Who do I talk to about fixing a Cricket match?

[David O'Meara]

It would be nice if Australia, as supposed current World Champions, could win a match...
Admittedly I have been enjoying the matches and it has been 'edge of your seat' stuff, but it would still be nice have some points on the board.
:}

[Sameer Jamal]

its time to come down to earth for the Australians ,
South Africans r taking revenge of the world cup
and hmm Newzealand they r the next world cup champions

[David O'Meara]

I certainly have respect for those teams, but aside from a lack of wag in the Australian tail, they aren't that bad a team...

[Manju Jain]

I think Australia is going overboard with its rotation policy. A guy, irrespective of his performance, is not guaranteed 2 games in a row. Then, how does a team combination or the player settle down.
Its alright to give a test player who plays both forms of the game to give a rest. But why rest those who are so-called pure one-day specialists. Take, for instance, a player like Andrew Symonds. I believe he has got talents in batting and fielding. So, why not play him in every game so he has the chance to develop into a match winner.
This way such players will get to play at the international level consistently. If you have a talent stick with him and give enough chances.
Exciting cricketing days ahead.
jytsika
[ January 18, 2002: Message edited by: Manju Jain ]

[sandeep balyan]

I want to tell u from the past ...
C in starting of 70 's West indies was great an they played great for couple of years ...
U know them now ...so c nobody can rule over cricket ...and if u think of australia ...u should C last matches in this triangular series...how newzealand and SA made them ..running.....so c if u like cricket ....
Go for the matches those r real fighting..means last ball...last over .....
haha ..I love cricket but do not like . the Phase it is going through...fixing...Arguing between players....making fool of spectators those who r spending money and making them(cricketers ) great
by fixing match ....this is not fair...
...
I love to c team win who plays well ..not who fixes...
bye an dtake care
sandeep

[David O'Meara]

I think its amusing that the Australia-A (ie the team made up of spare players) beat both SA and NZ but the front line cannot.
But I agree on the whole 'quality of cricket' statement, I'd much rather watch a series of close matches than a complete wipe-out. Even if it was my country doing the wiping.

[sandeep balyan]

Hi DAVID
I like U r Spirit of cricket..
bye
sandeep

[Johannes de Jong]

I think Australia is going overboard with its rotation policy. A guy, irrespective of his performance, is not guaranteed 2 games in a row. Then, how does a team combination or the player settle down.
I personally think Austalia is doing the right thing at the moment. Their ultimate aim is to win the World Cup in 2003 in South-Africa, what better than "playing" around with your batting in a competition against two of the top 5 one-day teams in the world.
Sure it would be more fun if you won whilst doing it, but heck who is going to remember loosing this VB series when Waugh raises the Cup above his head in Johannesburg in 2003. (I assume the final will be played on The Wanderers).
And hey there are still 5 games left anything can still happen, its cricket remember

19 JAN: New Zealand v South Africa

20 JAN: Australia v South Africa

22 JAN: Australia v South Africa

26 JAN: Australia v New Zealand

27 JAN: New Zealand v South Africa

[ January 18, 2002: Message edited by: Johannes de Jong ]

[Johannes de Jong]

By the way David as for fixing a cricket match, I still have family in SA, want me to get Hansie's tel #

[sandeep balyan]

Hi
jong ....
U r Right any thing can happen ..this is a game of cricket....
Australia can loose all matches...
...
hahaha...
do nt take it seriously..
sandeep

[Johannes de Jong]

Australia can loose all matches
Hey you wont hear me complain I support South-Africa

[LadyMahler]

So do I

[Johannes de Jong]

Oops I missed a few games

29 Jan Australia v New Zealand

1 Feb New Zealand v South Africa

3 Feb Australia v South Africa

So the final is still WIDE open
source
[ January 18, 2002: Message edited by: Johannes de Jong ]

[Jim Petersen]

Go the Kiwis! - after taking hidings from Australia since I can remember its good to NZ competing! - still NZ teams like this come round like this every decade or so given our lack of depth - only 3.5m NZers. Still Australia got a new world champion in Darts last week
Looking forward to the English coming to NZ in Feb and giving them a bit of a caning! Ive got a few late nites that month
[ January 18, 2002: Message edited by: Jim Petersen ]

[Johannes de Jong]

Congrats Kiwi fans's. Well deserved win over SA.

