic knock today, compiling a 248 2nd-wicket partnership. They dominated most of the day, although Alan Gilchrist had an entertaining (& quick) 77 runs spell. But that Langer-Ponting match-up was pure magic. On the Windies side, only bowler Vaz Drakes was able to summon up echoes of the dominance that Windies bowlers used to enjoy, but after an economical start, even he was getting knocked around by Gilchrist & Bichel at day's end. Drake's haul of 5 Aussie wickets was absolutely indespensible today (& he even caused a runout). It's good to see Vaz get a chance after being overlooked by selectors for so long. He's played all over, with several tours of duties in various English sides, with even a tour of duty in South Africa. After today's performance, maybe he'll get the recognition he deserves.
I am so looking forward to tomorrow's play. I hope the rain stays away (it's threatening), as it's getting so entertaining.
10:04 PM
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