Posts Tagged ‘Australia’
No u-turn on Formula One exit: Bridgestone
Tyre suppliers to Formula One, Bridgestone lulled rumors that had been gathering strength that they would not be leaving the pinnacle of motorsport in the lurch after their contract expires this season. They stated their intentions to go ahead with their exit plans and in a week when part criticism for the poor show in Bahrain has been laid at [...]
Calls to improve Formula One show after BahrainGP
If this would have been an ideal F1 world, we would have been discussing the pecking order in detail after the Bahrain GP. After all, this was the topic that had us consumed all winter - ever since the new cars were unveiled and testing began. We ought to be discussing how Ferrari look unmatchable and that Red Bull might be the only one who could [...]
Australia buckle under Kiwi pressure
The last ODI game, before today, that Australia had lost was against India way back in October-November 2009. Since then, they played Pakistan and West Indies in ten matches and won nine of them with one being washed away by rain. It is not to say that one loss would have ruined their summer for this team has already proved its credentials in [...]
Problems aplenty for IPL
Less than two weeks remain before the annual cricket carnival that is the IPL begins. In all earnest, hosting the tournament in India this time around is proving to be a bigger hassle than it was to transfer the entire circus to South Africa on short notice. Lalit Modi and company will power through this time as well but if the teething problems [...]
A satisfying season
With the ODI series win against South Africa, a highly satisfying season for the Indian cricket team has come to an end. It has been one of many highs and some disappointing lows. Wining the tri-series in Sri Lanka while playing on poorly prepared pitches was an ideal start, though that waned off when Champions Trophy in South Africa and the ODI [...]
