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New Zealand v Australia, 1st Test, Wellington, 3rd day
From Cricinfo
New Zealand unhappy over 'inconsistent' referrals
March 21, 2010
New Zealand's tension on a day when they lost 11 wickets spilled into frustration with the umpire decision review system and the captain Daniel Vettori was spotted heading to the match referee's room after Australia enforced the follow-on. Their first innings ended when Tim Southee's caught-behind dismissal was upheld, despite replays failing to confirm if there was an edge.
Southee felt he had not hit the ball but the UDRS is designed only to overturn blatantly wrong calls, and the lack of hard evidence one way or another meant the on-field decision remained. The coach Mark Greatbatch was defensive when asked if Vettori had spoken to the match referee Javagal Srinath, initially denying it before telling a New Zealand journalist who pressed the issue in a heated tete-a-tete that "you obviously knew that he went there, so why did you ask the question?"
"It would be fair to say with the system at the moment it is a little bit inconsistent," Greatbatch said eventually. "We just asked the question whether the system in place at the moment is consistent. The match referee said yes, so [we'll] get on with it."
Earlier in the match, Tim McIntosh had been caught off a no-ball that was not picked up by the on-field umpire and Brendon McCullum was also lbw off an over-step, which was noticed when he asked for a referral. Despite New Zealand's concerns over the review system, Greatbatch was even more displeased with his batsmen.
They lost their last six first-innings wickets for 45 in the morning, including an ugly top-edged pull from McCullum, a lazy run-out in which Daryl Tuffey failed to ground his bat, and four catches behind the stumps. Greatbatch said Tuffey's run-out was "schoolboy stuff" and the general batting effort was disappointing.
"We talked about judging line well and we haven't judged line that well in this game," he said. "We know they hit the deck hard and a lot of the balls aren't actually hitting the stumps. It's just a matter of judging that line well so you soak up that pressure. They've bowled very good areas for a long period of time and we haven't been able to be positive enough to break those shackles."
The only positive to come out of the day for New Zealand was McIntosh's attritional 83 in the second innings, a 273-minute effort that featured excellent concentration. McIntosh fell late in the day when he prodded to short leg off Nathan Hauritz and his departure left them at 187 for 5 at stumps, still trailing by 115 with two days to play.
"He's that type of player, he focuses well, he watches each ball, he relaxes in between," Greatbatch said of McIntosh. "It would be nice to see him keep going but he batted nearly five hours and if two or three other guys did that we'd still be well in the Test match. [He has] great focus and he learns quick. He's battled hard against a bloody good attack."
Southee felt he had not hit the ball but the UDRS is designed only to overturn blatantly wrong calls, and the lack of hard evidence one way or another meant the on-field decision remained. The coach Mark Greatbatch was defensive when asked if Vettori had spoken to the match referee Javagal Srinath, initially denying it before telling a New Zealand journalist who pressed the issue in a heated tete-a-tete that "you obviously knew that he went there, so why did you ask the question?"
"It would be fair to say with the system at the moment it is a little bit inconsistent," Greatbatch said eventually. "We just asked the question whether the system in place at the moment is consistent. The match referee said yes, so [we'll] get on with it."
Earlier in the match, Tim McIntosh had been caught off a no-ball that was not picked up by the on-field umpire and Brendon McCullum was also lbw off an over-step, which was noticed when he asked for a referral. Despite New Zealand's concerns over the review system, Greatbatch was even more displeased with his batsmen.
They lost their last six first-innings wickets for 45 in the morning, including an ugly top-edged pull from McCullum, a lazy run-out in which Daryl Tuffey failed to ground his bat, and four catches behind the stumps. Greatbatch said Tuffey's run-out was "schoolboy stuff" and the general batting effort was disappointing.
"We talked about judging line well and we haven't judged line that well in this game," he said. "We know they hit the deck hard and a lot of the balls aren't actually hitting the stumps. It's just a matter of judging that line well so you soak up that pressure. They've bowled very good areas for a long period of time and we haven't been able to be positive enough to break those shackles."
The only positive to come out of the day for New Zealand was McIntosh's attritional 83 in the second innings, a 273-minute effort that featured excellent concentration. McIntosh fell late in the day when he prodded to short leg off Nathan Hauritz and his departure left them at 187 for 5 at stumps, still trailing by 115 with two days to play.
