Twenty 20's start Friday. (maybe)??

They're still carrying on about....................

Yeah, so I've noticed.... I'm so sick of it all

Do they start on Friday? I hope its in the evening

I'm sick of it too........

Cricket starts Fri 6.30pm AEST, and 7.30pm AEDT. It is sheduled to last about three hours.

Alright!!! Perfect timing

And no falling asleep during the game!

LOL!!

It's around dinner time, and a short game, plus waaay more exciting, so I think I should make it thru
 

You can do it!

hahahaha

Will do me best

It's my son in law's b/day tomorrow, and I am invited for dinner, but as he is a cricket tragic also, I'm sure the TV will be on Ch 9. (or Foxtel)

Perfect! Nothing more fun than watching t20 with other tragics!

Can I come?

Sure can.

Maybe I should advertise it on the net

heheheh see if we can beat Corey's record?

Yeah, I'm sure he would love that.

hehehe

He mightn't but the rest of Aust would!
 

I got home at 8pm, and it was already 4/20+

And then 2 quick wickets, and I was wondering if they'd last 15 overs!
 

They now have one wicket left after 16 overs, and when Sharma came out to bat, they put all 10 fielders around him! HAHAHAHAAH Never thought I'd ever see that!

Yes, my son and I (son in law doesn't drink) didn't have time to finish all our beer before it ended

It was a good game to watch. (From an Aust perspective anyway)

There's an ODI scheduled for the Gabba tomorrow, prob is that there is rain forecast also.  

D'oh!

I loved the bit where they handed over to Gilly and let him talk us through it. Was so funny and interesting.

They should do that more.... esp in tests

Yeah, it would be great to hear the sledging in tests.

hahahah

Well it has been raining very heavy most of the morning, but has stopped now, (for the moment) and it looks like they are going to start play now.

India are going to bat first, Dhoni and Shewag.

I hope it stays fine enough to complete the game, but it doesn't look promising.

Kerry O'Keeffe just said,  "there is as much chance of playing this game, as there is of Corey Worthingtom being made Australian of the year. 

Well they're playing and India are 0/1.

Shewag out 4th over.

Tendulkar now batting.

India 1/20. 6th over.

Tendulkar out, (hit wicket). for 10

2/26

A ball from Lee forced Sachin back, and his leg hit the stumps and dislodged the bail. (something you don't see happen very often)

GEEZ! How silly was that Sachin wicket??

Can't believe it

Bracken bowled really well for that Sehwag wicket

Oooooo.... Hussey just dropped a catch

And Ponting just missed one!

India better capitalise on this.

Only 2/61 right now
 

3/91

Just when i started feeling a bit hopeful

Good gosh

4/93
 

Well at least the rain seems to be holding off. (at the moment)

Yeah... I feel lucky

Thought you would..

(It was pouring here too, and when I woke up, I actually thought there might not be any cricket today)

5/94!!!

Lee is on fire!

I actually thought there might not be any cricket today) 

I thought that most of the morning.

There are flooded roads around here and it took my son half an hour to get here.(usually a drive of 10-15 mins) as the police kept redirecting him...

yeah, Lee is bowling superbly.

Oh wow! That bad eh?? Was very heavy here too, but haven't heard anything about flooding

ROAD WEATHER ALERT FOR THE BRISBANE METROPOLITAN AREA
Issued at 1:58pm on Sunday the 3rd of February 2008

Forecast for Sunday
Rain periods easing during the day, but increasing again tonight. Some moderate
to heavy falls possible with local stream rises. Humid with light to moderate E
to NE winds.

We appear to be in the rain easing period at the moment, but it doesn't bode well for tonight's game.  

Awww bummer.

What happens if it's a wash out today? Do they continue play tomorrow?

I think it's a draw if there's a washout 

5/101 in the 25th.

D'oh

Wouldn't matter anyhow......

