One of the best onedayers I’ve seen in ages. Last over: Black Caps had one wicket left, one run a ball needed, and then two runouts in the last over. I was thinking NZ were absolutely no chance! But they got so very close. What a match!
Is it just me or have ODIs gotten a lot more interesting in the last couple of years? And how about the Brett Lee reversal of fortune? 3/5 in the last match; 1 for a million in this one. How about that Symmo? And Vincent? And Cairns? And Vettori? And Clarke? And Lewis?
And how happy am I that I can watch the baggy greens v the black caps in NZ; Pakistan v England in Pakistan (yay Shoab Akhtar!); and soon Australia v South Africa here in the land of Oz? Very, very: tis glorious to be home with TV access to cricket all over the world.
(grumble grumble… stupid channel nine not deeming the matches worthy of being shown on free-to-air…)
Looking forward to the South African series though… although for my money they better win the first two matches because they don’t have a hope in Sydney with only Nicky Boje…
I totally agree with you. It’s very crappy indeed that I have to spend $50 a month to watch all the cricket. There should be a free-to-air cricket channel.
Even though I love Messers Ntini and Pollock, I hope the Proteas give us a tough fight but win nothing.
Being able to watch the cricket from round the world is one of the few reasons left why I continue with Foxtel – they seem to be playing funny buggers with West Wing as well. But I missed the last over of last night’s match as Brett Lee’s penultimate over took forever and Herself decided that Rick Stein in France was the go at 8 o’clock. Had to sneak a listen to the radio. I keep on asking myself why I ever introduced Herself to the Lifestyle channel. And can’t come up with a decent answer.
After their recent efforts in Perth against the WA Second XI I suspect the South African tests are going to be a bit of a squib.
Perry: I wouildn’t give up on the Proteas yet. They were jetlagged, direct from a trying one-day series in India, and they were without Smith and Kallis. They’ll get better.
I can’t believe you allowed anyone to change the channel on that match! Gracelands forfend! (Not that I don’t enjoy the Lifestyle channel . . . )
Don’t get me started on who controls the tv in my house: the thirteen-year-old or herself. I’m okay after about 9:30 as they’re all in bed by that time.
The trouble is that certain non-sports-loving viewers don’t seem to understand the higher priority of live action over multi-replayed pap. Sometimes discretion really is the better part of survival.
You know, Perry, that’s got to be grounds for divorce. You can cite irreconcilable differences. Of course live cricket trumps a rerun of anything ever!