"He's that type of player, he focuses well, he watches each ball, he relaxes in between," Greatbatch said of McIntosh. "It would be nice to see him keep going but he batted nearly five hours and if two or three other guys did that we'd still be well in the Test match. [He has] great focus and he learns quick. He's battled hard against a bloody good attack."
New Zealand v Australia, 1st Test, Wellington, 3rd day
From Cricinfo
VB badge kiss is very Bollinger
March 21, 2010
In less than four months, Doug Bollinger has become the most important bowler in Australia's Test team but he still hasn't perfected his celebrations. When he completed his second Test five-for, he looked down and kissed his shirt, hesitated for a second as he realised he'd actually got the VB sponsor's logo, and tried to recover by switching sides and finding the Australian badge.
He laughed it off. He's used to doing that. He did the badge-kissing thing in Perth in December, but joked it was only because he'd seen someone else do it. He was asked in the lead-up to this game how his hairpiece would stand up in the Wellington wind and said: "Next question".
He bugs his team-mates by repeating the same joke over and over in the change-rooms: "Two fish are in a tank and one says to the other 'how do you drive this thing?'" He would be a fun but exhausting man to be around.
Fortunately, there is more to Bollinger than a unique personality. His seven wickets so far in the Wellington Test put Australia firmly in control and it continued his outstanding summer in the five-day game. Since returning to the team at the start of December, he has collected 32 breakthroughs at 18.06, easily the most of any Australian player in that time.
Mitchell Johnson keeps finding victims and Nathan Hauritz has discovered his niche but Bollinger has become the spearhead. He is the man to whom Ricky Ponting turns when a change in momentum is required, or to convert a couple of wickets into a collapse. He achieved both those feats on the third day, first running through the New Zealand tail to allow Ponting to enforce the follow-on for the second time this season, then breaking an opening stand that had swelled to 70.
His speed and accuracy allow batsmen no respite and that was what upset BJ Watling, who had cautiously worked his way to 33 when he was lbw to a ball that pitched in line and straightened, for the second time in the game. His angle soon accounted for Peter Ingram and he edged behind.
The 5 for 28 that he secured in the first innings was fitting reward for his persistence. The same energy that nags good-naturedly at his team-mates causes far more worries for his opponents and even late in the afternoon, after a day and a half of bowling, he was still peppering down bouncers and making the batsmen jump.
"I'm trying to [intimidate]," Bollinger said. "That's just how I bowl, I try to be aggressive and bowl in the batsman's face and make them as uncomfortable as I can. That's what a fast bowler's job is to do. I felt really, really good today. I didn't try to overdo anything. I just feel like the ball is coming out of my hand really well at the moment and I'm just really, really enjoying my cricket."
Bollinger makes otherwise pedestrian periods of Test cricket compulsory viewing. When he's sprinting in it is impossible to look away for fear of missing a wicket, an appeal or a moment of mirth.
This Test has had the lot: 7 for 58, a laughably optimistic appeal (he was the only man to go up for a bump ball return catch and you could sense his team-mates cringe) and a VB kiss that was replayed over and over. The team's most important bowler is also its most watchable.
He laughed it off. He's used to doing that. He did the badge-kissing thing in Perth in December, but joked it was only because he'd seen someone else do it. He was asked in the lead-up to this game how his hairpiece would stand up in the Wellington wind and said: "Next question".
He bugs his team-mates by repeating the same joke over and over in the change-rooms: "Two fish are in a tank and one says to the other 'how do you drive this thing?'" He would be a fun but exhausting man to be around.
Fortunately, there is more to Bollinger than a unique personality. His seven wickets so far in the Wellington Test put Australia firmly in control and it continued his outstanding summer in the five-day game. Since returning to the team at the start of December, he has collected 32 breakthroughs at 18.06, easily the most of any Australian player in that time.
Mitchell Johnson keeps finding victims and Nathan Hauritz has discovered his niche but Bollinger has become the spearhead. He is the man to whom Ricky Ponting turns when a change in momentum is required, or to convert a couple of wickets into a collapse. He achieved both those feats on the third day, first running through the New Zealand tail to allow Ponting to enforce the follow-on for the second time this season, then breaking an opening stand that had swelled to 70.
His speed and accuracy allow batsmen no respite and that was what upset BJ Watling, who had cautiously worked his way to 33 when he was lbw to a ball that pitched in line and straightened, for the second time in the game. His angle soon accounted for Peter Ingram and he edged behind.