Forecast for Monday
Rain periods. Some moderate to heavy falls possible. Light to moderate E to NE
winds.

hahaha Oh well....

GAAAH!!!!!!!

6 for!

102

The way things are going, the game will be over before the rains come again

The sky is getting darker outside.

I'm prob about 12km east of the Gabba and the rain is coming from the NE.

The radar shows some rain will be going close to the Gabba shortly, but may go just to the north. (I hope)

oops...

I'm not sure how a rain-delay will affect India

Well if Aust can't get enough overs in it will be a washout.

oh yeah... Hey, do they use the Duckworth-Lewis thingy in the one-dayers?

Yes they do.

6/120 off 34

With an almost negligible run rate....

Check out the Duckworth-Lewis system here.....

Still no rain, although the groundsmen have been on alert for some time.

Kerry O'Keeffe says he cant understand the D-L system, so what chance have we?

Oops it's raining, they're coming off...

6/128 off 36.

Oh well... nothing to do but wait now.

I might take a nap

Set the alarm

heehe

deezee is.... 

Now I'm awake! looks like the rain kept on eh?

Shhhh, the covers are off at the Gabba

Dunno for how long.

It's spitting rain here at home.

Ahhhh

Just put the wheelie bin out, It has a crack in the lid and there were about 4inches of water in it. (put that in your useless information file)

ROFL!!

7/152 now, 40 overs. It's a 45 overs game, so I don't know if that's good or not

Well Aust have to score more.

India all out 194

Will be a good chase if it doesn't rain

Gotta make some din-dins now.

Yeah, I went off to cook too... and there's another rain delay

Yeah, tell me about it!

Forecast for Sunday Evening
Rain periods increasing overnight. Some moderate to heavy falls possible with
local stream rises. Humid with light to moderate E to NE winds.

Precis:       Rain increasing.

Not very encouraging, is it?

Looks like we're about to see some more play.

So, a wash out....

What a bummer. India would have won it too!

Yep, a washout.....

Aust were just starting to get on top of the bowling too!

It was belting down here when the game was abandoned, and rained off and on all night. (as it still continues to do) 

According to the BoM, the rain will continue until at least friday.

Feb is generally a wet month up here, with lows and cyclones etc.

Justb hope some of it goes into the Wyvenhoe Dam. (or Lake Wyvenhoe to be specific)

Yeah... I've been wondering how much of this rain (it's been pouring here too) is getting to the dams.

Hey, the next ODI is in Sydney isn't it?

The next ODI is at the Gabba tomorrow.

India V Sri Lanka. (D/N) (Good luck with the rain)

However Aust V Sri Lanka (D/N) is at the SCG on Friday.

Here is the calendar........

Feb 3, 2008  Australia V India  Gabba

Feb 5, 2008 Sri Lanka V India  Gabba (D/N)

Feb 8, 2008 Australia V Sri Lanka  SCG (D/N)

Feb 10, 2008 Australia V India MCG (D/N)

Feb 12, 2008 Sri lanka V India  Canberra

Feb 15, 2008 Australia V Sri Lanka WACA (D/N)

Feb 17, 2008 Australia V India  Adelaide (D/N)

Feb 19, 2008 Sri Lanka V India  Adelaide (D/N)

Feb 22, 2008 Australia V Sri Lanka MCG (D/N)

Feb 24, 2008  Australia V India SCG (D/N)

Feb 26, 2008  Sri Lanka V India Hobart (D/N)

Feb 29, 2008 Australia V Sri Lanka MCG (D/N)

Mar 2, 2008  First Final SCG (D/N)

Mar 4, 2008  Second Final Gabba (D/N)

Mar 7, 2008  Third Final (if required) Adelaide

Bah! Will be raining there, and the forecast for Sydney over the week is rain as well

I know.... sigh

India are 2/81 after 18 overs.

Oh! The game's happening?! Woo hoo!

hmmmm.... I haven't decided who I'll support!

I'll bet you haven't!!!

