New Zealand team for ICC Champions trophy 2009

Shane Bond, one of the best fast bowlers New Zealand ever produced will make a comeback to the team in ICC Champions Trophy 2009. He was out from the team after playing for the ICL. But he has left ICL like most of other international players. Fast bolwer Daryl Tuffey who has been out from New Zealand team will too make comeback to the side.

New Zealand squad for Champions trophy: Daniel Vettori (capt), Shane Bond, Neil Broom, Ian Butler, Brendon Diamanti Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Gareth Hopkins, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram Jeetan Patel, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Daryl Tuffey

Other new name in the team is Brendon Diamanti, a lower order batsman and medium pacer. The team will be captained by Daniel Vettori and included players like Ross Taylor, Jacob Oram, McCullum, Tyder and others.

South African team for the ICC Champions trophy 2009

The no.1 ODI team, South Africa have selected their 15-men squad for the ICC Champions trophy 2009 to be held in their home soil. Fast bowler Morne Morkel has been dropped from the squad after poor form. Robin Peterson who has been out from International cricket for years has been included.

South Africa squad: Graeme Smith (capt), Johan Botha, Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher (wk), AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Albie Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Roelof van der Merwe

Charl Langeveldt couldn't make a comeback due to injury. Another fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe has too been dropped. He had shown memorable entry in the team playing against Australia. As usual team will be captained by Graaeme Smith. Duminy, Villers and Kallis would be the favorite batsmen. Steyn, Ntini will be leading the pace attack for the Proteas.

Pakistan team for ICC Champions Trophy 2009

Mohammad Asif will make a comeback to the Pakistani team as he is selected in the 15-men squad for ICC Champions trophy 2009. After being out from international cricket, he was recently reported to be in good form. After a superb start to career, he was out for teams due to injuries and finally found positive in doping.

Pakistan squad: Younis Khan (captain), Imran Nazir, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Naved-ul Hasan, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Yousuf, Kamran Akmal (wk), Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif, Rao Iftikhar, Saeed Ajmal.

So, All-rounder Abdul Razzaq will be out along with openers Salman Butt and Naser Jamshed. Razzaq got a moderate comeback but again he has been ignored. Probably, the Pakistan selectors are again forcing him to sign for ICL. Completely unfair decision. With addition of Razzaq, Pakistan could have a superb fast bowling and he could work as a very hard hitting batsman.

3 ICL players are included - Rana Naved, Mohammad Yousuf and Imran Nazir. Naved and Yousuf have made a superb comeback. The newly discovered Umar Akmal will be one of the key players to watch along with Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Ameer and Younus Khan.

Australia moves to no.4 in ICC test rankings

After the Ashes 2009 defeat, Australia have slipped 3 positions in ICC test rankings table. This is the first time they have lost the no.1 test position since the system of rankings in 2003 had started. Australia are now no.4 in test and no.3 in ODI. South Africa is no.1 in both test and ODI cricket rankings. Sri Lanka ranks no.2 in test followed by India. Despite the Ashes win, England is in no.5 position.

After Australia lost their no.1 position this year, they were still in no.1 in test though they lost series continuously. It was due to their superb form before 2 years. Not just the test defeat but also the lefting out of older matches have dropped the Aussies 9 points below the Proteas.

Ashes 2009 : England beat Australia in the final - Highlights

England Beat Australia by 179 runs. Wins the series 2-1
England 1st inn: 332 all out , Bell 72
Australia 1nd inn: 160 all out , Katich 50
England 2nd Inn: 373-9 , Trott 119
Australia 2nd inn: 348 all out , Hussey 121
Player of the match : Stuart Broad , Player of series : M Clarke and A Strauss

Highlights: (click here for video highlights)
England had fully taken the revenge of 5-0 defeat in 2006-07 Ashes. This time the England team has come up with 2-1 victory.

The final test came to an end on the last session of day 4. With one more day to go England came over Australia. It was always the fact that England bowled a superb first innings where they restricted Australia for 160 still 172 runs behind. Ten nothing went for Australia. England batted superbly in the second innings and set the target of 546 runs from about 9 and half session of test cricket.

England's pace bowler Stuart Broad came hero taking five wickets in the 1st innings. Spinner Graeme Swann supported him a lot with four in his bag. Debutant Trott made an impressive century in second innings. Chasing 546, Aussie had somehow good start and they seemed to be quite happy before they loose their captain and vice both from silly run outs. Mike Hussey tried a lot scoring 121 runs but became the last one to get out. Swann piked again 4 wickets and Harmission struck 3 wickets in the secod innings.

