England are determined to restore their World Cup
credibility in a crunch Pool A match Sunday against an improving Sri
Lanka. Eoin Morgan’s men return to Wellington’s Westpac stadium for
the fixture, scene of a humiliating eight-wicket loss to New Zealand on
February 20.
That defeat, a day-nighter in which England folded so quickly that
ground staff did not need to turn on the floodlights, followed a 111-run
drubbing by Australia in their opening match.
A subsequent win over minnows Scotland was greeted with relief rather than jubilation, and opening batsman Moeen Ali said England needed to make a statement against Sri Lanka.
Ali said victory against the 1996 champions would restore the battered self-belief of the team, which has been flayed in the British media.
“(It’s) a very important game, if we can win that it will give the team a lot more confidence of being a very good one-day side and a major side in the competition.” he said.
Sri Lanka made a shaky start to their own campaign, suffering a 98-run loss to New Zealand and a real scare against Afghanistan.
But they clicked in a 92-run win over Bangladesh last Thursday which included centuries for Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara.
Sri Lanka defeated England 5-2 on home soil late last year in a series that prompted Morgan’s predecessor Alastair Cook to be axed as one-day captain.
But paceman Steve Finn said England would not be dwelling on that series as conditions in Wellington would be completely different.
“We got beat by Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka so it’s important we go out there and try to stamp our authority in conditions that should favour us,” he said.
Finn said England’s poor start meant they were treating all their remaining pool fixtures — against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan — as must wins.
“It’s very important for us and these three games are almost each like a quarter-final, but we thrive on that sort of pressure and hopefully it will bring the best out of us.”
After three matches, England are placed beneath Bangladesh and Afghanistan on the Pool A table.
A loss to Sri Lanka would leave them facing an early exit if the group throws up any upset results.
Sunday’s match will be Sri Lanka’s third in eight days, having played Afghanistan last Sunday and Bangladesh on Thursday.
Former Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan said the schedule was “not ideal” preparation for a dangerous encounter against an England side keen to prove a point.
But he said Sri Lanka’s batting looked “ominous” against Bangladesh and sling-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga finally appeared to be finding form.
“He looked much more like his old self, his bowling had some of that old zip about it and that is a great sign for a team that really needs him to fire,” he said. (Source AFP)
Michael John Clarke or Michael Clarke is a professional Australian
cricketer and the captain of the Australian cricket team. He was born in 2
April 1981. His Nick name is "Pup". Michael John Clarke is a right-handed middle-order batsman. He is
an occasionally left-arm orthodox spin bowler and also a slip catcher.
Michael Clarke
represents New South Wales at a domestic level cricket. Clarke stood down as
captain of the Australian Twenty-20 cricket team to concentrate on his Test and
ODI performance In January 2011.
Clarke
scored a double century at the Adelaide Oval on 22 November 2012. Clarke is an
only Test batsman to ever achieve four double centuries in a calendar year.
Clarke won the “Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy” thereby winning the Cricketer of
the Year 2013 and also the Test Cricketer of the Year 2013.
In
the 2013–14 Ashes series, Clarke led
Australia to a 5–0 whitewash of England. In 2010, he was named as a Wisden
Cricketer of the Year.
He was named Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2012 in 2013
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. To see Michael
John Clarke’s career statistics, you can visit www.cricinfo.com or other sites.
The
short life profile of Michael John
Clarke is-
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Name
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Michael
John Clarke
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Born
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2
April 1981 (age 33) at Liverpool of New South Wales in Australia
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Nickname
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Pup
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Height
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178
cm (5 ft 10 in)
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Batting style
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Right-handed
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Bowling style
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Slow
left-arm orthodox
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Test debut
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6
October 2004 v India
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Brendon Barrie McCullum is a international cricketer of New Zealand.
He was born at 27 September in 1981. Brendon McCullum is the current
captain in all three forms of the international game for New Zealand. At
provincial level, McCullum plays
for the Otago Volts and he played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian
Premier League.
Brendon McCullum
was a wicket-keeper until 2013. He is an aggressive batsman who opens in One-day
Internationals and is known for his fast scoring rate. Brendon McCullum currently plays for Chennai Super Kings in the
IPL. His brother Nathan McCullum is also a first-class and international
cricket player and their father Stuart McCullum was a long-serving first-class
player of Otago.
Brendon McCullum
is the leading career scorer in Twenty-20 International cricket and only player
to have scored two Twenty-20 International centuries and 2000 runs in T20
Internationals. Brendon McCullum
was the previous record holder for the highest individual score in a Twenty-20
International (123 against Bangladesh in 2012) and highest individual score in
all Twenty-20 cricket (158 not out for the Kolkata Knight Riders against Bangalore
Royal Challengers in 2008). On 18
February 2014, Brendon McCullum
scored 302 runs against India making him the first New Zealand cricketer to
score a triple hundred in Test cricket.
Brendon McCullum
played in a Test series against England in 2003 and scored an innings of 96 at Lord's
what was then his highest score. His maiden Test century came several months
later when he scored 143 against Bangladesh.
Brendon McCullum
fell just short of his second Test hundred in a game against Sri Lanka when
dismissed one short of his hundred. The second century would later come with a
run a ball 111 against Zimbabwe. In 2005, He was selected in the 20-man ICC
World XI squad for the ICC Super Series in July.