I'll take SL, cos they have a better chance of beating Aust

Huh??????

I have more faith in Sri Lanka giving the Aussies a run for their money than India, so I'll support SL in this match.

(welcome to dek's wacky world of sports)
 

"To each his own"

hahahahahahhh

India 4/244 in the 49th. (looks like rain)

Last over. (starting to drizzle)

India  4/267  after 50.

It's raining and the covers go on.

Wow! They made it past 100! And with 6 wickets left!

hehhehehee

Okay, they're finally putting a good performance in. Hopefully I'll get to see the rest of it

It's still raining!!!

*sob*

It's still raining here, but I just looked at the BoM radar and it looks like it may stop in about 15 mins or so.

Add time to remove the covers and we may have some play by 8-15. (maybe)

Unless of course, play is abandoned

It's not on Ch 9 tonight anyway, (in Qld) but I have been listening to the radio.

Washout again.......

*sob*

It's not fair.... it's just not fair!!!!
 

Well all teams are still even.

No wins and no losses 

HAHAHAHA That's true eh??

I didn't think of that!

Just as well there wasn't any cricket here in Brissie today.

The rain started belting belting down about 2.00pm and continued for about four hours.

Local flooding, roads cut (again), traffic chaos, and an 18 year old guy was drowned at Capalaba. (on the southern outskirts)

Apparently he became stuck in a drain.

Wow.... that's mad weather

Next one is supposed to be here, and I just saw the weather forecast to be rain for the coming week

Aust v SL is on and happening. Very overcast, but the rain has held off for now

Aust batted first and made 254

SL are at 2/30, 7 overs.

We lost 7 overs to the stupid current affair show 

SL were looking like they had a chance, until they lost Sanggakara

They'll really struggle now

Whoops... they just lost another

5/81, 21 o

And another wicket gone.

Wow... they're getting thrashed!

Guess what? I just cleared my cookies and temp files and I'm back. (at least for the moment)

Forgot about the cricket was too busy getting new comp ready

Watching it now 

You're heeeereeeee!!!!!

The cricket is gonna be over in 1/2 hr i suspect

Yeah, it looks that way.

With SL losing 7 wickets already.

A shame though... It was looking like it would be a good competition at the beginning of SL's innings

Yeah they've got plenty of overs left, but are running out of batsmen.

Yeah.

Any idea what the SL tail enders are like? As in, can they be as dangerous as the Aussie tail enders?

I'm not an expert on the SL tail end, but I doubt it.

hahaha well... there goes another one!

Wow, that was a weird dismissal!

hmmmm yeah.... I would have thought he wouldn't be out

It's not like he threw the bat...

Yeah, but he dropped the bat, and his feet were off the ground when the ball hit the stumps.

Still.... If he were holding the bat, it wouldn't have been out, so why does dropping the bat make it out? Both mean you reached the line?

HAHAHAH Nice 'stumping' by Ponting

Yeah, nice work.

You have to have something grounded behind the line at the the moment when the ball hits the stumps.

Either a foot (or part thereof) or the bat (with the batsman in contact with it) must be grounded.

Big trouble now for SL

OHHHHHhhhhhh

You'd think I would have known that....

Yeah, time to start planning the rest of my Friday night now

Planning a night on the town are we??

Hah! No... a night right here on the couch

Yeah me too, I'm all computered out.

At least I've got the new one running, but not on the net as yet.

ahhh.... That's a good start!

Heh all over

All over!

LOL!

Must get some tea now, and more importantly, have a beer

OOps I haven't got any 

Looks like a trip up the road. (bottle shop only 400 mtr's away.

That's convenient!

Catch ya later

Bye deezee!

Ciao!

Tomorrow, (Feb 10) Aust V Ind MCG (DN)

Yaaaay!!!

It was pretty rainy today, but it's stopped for now. Hopefully it holds off tomorrow

Wonder how all this rain will affect the pitch n all

Well something has affected the pitch! (or the players)

Gilchrist out LBW for a duck.

