Cricket News sort by George John Bailey
Windies whitewash: 5-0, five heroes
Published on :Feb 12, 2013 14:58
Australia clubbed a ragged West Indies 5-0 in the ODIs played at home. Rarely were the Aussies in any sort of trouble as they out-powered Darren Sammy’s men game after game. Although it was a highly shabby performance from the West Indians...
West Indies crushed for a second time in a row by Aussies
Published on :Feb 04, 2013 06:59
The West Indies’ slightly better performance gave spectators more value for their money but was still not good enough to prevent Australia going 2-0 up in the five match ODI series. After dangling precariously at 98/6 the hosts fought back, courtesy of a fighting and masterful hundred from George Bailey, to an unanticipated and formidable 266/7.
Aussie batsmen will have a point to prove at Hobart
Published on :Jan 22, 2013 03:40
Following the controversial abandonment of the Sydney ODI on Sunday, Australia lost any chance they had of winning the series. All they can do now is square the series if they manage to clinch the Hobart one-dayer on Wednesday.
Australia’s inexperience came to the fore at Adelaide
Published on :Jan 14, 2013 15:58
As mentioned prior to the beginning of the one-day series, Sri Lanka had a much better chance of doing well in the shorter format of the game even though they were blanked in the Tests. And their overwhelming victory at the Adelaide Oval justified this stance.
Aussies had no answer to Windies’ all-round brilliance
Published on :Oct 06, 2012 12:33
We have been used to seeing Australia dominate and overcome opponents with ease in crunch games over the years. In the second semi-final of the World T20, however, the Aussies got a dose of their own medicine.
Dominant West Indies hammer Aussies to enter Finals
Published on :Oct 05, 2012 13:07
West Indies hammed Australia by a massive margin of 74 runs to storm into the Finals of the ICC World T20 2012. The Darren Sammy led team will now challenge hosts Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in the big final on Sunday.
Can Australia overcome spin woes?
Published on :Oct 05, 2012 02:39
In recent years, Australia have always been favourites whenever they have clashed with West Indies, irrespective of the format of the game.
George Bailey, Australia’s Captain talks about the West Indies Semi Final
Published on :Oct 05, 2012 01:06
Australia take on West Indies in the second Semi Final at Colombo on Friday. The Aussies made it to the Semi Finals despite losing to Pakistan in their last Super Eights match at the R Premadasa Stadium by a huge margin.
Loss to Pakistan a reality check for Australia
Published on :Oct 03, 2012 02:16
Australia may have qualified for the semi-finals of the World T20. However, their unconvincing performance against Pakistan reiterated that they are not invincible, at least not when facing quality spin.
