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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Trott talks exclusively about LG ICC Awards nominations
On this week's LG ICC Awards 2011 special ICC Cricket World Radio Show,
England's Jonathan Trott talks exclusively about being short-listed in
three categories - ICC Cricketer of the Year, ICC ODI Cricketer of the
Year and the LG People's Choice Award - for this year's event which is
due to be held in London on 12 September."It is not something you think about when you are playing. But what
nomination brings with it some good and fond memories. I think the
nominations shows plenty of England players in all categories. It shows
how we have been a successful as a side over the past year and how
everyone has contributed to it," says Trott.Based on the period between 11 August 2010 and 3 August 2011, the LG ICC
Awards 2011 presented in association with FICA - take into account
performances by players and officials in a remarkable period for the
game.
Also on this week's show, fellow nominee West Indies' Darren Bravo talks
about being short-listed for the ICC Emerging Player of the Year. The
22-year-old batsman is up against compatriot Devendra Bishoo and
Pakistan duo of Azhar Ali and Wahab Riaz for the title.It is a great feeling to be nominated. I was a bit surprised. It has
been my first full year in international cricket and I am being listed
in that sort of category, so it is special to me. I am thanking the lord
for this and hopefully I get the award," says Bravo."I think it will be very tough because all the others have performed
pretty well. It is about their hard work as well and congratulation to
them as well for being nominated. Someone like Devendra Bishoo has put
in a tremendous amount of hard work since he has come in. So may the
best man win,adds Bravo.Finally, Zimbabwe's Test opener Tino Mawoyo looks back on his maiden
hundred against Pakistan in the recently concluded one-off Test."I had previously batted for a day. But to bat for eleven hours is a
quality that has slowly crept into my game. I have been working hard on
it for two-three years. I have taken on the role to let people bat
around me. Obviously Grant Flower (Zimbabwe batting coach) has worked a
lot with me to improve that aspect of my game over the last four-five
months,says Mawoyo.
Ireland completes five wicket win
Ireland completed its first win in the ICC Intercontinental Cup with an
easy five wicket win over Namibia at the Civil Service Cricket Club on
Friday.Set to chase 173 for a win, Ireland began the final day of the four-day contest at its overnight score of 135 for four.Kevin O'Brien fell early in the chase on the final day, but Andrew White
(22 not out) and John Mooney (15 not out) controlled the chase very
well.In the end Ireland overhauled the target in 40.2 overs with the score at 176 for five.For Namibia, Christi Viljoen (2-40) and Louis van der Westhuizen (2-21)
were the chief wicket-takers, but that was not enough as the hosts won
quite easily
England edge India in third ODI
LONDON : England survived some anxious moments to complete a three-wicket
victory over India under a full moon at the Oval on Friday night in a
rain-reduced third one-day international.Chasing 218 from 43
overs under the Duckworth/Lewis system after an hour's rain break in the
day-night match, England survived a wobble in mid-innings to get over
the line with seven balls to spare.England lead 2-0 in the
five-match series after the first game was rained out. The teams meet
again at Lord's on Sunday and in Cardiff next Friday.World Cup
champions India, who lost their place at the top of the world rankings
during a 4-0 whitewash in the test series, rallied from 58 for five to
reach 234 for seven from their 50 overs.All-rounder Ravindra
Jadeja, an injury replacement for Gautam Gambhir, stroked the ball
beautifully to score 78 from 89 deliveries. He added 112 with captain
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (69) and 59 from 31 balls with Ravichandran Ashwin
(36 not out).Alastair Cook asked India to bat after winning the
toss and won an immediate reward when Ajinkya Rahane, who had scored 155
from 120 balls in his three previous one-day internationals, was
dismissed without scoring, caught behind prodding at James Anderson's
fourth delivery of the day.Anderson then ran out Rahul Dravid
(2), swooping from mid-off to pick up the ball and throw down the stumps
at the batsman's end in one motion.Dravid, who had been late
starting after Parthiv Patel had pushed the ball into the off and then
hesitated before running, looked distinctly unimpressed with his
partner's calling, swishing his bat in irritation as he to the pavilion.Patel
did not linger, departing for three when Anderson uprooted his
off-stump and Virat Kholi (7) edged Anderson to give wicketkeeper Craig
Kieswetter his second catch and compound India's misery.Dhoni
smacked his second ball for four and Suresh Raina launched Anderson into
the crowd for the only six of the innings. Raina reached 21 before he
tried to swipe Broad to leg and was caught behind.RESCUE ACTWith the innings in disarray, Dhoni and Jadeja batted with skill and judgment.Jadeja
drove Broad lavishly through extra cover then struck the pace bowlers
for consecutive boundaries and sliced Graeme Swann to the third man
boundary.Dhoni dismissed Ravi Bopara to the boundary with a
wristy flick and brought up his half-century from 69 balls to a huge
cheer from the substantial Indian contingent in the crowd.The
singles continued to come freely but neither batsmen could penetrate the
field and 11 overs were bowled without a boundary before Jadeja leg
glanced Anderson for a four to bring up his half-century.Dhoni
skied a low full toss from Tim Bresnan to Cook at mid-off and Jadeja was
caught by Ian Bell off Jade Dernbach but India still took 51 from the
batting powerplay and 84 from the final 10 overs.England began
brightly with Kieswetter lofting Praveen Kumar for six over the
mid-wicket boundary, sweeping a second to fine leg from the same bowler
and driving a third off Munaf Patel over long-off.He lost Cook
lbw to Patel for 23 off the last ball of the compulsory powerplay, after
the pair had put on 63 off 62 balls for the first wicket, and survived a
straightforward caught-and-bowled chance to Patel on 41.Kieswetter
went to 51 when he was comprehensively bowled middle stump by slow
