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Flintoff to retire from Test Cricket

July 15, 2009 By: admin1 Category: Cricket News, Player News No Comments →

The England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday said that England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is to retire from Test cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia because of persistent injury problems. The 31-year-old will continue to make himself available for one-day and Twenty20 fixtures, an ECB statement said.
“My body has told me it’s time to stop. Since 2005 I’ve had two years when I’ve done nothing but rehab from one injury or another,” Flintoff said.
“It’s been something I’ve been thinking about for a while and I think this last problem I’ve had with my knee has confirmed to me that the time is now right.”
Flintoff’s participation in the second Test at Lord’s, which starts on Thursday, remains in doubt after he suffered his latest injury in the first Test, when he bowled 35 overs. The Lancashire all-rounder had surgery for a torn meniscus in April, cutting short his time in the Indian Premier League.
The news is a big blow to England as Flintoff is not only a key strike bowler and destructive batsman but a huge personality who lifts his team-mates and the crowd.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting said on Wednesday he thought it had been a risk using Flintoff as one of only three seamers in Cardiff but added: “He showed the galvanizing effect he can have on the second afternoon (in Cardiff), when his spell after lunch really got the crowd going.”
Flintoff made his England debut in 1998 and has played 76 Tests and 141 One-Day Internationals. He averages 31.69 in Tests and has taken 219 wickets.
Hugely popular with fans for his whole-hearted approach and winning personality, he was a key member of the 2005 Ashes-winning side.
However, his career has been blighted by injury and he has missed more than 20 Tests over the last three years. He had four separate operations on his ankle between 2005 and 2007 and has problems with his hip, groin, shoulder and back.

The England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday said that England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is to retire from Test cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia because of persistent injury problems. The 31-year-old will continue to make himself available for one-day and Twenty20 fixtures, an ECB statement said.

“My body has told me it’s time to stop. Since 2005 I’ve had two years when I’ve done nothing but rehab from one injury or another,” Flintoff said.

“It’s been something I’ve been thinking about for a while and I think this last problem I’ve had with my knee has confirmed to me that the time is now right.”

Flintoff’s participation in the second Test at Lord’s, which starts on Thursday, remains in doubt after he suffered his latest injury in the first Test, when he bowled 35 overs. The Lancashire all-rounder had surgery for a torn meniscus in April, cutting short his time in the Indian Premier League.

The news is a big blow to England as Flintoff is not only a key strike bowler and destructive batsman but a huge personality who lifts his team-mates and the crowd.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting said on Wednesday he thought it had been a risk using Flintoff as one of only three seamers in Cardiff but added: “He showed the galvanizing effect he can have on the second afternoon (in Cardiff), when his spell after lunch really got the crowd going.”

Flintoff made his England debut in 1998 and has played 76 Tests and 141 One-Day Internationals. He averages 31.69 in Tests and has taken 219 wickets.

Hugely popular with fans for his whole-hearted approach and winning personality, he was a key member of the 2005 Ashes-winning side.

However, his career has been blighted by injury and he has missed more than 20 Tests over the last three years. He had four separate operations on his ankle between 2005 and 2007 and has problems with his hip, groin, shoulder and back.

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2nd Test: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets

