Thursday 6th January, 2011 FIFA looks again at World Cup Murali only Sri Lankan golden goal rule ZURICH (AP) - FIFA could reintro- duce golden goals to decide extra-time matches at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. in ICC World XI FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Wednesday other possible moves aimed line voting system to coincide with One- chased a target of 438 was voted as the et’s flagship event, the ICC Cricket at improving the quality of World Cup Day cricket’s 40th anniversary and the best ODI so far. World Cup 2011, which begins in Dhaka, football include scrapping extra time ICC said that cricket fans from 96 coun- The voting process started on the Bangladesh on 19 February. Sri Lanka after drawn knockout matches, and tries numbering almost 600,000 took part 22nd of December and ended on the 2nd play their first game of the tournament changing the points awarded for wins in the vote through the ICC website. of January. the following day against Canada at and draws in group stage games. World’s highest wicket taker Muttiah The first ever ODI was played Hambantota. “Is it worth taking another look at Muralitharan was the only Sri Lankan between Australia and England on the 5 The All-Time ODI Dream Team the golden goal? Some people like it, to be picked although Aravinda de Silva, of January 1971 at MCG. Opening batsmen: Sachin some people don’t,” Blatter said in an Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, There will be various celebrations to Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag (India) interview published on FIFA’s website. Romesh Kaluwitharana and Chaminda mark 40th anniversary of ODI cricket Middle order: Brian Lara, Viv Potential changes will be recom- Vaas were shortlisted in the initial list and Cricket Australia has planned a Richards (West Indies) and Ricky mended by a FIFA-selected panel of of 42 all time great players. number of events including a cocktail Ponting (Australia) experts called “Task Force Football Muralitharan picked up a World reception with members of Australia’s All-rounder: Kapil Dev (India) 2014.” Record 517 wickets representing his first ODI team in attendance. Wicketkeeper: Adam Gilchrist The FIFA executive committee creat- country in 339 ODIs. The Australian ODI team from 1971 (Australia) ed the panel in October to help ensure a Muttiah Muralitharan Apart from Murali, there are three will also be presented to the crowd dur- Spinner: Muttiah Muralitharan “more attractive” World Cup in Brazil The International Cricket Council Australians and Indians each, two West ing the innings break of the first ODI (Sri Lanka) after the disappointing quality of foot- yesterday announced its all time World Indians and one each from South Africa match of the series between Australia Fast bowlers: Wasim Akram ball in South Africa. XI picking a team of players who had and Pakistan in the ICC World XI. and England at the MCG on Sunday 16 (Pakistan), Glenn McGrath (Australia) Then, Blatter was critical of teams’ excelled through the 40 years of One- The momentous ODI between South January. and Allan Donald (South Africa) negative tactics which resulted in seven Day cricket’s existence. Africa and Australia in Johannesburg in The 40th anniversary of the ODI is 12th man: Michael Bevan of 64 matches ending goalless, including The team was picked through an on- 2006, where the Proteas successfully being marked in the build-up to crick- (Australia) six in the opening group phase. Kallis, Boucher Cook, Bell guide England resist India surge into commanding position CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher com- SYDNEY (AP) - Alastair Cook con- bined for an 82-run partnership tinued to plunder the Australian bowling Wednesday to take South Africa to 212-6 Wednesday, becoming the most prolific at tea and hold off India’s push for victo- English runscorer in an Ashes series in ry on day four of the deciding third Test 81 years and guiding the visitors toward at Newlands. Kallis was 67 not out, following a first- SCOREBOARD innings century, to again save South Africa after it had slumped to 98-5 in its Australia 1st Innings: 280 second innings. England 1st Innings Boucher was 46 not out as the Proteas (Overnight: 167-3) opened a 210-run lead in the third and A. Strauss b Hilfenhaus 60 decisive match between Test cricket’s top A. Cook c Hussey b Watson 189 two teams. J. Trott b Johnson 0 Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (4-73) K. Pietersen c Beer b Johnson 36 claimed two wickets in the first four J. Anderson b Siddle 7 overs to raise top-ranked India’s hopes of South African Mark Boucher plays a shot