Commonwealth Bank Series, 2007/08 - Fixtures

1st Match - Australia v India - February 2008 - Sun 3

2nd Match - India v Sri Lanka - Tue 5

3rd Match - Australia v Sri Lanka - Fri 8

4th Match - Australia v India - Sun 10

5th Match - India v Sri Lanka - Tue 12

6th Match - Australia v Sri Lanka - Fri 15

7th Match - Australia v India - Sun 17

8th Match - India v Sri Lanka - Tue 19

9th Match - Australia v Sri Lanka - Fri 22

10th Match - Australia v India - Sun 24

11th Match - India v Sri Lanka - Tue 26

12th Match - Australia v Sri Lanka - Fri 29

1st Final - TBC v TBC - March 2008 - Sun 2

2nd Final - TBC v TBC - Tue 4

3rd Final - TBC v TBC - Fri 7

thanx for the schedule bagg

source: skysports

Munaf called-up by India

India call-up two new players for tri-series in Australia.

Last updated: 30th January 2008



Munaf: India call-up



India have called-up Munaf Patel into their one-day squad for the Commonwealth Bank tri-series in Australia as a replacement for injured paceman RP Singh.
Singh picked up a hamstring injury during the fourth Test against Australia which has ruled him out of the one-day series, and he has now returned to India.
Munaf has now been called up and he will be part of the one-day squad to take on the Aussies and Sri Lanka in the three-team competition.
India also have an injury worry over big-hitting batsman Yuvraj Singh, and they will be bringing Manoj Tiwary over to Australia as cover for the left-hander.


Yuvraj is currently recovering from a knee injury and is almost certainly out of the opening match of the triangular series against Australia in Brisbane on Sunday.
22-year-old Bengal batsman Tiwary is hoping to get the opportunity to impress should he step in for Yuvraj, and believes he has what it takes to succeed in the international arena.
"I knew all along that chances will once again come my way," he told the Asian Age. "I am not at all nervous.
"I am a strong person mentally. I am ready to fight.
"For the last seven days I have been practising keeping precisely the Australian conditions in mind.
"I have been using a wet tennis ball and synthetic ball to cope with the extra bounce in Australia."
The second game of the series will see India take on Sri Lanka in Brisbane on Tuesday.

source: http://cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s...splay&id=40751
31 January, 2008

Australian ODI Squad named

Cricket Australia’s National Selection Panel (NSP) has today announced a 13-man squad to take part in the Commonwealth Bank Series against India and Sri Lanka.

The Commonwealth Bank Series Squad is:

Ricky Ponting (captain) - TAS, 33
Adam Gilchrist (vice-captain) - WA, 36
Nathan Bracken - NSW, 30
Stuart Clark - NSW, 32
Michael Clarke - NSW, 26
Brad Haddin - NSW, 30
Matthew Hayden - QLD, 36
Brad Hogg - WA, 36
James Hopes - QLD, 29
Michael Hussey - WA, 32
Mitchell Johnson - QLD, 26
Brett Lee - NSW, 31
Andrew Symonds - QLD, 32

Commenting on the squad, NSP Chairman Andrew Hilditch said:

“The Commonwealth Bank Series squad, with the exception of Shaun Tait, is the same squad that played against New Zealand for the Commonwealth Bank Chappell-Hadlee Trophy. The National Selection Panel saw no reason to change that particular squad since it won the Trophy so convincingly,” Hilditch said.

“Stuart Clark was unfortunately ruled out of the KFC Twenty20 International squad with a slight ankle injury but is expected to be fully fit to take his place in the Commonwealth Banks Series squad.”

The Australian team will play its first match of the Commonwealth Bank Series against India in Brisbane on Sunday 3 February.

Chak de india...

man i no they can win this

Australia v India, Twenty20 international, Melbourne
Dhoni urges team to stay in line
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Melbourne
January 31, 2008

Source - CRICINFO

Mahendra Singh Dhoni isn't daunted by the prospect of playing the Twenty20 international in front of 90,000 spectators at the MCG © Getty Images


Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's captain in the limited-over formats, has urged his team-mates to respect the international guidelines for on-field behaviour in the wake of the Harbhajan Singh-Andrew Symonds controversy. He said there would be some allowance for "chit-chat" between players as long as there was nothing untoward being uttered.

"Whoever the players are, they know the international guidelines that are set out to be followed," he said, when asked about the importance of player behaviour in the forthcoming limited-over games. "Each and every player should respect it. It is the responsibility of an individual more than their skipper to know the limitations and to know where they stand."

