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On the day Shoaib Akhtar became the first bowler to break the 100mph barrier 20 years ago, we dug into the archives to find perhaps his most ferocious delivery on Australian shores!
Big congrats to the Aussie boys for a fantastic World Cup👏👏
Coming back from 2 down at the start of the tournament and overcoming the dominant Indian team on home soil was special.
Tremendous run chase under immense pressure any finisher would be proud of 👍
Happy New Year everyone 🏏🎉
Great memories
@cricketcomau
Hit the gaps, minimise risk, and choose the best boundary option available given the conditions/situation - does anything really change when chasing totals under pressure?
Wow - some knock by
@Gmaxi_32
👏👏
Kinda hard to believe an innings like that was even possible!!
Kudos to the
@ACBofficials
team, they are having a cracking tournament. Batting wise their control of plans and pace of innings is spot on.
#AUSvsSA
memories
@cricketcomau
Couldn't have done it without my support crew; a big thank you to Roger Harper for dropping that catch 😜 our lower order and in particular Pistol for a great knock and
@glennmcgrath11
for managing to hit it 😂😂
🥳 Happy new year, 2023! 😍
🏏🇦🇺 On this day in 1996, with
@CricketAus
in trouble at 6/38, an incredible innings from
@mbevan12
(78 not out) included a famous last ball four to win the ODI against
@windiescricket
by a wicket at
@scg
. 💚💛
📰
19 years today since Andy Bichel's magnificent 7-20 against England at the 2003 men's ODI World Cup, while his 34no from No.10 helped secure the win. What. A. Guy! 😍
Have finally bitten the bullet and launched my very own batting mentoring service. Please retweet or tag a handle etc to those who you think it may be helpful for. Thanks in advance....
Proponents of lockdown after 80% vaccination target has been reached, who stand to lose no income, refuse to acknowledge the downside consequences of individual mental health, family unit disintegration, child education and growth and economic wealth inequality are not believable
How can this still be going on 3 years later!! Surely every player must have been interviewed? Surely the bowlers must have known? How then can only 3 players be sanctioned??
Extremely shocked and floored by the devastating news of Warnie’s passing.
A larger than life team member who’s presence was a cornerstone of our great team 😢 1/3 👇
I work with batting units and teams to help improve their:
1. Mindset
2. Game plans
3. Goal setting
4. Skills
And of course RESULTS....
Interested teams please DM me 🏏
Happy Australia Day 🇦🇺 for those who celebrate it.
Not sure whether changing the date will solve the past, present and future angst. Maybe it will, maybe it won't?
It should be decided by the will of the people in a fair democratic way without cancellation or coercion.
Australian men's players to have scored 5000 ODI runs:
Ponting
Gilchrist
M Waugh
Clarke
S Waugh
Bevan
Border
Hayden
Jones
Boon
Watson
Hussey
Martyn
Warner
Symonds
FINCH
#AUSvIND
I think
@englandcricket
need to improve their vetting process? This issue was so important to them apparently they couldn't be bothered checking his social media prior to selecting him. In addition how long is someone accountable for what they said?
Warnie, it was a true honour to have played with you and I will always cherish the memories that we shared in our cricketing adventures.
My deepest condolences to his family and close friends.
RIP Warnie you be greatly missed
Ok back in the Twitter game 😂. Mostly cricket/coaching (obvs) but happy to share my wisdom on the hot twitter topics of the moment. What are they again??
Being out of form is one of the hardest things batsman go through. The trick is being honest with yourself and understanding what the exact problem is. 3 reasons that stop you from scoring runs;
1. Confidence
2. Gameplans
3. Skills
Counter argument; does having bowling restrictions throughout junior levels impede some bowlers ability to maintain form and pace at test/international level?
We mostly discussed our victory in the 1999 World Cup and who was the better batsman; Ricky Ponting, Babar Azam or Virat Kohli 😜
Absolute pleasure in meeting some of my great fans in Houston, Texas.
#rickyponting
#1999WorldCup
So we are having a referendum on "the voice". Why not;
Australia day?
Covid mandates?
Climate change?
Why do we only have referendums when it suits the political narrative?
Domestic cricket news;
It was announced pre season that I would be working with
@CricketNSW
as a batting consultant - to date, this hasn't happened.
1/3 👇
Modern kids don’t know how good they’ve got it. Sides chasing 190 to win in 20 overs. Back in my day, we’d need 170 off 40 and Michael Bevan would knock it around for 35 before needing four off the last ball to win.
History suggests teams chasing totals struggle to win matches. What I saw from
@BCCI
in the last Test and today it seems these rules no longer apply? Even though I can't fathom it given the Aussie bowling attack at the Gabba....a win for India still very much possible
#AUSvIND
Throughout the Covid period Australian and State government have ruled through fear, control and hypocrisy rather than accountability, clarity and transparency. They are more than happy to treat the average Aussie with utter contempt and disrespect. I for one have had enough 👎
Forever confident, bloody cheeky and always willing to help out his team mates in need. A true champion who refused to accept defeat regardless of the situation and one of the most amazing cricketers I have ever seen. 2/3 👇
Spent countless hours on the boundary in front of hundreds and thousands of fans and it wasn't always pretty, even in front of a home crowd. However, everyone commenting and assuming the guilt of one party before the facts have come to hand is poor form.
