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I had chewed all my fingernails off: Ponting

Ahmed — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:22:08 +0000

“The Pakistanis bowled well, and thankfully Brett Lee and Hauritz showed some steel in the end and got us over the line. It’s a good achievement for our team and we’re looking to go at least another step further.” man of the match Hussey.

“I was chewing my fingers nails up there for the last little bit, That ended up being closer than I thought was possible.” said skipper Ponting

“There’s nothing bad about it because like South Africa and Sri Lanka in the last T20, you can win all your matches in the first stage and then suddenly lose a big game, It will be good for us, sometimes it’s good for a team to be defeated, it makes you tougher.” said Younus.

Collingwood’s allround performance gives England joy

Ahmed — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:35:17 +0000

“It was a good total. To reach 212 was fantastic. Samaraweera, Kandamby and Mathews played well. Ajantha bowled well but it was not to be today. We are probably firing on about 80%. We have a lot of homework to do before the next game. We played well. Need to be flexible. This wasn’t a typical one-day track but we had to build a good score.” said Sangakkara

“Its good when you contribute to a team’s victory. The way Anderson took wickets early on was crucial. It was going to be difficult chasing because the ball was doing a bit, but Morgan did very well to see the boys home. We negated their spinners well.” man of the match Collingwood said.

“We played well. The key was to not lose too many early wickets. The way Collingwood played too the game to them. Shah played well. Morgan played brilliantly. This is a fast-scoring ground and we had to keep sensible and not do anything too rash. It was a sensible and professional chase. Morgan has played a lot of innings like that over the years at Middlesex but it is nice to see him transfer that into the international format. We’re not jumping up and down but you can take a lot from victories like this. Our players played without fear and if we continue to do that we can be a good team.” Strauss said.

Tillakaratne Dilshan shines again agianst South Africa

Ahmed — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:06:46 +0000

“We batted very well by doing the basics properly and building partnerships, Ajantha is a big challenge for anyone playing him for the first time. With him, Muttiah Muralitharan and Malinga, we have a lot of unorthodox match-winners in our side.” said Sangakkara

“We never got our basics right and we’ve got to improve very quickly, The number of extras we gave away is a problem, and we’ve got to think better on our feet.” said Smith