It was reported that the Australian players were unhappy over Harbhajan's reprieve, given that he had been handed a three-match ban in the first hearing. Dhoni would also remember the World Twenty20 match in Durban last year, a match that marked the start of the fractious relationship between the two sides.

"We don't really care about whatever has happened so far," he said a day before the Twenty20 international in Melbourne. "It's a fresh start and we're going to play some good cricket. There's always chit-chat going on between the players. If nothing controversial is said, I think both the teams will be happy with it. We can't just shut up and play. It's cricket and you've got to do lots of things with the bat and the ball and there should be chit-chat out on the ground."

Dhoni preferred that contentious catches be referred to the third umpire, a procedure which was used in the final two Tests of the series. Before the first Test in Melbourne, Anil Kumble and Ricky Ponting had agreed to take the fielders word but reviewed the pact after the controversial Sydney Test. "I believe in referring it to the third umpire," Dhoni said. "A fielder can mislead so it's important that it's referred to the third umpire."

Was he expecting a hostile reception from a crowd that's expected to be close to 90,000? "If they are not on the field it does not really matter," he said. "We don't care whether we receive a hostile reception or not. In Eden Gardens there are 100,000 spectators, in Kochi there are 80,000 spectators. Still, this is a huge ground and playing in front of such numbers would be exciting."

Hyderabad: Stylish middle order batsman VVS Laxman said Thursday he is disappointed for not being included in India's one-day team for the upcoming tri-series in Australia.

"I am disappointed that I am not part of the one-day side. But I am looking forward to do well in both forms of the game and whenever the selectors feel that I will fit into the scheme of the things, I will be more than happy to play my role," Laxman told reporters here.

"It is a great opportunity for a lot of youngsters to do well. Playing against Australia in Australia is a great

challenge," he said.

Talking about the recently-concluded Test series against Australia, Laxman said he is disappointed that India lost the series.

"Overall, I think the result was a little disappointing. We went with a goal of winning the series but we lost it. It was disappointing. But I am proud with the way we all played there, especially after the Sydney Test, the way we played in Perth and the Adelaide Tests. I think it is very satisfying," he said.

Source - Cricketnext

CB Series, 2007-08
One last hurrah
Peter English at the Gabba
February 2, 2008

	Australia have one last chance to make the tri-series a pleasant memory rather than something that has provided lasting discomfort © Getty Images

Australian lounge rooms are about to lose a piece of furniture with the staging of the final tri-series. For 29 years the tournament has been central to the country's summer sport-watching, but over the past decade the concept faded, was patched up, and finally wore beyond repair. In 2008-09 the CB Series will be replaced by two head-to-head contests and Australia, India and Sri Lanka are the ideal teams to farewell the once revolutionary concept.
The world champions, the World Cup finalists and the side that pushed Australia over four Tests during the past month will all fight for the piece of history. This was how it was meant to be in the beginning, when the big names dominated Kerry Packer's idea, but as the event evolved the contests became one-sided, the tournaments were more drawn out and the winners were usually Australia. Only three times since 1993-94 have Australia not been successful, including last year against England.
There may be danger lurking again. While India are fourth and Sri Lanka sixth on the ICC rankings, they are teams that have the star quality to threaten Australia. Sanath Jayasuriya often lifts mountains when Ricky Ponting's men are in the way - although his tour has started in pain with a cut jaw against Tasmania - and Kumar Sangakkara performed outstandingly during the Test tour here in November. Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have similar successful attitudes when coming up against men in green.
Both squads are also regenerating and the influx of youth will lift both the fielding and collective energy of the units, which are crucial aspects when trying to challenge Australia at home. The tournament opens with Australia facing India at the Gabba on Sunday in a re-match of Friday's one-sided Twenty20 affair in Melbourne. Australia took the game in the 12th over and they want to build on the win.
"At the Twenty20 it was a good start," Ponting, who missed the match, said. "We wanted to set the tone for the entire tour there."
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the India leader, tried to show he was not bothered by the size of the defeat. "It should be taken as a practice game," he said. "If you think too much about the things that have happened I don't think you will gain anything from it."
Australia have fitness worries over Ponting (lower back) and Matthew Hayden (right thigh) while India will be without Yuvraj Singh, who should be desperate to show his limited-overs class after his problems in the Test series. However, rain could be the biggest problem for all three teams - India play Sri Lanka here on Tuesday - and the forecast is for more wet weather throughout the week.
Packs of fast bowlers might be the best options on a pitch that spent much of Saturday under the covers, but Australia will wait until Sunday morning to name their squad. Adam Voges is on standby for Ponting and Hayden while Ashley Noffke has come in for Stuart Clark, who remains in Sydney for personal reasons. Once calls have been made on the two injured players, Ponting will decide whether to go with an all-pace attack on a greenish pitch or use Brad Hogg, the specialist spinner.
India's problem is shoe-horning a bunch of young enthusiastic talent. They have brought a modern team to Australia and the selectors have shown that all-round skills are preferable to age. Ponting was surprised Sourav Ganguly missed the squad, but at some point hard-won reputations have to make way for regenerating teams.
Despite the 2-1 series loss, India showed Australia have become less dominant in the Test arena and the hosts are intent on holding their edge in the one-day format. Ponting also wants to make up for the defeat to England last season.
"For the first time in a long time we didn't win the series," he said. "We've got a bit of a repayment to do there." Australia have one last chance to make the tri-series a pleasant memory rather than something that has provided lasting discomfort.
Australia (probable) 1 Adam Gilchrist, 2 Matthew Hayden, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Clarke, 5 Andrew Symonds, 6 Michael Hussey, 7 Brad Haddin, 8 James Hopes, 9 Brett Lee, 10 Nathan Bracken, 11 Mitchell Johnson.
India (probable) 1 Sachin Tendulkar, 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Dinesh Karthik, 5 Robin Uthappa, 6 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt, wk), 7 Suresh Raina, 8 Irfan Pathan, 9 Harbhajan Singh, 10 Sreesanth, 11 Ishant Sharma.
Peter English is the Australasia editor of Cricinfo
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Australia v India, 1st ODI, CB Series, Brisbane
'Young team with lot of aggression' - Yuvraj
Nagraj Gollapudi at the Gabba
February 2, 2008