Hayden out 25.

Ponting out 24.

Clarke out 11.

Aust 4/67.

W00t!! heheheh

Silly me... I thought the match was in Sydney, but it's at the MCG isn't it?

Symonds gone!!!

Yeah it's at the MCG.

Bloody mexican pitch.

Symonds only made 14

Phew!

Always scary seeing him at the pitch

Nah, it's good...

When he's making runs that is!

hahahaha

Dunno what's wrong with Aust, they've been crap ever since all that push and shove racist crap.

errrrrmmmm.... they've been winning haven't they?

The Indian bowlers are doing really well tho.

(The fielders worry me)

The indian bowling has been excellent, the Australians have forgotten how to bat.

LOL!!

Well, to be fair, it might have been a different story if Gilly hadn't been given that out

Poor fella

I missed it, I was answering the door at the time

Wasn't an out, but the ump seemed convinced very quickly that it was

Bloody umpires!! Aust will have to demand his sacking.

hahaha Good luck with that!

OOO YEah!

Oh no

It was a catch, but not?

ahhh.... not out

Looks like Aust are still playing to orders.

Hah!

Ooooo..... There goes Haddin!

6/92.

Fwaaah! What a stumping! This game is getting really exciting. Let's hope the Indian batting side can hold up their end of the bargain

Let's just hope that the Aussies are better with their bowling and fielding, than they were with their batting.

I'd never expect to see anything less from the Aussie bowlers

Yes, but look at the number of catches they've put down recently?

The Aussie bowlers?

Not just the bowlers, but the team as a whole.

Ah... Okay, I get it

Hussey to the rescue!

He's made 50! That was quick too. Off just 68 balls

Yeah, thank goodness for Hussey.

Lee is batting well too. (at the moment)

Lee is out! (bugger, I spoke too soon) 

7/145.

kekekeke

Just when I was getting worried too!

Worried about Aust's poor batting???

hahaha nah, Lee and Hussey were settling in, into a potentially good partnership

Well someone has to stand up and do it.

Bracken will make a century.  

7/150.

Only need another 150 and we can win this. 

Schidt, Johnson out,

8/151.

only 9 overs remaining.

Looks like they'll still end up making a decent total

They've only got Hussey left who can bat

True...

Oh bummer! Dhoni missed the catch!

Buggggggrrr Bracken out

OOOOO yeah!!!

Goodbye Bracken!

Get Clark out quick so I can go do some housework!

9/159, nearly over.

Oh hang on! I take back what I said about the decent over.... I must have looked at the wrong numbers

Aaaaaand it's over!

Bummer... that wasn't an out was it?

It's all over, now I can do some stuff for a while too,

Didn't watch the replay 

Catch you after the break deezee?

For sure!!

See ya when it starts

Ok.

Lee and Bracken are firing bullets!

I can't watch! *hands over eyes*

D'oh! Sehwag out....

India will be all out for 50!

Oops, they weren't

Patan out for 18!!!!!

Just gone to build effigy of Rudy Koertzen.

Looking for matches.....

2/64.

Aust lookin good!  

*Thinks*..........   deezee is asleep

hahahha no no.... was just cooking. Curry is simmering on the stove now

There was a lot of running in and out of the kitchen every time the crowd cheered

C'mon India!!

They can so win this one!

There was a lot of running in and out of the kitchen every time the crowd cheeredThere was a lot of running in and out of the kitchen every time the crowd cheered

Sounds like my place  

hahahahahah

I'd say that India have this one in the bag, unless something unforseen happens.

Gosh, I hope so.... Wouldn't put it past them to lose

What are you currying??

Supposed to be paneer, but it smelt sour when I took it out of the pack

So it's dried tofu and prawns now

Sounds yummy!

Smells pretty good too!

D'oh! Gambhir gone

yep

Ah ha! But here's Yuvraj!

*fingers crossed*