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More “spirit of the game” from England:
NO TIME FOR RIVAL TACTICS
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting was left shaking his head from the commentary box as England’s cricketers appeared to employ time-wasting tactics during the fifth ODI in Bristol.
Chasing a 310-run target for victory, Australia plundered 103 runs during the Powerplay to put the tourists well ahead of the DLS par score with the looming threat of rain.
However, the cut-off for an ODI to have a result is 20 overs, otherwise the match would have been called a draw.
With Australia on track for a comfortable victory, England was desperate for the rain to intervene before the 21st over to escape with a draw and deny their Ashes rivals a series victory.
As the clouds grew darker and the wind got heavier, England bowler Matthew Potts revmoed his left shoe and calling for a replacement.
With 14 deliveries needed to constitute a result, Potts successfully soaked up three minutes of play as a substitute fielder jogged onto the field holding a shoe as the frustrated umpires watched on.
Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne and assistant coach Daniel Vettori failed to hide their bemusement, laughing from the sheds.
“Matthew Potts is calling for new boots now and the umpire is looking at him with a degree of displeasure,” commentator Geoff Lemon said.
“This is nonsense!”
Ponting, who famously captained Australia during the 2009 Ashes Test in Cardiff when England attempted similar time-wasting tactics, watched on in bewilderment from the Sky Sports commentary box.
“We’ve seen this movie before,” Ponting laughed.
“This is getting funnier by the minute.
“We can see that there’s nothing wrong with the boot.”
NO TIME FOR RIVAL TACTICS
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting was left shaking his head from the commentary box as England’s cricketers appeared to employ time-wasting tactics during the fifth ODI in Bristol.
Chasing a 310-run target for victory, Australia plundered 103 runs during the Powerplay to put the tourists well ahead of the DLS par score with the looming threat of rain.
However, the cut-off for an ODI to have a result is 20 overs, otherwise the match would have been called a draw.
With Australia on track for a comfortable victory, England was desperate for the rain to intervene before the 21st over to escape with a draw and deny their Ashes rivals a series victory.
As the clouds grew darker and the wind got heavier, England bowler Matthew Potts revmoed his left shoe and calling for a replacement.
With 14 deliveries needed to constitute a result, Potts successfully soaked up three minutes of play as a substitute fielder jogged onto the field holding a shoe as the frustrated umpires watched on.
Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne and assistant coach Daniel Vettori failed to hide their bemusement, laughing from the sheds.
“Matthew Potts is calling for new boots now and the umpire is looking at him with a degree of displeasure,” commentator Geoff Lemon said.
“This is nonsense!”
Ponting, who famously captained Australia during the 2009 Ashes Test in Cardiff when England attempted similar time-wasting tactics, watched on in bewilderment from the Sky Sports commentary box.
“We’ve seen this movie before,” Ponting laughed.
“This is getting funnier by the minute.
“We can see that there’s nothing wrong with the boot.”
So does that mean we are the moral victors ,as well as the actual victors for a change?
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This kid, now 13. made 102 off 60 balls against Australia U/19s today.
1st unofficial Test, Chennai, September 30 - October 03, 2024, Australia Under-19s tour of India (Vihaan Malhotra 26*, Vaibhav Suryavanshi 102*, Vishwa Ramkumar 0/19, AUS19 vs IND19 live score, 1st unofficial Test, day 2, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chep
Check AUS Under-19 vs IND Under-19 1st unofficial Test 2024 live cricket score from Chennai. Get the live score updates and ball by ball commentary of AUS19 vs IND19 1st unofficial Test, 2024. Fastest scorecard and detailed analysis of the match on ESPNcricinfo
I was reading about this kid Suryavanshi playing for India under 19s against Australia under 19s at the moment.
He made 104 off 62 balls which is impressive on its own but he is actually 13 years old !!
Frightening
He made 104 off 62 balls which is impressive on its own but he is actually 13 years old !!
Frightening
And the only way they could get him out, was to run him out.