	Yuvraj Singh is "very confident about being fit in a couple of days" © AFP

Yuvraj Singh, one of the chief architects of recent Indian victories in the one-day and the Twenty20 formats, believes that the team needs to put Friday's embarrassing Twenty20 loss behind them if they are to perform well during the CB Series. "We need to focus on the first game. Our batsmen need to start well and get used to the wicket," he said on the eve of the first game against Australia at the Gabba on Sunday.
Yuvraj, who had a forgettable outing during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with only 17 runs in the first two Tests he played, had to suffer more agony when he injured his left knee during a football session in the middle of the third Test at the WACA last month. Though his knee was still in a brace, Yuvraj said he felt "very confident about being fit in a couple of days". That would be good news for India who desperately need his services, especially after the debacle on Friday.
Speaking about the newcomers into the ODI squad and the pressure they might face going straight into a big series, Yuvraj said the lack of acclimatisation wouldn't be a problem because most of them had played in big series in the last year.
"The important thing to keep in mind is how fast they can mentally prepare then they'll be in a position to give a good performance", Yuvraj said speaking from his own experiences when he came into the Indian team. He said Australia was a tough place and the Aussies don't make it easy either and the boys realise that. "They'll grow through this tough experience. We are a hard working young team with a lot aggression."
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's one-day and Twenty20 skipper, spoke about how his batsmen had failed to live up to the expectations the previous evening at the MCG. But Dhoni would have sorely missed Yuvraj, who is also his deputy, and more importantly the second highest run-getter for India in ODIs in 2007.Two of the top five, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, are not even part of the ODI squad, something that Ricky Ponting picked on when he said he was "surprised that he [Ganguly] is not there in the side after the way he played against us at home".
Yuvraj didn't deny the absence of players like Ganguly and Dravid was a huge loss but stressed it was better to look to the future instead. "This is the best one-day outfit. And if you look at most of the team, it is the same that won the Twenty20 World Cup."
Yuvraj agreed with Ponting's view that Sri Lanka, the World Cup runners-up, could not be ignored. "It's not only about Australia. We need to also keep in mind Sri Lanka." And the best way to beat this pair of quality sides was, according to Yuvraj, " to play consistently in all three departments of the game".
Meanwhile Munaf Patel and Manoj Tiwary joined the Indian squad on Saturday. Patel was the last-minute replacement for RP Singh who had to go back home after suffering a hamstring injury while Tiwary has been called as a cover for Yuvraj.
Nagraj Gollapudi is an assistant editor at Cricinfo
© Cricinfo

i just wanted to know what time the match is going to start in us and canada thanks for the info

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03:15 GMT.. figure the rest out