Okuthunyelwe okumakiwe: Shane Watson

0Australia ukuwapheka ngesitimu kunokuwabilisa on empini yokulwa Proteas

Lapho iNgilandi ihlangana ne-Australia ochungechungeni lokugcina luka-Ashes, like abaningi, wacabanga ukuthi izivakashi zizogcina i-urn ngesikhathi semidlalo emihlanu edlule. It was always going to a tough­er battle than the sum­mer show­down but vic­tory was expected.

Isidlali somdlali i-England besinamandla kakhulu, kwakungewona they? Ngaleso sikhathi, ngaphandle kokuma kwe-maestro ye-oda eliphakathi uMichael Clarke, i-XI ehlanganisiwe yezinhlangothi zombili ngabe ibuswa amabhubesi amathathu. Ngaphandle kwe-skipper Clarke obengenza uhlangothi oluhlangene? Mhlawumbe uDavid Warner kaMichael Carberry? URyan Harris kufanele abe nguChris Tremlett noma uTim Bresnan? Impela eyangaphambili, mhlawumbe eyokugcina. Indawo yeShane Watson? Mhlawumbe - kodwa ngubani Wayeyosebenzisa buyisela? On ubuso, Nokho, Izwe laseNgilandi livele ngokugqamile. Funda Article Full

0Umlotha emlotheni, ENgilandi ukuze Dust

Ngoba lokho engizakukwenza ukukusho kungase I awiswe okuvela phezulu ... kodwa ngiyajabula ukuthi lezi zihloko Ashes isezingeni kuphele. Impela nje i-Australia idlale kangcono kakhulu kunesamba sezingxenye zabo kanye ne-England, ngoba ingxenye enkulu, abso­lutely diabolical.

Ngokuqinisekile njengoba nobusuku obulandelayo usuku ama-Aussies aqoqe umdlalo owucekela phansi ongu-5-0, siphinde siguqele iNgilandi ngesamba esibuhlungu esingafanelwe ukufakwa kumugqa wamazwe omhlaba. Izivakashi manje zidinga ukubuyela emuva, hlanganisa futhi uthathe izingcezu zalolu hambo olunobungozi olungahle lube ngaphansi.… Funda Article Full

0Australia Boxing Clever

Ubusika bamaNgisi buyinto embi. Cold ezimanzi, the sea­son also means no home crick­et whatsoever.

UKhisimusi ungomunye wokukhanya okukhanyayo enkungwini yamakhaza futhi ukungeza kulokhu umcabango womdlalo wokuhlola wonyaka oqala nge-Boxing Day futhi uvame ukubanjwa ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esiluhlaza kanye namazinga okushisa afudumele kungenye evusa umcabango nalowo engizowuphakamisa ubhiya obandayo ukuze.

Izivivinyo zoSuku lweBoxing ziye zabanjwa njalo ngonyaka 1980 (ngaphandle kwalokho 1989 lapho kudlalwa umdlalo wosuku olulodwa vs eSri Lanka (i-boo - ed) naseMelbourne Cricket Club e-Australia - aka-MCG). Baphinde babuswa izixuku ezithile ezinkulu (eziye zasondela izinombolo eziyisithupha ngezikhathi ezithile).... Funda Article Full

1The Ashes isitshaI-Australia ibambe isandla esiphakeme - kumdlalo wenjoloba ofile

Izinsuku ezimbili e-Australia futhi impela zinesandla esiphakeme. Kodwa manje. Umlotha uyanqotshwa futhi uwinwe ngokuqiniseka ngalokho. Lo umdlalo ofana nenjoloba efile futhi ukhumbuza kakhulu uchungechunge lomlotha wasendulo lapho iNgilandi yayivame ukukhipha ukusebenza okuhle kwesigqoko lapho urun yayiphethwe ama-Aussies. Abadlali abahlale behlisa iqembu ngezikhathi ezithile ngokuzumayo bazophatha iminyaka emihlanu noma bathole ikhulu bese kuthi isilinganiso sabo sibheke ochungechungeni olungokomlando. Funda Article Full

0The Ashes isitsha3-0 eNgilandi ... sifundeni?

Ingihlabe kude eholidini ngoba esidlule 2½ amasonto futhi ngingafundile ithuba ukubhala mayelana ikhilikithi. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, kuye kwaba 2 ngaphezulu Ashes ukufana test futhi eNgilandi liye enwetshiwe phambili kwabo ngo 3-0. Njengoba kwase zonke izinhloko ukukhuluma ngezwa ungazange lokho abakushoyo, kanjalo lapha kukhona ezinye imicabango yami, unin­flu­enced by the pundits.

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0The Ashes isitshaIzinsuku Sesibili Nesithathu - Isidala Esilungile Sabona

Ngithukuthele izolo ebusuku ngakwazi eNgilandi ukukwazi ukuhluthwa emihlathini yokunqoba ngokwehluleka ukufaka inombolo yokuqala yeminyaka engu-19 11 unogwaja ngaphandle (isizwe yisinqumo esithusayo sokuba ngumphenyi) bese kulandela ukulandela kwabo iskripthi ngokulahlekelwa ama-wike amabili ekhilikithi lapho ephendula (uqaphele aphinde - Isinqumo olushaqisayo) ukuthi angikwazanga ukubeka ikhibhodi kwi-laptop.

Kubukeka sengathi namuhla kungenzeka kube wusuku lwesibili lokuthula komsakazo kodwa iNgilandi ikwazile ukumba ngokujulile futhi yabona ezinye kuze kube manje lapho isalondolozwe khona amadoti namabhodlela (Anderson eceleni). Udlale kahle uChops no-KP ngeminye iminikelo emihle kodwa ikakhulukazi ku-Ian Bell. Ngibe ngomunye wabagxeki bakhe abaphambili bokufika sekwedlule isikhathi - kodwa kuphela ngoba ebengazitholi nezikolo ezinhle uma zibalulekile. Kodwa namuhla kwase kuyisikhathi ukwandisa plate futhi lokho wakwenza, ngisizwa ably ngu-Broad kwelinye icala.… Funda Article Full