Okuthunyelwe okumakiwe: Australia

0The Ashes isitshaSenhliziyo beckons emva isiphetho nervewracking

HEWU!!  Yeka umdlalo. Kuyavunywa izinqumo ezihlasimulisa umzimba (uma zihlanganisa 3rd umpires) mhlawumbe wawenza wasondela kancane kunokuba bekufanele ube njalo (nakuba zombili izinhlangothi wahlupheka) but what a fant­ast­ic advert YET AGAIN for test match cricket.

Ukungena kulolu chungechunge kubukeka sengathi kuzoba nzima ukuya e-Australia. Ephepheni kunabadlali abathathu kuphela, at best, bekuyokwenza iNgilandi iqale i-XI eqenjini lase-Australia - uClke, I-Watson ne-Siddle. Bambalwa abantu ababanikeze ithuba. Kepha ngemibukiso ethile yobuqhawe bakubonile lokho, uma kuziwa Ashes okungenani, njengeqembu bakhulu kunesamba sezingxenye zabo ngazinye. Funda Article Full

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

0The Ashes isitshaUsuku Esikhulu Battle. Ukudumazeka

Engingakusho nje ngemuva kosuku lokuqala lomlotha wasehlobo ukuthi ngiphoxekile kakhulu. Ukuhlolwa komdlalo wekhilikithi okumangazayo kungcono kakhulu yebo, kepha umaka oqinile obekwe phansi yiNgilandi ebusayo ngokumelene neqembu lokuhlola elijwayelekile, akukho.

Aged 33 I am used to Eng­land fold­ing against far super­i­or Aus­sie teams but this time round it was meant to be different.

Ephepheni i-England kufanele ibambe le nkatho. Ama-bow Bows aphakeme kakhulu futhi amalulwane engxenye ephezulu kakhulu kunokwawo.… Funda Article Full

0The Ashes isitshaSekuyisikhathi ... Ashes izibikezelo

Ngakho, wezemidlalo umcimbi enkulu 2013 ekugcineni phezu kwethu, okusho ukuthi isikhathi sokuba ngihambise indaba unamathele entanyeni yami futhi ukubikezela umphumela. Ngizoqala ngokuqiniseka ukubikezela kokunqoba England. Angikho beqiniseka ka ohlangothini anqobe kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kuyoba okungenani 2, kodwa njengoba ngicabanga ukuthi iNgilandi iyoze ibe nethuba elingcono ngizozibeka engcupheni yokuthuka “abahlaziyi” futhi ngiphakamisa ukuthi i-England ingaphatha 5 0 ngomcako.

Anginasiqiniseko sokuthi i-Australia inesipiliyoni esanele sokuhlasela ukusebenzisa i-England. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi umugqa ocija i-Australia uzonikezwa isikhathi esinzima ngabathungi base-England kanye 6 abaphathi besobunxele bazozabalaza kuma-wike amile maqondana noGraeme Swan.  Unless weath­er or injur­ies inter­vene I don’t see how the Aus­sies can outscore Eng­land consistently.

Uma iNgilandi ingenza 350+ ku-innings lokuqala (seluwinile ukuphonswa) Ngilindele ukuba bawine i-test yokuqala.  Ngicabanga ukuthi amaphuzu azoba cishe 400, 350, 300, 200 okuzonikeza iNgilandi a 150 gijima ukunqoba uzungeze ukudla kwasemini ngosuku 5. Let’s find out how silly I look by Sunday afternoon…

0I-Wicker ephukileKhipha ku-internet bowling attack emhlabeni?

Umqeqeshi wase-Australia uMickey Arthur unikeze inhlolokhono lapho ethi ucabanga ukuthi ukuhlaselwa kwe-Bowling Bowling okwedlula zonke emhlabeni kuhamba phambili emhlabeni!  Lokhu ngikuthatha emoyeni we-"Glenn McGrath" yendabuko yangaphambi komoya, kodwa u-Arthur akazange asho ukuthi babengcono kunokuhlaselwa kwe-England (-ngazi ngokwanele ngokwayo) kepha ungcono kunabo bonke abanye emhlabeni. Ngakho-ke kufanele ngabe i-England iyathuthumela ngempela emabhuthini ayo?... Funda Article Full

0England v New ZealandEngland vs New Zealand: Test Second, Usuku 3 - I-England Bowing

Kunezihloko ezahlukahlukene engangikhethe ukuthi ngibhale ngazo ngemuva kosuku lwesithathu lovivinyo lwesibili ochungechungeni lwase-England naseNew Zealand.

Izingqinamba eziphuma ngokushesha nje 1) okunye ukusebenza okumnandi okwenziwa ngabaphethe i-England ngokumelana nomugqa we-Kiwi omubi 2) ukubuyela esimweni esihle sesikebhe esiseceleni kwasekhaya nokuvula i-Alastair Cook 3) ama-wike amane we-Swann noma 4) Isinqumo esiphikiswa kakhulu yiNgilandi sokungaphoqeleli ukuthi kulandelwe (icishe iqinisekise ukunqoba kochungechunge kodwa kunciphisa kakhulu amathuba okuphumelela kumdlalo nesibikezelo semvula). But today I am going to swerve a little left of centre and focus on some­thing entirely different…

Bathi zonke izinsuku usuku lwesikole futhi namuhla ngifunde okuthile okusha namuhla… I-moustachioed enkulu yangaphambili ye-oda u-Aussie slugger uDavid Boon ungunompempe ongumlingisi walesi sivivinyo. Ngithanda ukucabanga ukuthi ngikwazi ukuyiqonda kahle imicimbi yekhilikithi yomhlaba kepha ukukhushulwa kweTasmanian yeTismism njengonompempe emhlabeni 2011 kuyinto edlule kimi kepha iyinto engijabulisa kakhulu.… Funda Article Full

0England v New ZealandEngland vs New Zealand: Test First - England Mangalela Honours

Ngemva kokuqala okunjalo aphuze umdlalo ekuhlolweni kokuqala baqeda ngehora ikhefu isivinini entanyeni namuhla - futhi yeka ukusebenza uStuart Okubanzi ukukhulisa ifulegi le-checkered.

Akagcinanga club 20 iphelela ezibalulekile lingalingani (hhayi out) njengoba innings eNgilandi wafika ekupheleni esheshayo esidumazayo kodwa walandela ukuthi ngumuntu ehlaselwe ophakeme okusheshayo-medium bowling okuyinto waqothulwa oda New Zealand.

Lapho Okubanzi iku-ingoma efana lokuthi wayeseholela namuhla ayikho nje ukumvimba futhi kungaba cishe iyadlaleka. Ngigcine akhulula ukusebenza kanje sasimelene Enemy Old ngesikhathi Okusaqanda ku 2009 Ukungqubuzana Ashes. I wabhala avelele play ngalolo suku futhi ngibagcinile iminyaka embalwa nje ukuze ngingahlali ukubukela ngokuphindaphindiwe. Ngalelolanga wathola u-5 ‑, kufunwa scalps ka Watson, Ponting, Hussey, UCarlke noHaddin - i-oda eliphakeme kakhulu lase-Australia. Funda Article Full