left-armer Jadeja. Jonathan Trott (11) followed five balls later, bowled
by off-spinner Ashwin by a delivery which slid past the outside of his
bat.Rain began to fall and the players left the field with
England 95 for three, sufficient for victory under the Duckworth/Lewis
method for deciding rained-out matches.On their return Ian Bell
was run out for 23 when wicketkeeper Dhoni threw down the stumps and Ben
Stokes, who struck a six but who could make little of the spinners, was
bowled for 20 trying to sweep Ashwin.India were back in the
game but Bopara (40) and Tim Bresnan (28) took advantage of the slippery
ball and wet outfield to add 60 for the seventh wicket and set up an
ultimately comfortable victory. (Reuters)
Miandad summoned over Pakistan board criticism
KARACHI : Pakistan cricket authorities revealed Friday that former
captain and current director-general Javed Miandad has been served a
formal notice to explain why he criticised the board.In his
three years at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Miandad, 54, has had
several disputes with the organisation's chairman Ijaz Butt, and on
Wednesday said that 90 percent of the board's decisions were wrong.Authorities demanded an explanation from the former great."PCB
has served a show-cause notice to Minadad over an interview in the
media and he has been given seven days to explain," PCB spokesman Nadeem
Sarwar told Miandad told local English newspaper Dawn
that he was not being allowed to fulfil his duties despite having been
appointed by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also the
patron of the PCB.People around the world regard my
services as a cricketer but the PCB doesn't want to give me authority to
improve cricket," he said.While closely watching the
functioning of the PCB, I am disappointed and feel that 90 percent of
decisions are wrong, and are spoiling the sport in the country".Miandad
said would meet Zardari to "apprise him of the poor condition of
cricket in Pakistan. I will request him to either take necessary steps
or allow me to leave the DG post."Butt is due to complete his three-year term as PCB chairman next month.Miandad
was regarded as one of Pakistan's greatest-ever batsmen, scoring 8832
runs in 124 Tests both still national records during an
illustrious career. He also featured in 233 one-day internationals.
3rd ODI: England win toss and field against India
LONDON : England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to field
against India in the third one-day international at The Oval here on
Friday.England batsman Jonathan Trott returned to the team
in place of spinner Samit Patel as Cook made one change from the side
that won the rain-affected second game at the Rose Bowl by seven wickets
to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.India made two changes, with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja coming in for Manoj Tiwary, and RP Singh replacing Vinay Kumar.TeamsEngland:
Alastair Cook (captain), Craig Kieswetter (wk), Jonathan Trott, Ian
Bell, Ravi Bopara, Ben Stokes, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad,
James Anderson, Jade DernbachIndia: Ajinkya Rahane, Parthiv
Patel, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (captain, wk),
Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel, RP
SinghUmpire: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nigel Llong (ENG), Third umpire: Billy Doctrove (WI) Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZ)
Australia move to commanding 264-3 against Sri Lanka
PALLEKELE : Shaun Marsh was 13 runs away from a century on his debut and
Mike Hussey hit an unbeaten 76 as Australia piled on Sri Lanka's misery
in the second Test in Pallekele on Friday.The West
Australian pair put on 148 for the unbroken fourth wicket as the
tourists moved to a commanding 264-3 in their first innings when bad
light halted play soon after tea.Marsh was on 87 and Hussey
followed his match-winning 95 in the first Test in Galle with another
half-century as Australia built a 90-run lead with seven wickets still
in hand.The pair joined forces after Sri Lanka had grabbed
three quick wickets in the morning session to restrict Australia to
116-3 in reply to their own 174.Former Australian opener
Geoff Marsh looked on from the stands as his 28-year-old son mastered
the Sri Lankan attack with 11 boundaries after a dour start.Marsh
had come into the Test side in place of former captain Ricky Ponting,
who had to return home after Galle for the birth of his second child.The
knock will help the left-hander cement his place in the team even when
Ponting returns for the third and final Test in Colombo from September
16.Marsh drove Suranga Lakmal through the covers and then
chipped debutant leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna over mid-on to take
Australia past Sri Lanka's total.Two successive boundaries off Prasanna, a lofted shot and a straight drive, gave Marsh his half-century from 133 deliveries.Hussey
reached his second half-century of the series by smashing off-spinner
Suraj Randiv to the square-leg fence for his sixth boundary.The
hosts missed their two first-choice spinners, Ajantha Mendis and
Rangana Herath, who were forced to skip the match with injuries.Sri
Lankan captain Tillakaratne Dilshan tried seven bowlers, including
part-timers Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera, to try to contain
the tourists.Sangakkara, who had gone wicketless in 98
previous Tests and has just one first-class wicket to his credit, also
bowled the first over with the second new ball.Australia
lost Shane Watson before they had added to their overnight score of 60
for no loss, and the other opener Phil Hughes fell shortly after the
drinks break.Watson had made 36 when he left alone a delivery from seamer Lakmal that dipped in to uproot his off-stumpLeft-hander
Hughes carried his overnight score of 23 to 36 before he was snapped up
at forward short-leg by Tharanga Paranavitana off Randiv.It
soon became 116-3 as skipper Michael Clarke (13) attempted to drive
seamer Chanaka Welegedara outside the off-stump and edged a low catch to
Mahela Jayawardene at second slip.Clarke has now gone 22 Test innings without a century since making 168 against New Zealand at Wellington in March last year.Australia lead 1-0 in the three-match series, Clarke's first as captain, having won the first Test by 125 runs last week.