[Mark Fletcher]

Pfffffttt Cricket!
Like thats a proper sport! Give me Ludo anyday!
Erk! *runs away*

[Johannes de Jong]

You better run fast Mark

[Ashik Uzzaman]

Though I like Australia as a team, but i think they should sometimes be embarrased by others like this series to have a balance in crciketing power over the world...
I don think any kinda match fixing is here. U know NewZealand did very well in the test series vs Australia also...

[Sameer Jamal]

At last Auzies have won the match against SA cong Auzies keep it up

[Sameer Jamal]

Originally posted by Ashik uzzaman:
U know NewZealand did very well in the test series vs Australia also...

Yes they r the next world champions , any body want to bet

[Johannes de Jong]

You happy know David ?? , congrats
ps I dont mind SA loosing but heck must they get thrashed like that

[Jim Petersen]

Originally posted by Sameer Jamal:

Yes they r the next world champions , any body want to bet

I'd love to think so but the World Cup is a long way off and alot can happen in the meantime! If they can keep performing the way they are at the moment it will be good. Reading the press from home, I think the NZ media is getting overconfident - this usually happens just before some disaster befalls the NZ team (either on or off the pitch - ie a couple of years ago in SA several of the current team got busted smoking pot! Cairns, Fleming and Nash included).
I think you can't write off Aust (I think the series is organized in their favour in terms of the number of back to back games NZ and SA play - but hey its their competition!) nor SA just yet.
What would be great for the world cup is several teams (Aust SA NZ Ind Pak SL WI Eng...?) who can beat each other on their day all going for the cup

[David O'Meara]

Right, so Aust just threashed SA (sorry about that JDJ ) and that was a game I didn't enjoy.
I enjoyed the one Australia lost more than that! (I didn't see the first half so I can't comment on SA's performance)
Makes the series a whole lot more exciting tho, the bonus point will come in veeeeerrrrry handy for us.
Not too happy that the games on the 1st and 3rd of Feb are local (Perth) but I don't think I'll get to either. I wouldn't even mind seeing NZ v SA. (I'm really enjoying watching NZ play)

[David O'Meara]

Oh, and it seems the rotation system has been thrown out! It was getting very bad publicity, and it was interesting listening to the commentators be subtle but definitely negative during their commentry.
I agree that there were positive aspects to it, but I think it'll be remembered as "a concept that sounded promising but failed to deliver"

[Johannes de Jong]

I agree that there were positive aspects to it, but I think it'll be remembered as "a concept that sounded promising but failed to deliver"
It depends how you look at it. If its ultimate aim was to deliver in 2003. The people that criticized it now , might end up eating their words when Australia is NOT in the final in 2003.
As for smoking pot you should have seen in how much trouble Gibbs got for doing that , but then he also took money from Hansie .
[ January 23, 2002: Message edited by: Johannes de Jong ]

[Manju Jain]

If Aussies are planning for cup '2003, will Mark Waugh, at age 37, still be around or for that matter, his twin, Steve. I've nothing against the Waugh bros. In fact I consider Mark as the most stylish batsman playing currently and Steve as a strong willed committed cricketer. But surely they are fighting time and are less effective. Why not rest Steve once in a while and groom another skipper as a rotation policy.
The more the merrier: the more games youngsters play, the better and experienced they will be.
Rotation policy should be for players who play both tests and one-dayers. Pure one-day specialists should be part of most of the games as they have to go through the grind of playing cricket at a consistent level. I may sound repetitive but this is my humble opinion.
jytsika
ps. How come no one's commenting on India-England one day series. India and England are on the other end of the spectrum. India has zero rotation policy and England rarely plays one-day cricket.

