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[LosingNow]

I am rooting for Aus win .. even though I would have supported the underdog. We need SL to lose for us to make the finals

[LosingNow]

Match starts at 8:30PM CST

[OldPal]

Match starts at 8:30PM CST

I thought it was 10:30PM CST

[Cover Point]

Match starts at 8:30PM CST

I thought it was 10:30PM CST

It is 10:30 CST.

By the way WN are you in Chicago? (the CST posting)?

[LosingNow]

Match starts at 8:30PM CST

I thought it was 10:30PM CST

It is 10:30 CST.

By the way WN are you in Chicago? (the CST posting)?

No I am not..

Sorry, I got my calculations wrong.. when converting from MST to CST

[LosingNow]

Aus wins toss.. batting

[dhruvdeepak]

oh its today!!!
daaamn im turning on the tv

[dhruvdeepak]

these #$%^#$%ing c***faces here at fox sports switched to channel 9 feed for the ODIs. miserable louts!!
so we dont get the pre-game show.

and WTF!!! every friday (my weekend) theres an aus-sl game. and all india's games are during the week and start at 7am when its time to go for work.
SOB!

[LosingNow]

Why is CI calling this as Gilchrist's last match? I thought he was retiring after this series.

Nevermind, they changed it to AG's WACA exit.

[keep-it-cool]

Why is CI calling this as Gilchrist's last match? I thought he was retiring after this series.

Nevermind, they changed it to AG's WACA exit.

oh, so India does not play the Aussies at the WACA?

[kban1]

Why is CI calling this as Gilchrist's last match? I thought he was retiring after this series.

Nevermind, they changed it to AG's WACA exit.

oh, so India does not play the Aussies at the WACA?

Thats good news for us.

remember we were doing well last time round before WACA threw us out of rythym and momentum just before the finals. I dont think we recovered from that match in the finals.

[LosingNow]

BTW, NZ score 234 on the back of Oram's knock. England had them down at 64/5!!

[LosingNow]

Haydos gone to Malinga

[LosingNow]

Our remaining 4 matches.. 2 at Adelaide, 1 at SCG, 1 at Hobart (vs SL)

[keep-it-cool]

haha malinga made hayden look like a fool there

[LosingNow]

Ponting trying to get back in form

[keep-it-cool]

well, now who is targeting who??

[LosingNow]

Some excellent fielding here by SL.. this is a flat track

[keep-it-cool]

maybe they want gilly to go out on a high

[LosingNow]

OMG, what a SIX by AG

[LosingNow]

Ponting goes .. caught in slip again.. Vaas gets him

[keep-it-cool]

Symo will be very dangerous on this track .. suits his game perfectly

[LosingNow]

AG 50 with a SIX

[LosingNow]

Vaas bowls 10 straight.. 1/35!!

[LosingNow]

AG on fire

[keep-it-cool]

i think the australians are making a mistake by cancelling the tri-series. it used to seem too long because on most occasions, australia would be the clear favourites and through to the finals with the lesser teams vying with each other for a slot .. that used to make a lot of matches quite meaningless

however with the aussies losing a few players, the gap between them and other teams has narrowed ... and one could probably see a lot more close contests in future ... that would make something like a long drawn out triseries quite exciting .. compared to another bilateral ODI series.

[LosingNow]

i think the australians are making a mistake by cancelling the tri-series. it used to seem too long because on most occasions, australia would be the clear favourites and through to the finals with the lesser teams vying with each other for a slot .. that used to make a lot of matches quite meaningless

however with the aussies losing a few players, the gap between them and other teams has narrowed ... and one could probably see a lot more close contests in future ... that would make something like a long drawn out triseries quite exciting .. compared to another bilateral ODI series.

they plan to have 2 "short" bi-lateral series each season

[WicketView]

i think the australians are making a mistake by cancelling the tri-series. it used to seem too long because on most occasions, australia would be the clear favourites and through to the finals with the lesser teams vying with each other for a slot .. that used to make a lot of matches quite meaningless

however with the aussies losing a few players, the gap between them and other teams has narrowed ... and one could probably see a lot more close contests in future ... that would make something like a long drawn out triseries quite exciting .. compared to another bilateral ODI series.

Imagine watching other teams in the triseries.

[keep-it-cool]

i think the australians are making a mistake by cancelling the tri-series. it used to seem too long because on most occasions, australia would be the clear favourites and through to the finals with the lesser teams vying with each other for a slot .. that used to make a lot of matches quite meaningless

however with the aussies losing a few players, the gap between them and other teams has narrowed ... and one could probably see a lot more close contests in future ... that would make something like a long drawn out triseries quite exciting .. compared to another bilateral ODI series.

they plan to have 2 "short" bi-lateral series each season

yeah .. more of those meaningless ODI series ... this is much less boring

[LosingNow]

Pup anchoring away.. SR 43 so far

[keep-it-cool]

i think the australians are making a mistake by cancelling the tri-series. it used to seem too long because on most occasions, australia would be the clear favourites and through to the finals with the lesser teams vying with each other for a slot .. that used to make a lot of matches quite meaningless

however with the aussies losing a few players, the gap between them and other teams has narrowed ... and one could probably see a lot more close contests in future ... that would make something like a long drawn out triseries quite exciting .. compared to another bilateral ODI series.

Imagine watching other teams in the triseries.

you mean for the crowds and television viewers??

yeah .. i guess that is the reason they want to have two separate series with aussies involved in each match .. makes sense from the economic perspective

i would still rather have a tri-series .. provided it is competitive .. actually, i considered this entire circus quite irritating till a few days back ... but on thinking about it, if we are to take the view that the Aussies are no longer as difficult to beat, it may not be such a bad idea after all

[WicketView]

Well, you have to keep in mind that the participants have included teams like Zimbabwe, and England at their listless peaks.

[keep-it-cool]

Well, you have to keep in mind that the participants have included teams like Zimbabwe, and England at their listless peaks.

Yup .. but england has always been listless at different points in time .. still competitive against most teams in most series .. for instance against India, other than that drubbing in India when RD was captain, India has rarely dominated any series against them home or away.

Zim, I agree, was always a weak team .. so, it would be Australia winning everythng and the second team winning everything against Zim and then Aussies whipping them in the finals ... the entire essence of a tri-series, with no one knowing which two teams could make it to the finals, was largely missing

I think unless we get teams such as bangladesh or zim playing now, here on, the tussle for the final spots will be a lot more competitive

[LosingNow]

Gilly slowing down considerably before his 100.. aussies may end up 20 runs short!

[LosingNow]

Pup goes.. fantastic stumping and good ball by MM .. does not get 50!!!

[WicketView]

Will  Gilly get 100, and survive to lash the Lankans?

[keep-it-cool]

Gilly slowing down considerably before his 100.. aussies may end up 20 runs short!

he he ... he really wants this one, doesnt he??

[keep-it-cool]

Will  Gilly get 100, and survive to lash the Lankans?

i think he would have been dismissed soon after, had he got to his hundred before pup got out ... but now he may play a bit more responsibly

[WicketView]

Now, some time ago we were talking about selfishness, remember?

[WicketView]

Symonds gone.