Ashes : Shane Warne’s 1st Ashes Test 1993

Highlights of Shane Warne’s bowling performance in the first test of the 1993 Ashes series in England.
He collected 4/51 in the first innings and 4/86 in the second. This also includes ‘The ball of the century’ from Shane Warne to Mike Gatting. This was Shane Warne’s first delivery in an Ashes Test.

The Ashes Series 2005 - England Cricket Song

Keedie sings what should be the English national anthem.Footage of the 2005 Ashes series.

Remembering the 2005 and 2007 Ashes Series

Warnie, Hayden, Ponting talk about the 2005 and 2007 Ashes Series.

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (2009) 3rd Test Day 4 Highlights

Watch cricket highlights: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 4 from Colombo played on July 23, 2009.

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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (2009) 3rd Test Day 4 Updates

Pakistan 2nd Innings

* Pakistan lost 6th wicket in 99th over - 6-319 (Kamran Akmal, 98.5 ov)
* Drinks: Pakistan - 334/6 in 104.0 overs (Shoaib Malik 119, Umar Gul 5)
* Pakistan: 350 runs in 105.5 overs (638 balls), Extras 12
* 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (Shoaib Malik 23, Umar Gul 20, Ex 7)
* Pakistan lost 7th wicket in 111th over - 7-371 (Shoaib Malik, 110.5 ov)
* Drinks: Pakistan - 371/7 in 110.5 overs (Umar Gul 22)
* Pakistan: 400 runs in 117.6 overs (712 balls), Extras 16
* Lunch: Pakistan - 410/9 in 120.0 overs (Mohammad Aamer 10, Saeed Ajmal 0)
* Innings Break: Pakistan - 425/9 in 123.0 overs (Mohammad Aamer 22, Saeed Ajmal 3)

Sri Lanka 2nd Innings

* Sri Lanka Innings: 5th over - 5 balls; (Umar Gul, called by Umpire SJA Taufel)
* Drinks: Sri Lanka - 35/0 in 10.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 25, BSM Warnapura 8 )
* Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 2
* 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (NT Paranavitana 30, BSM Warnapura 18, Ex 2)
* Tea: Sri Lanka - 77/0 in 22.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 42, BSM Warnapura 29)
* NT Paranavitana: 50 off 85 balls (2 x 4)
* Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 29.5 overs (179 balls), Extras 6
* Drinks: Sri Lanka - 111/1 in 35.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 60, KC Sangakkara 14)
* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls (NT Paranavitana 24, KC Sangakkara 28, Ex 0)
* Drinks: Sri Lanka - 145/2 in 47.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 34, DPMD Jayawardene 1)
* Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 48.4 overs (292 balls), Extras 6
* KC Sangakkara: 50 off 101 balls (3 x 4)
* End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 183/3 in 59.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 50, TT Samaraweera 20)

Ashes 2009 : Flintoff hailed as the hero after Ashes win at Lord’s

On his last Test at Lord’s Andrew Flintoff helps bowl Australia out as England secure their first Ashes win at the home of cricket in 75 years.

Ashes 2009 : Flintoff hailed as the hero after Ashes win at Lord’s

On his last Test at Lord’s Andrew Flintoff helps bowl Australia out as England secure their first Ashes win at the home of cricket in 75 years.

Ashes 2009 : England record Lord’s win

Highlights from the decisive morning session on day five at Lord’s as Andrew Flintoff turns in a man of the match performance to help England beat Australia and go 1-0 up in the npower Ashes Series.

Sachin Tendualkar - Making of a legend

A four part series on clips of Tendulkar with his contemporaries’ opinions of him. A great compilation on a great player.

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Ashes Cricket 2009 Official Trailer

Ashes 2009 : Kevin Pietersen to miss some matches

Flintoff Fast Ball 95.1MPH - Ashes 2009 - 2nd Test - Day 2 - Mike Hussey - Australia vs England !

