World Cricket II

**Plum** · 26th September 2011, 10:43 AM

Remnant of the Stanford agreement. ECB were given a huge amound by Stanford for some annual commitments in the Carribean. Although Stanford is jailed now, and his assets confiscated, Giles Clarke and ECB have amukkified the amound given by Stanford - remember that this is the hard earned money of people that Stanford surandified with his schemes.
Adhaan Englisman ethics

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**Dinesh84** · 27th September 2011, 02:14 PM

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/529962.html

**littlemaster1982** · 27th September 2011, 04:09 PM

Brian Lara Cricket range-kku adichirukkanunga

**scorpio** · 27th September 2011, 06:01 PM

Tamizhagathin vidiveLLi Aparajith takes a fifer

**wizzy** · 27th September 2011, 06:27 PM

IPL

**ajaybaskar** · 19th October 2011, 06:27 PM

From when did Ricky Pandian become the opener for Australia?

**wizzy** · 19th October 2011, 06:31 PM

^Twatson injured

**ajithfederer** · 19th October 2011, 07:28 PM

South Africa won the toss and elected to field

Australia 96/1 (19.0 ov)

Michael Clarke 29
Ricky Ponting 40

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-af...ch/514025.html

**ajithfederer** · 21st October 2011, 10:20 AM

Finally a urupadiyana intree by arsha bog-lay. Thanks to steve waugh.

'Be head of the ICC? No thanks'

Steve Waugh sits on the fence when asked about modern batsmen and bowlers, but is sure administration's not his game - at least for now (03:18)

Producer: Ranjit Shinde

October 21, 2011

Harsha Bhogle: Short Stuff with Steve Waugh.

The first question for you, Steve: What was more satisfying, the World Cup 1987 or World Cup 1999?

Steve Waugh: Dead heat. They both were equally satisfying because we were against the odds and we came back when we weren't expected to win. So that's a long answer.

HB: Give me a long answer. I don't mind listening to you.

SW: Look, I would say, the World Cup 1987 was the turning point for Australian cricket, so let's go with that.

HB: Ambrose or McGrath, who would you rather not face?

SW: You've thought about these questions, haven't you… they're tricky.

HB: Let me be honest, someone thought about them for me.

SW: Look, Ambrose was the best bowler I faced, and Glenn McGrath is on the highest pedestal for me because he was a great bowler. That again is another dead heat.

HB: I think there is another dead heat coming…

SW: Hope not.

HB: Tendulkar or Ponting?

SW: Look, you are asking some seriously tough questions here…

HB: Well…

SW: You can probably throw in Lara in there as well. Three great batsmen of our era. Again, it's impossible to differentiate.

HB: Your favourite Australian captain?

SW: Favourite Australian captain…

HB: You could go with Steve Waugh, that's fine with me.

SW: Yeah, look, I'm going with Steve Waugh for this one. Look, it's too hard. I hate to sort of put people in order, because it's really hard to judge.

HB: Opposition - your favourite opposition captain?

SW: None really, because I was always up against them and it was a battle... But let me think - I think Fleming was really good. They all had different things, but I think Fleming commanded good presence.

HB: Would you rather be playing cricket now?

SW: Than doing what?

HB: [laughs] Than doing philanthropy?

SW: Well, yes and no. I think it's a great time to be playing cricket right now. Financially it's the best time ever in the history of the game. Whether they get the same satisfaction at the end of the day, I don't know. So I am happy doing what I am doing.

HB: If there is one rule you were allowed to change in cricket...

SW: I think the batsman backing up is a ridiculous rule. It's a massive advantage for the batting team, that they're three yards in front before the guy bowls the ball. I don't get that, I don't see the point of it.

HB: If the price was right, would you auction your baggy green?

SW: No… but what were you going to offer me? [laughs]

HB: [laughs] I don't have that kind of money.

Would you have given up one of your Ashes wins for a series win in India?

SW: Yeah, I would have… because we had eight in a row, so we could have probably done without one of those… yeah, for sure.

HB: Steve Waugh as the head of the ICC?

SW: No.

HB: No?

SW: No. Harsha Bhogle.

HB: No chance.

SW: No, I don't think so. Look, honestly I haven't thought about that sort of stuff right now. John Howard right now is a better option than me.

HB: Okay, I won't go in the merits or otherwise of that. But thank you very much, Steve, with the short stuff.

SW: No worries.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/conte...io/537252.html