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Gayle quits as West Indies captain, Board in turmoil

Chris Gayle resigned as captain of West Indies cricket team, according to WICB CEO Donald Peters, who is also speculated to be sent on leave, indicating uncertain times for Board ahead of Champions Trophy in Pakistan in September next.

"CEO Dr Donald Peters confirmed West Indies captain Chris Gayle had indeed formally tendered his resignation as skipper on Saturday night by letter," a newspaper reported. "He, however, did not give details as to Gayle`s reasons," it added.

Gayle was reportedly unhappy with West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) selection policy and voiced concerns over regional selectors choices in recent ODI series against Australia after Windies had surrendered decisive third match.

Meanwhile, Caribbean Media Corporation claimed Peters had been "sent on unspecified, administrative leave immediately", and corporate secretary Tony Deyal, was said to be dismissed as outcome of an "emergency internal investigation" into information leaks from within Board concerning funding for WICB president Julian Hunte`s office.

But Peters said he had no communication in this regard. "We have been hearing that. But no, that has not been communicated to me, and there is no reason to believe that there is any such (decision)," he was quoted as saying by the paper.

Deyal, on his part, said "I have asked the Board to clarify it, and Board hasn't said anything. Nobody confirmed or denied it. There is no reason (given for dismissal). One would think there must be, but I was never asked to respond (to any such issue)”.

Shoaib and 25 others clear dope tests

Pakistani Cricket Board (PCB) officials expressed relief Wednesday after paceman Shoaib Akhtar and 25 other players cleared dope tests conducted ahead of September's Champions Trophy.

"The tests were conducted on 26 of the 30 players in the preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy and I can say that it's a great relief that all the tests are negative," PCB chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi told AFP.

Three players missed the tests carried out last week as they were playing league cricket in England, while Younis Khan was in Saudi Arabia and their tests will be conducted later, said Naghmi. Pakistan has been embroiled in recent doping controversies.

Asif did not feature in the latest tests as he is fighting to clear his name after he tested positive for nandrolone during the Indian Premier League earlier this month.

Shoaib was named in Pakistan's provisional squad earlier this month after Lahore High Court suspended a separate 18-month ban for indiscipline.

Pakistan hosts the biennial Champions Trophy from September 11-28, amid fears of a boycott by leading teams, including defending champions Australia, for security reasons.

India elect to bat in second Sri Lanka Test

India captain Anil Kumble elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the second Test at the Galle International Stadium here on Thursday.

Sri Lanka lead 1-0 in the three-Test series after winning the opening match in Colombo by an innings and 239 runs.

India and Sri Lanka retained the teams that played in Colombo.

India : Anil Kumble (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Venkatsai Laxman, Dinesh Karthik, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma.

Sri Lanka : Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Michael Vandort, Malinda Warnapura, Kumar Sangakkara, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardene, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekera.

Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIS) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA)

TV umpire: Mark Benson (ENG)

Match referee: Alan Hurst (AUS)

Champions League dates set

India, Australia and South Africa will go ahead with a $6 million Champions Twenty20 League despite objections from the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The boards met on Wednesday to announce the Sept. 29-Oct. 8 event, starting just a day after the Champions Trophy final in Pakistan despite ICC rules requiring a week's gap after its tournaments.

The league organisers said the rule applied only for international cricket and Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said the league would essentially be a domestic tournament.

"I think the critical thing with all of this that needs to be understood, and is well understood, is that this is a domestic competition that distinguishes itself quite significantly from international events and ICC events," he said.

"The ICC agreement that we have all signed is based upon member countries' national teams, that we will not play within seven days of an international tournament ending," Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president Lalit Modi said.

The league will feature the top two teams from the domestic competitions of Australia and South Africa, the Indian Premier League as well as Pakistan champions Sialkot.

Modi said he hoped England champions Middlesex would also join in, although the Indian board is at loggerheads with their English counterparts over players belonging to the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL) who have featured in some of the county teams.

England implode at Edgbaston

Talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was left stranded as some farcical dismissals resulted in England being shot out for 231 on the opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston.

The big all-rounder then took the wicket of South Africa captain Graeme Smith with just his second ball as the tourists reached 38-1 in 11 overs of their first innings before the close of play.