Went to watch the NBA playoffs at a sports bar in Chicago. Had a burrito bowl and 4 buds.
Thought put 100 in my pocket and went to pay the bill only to find it was 1 dollar 😂😂
No credit card or Id on me 😬
Long time between drinks. Amongst the covid controversy with our players in India I am choosing to quarantine in the apple isle 😉 breakfast at 10 degrees in the van 😮 more pics to follow...
Touring tas for weeks now but this day was one of the highlights of the trip. Cradle Mountain, Dove and Crater lake on a crisp chilly day without cloud. Didn't quite make it to the top (bus times and dodgy knees 😉) but amazing none the less 👍👍
Joe Root aves 70.7 v spin, Kohli 69.0 ... But against off-spin specifically: Root 71.2, Kohli 53.1. !!! So
@root66
is factually a better player of spin than Virat ...
#Fact
#INDvENG
Never played in a great team where I didn't receive honest but uncomfortable feedback at times or where I 100% agreed with what the coach did, said or how he said it.
If
@CricketAus
are solely reliant on player feedback (which appears to be the case) for coach selection it...
The truth of Australia Day....
This is information that all Australians need to know. Especially those that believe it has to do with how anybody was treated.
People should learn the true facts before opening their mouth to spew falsehood.
Extemely sad news. RIP Rod Marsh.
A legend of Australian Cricket and a hero of mine as a cricketing youngster. Was fortunate to meet him on several occasions and was always interesting to hear his views on the game we love.
😪
Thanks everyone for your birthday wishes yesterday. Spent a good portion of the day testing out (far too often) this fine piece of percolating machinery 🎂🎂☕☕
With the IPL likely to get bigger soon, Ravi Shastri stated that international T20s should only be played at World Cups 🗣
Do you agree?
#T20Timeout
#IPL2022
Dangerous precedent and one where coaches will only tell players what they want to hear rather what they need to hear just so they can retain their job.
Tough call on JL who seems to have taken the Aus team to better space than in 2018
Nice win by the Aussies last night 👏👏
For them to give it shake and progress to the later stages still feel Steve Smith will need to fire and play a major role.
Considerable overreach on his comments, they were fine... Australia should pick their best captain - who ever that is. If it is Smith then so be it....he has done his time and everyone should have moved on.
Pro for
@YorkshireCCC
in mid nineties.
At practice one day Brian (in his mid sixties) rocks up and jumped in the nets without lid to show the young quicks who was boss 😂😂
Hey
@AirCanada
still no luggage after 24 hours 🤷♂️
Do you think that is fair and reasonable?
Pull your finger out and make an effort.
Please send asap to my hotel in Chicago.
Best regards
A paying customer
Politics is corrupt and leaderless and has been for a long time. The Australian public deserves better. I have no idea how to change this predicament, if it is even possible or if there is even enough Australians interested in doing so. However, holding on 👎
to political convictions and idealogy regardless of the poor outcomes served up to us by our politicians means we can never hold them to account.
#timeforachange
SELECTION DILEMMA
#1
; certainty and clarity promote confidence with players. When other players in the team see the best performing player being dropped then they know it also means their spot is in jeopardy regardless of how they perform.
SELECTION DILEMMA
#2
;
Consistency is
Test cricket going the way of the dodo.
One player not allowed to play for not kneeling and the rest will be picked even when they don't want play
Strange times 🤷♂️
Cant be from players that are looking to "transition" or "evolve"! It should only come from established leaders that have already "transitioned" and "evolved" and are proven to contribute to an environment that sets the standard in World Cricket.
This approach is setting a...
Booster shot time!
Given I have zero trust in any information the government puts out I thought i would ask my trusted twitter followers to determine my life direction 🤷♂️
As a healthy(ish) 52 year old - do i get the shot or not?
Easts are pleased to announce the appointment of
@mbevan12
to the newly created role, Director of Cricket Operations. This position is an important step forward for the Club to ensure synergy between our senior & junior coaching programmes. Read more:
I always found judging coming back from injury a tough decision to make....you don't want to let the team down, peer pressure etc...if the injury absorbs even a slight amount of your focus then tough to score runs.
David Warner admits that rushing back from injury to face India in the Test series was a mistake 🏏
He will return to action this week for New South Wales ⤵
Good on
@patcummins30
for coming out and addressing the elephant in the room.
For me it was never about sticking up for mates but having respect for a coach that was forced to resign when the team was ranked No 1 in Tests, No 3 in ODI and current T20 World champions (1/3)
Interesting treatment of the pitch in Nagpur. The groundstaff watered the entire centre of the surface & only the length areas outside the left-hander’s leg stump & then rolled only the centre, stopping short every time they got to the good length areas at both ends
#IndvAus