Scorecard:

ENG vs AUS, 5th Test at London - ENG 1st Innings

Match Details	TEST at London, Aug 20, 2009 - Aug 24, 2009
Series	The Ashes
Match Venue	Kennington Oval, London, England
Match Officials	Billy Bowden And Asad Rauf (Umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (Match Referee), Peter Hartley (Tv Umpire), Jeremy Lloyds (Reserve Umpire)
England 332/10 (90.5) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR AJ Strauss (c) c BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus 55 101 11 0 54.46 AN Cook c RT Ponting b PM Siddle 10 12 2 0 83.33 IR Bell b PM Siddle 72 137 10 0 52.55 PD Collingwood c MEK Hussey b PM Siddle 24 65 3 0 36.92 Jonathan Trott run out (SM Katich) 41 81 5 0 50.62 MJ Prior (wk) c SR Watson b MG Johnson 18 33 2 0 54.55 A Flintoff c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson 7 19 1 0 36.84 SCJ Broad c RT Ponting b BW Hilfenhaus 37 69 5 0 53.62 GP Swann c BJ Haddin b PM Siddle 18 28 2 0 64.29 JM Anderson lbw b BW Hilfenhaus 0 6 0 0 0.00 SJ Harmison not out 12 12 3 0 100.00
Extras : 38 (b:12, lb:5, nb:18, wd:3) Total : 332/10 (90.5) Curr.RR: 3.66
FOW : AN Cook (12-1, 5.3), AJ Strauss (114-2, 28.1), PD Collingwood (176-3, 47.5), IR Bell (181-4, 53.5), MJ Prior (229-5, 65.3), A Flintoff (247-6, 69.4), Jonathan Trott (268-7, 74.2), GP Swann (307-8, 85.3), JM Anderson (308-9, 86.6), SCJ Broad (332-10, 90.5)
Australia O M R W Nb Wd Econ BW Hilfenhaus 21.5 5 71 3 5 0 3.25 PM Siddle 21 6 75 4 4 0 3.57 SR Clark 14 5 41 0 0 0 2.93 MG Johnson 15 0 69 2 8 3 4.60 MJ North 14 3 33 0 1 0 2.36 SR Watson 5 0 26 0 0 0 5.20

Australia 1st innings:

Australia 160/10 (52.5) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR SR Watson lbw b SCJ Broad 34 69 7 0 49.28 SM Katich c AN Cook b GP Swann 50 107 7 0 46.73 RT Ponting (c) b SCJ Broad 8 15 1 0 53.33 MEK Hussey lbw b SCJ Broad 0 3 0 0 0.00 MJ Clarke c A Flintoff b SCJ Broad 3 7 0 0 42.86 MJ North lbw b GP Swann 8 17 1 0 47.06 BJ Haddin (wk) b SCJ Broad 1 9 0 0 11.11 MG Johnson c MJ Prior b GP Swann 11 24 2 0 45.83 PM Siddle not out 26 39 5 0 66.67 SR Clark c AN Cook b GP Swann 6 8 1 0 75.00 BW Hilfenhaus b A Flintoff 6 20 1 0 30.00

Extras : 7 (b:1, lb:5, nb:1, wd:0) Total : 160/10 (52.5) Curr.RR: 3.03

FOW : SR Watson (73-1, 22.6), RT Ponting (85-2, 26.6), MEK Hussey (89-3, 28.3), MJ Clarke (93-4, 30.2), MJ North (108-5, 35.3), SM Katich (109-6, 37.1), BJ Haddin (111-7, 38.4), MG Johnson (131-8, 43.5), SR Clark (143-9, 47.3), BW Hilfenhaus (160-10, 52.5)

England O M R W Nb Wd Econ JM Anderson 9 3 29 0 0 0 3.22 A Flintoff 13.5 4 35 1 0 0 2.53 * GP Swann 14 3 38 4 0 0 2.71 SJ Harmison 4 1 15 0 1 0 3.75 SCJ Broad 12 1 37 5 0 0 3.08

England - 2nd Innings:

England 373/9 Decl (95) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR AJ Strauss (c) c MJ Clarke b MJ North 75 191 8 0 39.27 AN Cook c MJ Clarke b MJ North 9 35 0 0 25.71 IR Bell c SM Katich b MG Johnson 4 7 1 0 57.14 PD Collingwood c SM Katich b MG Johnson 1 7 0 0 14.29 Jonathan Trott c MJ North b SR Clark 119 193 12 0 61.66 MJ Prior (wk) run out (SM Katich) 4 9 1 0 44.44 A Flintoff c PM Siddle b MJ North 22 18 4 0 122.22 SCJ Broad c RT Ponting b MJ North 29 36 5 0 80.56 GP Swann c BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus 63 54 9 0 116.67 JM Anderson not out 15 29 2 0 51.72 SJ Harmison

Extras : 32 (b:1, lb:15, nb:9, wd:7) Total : 373/9 (95) Curr.RR: 3.93

FOW : AN Cook (27-1, 12.3), IR Bell (34-2, 15.4), PD Collingwood (39-3, 17.3), AJ Strauss (157-4, 54.3), MJ Prior (168-5, 57.6), A Flintoff (200-6, 64.1), SCJ Broad (243-7, 74.2), GP Swann (333-8, 87.4), Jonathan Trott (373-9, 94.6)

Australia - 2nd innings: Australia 348/10 (102.2) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR SR Watson lbw b SCJ Broad 40 81 6 0 49.38 SM Katich lbw b GP Swann 43 68 7 0 63.24 RT Ponting (c) run out (A Flintoff) 66 103 10 0 64.08 MEK Hussey c AN Cook b GP Swann 121 263 14 0 46.01 MJ Clarke run out (AJ Strauss) 0 4 0 0 0.00 MJ North st MJ Prior b GP Swann 10 24 2 0 41.67 BJ Haddin (wk) c AJ Strauss b GP Swann 34 49 6 0 69.39 MG Johnson c PD Collingwood b SJ Harmison 0 5 0 0 0.00 PM Siddle c A Flintoff b SJ Harmison 10 14 1 0 71.43 SR Clark c AN Cook b SJ Harmison 0 1 0 0 0.00 BW Hilfenhaus not out 4 8 1 0 50.00 Extras : 20 (b:7, lb:7, nb:6, wd:0) Total : 348/10 (102.2) Curr.RR: 3.40 FOW : SM Katich (86-1, 23.6), SR Watson (90-2, 24.3), RT Ponting (217-3, 63.6), MJ Clarke (220-4, 64.5), MJ North (236-5, 72.2), BJ Haddin (327-6, 94.4), MG Johnson (327-7, 95.5), PM Siddle (343-8, 99.4), SR Clark (343-9, 99.5), MEK Hussey (348-10, 102.2) England O M R W Nb Wd Econ JM Anderson 13 3 46 0 1 0 3.54 A Flintoff 11 1 42 0 1 0 3.82 SJ Harmison 16 5 54 3 4 0 3.38 * GP Swann 39.2 7 120 4 0 0 3.05 SCJ Broad 22 4 71 1 0 0 3.23 PD Collingwood 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00

Australia O M R W Nb Wd Econ BW Hilfenhaus 11 1 58 1 4 0 5.27 PM Siddle 18 3 77 0 0 2 4.28 MJ North 30 4 98 4 0 1 3.27 MG Johnson 17 1 60 2 5 2 3.53 SM Katich 5 2 9 0 0 0 1.80 SR Clark 12 2 37 1 0 0 3.08 MJ Clarke 2 0 18 0 0 0 9.00

Ashes 2009 : 5th test highlights

England have finally won the Ashes 2009 winning the 5th test by a huge Margin. Stuart Broad played beautifully and destroyed the Aussie batting. Johnathan Trott's century was superb. Australia was poor in the first inning getting all-out for 160. Broad was declared the man of the match,

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5th test of Ashes 2009 - Live | Eng v Aus

After 4 tests being played, the result will be decided by the 5th test at the Oval. The one test match is going to decide who will be the champion of glorious Ashes series. After a superb win for England in third test, they were completely shattered by Aussies in the 4th one. But superb performance of English in first three tests and the comeback made by Aussies have made the 5th test unpredictable adding a lot of excitement.

5th Test: England v Australia
Venue: The Oval | Date and Time: Aug 20-24 (11:00 local, 10:00 GMT)

Live Score of Ashes 2009:

Seeing the 4th test, Australia seem to be on top. The way their bowlers bowled was superb. Australian pace attack grew superbly. But remember the third test. After a narrow escape in 2nd one, they came back strongly and grabbed it.