Best Quotes on Sachin Tendulkar

This is a compilation of some of the best quotes on the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, and the inspiring makes for great viewing.

Ashes 2009 : Andrew Flintoff England’s greatest Cricketer Since Ian Botham retires

Andrew Flintoff retires from Test Cricket.

Ashes 2009 : Russell Crowe on the 2nd Ashes Test

Movie superstar Russell Crowe assumes the role as cricket pundit during the wildly captivating 2nd Ashes Test at Lords July 2009.

Ashes 2009 : What has happened to Mitchell Johnson?

From the loungerooms of Launceston to the Long Room at Lord’s, no single issue has dominated discussion quite like Mitchell Johnson’s plummeting fortunes in England. The conquistador of South Africa has been reduced to an erratic, unreliable bit-part player this week, placing tremendous pressure on his fellow bowlers and greatly reducing Ricky Ponting’s options.

The world’s third-ranked bowler was the third best paceman in the Australian attack on Saturday, and a distant one at that. Too short, too wide and too easily dominated by England’s openers, Johnson left Ponting with few alternatives other than to withdraw him from the attack after just three overs in the hope Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus would prove less wasteful with the new ball.

Australia depend heavily on Mitchell Johnson to provide the breakthroughs. He is the only bowler in the Australian line up who can run through a batting line up. His bad form has been the main reason why England are in such a great position in the second test at Lord’s

Ashes 2009 : England dont enforce follow on

England opted against enforcing the follow-on, despite closing out the Australian innings 10 runs shy of the target on the third morning of the second Test. Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook came out to bat in the second innings under clear skies with a 210-run lead behind them. Surely, the hosts will never have a better chance to end Australia’s proud 75-year unbeaten streak at Lord’s.

But I am not discounting the Aussies yet as the Aussies are known for making comebacks and the English are known for crumbling under sustained pressure from opposition.

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (2009) 2nd Test Day 1 Updates

Toss - Pakistanwon the toss and decided to bat first.

Teams
Sri Lanka - Tharanga Paranavitana, Malinda Warnapura, Kumar Sangakkara (C), Mahela Jayawardena, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan (W), Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath

Pakistan - Shoaib Malik, Khurram Manzoor, Younus Khan (C), Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal (W), Fawad Alam, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Abdur Rauf, Saeed Ajmal

Pakistan 1st innings

* Pakistan Started their innings with openers Khurram Manzoor and Fawad Alam
* Pakistan lost 1st wicket in 3rd over - 1-4 (Khurram Manzoor, 2.2 ov)
* Pakistan lost 2nd wicket in 4th over - 2-6 (Younis Khan, 3.1 ov)
* Pakistan lost 3rd wicket in 5th over - 3-17 (Mohammad Yousuf, 4.4 ov)
* Pakistan lost 4th wicket in 7th over - 4-19 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 6.4 ov)
* Drinks: Pakistan - 40/4 in 12.0 overs (Fawad Alam 9, Shoaib Malik 13)
* Pakistan: 50 runs in 14.5 overs (91 balls), Extras 7
* Pakistan lost 5th wicket in 15th over - 5-51 (Fawad Alam, 14.6 ov)
* Pakistan lost 6th wicket in 19th over - 6-67 (Kamran Akmal, 18.2 ov)
* Lunch: Pakistan - 74/6 in 25.0 overs (Shoaib Malik 27, Abdur Rauf 0)
* Pakistan lost 7th wicket in 28th over - 7-74 (Abdur Rauf, 27.4 ov)
* Pakistan lost 8th wicket in 32nd over - 8-80 (Umar Gul, 31.4 ov)
* Pakistan lost 9th wicket in 36th over - 9-90 (Mohammad Aamer, 35.5 ov)
* Pakistan lost 10th wicket in 36th over - 10-90 (Saeed Ajmal, 35.6 ov)
* Innings Break: Pakistan - 90/10 in 36.0 overs (Shoaib Malik 39)
* Sri Lanka - Kulasekara took 4 wicket and Mendis took 3 wickets