Flintoff showed signs of his very best in hitting an unbeaten 36 only for two inept run-outs in consecutive balls to terminate the innings.

England's attempts to level the npower series, which South Africa currently lead 1-0, began positively after captain Michael Vaughan won the toss.

But once the opening stand of 68 was severed by Andrew Strauss' stray boot - which contributed in a hit wicket dismissal - England lost regular wickets in worrying echoes from the loss in Leeds.

Flintoff, featuring in only his second Test match since returning from an 18-month lay-off, was forced into a repair job with Tim Ambrose after six wickets tumbled inside the first two sessions.

Both Flintoff and Ambrose played with restraint in the circumstances, although an apologetic defensive push from the latter saw them separated following a 19-over alliance.

Although opener Alastair Cook and Ian Bell, on his home ground, struck half-centuries, England's batsmen once again folded after the first half-dozen overs tumbled for 138 and 152 in the 10-wicket defeat at Headingley.

Left with only the tail for company, Flintoff cracked a four and a six off consecutive Makhaya Ntini deliveries but the innings ended in the same over.

Flintoff's call for a sharp single led to the sacrifice of James Anderson before Monty Panesar inexplicably called for two, after turning to long leg, and was a yard short when wicketkeeper Mark Boucher confirmed his demise from Hashim Amla's throw.

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Cricket Australia defends decision to tour India

As concerns of players' safety take centrestage, Cricket Australia has denied it would be hypocritical to tour India in October despite the recent bomb blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad while not touring Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in September.

'We only go where security advice tells us is safe. The same question was asked about the London bombings during the 2005 Ashes tour when we did not go to Pakistan in March,' Cricket Australia's general manager of public affairs Peter Young told The Australian newspaper.

'As far as London was concerned, we kept the team out of there until security advice was emphatic that it was safe. We go through the same process every tour. It's as simple as that,' Young added.

The first Test in October between Australia and India is scheduled to be played in Bangalore, which was rocked by nine explosions Friday that killed one woman and injured seven people. A day later, there were 21 serial blasts in Ahmedabad, killing at least 50 and injuring about 200.

In late September, the state of Victoria and Western Australia teams will also be in India for the Champions League, which includes the top two domestic Twenty20 teams from India, Australia, South Africa and England.

The Victorian cricket team will be based in Jaipur, which was hit by eight blasts in May - when the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament was on.

'I don't think the fact that that happened there (Jaipur) will lead us down another path. It's not something that I've discussed with Cricket Victoria or our team at this stage. Obviously if there was an escalation, we'd change our view but at this stage we intend to compete in the tournament,' Victoria's coach Greg Shipperd, who coached the Delhi Daredevils team during the IPL, told The Australian newspaper.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade travel advisory has not upgraded the overall advice for India, urging travellers to exercise "a high degree of caution" whereas for Pakistan it says "reconsider your need to travel".

'Pakistan has a longer history of incidents than most other places. We'll follow similar guidelines to Cricket Australia,' Western Australia coach Tom Moody, who coached the Mohali team during IPL, told the newspaper.

Expressing concern over the bomb attacks in India, Australian Cricketers Association chief executive Paul Marsh told The Australian, "The ACA would continue to go through the security processes with Cricket Australia, as we always do.'

Nel ready to unleash alter ego 'Gunther' on England

South African fast bowler Andre Nel, who has been drafted into the squad as a replacement for the injured Dale Steyn, has warned Michael Vaughan's team that they will not only have to contend with his desire to re-establish himself as a Test match bowler, but also with an alter ego so potent in his imagination that he has even given it a name.

Nel, the 31-year-old fast bowler from Transvaal with a reputation for snarling and for his foul-mouthed aggression, blames his status as cricket's favourite villain on a mythical character called Gunther.

Nel has confirmed that he fully expects his other half to make an appearance in the third Test as soon as the contest demands it.

"Oh yes he will definitely come out - there's no doubts about that," Nel said, explaining that he decided his split personality merited two names after a conversation with one of South Africa's technical analysts.

"One of our computer guys said I was a bit like those little guys in Germany who live half way up a mountain and have a lack of oxygen to the brain that makes them crazy. Sometimes that happens to me, it seems.