Flintoff is expected to play in the fifth one and England may go on with two spinners. Johnathan Trott is included in the squad and its almost sure he will play for England in the 5th one. The absence of Pietersen is a big loss but still they have great batsmen in the top and middle order.

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Jonathan Trott in the England team for Ashes 2009 final tests

After hypes on different names including Trescothick, Mark Ramprakrash, Robert Key and other, it has been confirmed that Jonathan Trott will make the debut for England in test cricket. For the final test of Ashes 2009, Trott will be the replacement for Ravi Bopara. With Ian Bell in no.3, Trott will bat for England in likely to bat at no.5

Monty Panesar has been included in the squad and its likely that England will play two spinners - him and Swann. Ian Bell who had shown great form playing for his country is too in the squad which includes the following players:

England Squad: 1. Andrew Strauss (capt), 2 Alastair Cook, 3 Ian Bell, 4 Paul Collingwood, 5 Jonathan Trott, 6 Matt Prior (wk), 7 Andrew Flintoff, 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 James Anderson, 11 Steve Harmison, 12 Monty Panesar, 13 Graham Onions, 14 Ryan Sidebottom.

Indian team for the Champions Trophy and Sri Lanka Tri-series 2009

Rahul Dravid has made a re-entry into the Indian ODI squad as he was named in the 15 -men squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 and Sri Lanka tri-series. Rahul will be replacing Rohit Sharma in the team. Tendulkar and Raina are other names who are back into the ODI squad.

Team: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Rudra Pratap Singh, Ishant Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra and Abhishek Nayar.

Virender Sehwag will miss both the series due to an injury. Rohit Sharma who was superb in IPL 2009 has been dropped after his bad form in the World T20 and West Indies tour. Virat Kohli, another youngster who was expected to be included is too not in the squad. Dinesh Karthik has come as a replacement of Sehwag. Avishek Nayer has been included ahead of Ravindra Jadeja.

Leg-spinner Amit Mishra has been selected ahead of Pragyan Ojha. Sudeep Tyagi who played for Chennai in IPL is not in the squad. Zaheer Khan has been out due to injuy. In absence of Zaheer, Ashish Nehra will lead the pace attack which includes RP Singh, Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar.

IPL 2010 - Fixtures and Schedules | IPL 3

The final fixtures and schedules of IPL 2010 has been announced. The first match will be held between defending champion Deccan Chargers and the defending looser - Kolkata Knight Riders. The IPL 2010 which is the 3rd season will start on 12th March and end on 25th April, 2009. Four new venues- Nagpur, Vishakapatnam, Ahmedabad and Dharamsala have been added apart from the 8 home venues of the teams. This time no new teams will be added but new players including the former ICL players will be available for auction for IPL 3.

The teams are of IPL 2010 are:Deccan Chargers (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Mumbai Indians (MI), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Delhi Daredevils (DD), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

March 12: DC v KKR in Hyderabad.

March 13: MI v RR in Mumbai/Nagpur; KXIP v DD at Mohali.

March 14: CSK v DC in Chennai; KKR v RCB in Kolkata.

March 15: RR v DD in Jaipur.

March 16: RCB v KXIP in Bangalore; KKR v CSK in Kolkata.

March 17: DD v MI in Delhi.

March 18: RCB v RR in Bangalore.

March 19: DC v KXIP in Vishakapatnam.

March 20: RR v KKR in Ahmedabad; MI v RCB (venue to be decided)

March 21: DD v DC in Delhi

March 22: MI v KKR (venue to be decided)

March 23: RCB v CSK in Bangalore.

March 24: KXIP v RR at Mohali.

March 25: KKR v DD in Kolkata.

March 26: CSK v MI in Chennai; RR v DC in Ahmedabad.

March 27: RCB v DD in Bangalore; KXIP v KKR at Mohali.

March 28: RR v CSK in Ahmedabad; DC v MI in Vishakapatnam.

March 29: DD v KKR in Delhi.

March 30: MI v KXIP in Mumbai/Nagpur.

March 31: CSK v RCB in Chennai; DD v RR in Delhi.

April 1: KKR v DC in Kolkata.

April 2: KXIP v RCB in Mohali.

April 3: CSK v RR in Chennai; MI v DC in Mumbai/Nagpur.

April 4: DD v RCB in Delhi; KKR v KXIP in Kolkata.