The 5 for 28 that he secured in the first innings was fitting reward for his persistence. The same energy that nags good-naturedly at his team-mates causes far more worries for his opponents and even late in the afternoon, after a day and a half of bowling, he was still peppering down bouncers and making the batsmen jump.
"I'm trying to [intimidate]," Bollinger said. "That's just how I bowl, I try to be aggressive and bowl in the batsman's face and make them as uncomfortable as I can. That's what a fast bowler's job is to do. I felt really, really good today. I didn't try to overdo anything. I just feel like the ball is coming out of my hand really well at the moment and I'm just really, really enjoying my cricket."
Bollinger makes otherwise pedestrian periods of Test cricket compulsory viewing. When he's sprinting in it is impossible to look away for fear of missing a wicket, an appeal or a moment of mirth.
This Test has had the lot: 7 for 58, a laughably optimistic appeal (he was the only man to go up for a bump ball return catch and you could sense his team-mates cringe) and a VB kiss that was replayed over and over. The team's most important bowler is also its most watchable.
Waugh backs Clarke to let his cricket skills do the talking as captain
NEW DELHI - Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh has said that vice-captain Michael Clarke’s decision to leave New Zealand mid-tour to deal with his relationship troubles does not place a question mark over his ability to captain Australia in future.
“It’s a personal matter. I think all captains have had [personal] issues they’ve needed to deal with. You look at Ricky [Ponting] when he was in the Australian side he had the personal issue when he was at Kings Cross and he gained a black eye [from a doorman], yet he went from strength to strength afterwards,” The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Waugh, as saying.
“You need to lead a normal life as well. I think Michael will show what kind of leader he is by the way he plays his cricket. He’s done very well as captain for Australia in the Twenty20 and also the [some] one-dayers and I don’t think it should affect his Test captaincy chances one little bit,” he added.
Waugh further denied suggestions that Clarke’s recent break-up with fiancée Lara Bingle highlights the pressure the team’s schedule is placing the players and their partners under.
“I don’t think it’s a scheduling issue. I think the way of the world now is cricketers are high profile and when you have a high-profile partner, all of a sudden it can be hard,” Waugh said.
“I think ever since David Beckham and Posh [Victoria], every country has wanted their own version of Posh and Becks. Unfortunately someone has to carry that mantle and [in Australia] it was Michael and Lara, and I don’t think they understood how big it was going to get and the burden it [the public interest] was going to become,” he added.
He emphasized that high-profile relations have their benefits, but there are down sides as well, as public scrutiny becomes a part. (ANI)
NEW DELHI - Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh has said that vice-captain Michael Clarke’s decision to leave New Zealand mid-tour to deal with his relationship troubles does not place a question mark over his ability to captain Australia in future.
“It’s a personal matter. I think all captains have had [personal] issues they’ve needed to deal with. You look at Ricky [Ponting] when he was in the Australian side he had the personal issue when he was at Kings Cross and he gained a black eye [from a doorman], yet he went from strength to strength afterwards,” The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Waugh, as saying.
“You need to lead a normal life as well. I think Michael will show what kind of leader he is by the way he plays his cricket. He’s done very well as captain for Australia in the Twenty20 and also the [some] one-dayers and I don’t think it should affect his Test captaincy chances one little bit,” he added.
Waugh further denied suggestions that Clarke’s recent break-up with fiancée Lara Bingle highlights the pressure the team’s schedule is placing the players and their partners under.
“I don’t think it’s a scheduling issue. I think the way of the world now is cricketers are high profile and when you have a high-profile partner, all of a sudden it can be hard,” Waugh said.
“I think ever since David Beckham and Posh [Victoria], every country has wanted their own version of Posh and Becks. Unfortunately someone has to carry that mantle and [in Australia] it was Michael and Lara, and I don’t think they understood how big it was going to get and the burden it [the public interest] was going to become,” he added.
He emphasized that high-profile relations have their benefits, but there are down sides as well, as public scrutiny becomes a part. (ANI)
Two new IPL teams: Sahara bags Pune, Rendezvous gets Kochi
CHENNAI - Sahara Group was the highest bidder at $370 million to bag Pune and Rendezvous Sports bid $333.33 million to get Kochi as the two new franchisees to make the Indian Premier League (IPL) a 10-team affair from the 2011 season.
Announcing the bid results here, IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said the Sahara Group had the option of choosing from Ahmedabad, Nagpur and Pune as their home. The corporate from Lucknow picked.