"Gunther seemed a good name for him. I talk to him on the way to my mark. Andre has to keep Gunther in line sometimes but the aggression is part of my armoury.

"When I used to play with Polly [Shaun Pollock), he was a big help to me. It was amazing sometimes. One part of the attack would be quiet and calm and Gunther would be at the other end."

But Nel, who took six for 81 at Centurion Park in 2005 in his only previous Test against England, insists he has matured as a bowler and that England will discover there is more to his game than posturing, even though he expects the abrasive side of his game to be visible.

"It's unfortunate for Dale that he has picked up this injury but I am excited and looking forward to the challenge. It will be my first Test here. It has been frustrating waiting [for a chance] but we have a good squad and the guys have been playing well. You just have to wait."

The South Africa coach, Mickey Arthur, feels Nel, who played his last Test match in January before being controversially omitted from South Africa's tour to India, is the perfect man to replace Steyn.

Harmison, Broad overlooked

Steve Harmison and Stuart Broad have been overlooked by England for the third Test against South Africa at Edgebaston.

But Ryan Sidebottom and Paul Collingwood were included in the starting line-up for the crunch match which starts in Birmingham on Wednesday.

England need to win the match to keep their series hopes alive. They are 1-0 down with two games to play following last week's 10-wicket defeat at Headingley.

Paceman Harmison had been recalled to the squad and was hoping to earn his first cap since being axed seven Tests ago in New Zealand.

But concerns over the lack of bounce in the Edgbaston pitch led to his exclusion from the side.

Sidebottom missed the last Test with a back problem and his return will add some much-needed control and firepower to an attack, which has twice struggled to bowl out the Proteas during the current series.

The Nottinghamshire bowler should also find conditions favourable to swing bowling in Birmingham.

Collingwood was obviously upset when left out of the starting XI at Headingley and his recall will have to give a better balance to the side.

The Durham all-rounder will bat at number six with Andrew Flintoff at seven and Tim Ambrose at eight - two places lower than in the second Test.

Broad has shown great potential with the bat and scored an unbeaten half century in the second innings of the second Test.

But his seven-Test run, which began when he replaced Harmison in New Zealand, has been brought to an end because of his lack of success with the ball.

Harmison, Broad overlooked

Steve Harmison and Stuart Broad have been overlooked by England for the third Test against South Africa at Edgebaston.

But Ryan Sidebottom and Paul Collingwood were included in the starting line-up for the crunch match which starts in Birmingham on Wednesday.

England need to win the match to keep their series hopes alive. They are 1-0 down with two games to play following last week's 10-wicket defeat at Headingley.

Paceman Harmison had been recalled to the squad and was hoping to earn his first cap since being axed seven Tests ago in New Zealand.

But concerns over the lack of bounce in the Edgbaston pitch led to his exclusion from the side.

Sidebottom missed the last Test with a back problem and his return will add some much-needed control and firepower to an attack, which has twice struggled to bowl out the Proteas during the current series.

The Nottinghamshire bowler should also find conditions favourable to swing bowling in Birmingham.

Collingwood was obviously upset when left out of the starting XI at Headingley and his recall will have to give a better balance to the side.

The Durham all-rounder will bat at number six with Andrew Flintoff at seven and Tim Ambrose at eight - two places lower than in the second Test.

Broad has shown great potential with the bat and scored an unbeaten half century in the second innings of the second Test.

But his seven-Test run, which began when he replaced Harmison in New Zealand, has been brought to an end because of his lack of success with the ball.

Smith facing test on back injury

South Africa captain Graeme Smith will test his back injury before the third Test against England on Wednesday and said his team will look to pressurise the hosts after detecting vulnerabilities.

Smith hurt his back playing against Bangladesh A at the weekend. He did not take any part in practice on Monday and said he would not be batting on Tuesday either. If his condition does not improve adequately Jean-Paul Duminy will play.

"I have a bit of back problem that's been niggling me since the Bangladesh game," Smith told reporters ahead of the test at Edgbaston.

"I won't bat today because I don't want to do anything today that will affect tomorrow but I am taking treatment and it is improving. I will come early tomorrow and try it out. I like to think I will be fit enough to play"

Smith was not surprised by England's decision to omit Steve Harmison from the team for the third Test but said he was taken aback by their indecision on selection for the second Test when little-known seamer Darren Pattinson was given a debut.