P. Collingwood c Hilfenhaus b Beer 13 a first-ever test series win in South during the third Test against India played I. Bell c Clarke b Johnson 115 Africa. in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, M. Prior not out 54 Ashwell Prince was out to Ishant Jan 5, 2011. (AP) T. Bresnan not out 0 Sharma for 22 in India’s only success of Extras: (3b,2lb,5w,4nb) 14 the second session as Kallis and innings, with the spinner claiming the TOTAL: (for seven wickets) 488 Boucher took South Africa’s lead past first four wickets of the innings. Overs: 141 200. Zaheer Khan then bowled AB de Fall of wickets: 1-98, 2-99, 3-165, 4- England batsman Alastair Cook cuts Australian spinner Michael Beer during the Kallis hit five fours in his 55th Test Villiers for 13 to have the home team 98- 181, 5-226, 6-380, 7-487. fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney yesterday. Cook top scored with 189 runs. (AP) fifty after he made 161 in the home 5, before a 32-run partnership between Still to bat: Graeme Swann and Chris team’s first innings - to again lead South Kallis and Ashwell Prince began South Tremlett. a series-clinching position in the fifth England has an unbeatable 2-1 lead Africa’s recovery after Harbhajan had Africa’s fightback. Bowling: Hilfenhaus 29-5-104-1 (1w), Test. and needs only a draw at the Sydney put India on course for an historic, Prince sent a flowing cover drive to Johnson 26-3-97-3 (2w), Siddle 26-5- The 26-year-old opener scored 189 and Cricket Ground to claim its first Test series-clinching win. the boundary off Sharma in the 47th 98-1 (1nb,1w), Watson 20-7-49-1 shared a 154-run sixth-wicket partner- series victory in Australia since 1987. Australia is the only team to have over, but flashed a cut shot off the next (2nb,1w), Beer 29-2-85-1 (1nb), Smith ship with Ian Bell, who survived a Cook had some contentious moments beaten South Africa in a Test at ball straight to Shanthakumaran dropped catch and a controversial on 46 and 99, both against left-arm spin- 10-0-48-0, Hussey 1-0-2-0. Newlands since the country’s readmis- Sreesanth at point to fall for 22 off 35 umpire overrule before notching his first ner Michael Beer, but passed 5,000 career Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak), Billy sion to international cricket, post- balls. Test century against Australia and help- runs and lifted his series tally to 776 Bowden (NZ) apartheid. Kallis continued his one-man resist- ing England reach 488-7 at stumps on the runs at an average of 127 with another Third umpire: Tony Hill (NZ) The rampant Harbhajan had dis- ance and found support from wicket- third day, a first-innings lead of 288. commanding innings. missed Alviro Petersen (22) and Hashim keeper-batsman Boucher, who struck Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL) Amla (2) in the second and fourth overs four boundaries as South Africa edged Toss: won by Australia of the day as South Africa - 52-2 toward 250 - and a competitive total. Series: England lead 5-Test series 2-1. overnight - slumped to 64-4 in its second SCOREBOARD Premier Limited Overs Tournament South Africa 1st Innings 362 India 1st Innings 364 South Africa 2nd Innings Keen contest expected in G. Smith lbw b Harbhajan 29 A. Petersen lbw b Harbhajan 22 P. Harris lbw b Harbhajan 0 Hashim Amla b Harbhajan 2 SSC-NCC semi-final J. Kallis not out 67 Starved of international cricket, those Teams: A.B. de Villiers b Zaheer 13 aspirants trying to get into Sri Lanka’s SSC (From) Kaushal Silva A. Prince c Sreesanth b Sharma 22 World Cup squad will have an opportunity (Captain),Tharanga Paranavitana, M. Boucher not out 46 to stake their claims when unbeaten Dimuth Karunaratne, Mahela Extras: (5lb, 6nb) 11 group champions NCC take on SSC in the Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Total: (for 6 wickets) 212 Premier Limited Overs Tier ‘A’ semi-final Thilina Kandamby, Kaushal Overs: 72. at R. Premadasa Stadium in a day night Lokuarachchi, Charith Jayampathi, Fall of wickets: 1-50, 2-52, 3-53, 4-64, encounter today. Dammika Prasad, Sachithra Senanayake, ‘The Island’ launches today a with World Cup winning captain 5-98, 6-130. NCC were the team to beat during the Thilan Thushara, Dilhara Fernando, series of articles, titled ‘50 Memorable Arjuna Ranatunga, star batsmen Still to bat: D. Steyn, M. Morkel, L. group stages as they maintained an Nuwan Zoysa, Sohan Boralessa, World Cup Moments’. Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Tsotsobe. unbeaten run while SSC suffered just one Chaminda Bandara The series of articles that will Jayasuriya, former captain Duleep Bowling: Zaheer 15-2-47-1 (4nb), loss, at the hands of Colts CC.