[Ashley Pratt]

It is sure that aussies has the best team right now. However, I will not bet on them for world cup.
I think either England or Pakistan (they have the most unpredictable team). :roll:
NZ just cant carry the momentum. balck caps come good for few matches but when the crunch situation comes, they fail to deliver.
S.A cannot win because never a country won world cup on its home ground.so they are out of contention.
There Aus and NZ will take on in final. And aussies will Win there.
And for Ind Vs Eng. England will take the one-day series. i can bet on this either if will be a draw 3-3 or Eng. will take it.
If they able to stop Tendulkar, who they are successfully able to stop in last 2 matches but he will come firing. Nasser has to be ready to hear the music.
my 0.2 cents..
Ash...

[Sameer Jamal]

Originally posted by Ashley:
And for Ind Vs Eng. England will take the one-day series. i can bet on this either if will be a draw 3-3 or Eng. will take it.
Ash...

No chance India will win the series, No team can take the one day series against India in their home ground

[LadyMahler]

You said it ... :roll:

[Ashley Pratt]

Originally posted by Sameer Jamal:

No chance India will win the series, No team can take the one day series against India in their home ground

sorry dude to disappoint you very recently Australia defeated India in India 3-2 for your records.

[Sameer Jamal]

Originally posted by Ashley:

sorry dude to disappoint you very recently Australia defeated India in India 3-2 for your records.

Team like AUZ CAN DO IT BUT NOT ENGLAND NO CHNACE

[Sameer Jamal]

Well Ashley still u say England will win the series after loosing at Cheenai

[Ian Lockwood]

Oh what are the Ausies complaining about at least they are not as bad as England ""YET"".
Hopefully we can still draw the series in India. The cricket is getting better now the cheating is being looked at?
Come on"ENGLAND"

[David O'Meara]

This news just to hand:
Wow, what a fantastic game last night. Aus v NZ.
Australia were determined to lose, but had forgotten to inform Bevan. Not too often you see someone come in at No. 6 and decide to win the game on their own using the tail end.
Add to that the fact that Australia's tail end has been dismal to date and it was a fantastic achievement.
I was sitting on the edge of my chair for almost an hour, I didn't really care if OZ lost (cos they didn't deserve the win), but I did think Bevan deserved the century.
I'm still grinning though!

[Sameer Jamal]

That was a fantastic game this was the first win of Australia over Newzealand this season

[Johannes de Jong]

Yep surely a game that will be remembered. I followed it via internet, text only , and even I was on the edge of my seat David

[David O'Meara]

It was completely fantastic
NZ have definitely set themselves up as the team to beat, and quite deserved. Australia have never really looked like beating them, and I still consider this a Bevan inspired fluke.
I still pray for a NZ-Aust final, but RSA deserve a place too and possibly have a better chance. I guess I can live with the fact that Oz might not make it...

[Johannes de Jong]

RSA deserve a place
Hey you only deserve a place if you win. So if SA does not win they don't deserve to be there.
Personally I would like to see a SA-Australia final , if only to get revenge for the 3-0 thrashing SA got in the test series
See here as to what SA and Australia have to do for my "dream" final
[ January 30, 2002: Message edited by: Johannes de Jong ]

[Jim Petersen]

That was a great game last nite - you can never write off Aus - especially when it seems they have thier backs to the wall...
I fear the NZ run may be losing steam - injuries to Cairns and Vettori - though they have played well above my expectations
fingers crossed for a good result (NZ win!!) in Perth
[ January 30, 2002: Message edited by: Jim Petersen ]

[Ashley Pratt]

Hey guys,
Todays is the 4rth ODI between India Vs. Eng.
Indian is leading by 3-1.
Who do u bet for the match!!!
Ganguly is again coming to open the innings, any body likes to put his money on him!!!
And atlast I think we will see caddick in action in Delhi!!!
it will be ???
tendulkar or caddick or trescothick or sehwag again