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    Australia v World XI, Super Test, Sydney, Day Four

    By Will 3 years ago, mid-October, 11 Comments »

    So. This Test has just about sparked into life at the eleventh hour - laughable to think there are two whole days left in it. Plenty of time, therefore, for the World XI to reach 355. They can pootle along at about 2/over and they’ll walk through to victory…

    I really think World XI have their noses in front. The formula for victory is incredibly easy: one batsman needs to score a hundred. The rest can back him up with 40s and 50s. But, as we’ve been saying for the past decade, the threat of McGrath and Warne is omnipresent. My Cricinfo colleague, Dileep Premachandran, has done a preview for day 4. Chat away, if any of you can be bothered.

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    Australia v World XI, Super Test, Sydney, Day Three

    By Will 3 years ago, mid-October, 5 Comments »

    Day three. Australia “on top of the World” (ho ho). What a load of nonsense.

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    Australia v World XI, Super Test, Sydney, Day Two

    By Will 3 years ago, mid-October, 16 Comments »

    So. Australia 331 for 6. I didn’t see all the highlights of yesterday’s play - couldn’t stomach it really. Despite my couldn’t-really-care-less attitude, I still want the World XI to put up a fight. Day two - chat away

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    Super Test thoughts, first day

    By Will 3 years ago, mid-October, 6 Comments »

    Not seen all the highlights, but did see Harmison and Flintoff’s first few overs. Apart from seeing two England bowlers opening the attack for a World XI (which surely wouldn’t have been the case had Pollock, 12th man!, been selected), which in itself was just about the only interesting thing to happen all day, it also made me wonder: when was the last time an England bowler/bowlers came to Australia with a reputation, and bowled a superb first spell?

    My memories of England touring Australia are haunted by Michael Slater and A.N.Other slapping them around for the first hour, thus killing any hopes England supporters had of retaining the Ashes. So, to see Harmison bowl that brilliant first over was a rare treat.

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    Australia v World XI, Super Series Test, Sydney, Day One

    By Will 3 years ago, mid-October, 17 Comments »

    Well, after the terrible performance the World XI put up in the one-dayers, can they do any better in the Test? I sincerely hope so; it’s only been a matter of weeks since England won the Ashes, and we cannot allow our antipodean friends to regain their air of cockiness so soon! Whatever happens, let’s hope it’ll be competitive and that there’ll be some exciting strokeplay. I’m also keen to see how Harmison does…

    I’m far too knackered to stay up for it, but will catch some of it on Saturday morning at work. Chat away.

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    Captain Graeme Smith

    By Will 3 years ago, mid-October, 3 Comments »

    Any doubts of Smith’s leadership qualities, or confusion as to the World XI’s mission tonight have been resolved by the ever-insightful Smith:

    To beat Australia. That’s what we’ve come here for.

    Thanks for that. Wondered what that group of eleven non-Australian players were doing in Sydney.

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