We're Off - The JP Premier League

Shameful loss. How on earth could they chase 352! Congrats Surrey, you outplayed us. Well AB's injured which means Saha will finally get a chance. I'll do the press relese later.

ok slogs... here is my team for the next game:

Ganguly : We were outplayed.

A visibly depressed KKR captain, Sourav Ganguly spoke to the media after their loss against Surrey.

Reporter : Your comments on the loss?
Sourav : Well we couldn't do anything more. we gave our 100 percent but on the day, they played the better cricket. Chaing 352 in the 4th innings is never easy. I think they outplayed us.

Reporter : Your own form has been a bit dissappoinitng too, that's a cause of concern too.
Sourav : Yes, I know that. I am working hard at the nets but somehow the hard work is notpaying off. I am hopeful of getting some runs at home.

Reporter : Finally after 3 games you get to play at the Eden, are the boys excited about thtat?
Sourav : Yes they are, they are upbeat and confident about performing well at the Eden. We hope to play a good game of cricket over there and also make it a memorable match for the fans.

Reporter : Any likely changes?
Sourav : Well at the moment AB's out with an injury so Wriddhi will be keeping for the next game. Parmar too has a strong chance of making it to the team alongside Vettori.

Reporter : What about the pitch?
Sourav : Well I hope it will be a good wicket. It will be elpful for both bowlers and batsmen.

Reporter : All the best.
Sourav : Cheers, thanks mate.

Robbie,what are the conditions?

Jaques

Edited by NZ_Fast - 11 March 2009 at 12:38am

Originally posted by robbie try reading my last post on page 2

Woops!!!

Team:
G.Smith(c)
P.Hughes
Y.Singh
S.Badrinath
B.Rohrer
A.Rashid(b)
T.Taibu(wk)
P.Siddle(b1)
N.Bracken(b2)
D.Nannes(b)
M.Muralidaran(b)

Siddle getting a spot again after being out for two matches.

Press Release:

Freuchie aftergame press release. well to be honest it feels great although i have to admit i did think we had the best squad and would do very well

Edited by robbie - 11 March 2009 at 8:23pm

Conditions straight off.
5=pitch,outfield and bounce.

Same team as last match please JP

You have got to be pleased with that result? Of course I am. I told the boys that once we got into a good position we couldn't let it slip, any team is capable of fighting back. Jaques set us up brilliantly and the bowlers did a great job.
You made a few changes for this game, why was that? We wanted to give other players an opportunity to prove themselves, as well as see how other players responded when they were given more responsibility. Prior certainly took his chance, as did Harris and they have been rewarded. Patel stepped up when he was asked to spearhead the attack while Bond was rested.
So it was a conscious decision to rest Bond? Ah, yes it was. Hes been bowling beautifully, but hes had a few overs now and we felt it was time for a rest, and without taking anything away from the opposition, we felt we could take that chance against this team.
You mentioned it earlier, but Harris and Prior certainly performed well didn't they? I'm very proud of them, they've both been itching to play and as the scorecard shows they both made vital contributions, and secured their spots for the next couple of games at least.
Is Gibbs a bit of a worry at the top of the order?  I wouldnt call him a worry, he has had a couple of good innings, just failing to kick on. He should come right in the end.
Any injury worries for the next round?  Brad Hodge has been ruled out for this game, buts its more just resting a niggle before it becomes serious. It also provides him a good opportunity to have a chat with the batting coach and see if he's picked up anything.
Whos replacing Hodge then? We've called up Jesse Ryder for this game, its the sort of pitch he will enjoy and he should fit into the set up nicely.
This game is obviously a step up in terms of quality of opposition are you worried the players might become a little complacent after the last game?  First of all,  every team is very strong so I don't consider any one team to be hugely better than the other, despite what the table says. And no I'm not worried about the team becoming complacent, we've already had one loss, and we don't really want another so early on.
Who are Kolkatas biggest threats to you?  The whole team really, they bat right the way through nearly and their bowling attack will more than keep you honest even if it lacks superstars.
Lastly, whats your prediction for the game?  A resonable close game. If I had to say, I'd say a win by 50 runs, or 3-4 wickets.

Press Release:

Team for match against Canterbury. I will bat first if I win the toss. Ganguly's  aggression level will be 6 and Luke Wright's will be 7. Rest of the team will be at default.

Akash Chopra
Alastair Cook
Rahul Dravid
Sourav Ganguly (5)
AB de Villiers
Wriddhiman Saha (+)
Luke Wright (5)
Chaminda Vaas (1)
Daniel Vettori (4)
James Franklin (3)
Ranadeb Bose (2)

de Villiers comes back after his injury and Luke Wright is given the go ahead. Malik and Dinda miss out. Gambhir has been rested and Akash Chopra is being given a go.


Edited by dips_december - 12 March 2009 at 4:34pm

Press Release:

Caribbean Blasters' manager Spin Wizard has fulfilled his promise in signing new players and the newest recruits are the young gun Pujara from India and the off spinning all rounder Powar of India as well.  Both should play a vital role in upcoming games.

We caught up to the Melbourne manager today and this is what he had to say:

I'm a bit dissappointed in the match,after the first two innings we were evenly balanced and we really should have given them a hard chase for it,but their second innings put them in an unbeatable position.
This match Fawad Alam returns to the side instead of Rohrer with Parnell replacing Siddle.
Our team:
G.Smith(c)
P.Hughes
F.Alam
S.Badrinath
Y.Singh
A.Rashid(b)
T.Taibu(wk)
N.Bracken(b1)
D.Nannes(b)
M.Muralidaran(b)
W.Parnell(b2)

I think we have a good chance of winning at the MCG in the next match against an injury struck Carribian Blasters,who are missing their star batsman,Chanderpaul.