That was followed by a 10-wicket win for South Africa that gave them a 1-0 lead in the four-match series and a public spat between England captain Michael Vaughan and national selector Geoff Miller.

Smith, who indicated his team will target some of England's out-of-form players, also said he was surprised that nobody took responsibility for the controversial selection.

England have recalled all rounder Paul Collingwood, who has not scored a Test century in more than a year and who has also not made 100 first-class runs this season. Wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose and skipper Vaughan are also short of runs.

"As an opposition when you see the other team is under pressure it does benefit you," Smith said.

"We know that if we can play really good cricket for the first couple of days maybe we can open up some wounds and put certain players under a lot of pressure in this test match

"(But) England are a competitive team and have bounced back many times and have the players to do that so we have respect for that and we know we have to play well to make these things count for us."

Hide and Seek

It has been a long, hot weekend. Saturday was my friend Lauren's 17th so we went to her house and ate & watched the cutest movie ever. It was called Love and Other Disasters and had Brittany Murphy in it. It was great. I will post pics later because I used my Holga & need to develop the film. Sunday was the American Apparel Factory Flea Market at their factory in downtown LA. It was reallllly hot and the line took us like four hours. But it was still fun. I got asked if I wanted to work for American Apparel and got my picture taken. I met lots of lovely, interesting people. Here are some photos below I took with my old camera (click to enlarge):

F Yeah Fest 5 with No Age, Ladyhawke, Mika Miko, Crystal Antlers, Matt & Kim, etc is coming up. And the LA Scavenger Hunt is the next day. I am really excited.



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Hussey up to second in rankings

Australian batsman Michael Hussey has climbed to second in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings.

Hussey moved up a rung from third when previous leader Kumar Sangakkara lost points after a failure in Sri Lanka's most recent Test against India.

That allowed West Indies left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul to move to the No.1 position, though a strong showing by Sangakkara in the second Test against India will see him regain first place.

Australian captain Ricky Ponting remained in fourth, while Matthew Hayden dropped a rung to seventh, Michael Clarke retained 11th place and Andrew Symonds moved up two to 14th.

While there was no change to the bowling rankings, Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralidaran again pushed through the 900-point mark.

Only 19 players have scored 900 points or more in Test history.

South African speedster was second ahead of Australian pair Stuart Clark and Brett Lee and English paceman Ryan Sidebottom.

CA keeping close watch on India after blasts

Cricket Australia (CA) is keeping a close watch on the developments in India after serial bomb blasts rocked Bangalore and Ahmedabad as its team is scheduled to play four Tests in September-October.

The first Test is scheduled to be played in Bangalore. The other three venues are Delhi, Mohali and Nagpur.

CA general manager of public affairs, Peter Young, was to discuss the latest bombings with chief executive James Sutherland.

Representatives from CA and the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) are due to leave for India on August 10 for the latest inspection, and now a security consultant may also join them.

'We have a principle which supports a consistent process of having a pre-tour inspection and assessment before every tour,' Young was quoted as saying in The Australian.

Security has been a major concern for teams participating in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan and several players have openly said they will back out of the tournament if International Cricket Council persists with the venue.

The dominant Asia bloc of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh backed Pakistan to host the tournament. They voted Thursday night's ICC telephone hook-up to keep the tournament in Pakistan.

There was fear of setting a precedent, moving a tournament which involves the top eight cricket nations over safety and security issues, when all four countries are jointly hosting the next World Cup in 2011.

England focus on their own Champions League plans

English cricket officials are to continue work on their plans for the inaugural Champions League later this year and have no plans to attend Wednesday's meeting to discuss Indian plans for the event.

As things stand, the tournament which features the leading domestic Twenty20 teams from India, England, Australia and South Africa, is due to take place in India from September 29 to October 8.

However, Indian officials and their English counterparts have yet to reach agreement over a series of issues regarding the tournament.

But the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are reportedly planning to stage the event in the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi, following talks with the Gulf state's royal family who could fund the tournament. "At the moment we are progressing with our plans and we have no plans to travel to Mumbai and attend Wednesday's meeting," an ECB spokesman said Monday.