April 5: DC v RR in Hyderabad.

April 6: MI v CSK in Mumbai/Nagpur.

April 7: RR v KXIP in Ahmedabad.

April 8: RCB v DC in Bangalore; CSK v DD in Chennai

April 9: KXIP v MI in Mohali

April 10: RCB v KKR in Bangalore; DC v CSK in Hyderabad

April 11: RR v MI in Jaipur; DD v KXIP in Delhi

April 12: DC v RCB in Hyderabad

April 13: CSK v KKR in Chennai

April 14: MI v DD (venue to be decided)

April 15: RR v RCB in Jaipur; KXIP v DC in Dharamsala

April 16: DD v CSK in Delhi.

April 17: RCB v MI in Bangalore; KKR v RR in Kolkata.

April 18: DC v DD in Hyderabad; KXIP v CSK at Dharamsala.

April 19: KKR v MI in Kolkata.

April 20: Rest day.

April 21: 1st Semifinal in Bangalore.

April 22: 2nd Semifinal in Bangalore.

April 23: Rest day.

April 24: Play-off for 3rd place.

April 25: IPL 3 finals

Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand 2009 - Fixtures and Schedules

August 2009
Date	Time (GMT)	Match Details	Venue
Tue 18 - Sat 22	04:30	Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test	Galle
Wed 26 - Sun 30	04:30	Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd Test	Colombo
September 2009
Date	Time (GMT)	Match Details	Venue
Wed 02	13:30	Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st T20I	Colombo (D/N)
Fri 04	13:30	Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd T20I	Colombo (D/N)

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka T20 match 2009 - Live

Sri Lanka won the five match series 3-2 with Pakistan coming back well in the game. The test series and ODI series win was a great revenge of World T20 final. But still another format of cricket is left- Twenty20. Pakistan and Sri Lanka face each other in the only T20 match of the tour on August 12.

Only T20 : Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Venue: Colombo Date and time: Aug 12 , 19:00 local, 13:30 GMT

After test and ODI win, Sri Lanka's morale is high. But with the win in T20 world cup final and superb comeback in the last two ODI's Pakistan seem to be building strong against the Lankans. Pak have some made-for T20 players including Afridi, newly discovered Umar Akmal, Rana Naved, Misbah and Gul. Sri Lanka too has big hitters and great T20 bowlers including the all-time great Jayasuriya, the hero of ODI series Matthews, Mendis and Malinga.

Watch out for:
Shahid Afridi who unlike the ODI series is likely to get chances both with bat and ball. He is going to be the captain of Pak T20 team and is likely to be batting at around no.3

Umar Akmal who has been a very attacking player and is best suited for T20 matches.

Angelo Matthews who can shine both with bat and ball for Sri Lanka.

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Ashes 2009 : England need to re-group after Headingley massacre

For a few short moments on Sunday morning, as Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann blasted Stuart Clark all round the ground, thoughts turned to 1981 when Ian Botham and Bob Willis inspired England to the unlikeliest of victories.

Would we see such a miracle again?

Well we were swiftly made to pay for such foolish thinking. Australia wrapped up a crushing innings victory within an hour after lunch on the third day and carry over the now infamous �momentum� going into the Ashes decider at The Oval next week.

Squint hard enough and you would have thought it was the imperious Australia of old that turned England over in Leeds this weekend. Stuart Clark, back in the side at the expense of Nathan Hauritz, was made to look like the Glenn McGrath of old as the Aussies ripped through the England order on a stunning opening day. Then as the England bowlers persisted with short-pitched wayward deliveries it was as if Hayden and Langer were in their pomp, blasting the ball to all corners of the park.

That may be a disservice to the quartet of Ponting, Watson, North and Clarke, who delivered a master class in batting and ruthlessly dragged the game away from England.

But the distance between the two sides is not as great as this scoreline suggests. It seems to me once again that, mentally, England have a soft centre.The chaotic first morning at Headingley, which began with a 4:30am fire alarm at the hotel, incorporated Flintoff�s absence from the side and Matt Prior�s back spasm while playing football in the warm up, meant it was an unsettled and harassed England side that collapsed on the first day.

Then as Ponting and Watson made hay the body language of the England fielders suggested they were already beaten � on day one.

With a deficit of 350 the pressure was on and once again England�s middle order collapsed like a house of cards. Only when the pressure was off and the game over did Broad and Swann express themselves, showing the upper order that the Australian attack isn�t as formidable as the figures suggest.

