“It was good fun. I really enjoyed the partnership with White in particular and the assault in the end came good. There was no target set; we tried to get to 300. The outfield is small is some places and very very fast; it’s a difficult ground to defend.” Man of the Match Hussey. “What we … Read more
“It was very tough because Jelena started off so strong. It was my second final of the year, so I was a little bit nervous, I wanted to perform really well. I feel like I played good enough tennis to give her a go today and I just wanted to keep fighting out there. It’s … Read more
“Our batsmen were to blame on a wicket where we should have been looking at scoring at least 300 runs. Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting played magnificently well and they did a thoroughly professional job on us.” Strauss “Ricky really helped me a lot throughout my innings, especially in the middle period, so to have … Read more
“I’m really blown away, I am just surprised to be up here. It has been a great 12 months for our side. We have lost some wonderful players in recent years and we have been rebuilding with some young guys in the team and we have played together well.” said Johnson.
‘It’s a dream come true to be honest and I never thought I’d reach this far, It’s also a great honour for me, means a lot to be part of such an elite list and shows I have done something worthwhile in my life and worked hard to achieve what I did. While the award … Read more
“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 … Read more
Rain had the final say in Centurion, as the crunch game between India and Australia was called off. India now have to beat West Indies on Wednesday if they hope to progress. Pakistan already into semis with two wins from two games, India have 1 point and Australia 3. India must beat the Windies convincingly and … Read more
“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 … Read more
“It was great to see the guys improve a hell of a lot. The first 15 overs of the first game let us down but this time we bowled with good intensity and hit our areas hard.” said Smith “Our batters put us in a good position to launch in the final 10 overs for … Read more
“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 … Read more