July 15, 2009 By: admin1 Category: Cricket News No Comments →

Scoreboard:
Pakistan 1st innings
Khurram Manzoor c Dilshan b Kulasekara 3
Fawad Alam lbw b Mathews 16
Younis Khan b Thushara 0
Mohammad Yousuf c Herath b Kulasekara 10
Misbah-ul-Haq c Dilshan b Kulasekara 0
Shoaib Malik not out 39
Kamran Akmal c Dilshan b Thushara 9
Abdur Rauf lbw b Kulasekara 0
Umar Gul c Samaraweera b Mendis 1
Mohammad Aamer lbw b Mendis 2
Saeed Ajmal lbw b Mendis 0
Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 2, nb 2) 10
Total (all out; 36 overs) 90
Fall of wickets:1-4, 2-6, 3-17, 4-19, 5-51, 6-67, 7-74, 8-80, 9-90, 10-90
Bowling:N Kulasekara:9-3-21-4-2.33,T Thushara:8-3-23-2-2.87,A Mendis:10-3-20-3-2.00,AD Mathews:3-0-15-1-5.00,R Herath:6-3-5-0-0.83,
Sri Lanka 1st innings
BSM Warnapura lbw b Umar Gul 11
NT Paranavitana c Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 26
KC Sangakkara b Umar Gul 87
MD Jayawardene c Khurram Manzoor b Saeed Ajmal 19
TT Samaraweera run out (Mohammad Aamer) 21
TM Dilshan c Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 20
AD Mathews c Mohammad Yousuf b Saeed Ajmal 27
KMDN Kulasekara c Misbah-ul-Haq b Umar Gul 11
HMRKB Herath c & b Umar Gul 0
T Thushara lbw b Abdur Rauf 1
BAW Mendis not out 0
Extras (b 8, lb 1, nb 8) 17
Total (all out; 80 overs) 240
Fall of wickets:1-28, 2-82, 3-133, 4-177, 5-188, 6-203, 7-220, 8-220, 9-227, 10-240
Bowling:Umar Gul:18-1-43-4-2.38,Mohammad Aamer:13-2-36-0-2.76,Abdur Rauf:11-1-38-1-3.45,Saeed Ajmal:31-5-87-4-2.80,Younis Khan:7-1-27-0-3.85
Pakistan 2nd innings
Khurram Manzoor c Dilshan b Herath 38
Fawad Alam c Warnapura b Herath 168
Younis Khan* c Dilshan b Paranavitana 82
Mohammad Yousuf lbw b Herath 6
Misbah-ul-Haq lbw b Kulasekara 3
Shoaib Malik b Herath 6
Kamran Akmal† lbw b Kulasekara 3
Abdur Rauf lbw b Kulasekara 0
Umar Gul lbw b Herath 2
Mohammad Aamer not out 1
Saeed Ajmal lbw b Kulasekara 0
Extras (b 8, lb 1, w 1, nb 1) 11
Total (all out; 96.4 overs) 320
Fall of wickets:1-85, 2-285, 3-294, 4-303, 5-303, 6-306, 7-312, 8-316, 9-319, 10-320
Bowling:N Kulasekara:19.4-6-37-4-1.88,T Thushara:13-0-48-0-3.69,AD Mathews:6-0-20-0-3.33,A Mendis:17-0-81-0-4.76,R Herath:35-5-99-5-2.82,NT Paranavitana:6-0-26-1-4.33
Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target: 171 runs)
BSM Warnapura c Kamran Akmal b Abdur Rauf 54
NT Paranavitana b Saeed Ajmal 17
KC Sangakkara c Misbah-ul-Haq b Shoaib Malik 46
DPMD Jayawardene not out 37
TT Samaraweera not out 6
Extras (lb 7, nb 4) 11
Total (3 wickets; 31.5 overs) 171
Fall of wickets:1-60, 2-100, 3-160
Bowling:Umar Gul:6-0-38-0-6.33,Mohammad Aamer:6-0-33-0-5.50,Saeed Ajmal:12-1-56-1-4.66,Abdur Rauf:4-1-13-1-3.25,Younis Khan:2-0-11-0-5.50,Shoaib Malik:1.5-0-13-1-7.09
Series Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 2-0
Players of the match: Fawad Alam (Pakistan) and N Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)

Scoreboard:

Pakistan 1st innings

Khurram Manzoor c Dilshan b Kulasekara 3

Fawad Alam lbw b Mathews 16

Younis Khan b Thushara 0

Mohammad Yousuf c Herath b Kulasekara 10

Misbah-ul-Haq c Dilshan b Kulasekara 0

Shoaib Malik not out 39

Kamran Akmal c Dilshan b Thushara 9

Abdur Rauf lbw b Kulasekara 0

Umar Gul c Samaraweera b Mendis 1

Mohammad Aamer lbw b Mendis 2

Saeed Ajmal lbw b Mendis 0

Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 2, nb 2) 10

Total (all out; 36 overs) 90

Fall of wickets:1-4, 2-6, 3-17, 4-19, 5-51, 6-67, 7-74, 8-80, 9-90, 10-90

Bowling:N Kulasekara:9-3-21-4-2.33,T Thushara:8-3-23-2-2.87,A Mendis:10-3-20-3-2.00,AD Mathews:3-0-15-1-5.00,R Herath:6-3-5-0-0.83,

Sri Lanka 1st innings

BSM Warnapura lbw b Umar Gul 11

NT Paranavitana c Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 26

KC Sangakkara b Umar Gul 87

MD Jayawardene c Khurram Manzoor b Saeed Ajmal 19

TT Samaraweera run out (Mohammad Aamer) 21

TM Dilshan c Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 20

AD Mathews c Mohammad Yousuf b Saeed Ajmal 27

KMDN Kulasekara c Misbah-ul-Haq b Umar Gul 11

HMRKB Herath c & b Umar Gul 0

T Thushara lbw b Abdur Rauf 1

BAW Mendis not out 0

Extras (b 8, lb 1, nb 8 ) 17

Total (all out; 80 overs) 240

Fall of wickets:1-28, 2-82, 3-133, 4-177, 5-188, 6-203, 7-220, 8-220, 9-227, 10-240

Bowling:Umar Gul:18-1-43-4-2.38,Mohammad Aamer:13-2-36-0-2.76,Abdur Rauf:11-1-38-1-3.45,Saeed Ajmal:31-5-87-4-2.80,Younis Khan:7-1-27-0-3.85