England need to put this defeat behind them and quick. Their ability has never been in question but once again when the pressure is on they are found wanting.

Freddie Flintoff may return for the final game, determined to go out on a high. His re-appearance may prove a vital boost to the side and ensure they avoid such a catastrophic start as they did in this test. Do that again, and that famous little urn will once again remain in Australian hands.

For now, keep on top of The Oval Test odds before any Fifth Test betting.

By: Tom Mallows

Sri Lanka Tri Series 2009: Fixtures and Schedules | Ind-SL-NZ

Before the champions' trophy the three cricket giants India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand will play the tri-series. India and New Zealand will travel all the way to Sri Lanka for the tri-series starting from the september 08.

Indian team had a long rest after the West Indies tour whereas New Zealand will play against the Sri Lankan team in Sri Lanka before they meet in Tri series. Here is the complete schedule and fixtures of Sri Lanka tri-series:

India vs Sri Lanka vs New Zealand

Date	Time	Match Details	Venue
Tue 08 Sept	04:30(GMT), 10:00 India	Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Match	Colombo
Thu 11 Sept	04:30(GMT), 10:00 India	India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Match	Colombo
Sat 12 Sept	04:30(GMT), 10:00 India	India v New Zealand, 3rd Match	Colombo
Mon 14 Sept	04:30(GMT), 10:00 India	Final	Colombo

Each team plays one match with one team. The top two teams with high points will go to the finals and will be decided the champion.

Ashes 2009 4th Test highlights - England vs Australia

Australia defeated england by a huge margin of an innings and 80 runs in 4th test of Ashes 2009. Australia have dominated the 4th test of Ashes 2009. Aussies are in the verge of a superb victory in the 4th test. Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle have bowled superbly and Michael Clarke and the man of the match Marcus North were brilliant with the bat in the match.

England (1st innings) 102
Australia (1st innings) 445
England (2nd Innings): 263

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Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 5th ODI 2009 - Live

After losing the series, Pakistan came back strongly in the fourth ODI and restored some pride. It was the Akmal brothers specially Umar Akmal and Younis Khan who shined with the bat along with Rao Ifthikar Anjum who destroyed Sri Lankan strong batting lineup with the superb bowling. Still some Pakistani players including Shoaib Malik, Misbah, Mohammad Yousuf need to deliver on the 5th ODI to prove they are worth. A genuine opener is certainly required.

5th ODI: Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Venue: Colombo
Date: Aug 9 2009 | Time : 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT

For Sri Lankans the 5th ODI is not of great matter so they are likely to play new ones. Tharanga has made a superb comeback. Malinga Bandara who couldn't make it to the team with two best spinners got a chance and delivered. As the preparations for future series against New Zealand, Sri Lanka will bring new ones.

Watch out for:
Umar Akmal who got fifty in second match and hundred in his third ODI.
Upul Tharanga who has made a superb comeback in the Lankan team.


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Ashes 2009 4th test - Live | England Vs Australia

The Ashes 2009 has given the real taste of Ashes series. Unexpectedly, England have dominated the series with a sudden escape in the first test, completely dominating second test and with great show in the third test. Ashes 2009 reminds us of the historic Ashes 2005 which was won by England. But Aussies are still in the game with 2 more matches to go. Its now impossible for them to create a outstanding result like or Ashes 2007 but can still make it 2-1.

4th Test: England v Australia in Ashes 2009
Venue: Leeds, Date: Aug 7-11 Time:11:00 local, 10:00 GMT, 15:30 India

Live Score of Ashes 2009:

England and Australia both are suffering from injury problems before the match. Flintoff has made headlines with his knee injury. The bowler in verge of his retirement has shown splendid performance so far. Australian batsman Clarke whose heroics saved the 3rd test is reported to have some abdominal problems. Haddin has too undergone an injury.

The Headingley ground is famous for its swing. Flintoff who is the leading wicket taker is expected to show another great performance. Little rain may be witnessed but will not be of great concern. Brett Lee reports himself to be 100% fit but is very unlikely to be included. Hilfenhaus who has been top performer for the Aussies will be in focus for the expected swing.


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Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI 2009 - live

The result of the 5 match series is known. Pakistan now plays for saving some pride and Sri Lanka to reduce it. After the world T20 win, a close competition was expected between Sri Lanka and Pakistan but Pakistan in no ways have given a competition. The series has been completely dominated by the Lankans. Their win in 4th ODI means great humiliation of Pakistan. Senior players of Pakistan must come back to form to save themselves from this condition.

