Suneer S. Chowdhary
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CibbuanoEnough “mental disintegration” in the press, let's be talking about the cricket
November 20th 2006 01:22
After weeks of fitfully boring press coverage giving credence to the combined mental flitterings of Fletcher, Buchannan, McGrath et al it’s finally time to be talking about the fun stuff, the cricket itself.
The high standard of cricket and even higher drama content of last year’s contest in England will take some matching. Each session was deemed more important than the last, each spell of bowling from vital contributors such as Warne, Jones and Flintoff was deemed to have major importance on the outcome of the match. Those cricket fans suffering from mild heart trouble probably went to get some specialist help after tests 2, 3 and 4. It was fantastic stuff and despite all the hype immediately following the series it should still rightfully go down in the annals as one of the great battles for the Ashes.
The likely main contributors for the coming summer appear to be the top class performers in the two sides, Flintoff for England and Warne and Ponting for Australia. Hussey, Strauss, Panesar and one of Clark/Johnson or Tait will have their chances to really establish their reputations as top class cricketers for the ages.
For England to retain the Ashes they will need a sterling contribution from at least two of their top and middle order players, notwithstanding the Flintoff factor. Two of Cook, Strauss, Pieterson, Bell or Collingwood needs to make multiple hundreds and make them at a stage of the series when it matters. For their bowlers it will be a combination of hard work and sticking to their well thought out plans. They were without bowling superstars last time and will be this time but through solid contributors like Hoggard and Panesar they have shown the value of putting your head down at sticking to the task at hand. Expect more of the same from them in the field and with the ball.
For the Aussies momentum is the key. Some early victories in key battles will mean they will be very hard to beat on home soil. Hayden and Langer must forge opening partnerships of substance and the batsmen to follow in Martyn, Clarke and Ponting must bat with purpose and convert their starts, something they failed to do in the last series. For the bowlers there appears to be a willing and in form support crew so that the calamitous injury and form cloud that loomed large in England last year does not have the same impact again. Despite talk of the heavy artillery being bought into the attack patience will be key. England do not collapse readily any more and they have confidence and explosive power in their middle order in the form of Pieterson and Flintoff. McGrath and Warne need to show the way and work on batsmen over a period of time rather than attempting to blast them out. Lee felt Pieterson’s wrath in their battle at the Oval last year and lost out in a crucial outcome given the state of the match.
Predicting a result would probably be foolhardy but I will predict some tremendous highlights and one or two reputations made or squandered once the final outcome is known later in the series.
The high standard of cricket and even higher drama content of last year’s contest in England will take some matching. Each session was deemed more important than the last, each spell of bowling from vital contributors such as Warne, Jones and Flintoff was deemed to have major importance on the outcome of the match. Those cricket fans suffering from mild heart trouble probably went to get some specialist help after tests 2, 3 and 4. It was fantastic stuff and despite all the hype immediately following the series it should still rightfully go down in the annals as one of the great battles for the Ashes.
The likely main contributors for the coming summer appear to be the top class performers in the two sides, Flintoff for England and Warne and Ponting for Australia. Hussey, Strauss, Panesar and one of Clark/Johnson or Tait will have their chances to really establish their reputations as top class cricketers for the ages.
For England to retain the Ashes they will need a sterling contribution from at least two of their top and middle order players, notwithstanding the Flintoff factor. Two of Cook, Strauss, Pieterson, Bell or Collingwood needs to make multiple hundreds and make them at a stage of the series when it matters. For their bowlers it will be a combination of hard work and sticking to their well thought out plans. They were without bowling superstars last time and will be this time but through solid contributors like Hoggard and Panesar they have shown the value of putting your head down at sticking to the task at hand. Expect more of the same from them in the field and with the ball.
For the Aussies momentum is the key. Some early victories in key battles will mean they will be very hard to beat on home soil. Hayden and Langer must forge opening partnerships of substance and the batsmen to follow in Martyn, Clarke and Ponting must bat with purpose and convert their starts, something they failed to do in the last series. For the bowlers there appears to be a willing and in form support crew so that the calamitous injury and form cloud that loomed large in England last year does not have the same impact again. Despite talk of the heavy artillery being bought into the attack patience will be key. England do not collapse readily any more and they have confidence and explosive power in their middle order in the form of Pieterson and Flintoff. McGrath and Warne need to show the way and work on batsmen over a period of time rather than attempting to blast them out. Lee felt Pieterson’s wrath in their battle at the Oval last year and lost out in a crucial outcome given the state of the match.
Predicting a result would probably be foolhardy but I will predict some tremendous highlights and one or two reputations made or squandered once the final outcome is known later in the series.
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