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Wont be long for the 20/20 World Cup in South Africa
Dunno who will win, but will watch the smashathon
Australias chances have been dealt a blow with an
injury to allrounder Shane Watson
Guess what injury he has [also known as a pulled WATSON]

Punter hasn't flown out yet with the team and neither Clark

mal wrote:Guess what injury he has [also known as a pulled WATSON]

Heart-string?

slutty model?

According to the news website Ponting is remaining in Australia due to "private family reasons".

Clark's young son is ill so he will be staying until he is better as well.

Surely there will be a few pull out due to "lack of interest" as well?

20/20 cricket today is what 50 over cricket was to cricket followers 35 years ago.

Bit of a joke, who cares, not real cricket ......

FF to 2007 - 50 over stuff getting stale, formulatic, bit boring

20/20 is the next evolution - will only grow from here I predict

hondo71 wrote:20/20 cricket today is what 50 over cricket was to cricket followers 35 years ago.

Bit of a joke, who cares, not real cricket ......

FF to 2007 - 50 over stuff getting stale, formulatic, bit boring

20/20 is the next evolution - will only grow from here I predict

Unfortunately, I think you are spot on.

Aerie wrote:Surely there will be a few pull out due to "lack of interest" as well?

Bowlers, perhaps.

Surely a batsman would relish the opportunity to bat as they do in these games?

smac wrote:

Aerie wrote:Surely there will be a few pull out due to "lack of interest" as well?

Bowlers, perhaps.

Surely a batsman would relish the opportunity to bat as they do in these games?

A slogger would, a batsman wouldn't.

Seriously, what batsman would not enjoy a slogfest every so often?

blink wrote:According to the news website Ponting is remaining in Australia due to "private family reasons".

Privately him and his family want to watch the Roos play this week!

just saw on ninemsn that ponting is playing the 20/20 now...

whatcha got there? wrote:just saw on ninemsn that ponting is playing the 20/20 now...

after realising the Roos wont win.............

whatcha got there? wrote:just saw on ninemsn that ponting is playing the 20/20 now...

apparently heard over here today (eastern states) that it was his wife who's not to well.

Are there going to be any games on Free-to-air TV or are they all on FOX again

michael wrote:Are there going to be any games on Free-to-air TV or are they all on FOX again

therw are games on Channel 9 Australia vs England next Friday

good luck henry

Pakistan send Akhtar home
By Rana Jawad
September 07, 2007 PAKISTAN sent Shoaib Akhtar home from the Twenty20 world championships in South Africa after a bust-up with teammate Mohammad Asif, plunging the troubled team into fresh chaos.

Akhtar hit new ball partner Asif on the thigh with a bat after they had a blazing row during a practice session in Johannesburg, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sources said.

"The tour management has heard the two players and they have decided to send Shoaib Akhtar back. The Pakistan Cricket Board fully endorses this decision," PCB chief executive officer Shafqat Naghmi said .

"Shoaib Akhtar will be returning on the first available flight."

Nagmi added that the "decision was taken on complaints of discipline violation."

The fight broke out after Asif reportedly made a remark about Akhtar in the dressing room after they had been practicsing in the nets, PCB officials said on condition of anonymity.

Akhtar's exit from the tournament is the first major challenge for new coach Geoff Lawson, the former Australian fast bowler who arrived here in August to coach the often fractious Pakistani team.

magpie in the 80's wrote:good luck henry

Pakistan send Akhtar home
By Rana Jawad
September 07, 2007 PAKISTAN sent Shoaib Akhtar home from the Twenty20 world championships in South Africa after a bust-up with teammate Mohammad Asif, plunging the troubled team into fresh chaos.

Akhtar hit new ball partner Asif on the thigh with a bat after they had a blazing row during a practice session in Johannesburg, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sources said.

"The tour management has heard the two players and they have decided to send Shoaib Akhtar back. The Pakistan Cricket Board fully endorses this decision," PCB chief executive officer Shafqat Naghmi said .

"Shoaib Akhtar will be returning on the first available flight."

Nagmi added that the "decision was taken on complaints of discipline violation."

The fight broke out after Asif reportedly made a remark about Akhtar in the dressing room after they had been practicsing in the nets, PCB officials said on condition of anonymity.

Akhtar's exit from the tournament is the first major challenge for new coach Geoff Lawson, the former Australian fast bowler who arrived here in August to coach the often fractious Pakistani team.

LMAO. It was Aktar who said Pakistan was the best team in world cricket a couple of days ago. WADH.

Aust def NZ in a 20/20 warm up match.