Talks between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the ECB have failed to resolve the issues of tournament rights and the availability of players who have played in the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League (ICL).

Under the Indian proposal, the BCCI would retain 50 percent of the rights to the tournament and will not sanction any players from the ICL or teams who have used them to qualify.

The ECB are suggesting a more equal share of the tournament among the different boards and an amnesty over ICL players from last year.

Twenty20 Cup winners Middlesex and Kent, their beaten opponents in last weekend's final, are set to represent England in the Champions League, where the winners could take home a cheque for five million dollars.

Nel promises to keep 'Gunther' in check

South Africa quick Andre Nel has insisted he will keep ‘Gunther’, the nickname for his aggressive on-field personality, under control in the third Test against England here at Edgbaston.

Fast bowler Nel is renowned for his verbal spats with opposition batsmen although it has often seemed he is revelling in the role of 'pantomime villain' rather than bearing any sense of genuine grievance.

A much calmer figure beyond the boundary, Nel was dubbed 'Gunther' by his team-mates after former South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald first used the term to describe how his personality changed when he was playing cricket.

But the 31-year-old Nel, who replaces injured fellow quick Dale Steyn in what is likely to be the only change to the South Africa team that won the second Test by 10 wickets at Headingley, is adamant he can now channel his aggressive instincts.

"Gunther will make an appearance in the middle," Nel said ahead of Wednesday's start. "He will definitely come up. There is no doubt about that. He will definitely sneak out somewhere along the line.

"I was messing around with our computer guy one day and he said sometimes when I go onto the field I'm like those guys who live up in the mountains and have a lack of oxygen to the brain.

"Gunther has a lack of oxygen to the brain and sometimes it happens to me.

"I'll be pumped up but I'll be a smarter pumped up. I don't think I'll be overboard any more. I've got smarter with time so I am looking forward to it."

Nel, who has taken 119 wickets in 34 Tests at an average of just over 31 apiece, added: "I have calmed down a bit. There will still be 'white line fever' but just a bit tamer.

"The older you get, the smarter you become and maybe you use that aggression in better ways and better energy and that's what I'm trying to do. I have worked on that for the past couple of years.

"The aggression I use makes me the bowler I am. Without it, I am half the bowler so I've got to use that but in the right way so it works in my favour."

Nel last played Test cricket in January and is determined to make up for lost time after Steyn was ruled out with a thumb injury.

And he hopes his experience of English conditions will work to his advantage in a match where a victory will see the Proteas go an unbeatable 2-0 up in the four-match campaign and win their first Test series in England for 43 years.

"It has been frustrating but we have a good squad and only 11 guys can play. Dale and all the guys have been bowling well so you have to wait and take your chance - and hopefully I can take my chance here.

"I've been fortunate to play four seasons in a row with Essex. I think it has helped to make me smarter. I've played everywhere around England so I'm used to bowling in English conditions. Hopefully that will help me.

"I've only played the one one-day international at Edgbaston. I bowled a bouncer and Freddie (Flintoff) fell on his back the last time I played here.

"You've got to go out and give it your best. You never know. It might be the last chance."

Sri Lanka add Prasad to Galle Test squad

Sri Lanka have called up uncapped paceman Dammika Prasad as an additional bowling option for the second Test against India in Galle starting on Thursday.

The 25-year-old played three one-day internationals in 2006 before suffering a series of injuries but has since impressed with the A team and recently against the Indians, claiming 4-58 in a warm-up game.

Prasad, however, is unlikely to play with Sri Lanka expected to retain the same side that won the first Test by an innings and 239 runs.

Sri Lanka squad: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Michael Vandort, Malinda Warnapura, Kumar Sangakkara, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardene, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekera, Chamara Silva, Thilan Thushara, Chamara Kapugedera, Dammika Prasad.

ICC accused of downplaying terror risks

The International Cricket Council has come under heavy criticism from Oz media and players association for ‘stage-managing’ its campaign to keep the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, putting life and safety of teams and support staff under serious risks and downplaying the risk of terrorist attacks in the country; Australia’s widely read newspaper Sydney Morning Herald reported.