Pakistan 2nd innings

Khurram Manzoor c Dilshan b Herath 38

Fawad Alam c Warnapura b Herath 168

Younis Khan c Dilshan b Paranavitana 82

Mohammad Yousuf lbw b Herath 6

Misbah-ul-Haq lbw b Kulasekara 3

Shoaib Malik b Herath 6

Kamran Akmal lbw b Kulasekara 3

Abdur Rauf lbw b Kulasekara 0

Umar Gul lbw b Herath 2

Mohammad Aamer not out 1

Saeed Ajmal lbw b Kulasekara 0

Extras (b 8, lb 1, w 1, nb 1) 11

Total (all out; 96.4 overs) 320

Fall of wickets:1-85, 2-285, 3-294, 4-303, 5-303, 6-306, 7-312, 8-316, 9-319, 10-320

Bowling:N Kulasekara:19.4-6-37-4-1.88,T Thushara:13-0-48-0-3.69,AD Mathews:6-0-20-0-3.33,A Mendis:17-0-81-0-4.76,R Herath:35-5-99-5-2.82,NT Paranavitana:6-0-26-1-4.33

Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target: 171 runs)

BSM Warnapura c Kamran Akmal b Abdur Rauf 54

NT Paranavitana b Saeed Ajmal 17

KC Sangakkara c Misbah-ul-Haq b Shoaib Malik 46

DPMD Jayawardene not out 37

TT Samaraweera not out 6

Extras (lb 7, nb 4) 11

Total (3 wickets; 31.5 overs) 171

Fall of wickets:1-60, 2-100, 3-160

Bowling:Umar Gul:6-0-38-0-6.33,Mohammad Aamer:6-0-33-0-5.50,Saeed Ajmal:12-1-56-1-4.66,Abdur Rauf:4-1-13-1-3.25,Younis Khan:2-0-11-0-5.50,Shoaib Malik:1.5-0-13-1-7.09

Series Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 2-0

Players of the match: Fawad Alam (Pakistan) and N Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)

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2nd Test: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: Pakistan’s turnaround performance on Day 2

July 13, 2009 By: admin1 Category: Cricket News No Comments →

Debutant Fawad Alam scored an unbeaten century as Pakistan produced a remarkable turnaround to claw their way back in the second Test
The tourists, who were bowled out for 90 in their first innings, hit back to dismiss Sri Lanka for 240 and then cruised to 178-1 in their second knock by stumps on the second day.
Left-handed Alam led the way with a determined 102 not out to give Pakistan a lead of 28 runs with nine wickets in hand on a dry pitch that appeared to have eased out under the hot sun.
The fearless 23-year-old from Karachi moved to 98 by lofting left-arm spinner Rangana Herath for a six over mid-wicket and then flicked the next ball for two runs to reach the coveted century. Alam put on 85 for the first wicket with Khurram Manzoor, who made 38 before he was caught behind by wicket-keeper Tillakaratne Dilshan off Herath.
Skipper Younus Khan, who was dismissed for zero in the first innings, was unbeaten on 35 at stumps after adding 93 for the unbroken second wicket with Alam.
Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara rotated his seam and spin attack in short bursts to gain quick breakthroughs, but Pakistan’s batsmen were not found wanting a second time.
Pakistan’s fightback was launched by seamer Umar Gul and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who took four wickets each to keep Sri Lanka’s first innings in check.
The hosts lost their last seven wickets for 63 runs after starting the day at a comfortable 164-3.
Sri Lanka won the first Test in Galle by 50 runs last week to take the lead in the three-match series.

Debutant Fawad Alam scored an unbeaten century as Pakistan produced a remarkable turnaround to claw their way back in the second Test

The tourists, who were bowled out for 90 in their first innings, hit back to dismiss Sri Lanka for 240 and then cruised to 178-1 in their second knock by stumps on the second day.

Left-handed Alam led the way with a determined 102 not out to give Pakistan a lead of 28 runs with nine wickets in hand on a dry pitch that appeared to have eased out under the hot sun.

The fearless 23-year-old from Karachi moved to 98 by lofting left-arm spinner Rangana Herath for a six over mid-wicket and then flicked the next ball for two runs to reach the coveted century. Alam put on 85 for the first wicket with Khurram Manzoor, who made 38 before he was caught behind by wicket-keeper Tillakaratne Dilshan off Herath.

Skipper Younus Khan, who was dismissed for zero in the first innings, was unbeaten on 35 at stumps after adding 93 for the unbroken second wicket with Alam.

Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara rotated his seam and spin attack in short bursts to gain quick breakthroughs, but Pakistan’s batsmen were not found wanting a second time.

Pakistan’s fightback was launched by seamer Umar Gul and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who took four wickets each to keep Sri Lanka’s first innings in check.

The hosts lost their last seven wickets for 63 runs after starting the day at a comfortable 164-3.

Sri Lanka won the first Test in Galle by 50 runs last week to take the lead in the three-match series.

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