There has not been a great show by any of the Pakistani batsmen. The Akmal brothers have been somewhat satisfying but rest including Malik, Misbah and even Yousuf are boring. Bowling has been upto the mark except in the 3rd ODI where it was almost useless.


Watch Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI live streaming:
On TV: Ten Sports has the broadcasting rights for the series in Sri Lanka. Pak Vs SL will be shown Live streaming on Ten Sports in India, Pakistan and other neighboring countries. Click Here to check the list of TV Channels broadcasting Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI Live.

On Internet: The 1st ODI of Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan will be shown live streaming in Internet for just some amount. You can also buy the packages of whole series. Willow.tv and Tvnsports.com provides the legal Live action of Pak vs Srl.

Also, Click Here for more information to watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2009 - Pakistan tour to Sri Lanka.

Cricket games - International cricket captain 2009

The 2009 version of cricket game - International cricket captain has been released including Ashes 2009 and T20 world cup. It is a cricket game where you are the captain who selects the squads, trains the team, make batting or bowling changes, chooses to bat aggressive, normal or defensive, changes the field position and does every work which a real captain, coach, physio and selector do.

The best feature:The best thing about this game is its statistics which includes every details about a team and player. It includes real cricket teams and players form the test playing nations and English county teams. The database has a huge details including recent forms, type of player, whether a batsman is good in spin or fast bowling, leg side or off-side and others.

T20 world cup and Ashes 2009 with real dates and fixtures is another best part. The commentary is also great. Graphics is not brilliant but with this management game its OK.

You can choose usual games, exhibition, two players or internet game. The usual mode includes full game where you start as a captain of county team and finally captain you side. County and International, International carer, own customized series, Ashes 2009 and T20 world cup are other modes.

Download this cricket game: You can download the free trial version of the game here. it expires in 2 days.

Or you may buy the game for �17.99 via download. This is about 37 Australian dollars or 29 US Dollars. Go to this site to buy.

Online Cricket Games - the ultimate list

For cricket lovers, cricket must be everywhere. The short flash cricket games are very exciting. If you have decided to play online cricket games, I have made a massive list of online cricket games. Whatever cricket games I found on the internet are listed with the best ones in the beginning. If you find online cricket games apart from these, please mention putting your comment.

Stickcricket: One of the products of sticksports, stickcricket is the most played cricket game. Just register your account and start playing cricket. You have great options of playing in different modes and different series. Go

Coverdrivecricket : It requires Java 1.1 or higher to play. Its quite interesting cricket games with 3D view, submission of high scores, great animations, choice of teams and more. It has great graphics quality to play online cricket. Need to register for free to play. Go

Slogout by cricinfo: Score as many as runs or chase the runs scored by opposition. Not just this slogout has features like Boundaries, centuries, net run rate, all the other numbers cricket lovers like you just love. You may try without registering but to enjoy fully, register and play. Go

Flash cricket : A short and easy flash cricket game. No need to register and it opens instantly. Each over you are given task to score boundary or make runs and you need to perform. Go

Thinkgoogly: Unlike other games, this is a quiz type game. It tests your ability as a real cricket player. Just answer the questions which shows the ability of a batsman, bowler or a cricket player. Go

Multiplayer cricket: Multiplayer online cricket game. Choose the stadium and play online cricket with others. This game is from zapak and you need to registerto play. Go

Cricket V2: Another cricket game from zapak. A great game with toss, batting, bowling and everything. Go

Hangman by cricinfo: For those who love cricket and hangman, its a superb combination. Play hangman with words related to cricket. Here is a massive list of hangman games. Go

Bodyline: You are a bowler and instead of stumps, target the basman and stun him. Go

Crosswords: Solve the cricket puzzles. Go

Tabletop cricket: A flash cricket game by miniclip. The players are immovable on a table. Batting, bowling, fildings, boundaries all are possible. Go

Super Sixers: Adjust the batsman and smash fours and sixes.Go

Last man standing : You are the last man and you need to take your team to victory. Go

Npower test series: This is the game I most played. Only batting but fun smashing sixes and fours. Go

The Ashes : England Vs Australia - the Ashes on cricket game. Go

Indo- Pak cricket: The war between India and Pakistan in cricket. Go

More games from zapak : Try some more cricket games from zapak. Go