The ICC board has sent a list of 20 questions and answers to its board members to use during press conferences about the Champions Trophy, according to cricket website.
“ICC`s - fact sheets are irresponsible because they compare Pakistan`s security to India`s and Spain`s," The newspaper quoted Tim May; Chief of Australian Players Association.
"In Jaipur [in India], there was no intelligence of further attacks. In this case there is a well-documented history against Westerners in most cities of Pakistan.”
"Ultimately, the man on the street is smart enough to see through this. We can bicker about this, but there is a difference between reality and perception. But the reference to Jaipur was irresponsible."
"We must remember the players they listed [as missing] were all Test players and who are not in the scheme of things when it comes to Twenty20 cricket," May said. "This attempt to dress up the whole thing is ridiculous."
May will still go to Pakistan as part of ICC`s task force on security in Pakistan.
"We would have made significant progress if the players are comfortable with what we see in Pakistan. All the stakeholders need to be satisfied," he said.

Kallis over injury scare as Proteas pound Bangladesh A

Jacques Kallis gave South Africa an injury scare before helping the Proteas continue to pulverise Bangladesh A in their tour match in Worcester on Saturday.

South Africa, who had already had to rule Dale Steyn out of next week's third Test against England at Edgbaston after the fast bowler broke his thumb on Friday, had another worrying moment when Kallis sustained a finger injury while taking a catch at New Road on the second day of this three-day game.

He left the field for an X-ray at a nearby hospital but then allayed any fears regarding his fitness by finishing the day 55 not out in a second innings total of 145 for one.

The Proteas, who'd piled up 429 for three declared in their first innings, opted against enforcing the follow-on after veteran quick Makhaya Ntini took four for 32 as Bangladesh A were bowled out for 121.

Kallis, who made 70 not out in that first innings, reached stumps Saturday in the company of AB de Villiers, unbeaten on 79 after scoring a pivotal hundred in South Africa's 10-wicket second Test win at Headingley - a result that left them 1-0 up in the four-match series with two to play.

Earlier fast bowler Andre Nel, the leading candidate to replace Steyn at Edgbaston, took three for 25 in 12 overs against a youthful Bangladesh A team.

Atherton blasts Harmison recall

Former England captain Michael Atherton has hit out at the England selectors for their decision to recall fast bowler Steve Harmison.

The Durham paceman was dropped following the first Test defeat in New Zealand in March but has returned in place of Darren Pattinson for this week's third Test against South Africa at Edgbaston.

Harmison has displayed improved form for Durham this season and has been picked ahead of fellow 2005 Ashes heroes Matthew Hoggard and Simon Jones.

Atherton wrote in his column in the Times: "His selection is as uninspiring as his recent record in international cricket and his attitude and, surely, it sends a terrible message: that it does not matter if, time and again, you do not so much cherish and nurture your talent as abuse it; and that it does not matter if, time and again, you turn up unprepared, there will always be another chance.

"Nor does his record against South Africa (18 wickets at 59.55) or his record at Edgbaston (five wickets at 68.20) inspire confidence.

"It is a puzzling selection, too, because it is difficult to see how he will make the final XI, unless Ryan Sidebottom suffers a recurrence of his back stiffness or he has suddenly leapfrogged Sidebottom, James Anderson or Andrew Flintoff in the pecking order.

"Excuse the cynicism, but what Harmison's selection does is allow the selection panel to vaporise Chris Tremlett and Darren Pattinson with the minimum of fuss."

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hello ppl.
i'm sure yall havent seen my shy toe yet...
so here it is...

well,
Its Inspired by TERRYtortise (enough credit huh huh huh?).

I was dying of boredom!
sitting at the same place for the whole day:(
& bestfriend dropped by and gave me a balloon&mini card just now(;
Thanks bestfriend(:
I love the Kitty ballon, though it isnt Charmmy kitty(:




Okay, i look like kanasai, i know!




RAHH,
i gotta go to school for UT tmr.
Which means that i'll have to limp to class:(.

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YSTR(sunday27thjuly)WAS MY SUAY DAY.

(warning: long post abt fractured toe)
went to sentosa for sentosa splash.
Played games, and everything was fine, till
CAPTAIN'S BALL.( which i now regretted playing.)
while playing, someone accidentally stepped on my toe.
& it started hurting alot.
But, i still continue playing. (a little pride issue involved. heh)

Then i exchanged with shu, and became the goal keeper instead.
& again, for the second time.
BAAMM! BLACKOUT& ECHO-ISH SOUNDS ARND.
swat down to rest, and regained my vision.
& when i stood up again, the same thing happened.
So thats when i went to rest.