The consortium from Kerala, Rendezvous Group, decided on Kochi as its base.
The eight franchisees who have been part of the IPL in the last three years are: Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Deccan Chargers, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab.
CHENNAI - Sahara Group was the highest bidder at $370 million to bag Pune and Rendezvous Sports bid $333.33 million to get Kochi as the two new franchisees to make the Indian Premier League (IPL) a 10-team affair from the 2011 season.
Announcing the bid results here, IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said the Sahara Group had the option of choosing from Ahmedabad, Nagpur and Pune as their home. The corporate from Lucknow picked.
The consortium from Kerala, Rendezvous Group, decided on Kochi as its base.
The eight franchisees who have been part of the IPL in the last three years are: Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Deccan Chargers, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab.
New Zealand now ‘more than impressed’ with security for Delhi Commonwealth Games
By ANI
March 21st, 2010
WELLINGTON - New Zealand chef de mission Dave Currie is now satisfied with the security for the Commonwealth Games, and said this is among the the higher levels of security he has seen anywhere.
The Commonwealth Games organisers are gradually convincing expected participants that adequate security will be provided for the October event.
The men’s Hockey World Cup has been the highest profile test, supplemented by shooting, archery and boxing events, which have been held successfully in New Delhi.
“I went there pretty grumpy and somewhat cynical, thinking ‘you guys are going to have to work hard to convince me’ and, by and large, they did. The World Cup hockey security started a bit scratchily, but after a week it was impressive,” NZ Herald quoted Currie, as saying.
“For example, going to the stadium meant your first stop was about 800 metres away. Mean-looking commando-type dudes were always parading around. There was a higher level of visiblesecurity than I’ve seen anywhere. And let’s face it; the risk of not doing it is enormous when you consider the Cricket World Cup is there early next year.”
New Zealand’s Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Michael Hooper said security planning is the highest priority and he feels safe walking around Delhi.
Black Sticks coach Shane McLeod is of a similar view, having been involved directly in that test event for two weeks in a stadium and hotel described by various media as fortresses.
“Waiting in Perth, Australia, was actually the worst part of the trip because of the anticipation. However the security fulfilled expectations and I think the organisers would have learnt a lot because teams like Canada and England could be pretty demanding.
“There was a visible presence. When we left the hotel there wasn’t too much screening but when we returned there were plenty of metal detectors. It was always a worry organisers wouldn’t live up to their word but at this stage I’d have no hesitation going back,” McLeod said.
Shooting team manager Laurie Gray said security was under control and New Zealand athletes to the test event were treated like royalty.
Currie said accreditations worked because the right people got into the venue and the hotel. (ANI)
By ANI
March 21st, 2010
WELLINGTON - New Zealand chef de mission Dave Currie is now satisfied with the security for the Commonwealth Games, and said this is among the the higher levels of security he has seen anywhere.
The Commonwealth Games organisers are gradually convincing expected participants that adequate security will be provided for the October event.
The men’s Hockey World Cup has been the highest profile test, supplemented by shooting, archery and boxing events, which have been held successfully in New Delhi.
“I went there pretty grumpy and somewhat cynical, thinking ‘you guys are going to have to work hard to convince me’ and, by and large, they did. The World Cup hockey security started a bit scratchily, but after a week it was impressive,” NZ Herald quoted Currie, as saying.
“For example, going to the stadium meant your first stop was about 800 metres away. Mean-looking commando-type dudes were always parading around. There was a higher level of visiblesecurity than I’ve seen anywhere. And let’s face it; the risk of not doing it is enormous when you consider the Cricket World Cup is there early next year.”
New Zealand’s Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Michael Hooper said security planning is the highest priority and he feels safe walking around Delhi.
Black Sticks coach Shane McLeod is of a similar view, having been involved directly in that test event for two weeks in a stadium and hotel described by various media as fortresses.
“Waiting in Perth, Australia, was actually the worst part of the trip because of the anticipation. However the security fulfilled expectations and I think the organisers would have learnt a lot because teams like Canada and England could be pretty demanding.
“There was a visible presence. When we left the hotel there wasn’t too much screening but when we returned there were plenty of metal detectors. It was always a worry organisers wouldn’t live up to their word but at this stage I’d have no hesitation going back,” McLeod said.
Shooting team manager Laurie Gray said security was under control and New Zealand athletes to the test event were treated like royalty.
Currie said accreditations worked because the right people got into the venue and the hotel. (ANI)
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