Showing posts with label ponting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ponting. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

England's Miraculous Escape From First Ashes Test

2593735.jpgIn the Final day of the Ashes Test Cricket nobody thought that England could able to manage a draw in the Final Day. Australia played superbly and four of the players of their side achieved century.Ponting could not believes that in the final day one more drama is waiting for them..Cricket Pandit's told that "cricket is a game where you can never predict anything". In the final days of play Australia needed only 8 more wickets to register a win,but Collingwood played a great inning of more that 50 runs and the last session of the days play Monty Panesor and Anderson played remaining 12 overs and saved England from a sure defeat.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Katich made his maiden Ashes century

simon.jpgSimon Katich yesterday completed his maiden Ashes century and after that he paid tribute to Aussie great Bobby Simpson frustrate England on the second day of the first Test cricket match at Sophia Gardens.The Australlia were 249 for one at the end of the days play, still a deficit of 186,but Katich is batting superbly and he is now on Katich 104 not out along with Ponting, who also scored 100 not out.Both of them made partnership of 189 unbeaten runs for the second-wicket and for Katich made his first hundred against England in seven Tests was especially good, because he suffers a lot during the Ashes series 2005, where he struggled against the incoming reverse-swinging deliveries during Australia's 2005 Ashes series loss.The 33-year-old has started his career in 2001 but not able to achieve the permanent position for Australia's test team squad. Katich its heip him a lot working with Simpson, who was a former Australia opener, captain and coach, had made a huge difference of his batting style.