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Written by admin on 06 February 2012
Melbourne, Feb 6 (IANS) In-form Test bowler Ben Hilfenhaus has replaced Brett Lee in the Australia ODI squad for the ongoing cricket tri-series involving India and Sri Lanka.
Lee has been ruled out for four to six weeks after suffering a broken toe in Friday night’s Twenty20 loss to India at the MCG. He also missed Sunday’s ODI against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) that Australia won by 65 runs via the Duckworth Lewis Method.
Hilfenhaus will join the squad for Friday’s match against Sri Lanka in Perth.
“The bowling attack for Perth is likely to be the same as the one that did so well in Melbourne and Ben will be in Perth to provide cover,” chairman of selectors John Inverarity said in a statement Monday.
Hilfenhaus was the highest wicket-taker in Australia’s 4-0 Test series domination of India. He finished with 27 scalps at an average of 17.22.
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Written by admin on 05 February 2012
Melbourne, Feb 5 (IANS) India’ joy at winning their first match on the Australian tour was short-lived as they slumped to a 65-run defeat against the hosts in the tri-series opener Sunday. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni attributed the loss to an ordinary bowling performance.
Australia were struggling at 35 for two in eleven overs before the rain gods provided the home team some respite. After the rain-break, Australia looked a totally different line-up, plundering 181 runs in 21 overs to set a 217-run target in 32 overs.
“Once they came back after the break, they went after our bowling. Our loose deliveries were too loose. That was the difference. And we did not get off to a good start in the chase,” said Dhoni at the post-match presentation after India were bowled out for 151.
Dhoni also said the lack of partnerships in India’s reply, saying that the turning point of the match came when Virat Kohli (31) and Rohit Sharma (21) were dismissed in quick succession.
“That was a crucial time after the Powerplay overs. If only we could have built the partnership (Kohli-Rohit). We have the self-belief. That comes with the youngsters.”
The Indian spinners had a day to forget. Besides Rahul Sharma, both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja looked completely out of sorts. Ashwin gave away 48-runs in his five overs.
Jadeja did little to justify the $2 million bid by Chennai Super Kings for his services in the Indian Premier League. The all-rounder was taken to the cleaners, giving away 41-runs in just 2.4 overs.
On the other hand, Dhoni’s counterpart Michael Clarke had reasons to smile and lavished praise on his players, some of whom played in the domestic Big Bash League.
“It is nice to win, great start, the guys who have been playing the Big Bash were perfectly suited to this game. We knew we only had 21 overs after the break. Wade was outstanding on debut,” said Clarke.
Clarke was also quick to praise veterans Michael Hussey and Rick Ponting, both of whom were criticised heavily before the start of the Test series that the Aussies won 4-0.
“David Hussey continued his form, and Michael Hussey keeps getting runs in all forms of the game. His (Ponting’s) body is of a 32-33 year-old. He is catching well.”
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Written by admin on 05 February 2012
Melbourne, Feb 5 (IANS) India were outplayed by Australia in the tri-series opener here Sunday in a rain-affected match reduced to 32 overs a side.
The batting woes for the visitors continued as they were cleaned up for 151 in response to Australia’s imposing 216 for five at the back of some power-hitting by Matthew Wade (67) and David Hussey (61). India, who had raised hopes of an improved show on the dismal tour by winning the second Twenty20 International here Friday, once again came short against a potent Australian attack led on the day by Clint McKay (4-20).
But it was left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc (2-33) who did the early damage and once again was too hot for the Indian batters. His first scalp was of Sachin Tendulkar (2), who reached out a wide one and hit it straight to Ricky Ponting at backward point. It was master blaster’s first One-day outing since the World Cup final in April.
Gambhir’s dismissal reminded the torrid time Indian batsmen had in the Test series. The southpaw, who scored a 50 in Friday’s game, poked at a sharp rising delivery off Starc only for a regulation catch to wicketkeeper Wade, leaving India 13 for two in their steep run-chase.
Virat Kohli (31) and Rohit Sharma (21), rated as the future of Indian cricket, provided brief resistance with a counter-attack before McKay got rid of them in the same over to make it 65 for four.
Wickets falling at regular intervals highlighted the Indian innings and Suresh Raina was the next man to depart at the score of 77, scooping a dolly to David Hussey as a short ball from Daniel Christian got big on him.
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (29) and Ravindra Jadeja (19) hung around for a while before the inevitable happened.
Earlier, Wade struck 67 while Hussey’s 61 off 30 balls spurred Australia to 216 for five from a struggling 35 for two in 11 overs before intermittent rain stopped play for around three hours.
David’s elder brother Mike contributed 45 off 32 balls as Australia amassed 181 runs in 21 overs post the break. Indian spinners were hammered all over the park after seamers R. Vinay Kumar and Praveen Kumar kept things tight early on. The Indians were set a revised 217-run target as per the Duckworth-Lewis method.
The spinners’ lacklustre effort was summed up best when David counted for most of the 19 runs in the last over bowled under confusion by Rahul Sharma and Jadeja.
Leg-spinner Sharma (1-44) was removed after two balls when the umpires realised that he had already completed his quota of six overs. Under the circumstances, only two bowlers were allowed to bowl seven overs. IPL’s latest millionaire Jadeja was brought for the final four balls and his bad day was made worse by David, who smashed him for two sixes over deep midwicket. The Indian all-rounder ended up with figures of 41 in 2.4 overs.