On
20 February 2007, Brendon McCullum
scored 86 not out as New Zealand went on to be the first team to whitewash
Australia in a 3 match ODI series since 1997. In his match winning innings he
partnered Craig McMillan to a world record equaling 6th wicket partnership of
165.
On
21 March 2007, Brendon McCullum set
a new World Cup record by smashing 50 runs from just 20 balls against Canada in
St Lucia by finishing his innings with 52 runs from 21 balls which is decorated
by 1 four and 5 sixes with a strike rate of 247.61. The previous record of such
playing had been set by Mark Boucher (South Africa) against The Netherlands on
16 March 50 runs from 21 balls. To
know more about Brendon
Barrie McCullum’s career
statistics, you can visit www.cricinfo.com or other sites.
The
short life profile of Brendon
Barrie McCullum is-
Full
name
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Brendon
Barrie McCullum
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Born
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27
September 1981 in Dunedin of Otago in New Zealand
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Nickname
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Bazz
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Height
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1.71 m
(5 ft 7 in)
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Batting
style
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Right-handed
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Bowling
style
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Right
arm medium
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Role
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Batsman,
Wicket-Keeper
New
Zealand captain
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Test
debut (cap 224)
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10
March 2004 v South Africa
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ODI debut (cap 126)
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17
February 2002 v Australia
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Adelaide Oval is a great stadium in Adelaide of South
Australia which is located in the park lands between the famous City Center and North
Adelaide.
The stadium is generally
used for cricket and football. It is also plays host to rugby league, rugby
unions, concerts and soccer’s. Adelaide
Oval’s record crowd for cricket was 52,533 during the 2014–15 Big Bash
League season Semi Final between the Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers. Adelaide Oval’s overall record
attendance was presented 62,543 at the 1965 SANFL Grand Final between the Port
Adelaide and Sturt Football Clubs.
The Oval has been
headquarters to the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) since 1871 and South
Australian National Football League (SANFL) since 2014. The Adelaide Oval is managed by the
Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority (AOSMA). Redevelopments between 2008
and 2014, the costing of $575 million to increased the stadium's seating
capacity from 34,000 (34 thousands) to 53,583 (around 54 thousands including
standing room). Adelaide and Port Adelaide Football Clubs also returned to the ground,
leaving Football Park.
In 2010, Adelaide Oval
is called the "one of the most picturesque Test cricket grounds in
Australia. In December 2009, South Australian Premier Mike Rann announced that a
$450 million government commitment to redevelop Adelaide Oval to enable AFL
Football to be played there. Treasurer Kevin Foley announced an increase in
government funding $ 450 to $535 million In May 2011. After
the redevelopment, it is described as "the most perfect piece of modern
architecture because it's a thoroughly contemporary stadium with all the
character that it's had in the past."
In this cricket venue, in
Sun Feb 15, 4th Match, Pool B - India v Pakistan, in Mon Mar 9, 33rd Match,
Pool A - Bangladesh v England, Sun Mar 15, 42nd Match, Pool B - Ireland v
Pakistan and in Fri Mar 20, 3rd Quarter-Final will be held
Ground profile
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Established
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1871
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Location
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War
Memorial Drive at Adelaide in South Australia
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Owner
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South Australian
Government
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Operator
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Adelaide
Oval SMA Ltd
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Capacity
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53,583 (3,500
standing on hill)
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Playing area
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190.20m long and 126.20m wide
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Floodlights
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Yes
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First Test
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Australia v England - Dec 12-16, 1884
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First ODI
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Australia v West Indies - Dec 20, 1975
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The
Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is
an important sports ground (stadium) in Sydney, Australia. The ground is used
for One Day International cricket, 5/4 days Test cricket, Twenty-20 cricket and
Australian Rules football. In sometimes, some rugby league football and rugby
union matches are held in this ground. The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is the home ground for the New South
Wales Blues cricket team, the Sydney Sixers of Big Bash League and the Sydney
Swans Australian Football League Club. The ground is owned and operated by the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust that also
manages the Sydney Football Stadium which is located the next door. Until the arrangement
of 44,000 seated Football Stadium was opened in the year of 1988, the Sydney
Cricket Ground (Stadium) was Sydney’s major rugby league Stadium in Australia.
The
Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Fri
Feb 27, 19th Match, Pool B - South Africa v West Indies, in Sun Mar 8, 32nd
Match, Pool A - Australia v Sri Lanka, in Fri Mar 13, 38th Match, Pool A -
Afghanistan v England, in Wed Mar 18, 1st Quarter-Final, in Thu Mar 26, 2nd
Semi-Final will be held.
Ground profile
It is also or formerly known as Sydney Cricket Ground No. 1; Garrison Ground (1848-1877),
Association Ground
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Established
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1848
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Capacity
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43649
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Playing area
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156.00m long and 154.00m wide
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Owner
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Government of New
South Wales
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Operator
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Sydney Cricket
Ground Trust
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Tenants
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Floodlights
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Yes
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First Test
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Australia
v England - Feb 17-21, 1882
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First ODI
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Australia
v England - Jan 13, 1979
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End
names
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Northern or
Paddington End and Southern or Rand wick End.
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