Archive for the 'ICC Cricket World Cup 2007' Category
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Roll up for the clash of the titans
It has taken five weeks. Five weeks of empty stadiums and empty match ups. Until this. A rivalry so fierce it renders previous form useless. It’s Australia v Ireland, or more accurately, Australia against a bunch of Aussies wearing the Irish jersey. This is what the World Cup is all about. If you thought Australia [...]
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West Indies chase an anti-climax
West Indies crowds have a reputation as being the most knowledgeable in cricket. Maybe that explains why nobody turned up to see their side take on the world champions.
Perhaps they knew what was coming.
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Rain Delay favours Australia
It took an eternity to get to the serious matches at the World Cup. Now we are here and a one-day match becomes two. Oh well, we’ve waited this long, what’s another 24 hours?
For the length of time, rain has been the bane of cricket. Today it was a blessing. Had the drizzle stopped in [...]
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Greg Matthews - World Cup Podcast 3
Greg Matthews reviews the Australia v South Africa clash at the World Cup
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Greg Matthews - World Cup Podcast 2
Mo talks about the death of Bob Woolmer, India’s failure, a preview of Australia v South Africa and a look back at Tasmania’s Pura Cup victory
Greg Matthews talks about the death of Bob Woolmer, India's failure, a preview of Australia v South Africa and a look back at Tasmania's Pura Cup victory: Download (33)Read the rest of this entry »
The minnows strike back
Who has more egg on their face today: The critics, such as this site, who questioned the presence of cricket’s little battlers, or the Indian’s and Pakistani’s, who actually lost to them? There’s a hell of a lot of yoak to go around.
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Greg Matthews - World Cup Podcast 1
Greg Matthews talks about todays major upsets, the Australian team and Shane Warne.
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World Cup Minnows small bait for ICC
In 1993, the world heavyweight boxing champion was Riddick Bowe, who was pitted against a hand-picked stiff called Jesse Ferguson for his second title defence. When the gross mismatch - which wouldn’t have been out of place on a Mundine card - was put to sleep seventeen seconds in the second round, the ringside interviewer [...]
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Australia wins opening match, but what does it mean?
Game one for the Australians is in the books and it was strangely encouraging.