Newell uses his Ed (announcement today?)

It is widely reported here in England (Bristol Press) and in Australia that Ed Cowan, Gloucestershire target, is one of the Australuan players in Mick Newell's sights. Cowan would be seen as swap with David Hussey mid-season.

Indeed, George Dobell states that Cowan would be available for the first 7 County games of the season before the Trent Bridge Test, ideal preparation for the Australian, and a chance for Swann and Broad to work out ways to spring his wicket too.

Watch this space.

19 Dec 2012

Gloucestershire has signed Michael Klinger as overseas player and captain for next season, leaving Notts to Ed Cowan(?).

20 Dec 2012

A rumour on the Twittersphere suggests that today is the day that Notts will announce Ed Cowan has been Ed-hunted and will be playing in English conditions for 7 games before the first test next spring for Notts,

Outlaws Head to Head 2

Controversy and confusion followed this result.

In a game that brought Outlaws David Hussey and Adam Voges head to head, Melbourne Stars easily dispatched Perth Scorchers in a rain affected game. The real Star was Malinga the Slinga with 6/7 from his 4 overs as Perth were all out for 69 inside 16 overs, Voges made 14.

When the rain arrived in the Stars' third over they had scored 29/0 (Luke Wright 23*).

 A revised target of  just 6 from 5 overs was set on resumption of play by DL, so when play restarted, just one ball was required ........................ according to the officials.

But don't you need 5 overs to constitute a game, what if Stars had lost 5 or 6 wickets in the next 3 overs, what would the DL revised score be then?


http://www.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2012/engine/current/match/571236.html

Newell talks to Australians

Mick Newell has confirmed that he is in discussion with two Australian internationals about becoming Nottinghamshire overseas players for 2013, Voges & Hussey ? On twitter it was given the hash tag #jobshare

Scorching Voges struck down by Hughes

Adam Voges top scored for Perth Scorchers with 58 (41 balls) in the second game of BBL2  today against Adelaide strikers.

Scorchers 162/6

Strikers 164/4 Phil Hughes 74

Strikers won by 6 wickets with 4 ball remaining

Outlaws Head to Head 1

The Big Bash saw the two Melbourne sides in collision, bringing David Hussey up against Darren Pattinson.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2012/engine/current/match/571232.html

England win

Sunday

England wrapped-up a 7 wicket victory, chasing just 41 to win.............. Ian Bell returning to steady the wobble of 8/3 with 28 not out.




Saturday

England returned to their hotel on the brink of shutting-up their critics with just 1 India wicket left to take and a target of less than fifty at the moment.

In the morning session India had mopped-up England long extended (with Broad out) tail with a handful of runs. The India openers than marched to lunch without much of a hitch.

Straight from lunch Swann bowled Sehwag through the proverbial gate and then all hell broke loose. 86/0 became 107/4 and then 197/9. Ashwin remains resolute on 83 and has dragged the Indians to 239/9 at stumps. Steven Finn 3/37

Friday

Captain Cook continued on day 3 to grind India into the earth with the aid of Jonathan Trott; post lunch England were near parity on 313/1.

After a lead was establish England suffered a minor blip to their dominance losing both Cook (190) and Trott (87), but a KP fifty and thirty from Samit pushed England on to the close, standing at 509/6 at stumps.



Thursday

4/90 from Monty Panesar saw off India for 316. England latest 29/0 (17ov)

The remainder of the day belonged to the captain, Alastair Cook was again magnificent, passing 7000 test runs (the youngest to do so) and clocking his 23rd ton, a record by an Englishman.

England closed day 2, 100 in arrears but with 9 wickets intact, Cook sitting pretty on 136 not out.

Wednesday
MS Dhono won the toss for India in the crucial third test in Kolkata and unsurprisingly batted again.
India, after lunch 100/2
however.............................................................
England bowlers will be quite happy because by the close India are 273/7, 3 wickets for Anderson including his "bunny" Sachin.