Sat under the shelter for a while, rested,& Shu & i went to shower&wash up.
So we missed quite alot of the other games.
After showering,
my 4th toe started to swell.
& it was freaking painful.
it looked like taiwanese sausage. hahaha.
& i couldn't even walk properly.

we left sentosa arnd 8 plus plus.
& reached harbourfront at 9 plus.
then went to macs to buy food up to eat.
& left at 10 plus.
Reached home at abt 11.30.. 11.40pm..(aft like limping frm bus stop all the way home)
& my toe was damn pain alr.
So my mommy took cab down with me to Changi General Hospital's Accident&Emergency.

Reached CGH at 12 plus.
the attendence fee was like 75 buckaroos& waiting time approx 3 hrs for non-urgent cases.
but in the end didnt wait for very long though.
did examination on my blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration & etc.
Oh& because i was sun burned& my face was damn red,
when i first entered the A&E,
they immediately took my temperature.
HAHAHAH.

After the examination,
went to do X-ray.
2 shots in total& then, finally to see the doctor.

This is what the investigations said:
"XRAY AVULSION FRAGMENT PROX ASPECT OF DISTAL POHALANX 4TH TOE"
to put it short, Fracture of the bone in 4th toe.

& for the sudden blackout& echo thingy thingy.
it was due to heat exhausion.
the doctor was like " look at you! you look like a prawn already!"

Yeah yeah yeah, anw,
you must be thinking,
"WTF!?! CAPTAIN'S BALL CAN FRACTURE TOE??"
yes, i'm thinking the same way too. & plus, its a freaking 4th toe!
THAT'S WHY i'M TOTALLY REGRETTING YSTR.
can you imagine if people ask what happened to my toe?
i'll end up saying,
" err, fractured because i played captain's ball?"
Sounds effiing stupid&ridiculous right?

now you can agree with me, about my high threshold level.
Despite the fracture,
i still:
1) continued playing,
2)walked to the tram stop to get a tram,
3)trammed down to palawan's toilet to shower,
4)walked to 7-11,
5) walked back to tram stop to go back to Tanjong beach& wait for the whole thing to end
6) walked agn to tram stop to go back to beach station
( thank god ,Wilson, i didnt listen to you and walk all the way back, or my toe wouldnt just have a fracture.)

7) stood in the monorail all the way to vivo
8) walked to& back from Macs
9) took public transport home
10) Limped from bus stop all the way home.

& i tahan-ed from 4pm till 12 am, until going to the A&E.
pro right.

So now,
my 4th toe's bundled up with my 3rd,
because its a toe, so they can't cast it up.
& my 3rd toe is giving support to my 4th toe.

So my toes looks like ^%&#*#* now.
& its freaking hell painful when i walk, or rather limp.

They also gave me hell lots of pain killers&panadols.
-Ibuprofen 400mg tds for 5 days (this medicine is highly dosaged)
- panadiene (containining painkiller&panadol), 2 tablets 6 hourly X 5 days.

So, that's the amt of pain i had, and i tahan-ed all the way.
pride issue is so wonderful ain't it??
it rlly gives you a high threshold level.

reached home at abt 2 am plus.
i'll be seeing bone specialist in 2 weeks time.
& the whole damn toe takes approx 6 weeks to heal in total.
RAHHHHH.
& i effing forgot that i have a photoshoot on sunday till the photog reminded me this morn.

Thus, in total.
i'll like to thank captain's ball for giving me a wrapped uglily fractured toe, leaving me to limp,
Wasting $$$, taking up 6 weeks of my time, & only allowing me to do 1/2&3/4 photoshoot, & causing me to skip school today when i have upcoming tests, & causing hell loads of inconviences to me:(

RAHHHHHHHHH.
i'm not blaming anyone, but i'm just angry with myself for playing captain's ball ystr, which i totally regretted:(

okayokay,
enough of my complains.
Photos alrightos.
See, my threshold lvl is rlly high!
still can pose for photos.(:

resting aft the balckout&injury:








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