Australian State Cricket

Hughes is very impressive. He is a great future prospect.

Vics have a very long tail mp12, I hope the blues try for a result rather than making it impossible for the vics, I think we only needa draw for the title.

Pura Cup final score summary for those who are interested

NSW 281   Katich 86 Haddin 63     Siddle 5-66  Nannes 3-58

VIC 216   Hodge 84  Jewell 26       Lee 4-72      McGill 2-36

NSW 237/2 Hughes 115 Katich 76   White 1-16  McGain 1-63

As you can see NSW are in the box seat as in only tea on day 3.

Watson's still behind the eight ball even with that performance. He'll have to wait a few more years before he can break into the test team, he'll try for the limited overs game though.

there's no way he'll get back into the test side, am I right?

How about Lehmann's exit though, 129 and 167, not many better ways to leave the game than that eh?

Pric kly characters , Aussies !

On Sky this morning he was quoted as saying his enthusiasm and joy in cricket has disappeared , so he knew it was time. 
       Very good player , not one of the golden boys in the test batting line up , but very reliable.  Probably underrated by all except his teammates.

In the Ford Ranger Cup match in progress between Western Australia and Queensland, WA are struggling at 96/7

Far out what amazing batting from Luke Ronchi against the Qld Bulls he smashed 105 off 54 balls, 6 fours and 11 sixes! WA declared at 5/565

Did you here that Bevan had to call it quits because of injury but will still be the assistant coach of TAS.

the next big thing in oz cricket is the vics all-rounder Andrew McDonald. he has been in amazing form with the bat ths season averaging over 100 in the first-class comp and also bowls handy medium pacers in the mould of ian harvey's mediums.

• 19 year old NSW all-rounder Moises Henriques bags his first ever five wicket haul in a spell of 5 for 17 (economy = 1.3) versus QLD in a Pura Cup (4 day) game
• Shaun Tait has grabbed 8 wickets (for the whole match) in SA's loss to NSW
• Stuart Clark has enhanced his chances for playing in the Gabba Ashes Test by taking a 6 wicket haul and scoring an amazing 64 of 34 in a match winning knock!
• Young Tasmanian Keeper, Tim Paine smashed a double ton

The new Australian domestic season has begun. It started on Thursday with the Ford Ranger cup replacing the ING sponsor when Queensland tackeled the Tasmian Tigers.

Tasmania batted first with Xavier Doherty posting 53 has they slumped to 172 all out Queensland chased down the total with 9 wickets to spare Hayden top scored with 91.

Western Australia batted first against Victoria with Luke Ronchi & Adam Voges smashing half centuries both could be future prospects for Australia. Shane Harwood took career best figures of 5-40. Chasing 261 for victory Hodge hit a solid fifty along with Jonothan Moss though Victoria where below the req.run rate though a unlikely hero Grant Lindsay smashed 3 sixes and a 4 in his 48 ball 59. Victoria fell 11 runs short of the total in the end.

And in the other match which is currently being played between South Australia & New South Wales, the Blues made 5/291 with young talented Moises Henriques batting at 8 hit a quickfire 43*(24) while O'Brien managed 58*(60).

In the Pura cup matches Tasmania is in full control against Queensland posting 334 in there first innings after Queensland had made 196, with Perren,Di Venuto & Birt all hitting fifties for there states. Queensland are 9/174 and have a lead of 36 runs Griffith is the pick of the bowlers with 4-44.

Finally W.A & Victoria just got underway with the Warriors currently 1/61 (18) McDonald the wicket-taker.

Edited by ANIL KUMBLE