Sri Lanka 1st innings

* Sri Lanka lost 1st wicket in 7th over - 1-28 (Warnapura, 6.5 ov)
* Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 13.1 overs (81 balls), Extras 7
* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls (NT Paranavitana 14, KC Sangakkara 35, Ex 1)
* Sri Lanka lost 2nd wicket in 22nd over - 2-82 (Paranavitana, 21.5 ov)
* Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 29.2 overs (179 balls), Extras 8
* Drinks: Sri Lanka - 100/2 in 31.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 48, DPMD Jayawardene 7)
* KC Sangakkara: 50 off 76 balls (6 x 4)
* 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls (KC Sangakkara 27, DPMD Jayawardene 19, Ex 5)
* Sri Lanka lost 3rd wicket in 40th over - 3-133 (Jayawardene, 39.4 ov)
* Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 43.3 overs (266 balls), Extras 14
* End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 164/3 in 48.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 81, TT Samaraweera 13)

Match Today : England v Australia, Ashes 09 1st npower Test, Cardiff : Day 3

England tail enders batted brilliantly to help the home team to put up a target of 435 runs in their 1st Innings. Australians started their battle but lost one early wicket of Philip Hughes but the unbeaten stand between Katich and Ponting really holds the Day for the Aussies. Both the Aussies player scored a brilliant hundred and scored 249/1 at the end of Day 2. Aussies really looking strong and the way they have started the Ashes series is quite well. They need to continue this good partition and bat the whole day today to get past the England total and take a good lead.

Match Timings - 11.00am Local, 10.00 GMT, 15:30 IST

Ashes 2009 : Lee out of the first test

Australia fast bowler Brett Lee has been ruled out of the first Ashes test against the England starting from Wednesday due to side injury. Team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris has confirmed in a press conference that Brett Lee will miss the series opener after the scan reports came in.

Kountouris also added that Lee will be doubtful for the second test to be plated at Lord’s as well.

Lee has performed amazingly in the warm-up matches being played against the England Lions in Worcester. Lee took six wickets for 76 runs, which proved he is back in his form and could be dangerous for the England if he was able to play.

“The scan revealed he has a small strain in one of his abdominal muscles - the internal oblique muscle,” Kountouris said. “It is not as bad as it could have been, so we are going to monitor it over the next couple of weeks.”

Asked if Lee would be fit for next week’s second Test at Lord’s, Kountouris added: “He is not out but the chances are slim.”

This injury was a bitter blow for Lee, Australia’s senior fast bowler on tour with 310 wickets from 76 Tests.

The 32-year-old Lee has not played a Test since December because of foot and heel injuries but his performance against Worcester appeared to have seen him win his ‘bowl-off’ with Stuart Clark for a pace berth alongside fellow quicks Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle.

Lee repeatedly stressed his disappointment at missing the series opener but insisted the injury was not as bad as it could have been.

“This is only a small obstacle put in front of me,” he told reporters. “If it was my ankle and something of a structural thing I would be a lot more concerned.”

Brett Lee is a major blow for the Aussies as they don’t have any of the experienced bowling attack in the squad. Lee is the only one with good experience of Ashes tour of England. So now Australia team will come with a new inexperienced bowling attack against the England in the Ashes opener.

Match Today : England v Australia, Ashes 09 1st npower Test, Cardiff : Day 2

England started off the Ashes series by winning the toss and decided to bat first. Batsman have lived up to the team expectation and performed well on Day 1. England scored 336 for 7 with some good performances by Kevin Pietersen, Collingwood , Prior. In all a day that belongs to England but Aussies are not behind, they picked up early 2-wickets but England then stood up well with some good partnerships. All the main batsman are back in the pavilion so its only tail enders that are left. Aussies have to stop them for about 20-30 runs more and then have to bat full day to get past the total.

Match Timings : 11.00am Local, 10.00 GMT, 15:30 IST