David also enjoyed batting against offie Ravichandran Ashwin, who went for 48 in five overs. His quick-fire innings comprised three sixes and four boundaries.
Wade took control of the proceedings in the earlier part of the innings, hitting four down the ground and two over the ropes in his 69-ball knock.
Earlier, Fast bowler Vinay Kumar (3-21), who was bought for $1 million in the IPL auction back home Saturday, bowled with discipline initially and was rewarded with the wickets of dangerous David Warner (6) and Ricky Ponting (2).
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Written by admin on 05 February 2012
Melbourne, Feb 5 (IANS) Scoreboard of the ODI tri-series opener between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Sunday:
Australia:
Matthew Wade b R Sharma 67
David Warner b Vinay Kumar 6
Ricky Ponting c Raina b Vinay Kumar 2
Michael Clarke c R Sharma b RG Sharma 10
Michael Hussey c Kohli b Vinay Kumar 45
David Hussey not out 61
Daniel Christian not out 17
Extras: (lb 2, w 4, nb 2) 8
Total: (5 wickets in 32 overs) 216
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Warner, 5.1 overs), 2-19 (Ponting, 7.5), 3-49 (Clarke, 14.4), 4-122 (Wade, 22.6), 5-154 (M Hussey, 26.1)
Bowling:
Praveen Kumar 7-0-35-0
Vinay Kumar 7-0-21-3
Virat Kohli 1-0-4-0
Suresh Raina 1-0-4-0
Ravichandran Ashwin 5-0-48-0
Rohit G Sharma 2-0-17-1
Rahul Sharma 6.2-0-44-1
Ravindra Jadeja 2.4-0-41-0
India
Gautam Gambhir c Wade b Starc 5
Sachin Tendulkar c Ponting b Starc 2
Virat Kohli c Ponting b McKay 31
Rohit Sharma c Wade b McKay 21
Suresh Raina c D Hussey b Christian 4
Mahendra Singh Dhoni c Warner b Doherty 29
Ravindra Jadeja c M Hussey b McKay 19
Ravichandran Ashwin run out (Christian/Doherty) 5
Rahul Sharma b Doherty 1
Praveen Kumar c Harris b McKay 15
R. Vinay Kumar not out 12
Extras: (lb 2, w 5) 7
Total: (all out in 29.4 overs) 151
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Tendulkar, 1.5 overs), 2-13 (Gambhir, 3.3), 3-64 (Kohli, 11.2), 4-65 (RG Sharma, 11.4), 5-77 (Raina, 14.2), 6-114 (Jadeja, 22.3), 7-120 (Ashwin, 23.1), 8-123 (R Sharma, 23.5), 9-128 (Dhoni, 25.2), 10-151 (Kumar, 29.4)
Bowling:
Ryan Harris 5-0-28-0
Mitchell Starc 6-0-33-2
Daniel Christian 5-0-21-1
Clint McKay 4.4-0-20-4
Xavier Doherty 7-0-36-2
Michael Clarke 2-0-11-0
Match details:
Toss: India, who chose to field
Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and Bruce Oxenford
TV umpire: Paul Reiffel
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
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Written by admin on 05 February 2012
Melbourne, Feb 5 (IANS) India lost the ODI tri-series opener against Australia by 65 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here Sunday.
India were bowled out for 151 in 29.2 overs while chasing 217 in a 32-over match.
Virat Kohli was the top-scorer with 31.
Australian fast bowler Clint McKay took four wickets.
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Written by admin on 05 February 2012
Melbourne, Feb 5 (IANS) Attacking fifties by Matthew Wade and David Hussey helped Australia set a daunting 217-run target against India in the ODI tri-series opener here Sunday, following heavy rain which reduced the match to 32 overs a side.
Wade struck 67 while Hussey’s 61 off 30 balls further pushed Australia to 216 for five from a struggling 35 for two in 11 overs before intermittent rain stopped play for around three hours.
David’s elder brother Mike contributed 45 off 32 balls as Australia amassed 121 runs in 21 overs post the break. Indian spinners were hammered all over the park after seamers R. Vinay Kumar and Praveen Kumar kept things tight early on. The Indians were set a revised 217-run target as per the Duckworth-Lewis method.
The spinners’ lacklustre effort was summed up best when David counted for most of the 19 runs in the last over bowled under confusion by Rahul Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja.
Leg-spinner Sharma (1-44) was removed after two balls when the umpires realised that he had already completed his quota of six overs. Under the circumstances, only two bowlers were allowed to bowl seven overs. IPL’s latest millionaire Jadeja was brought for the final four balls and his bad day was made worse by David, who smashed him for two sixes over deep midwicket. The Indian all-rounder ended up with figures of 41 in 2.4 overs.
David also enjoyed batting against offie Ravichandran Ashwin, who went for 48 in five overs. His quick-fire innings comprised three sixes and four boundaries.
Wade took control of the proceedings in the earlier part of the innings, hitting four down the ground and two over the ropes in his 69-ball knock.
Earlier, Fast bowler Vinay Kumar (3/21), who was bought for $1 million in the IPL auction back home Saturday, bowled with discipline initially and was rewarded with the wickets of dangerous David Warner (6) and Ricky Ponting (2).
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