Friday 7th November, 2008 by Peter English NAGPUR, India (AP) - Sachin Australia pushing ahead Tendulkar broke through a frustrat- ing 10-month period without a centu- with night test plan ry Thursday to set up MELBOURNE, Australia that test cricket remains India’s 311-5 on the first Tendulkar hits (AP) - Cricket Australia is attractive and relevant in day of the fourth and pushing plans for day-night today's society." final Test against test matches, believing it While test crowds dwin- Australia. may be the only way to pro- dle, limited overs and Tendulkar had not tect the traditional form of Twenty20 matches which reached three figures the game from being are often played at night in swamped by the popularity television's prime time since the final match of Twenty20 cricket. attracted a larger audience against Australia in CA chief executive and offered greater com- Adelaide in January 40th Test ton James Sutherland said mercial rewards. before bringing “Each ton is a different one almost four or five times and I have Ricky Ponting in second place, said Thursday that test cricket Sutherland said CA was up his 40th and has its own importance. been able to play,” he said. “That is he isn’t driven by records. had become "in a commer- working with Australian Test century Today was a little different, I very satisfying when you deliver “I am not playing for these tar- cial sense less appealing" researchers to develop a - and 10th tried to get it in a different when the team needs you the most, gets,” Tendulkar said. “I am just than other forms of the new ball which was dew- against the style.” and that is what I have been able to playing for the team, and while con- game because its five-day proof and highly visible for duration and daytime night games while retaining Australians Tendulkar struggled in do in this series.” tributing towards the team’s cause, schedule posed difficulties the traditional properties of - with 109 the series against Sri Lanka Tendulkar came out to bat with if it happens it is a great satisfac- for broadcasters and spon- test-match balls whose wear earlier this year, but has been India 99-2, and the situation wors- tion.” sors. pattern influences games. one of India’s key batsmen ened when Virender Sehwag depart- Tendulkar described the pitch at Sutherland accepted "We've got to be careful against Australia, scoring ed 17 runs later for 66. Vidarbha Cricket Association purists might object, but that we don't live in the past 384 runs at 64.00. The world’s leading run-scorer Stadium as a “perfect track” that Cricket Australia was press- where test cricket was the “As you have didn’t look troubled until he neared would suit the spinners over the rest ing ahead with the idea of only game and the ultimate staging day-night test game, because it's certainly seen in this test his century and was dropped twice - of the match. Australia is likely to matches. not the only game and it series, I have on 85 and 96 - at mid-off by Mitchell have to bat last after India, which "It just might be the only might not always be the ulti- gone in at Johnson and Brett Lee from the leads the series 1-0, won the toss. one that test cricket stays mate game," Sutherland crucial bowling of rookie offspinner Jason “Batting first is definitely an alive," Sutherland said. said. moments, Krejza. advantage,” Tendulkar said. “But it "None of us want the "We want it to be, I cer- “I can say that he was a bit is important to bat well when you game to go down that tainly want it to be, but unlucky,” Tendulkar said of Krejza, get that chance and build up a big (extinction) path and we've above everything, I don't who took 3-138 off 28 overs. score. The momentum that builds up got a duty to try to ensure want it to die." from 188 deliv- Tendulkar, who is now four hun- during the game happens when you eries. dreds ahead of Australia captain bat first.” “After ‘Hilton Fun Run’ Adelaide, I have played Krejza takes three around six or for better society seven match- by Revata S. Silva and an Over-45 age group es,” wickets on Test debut category) and an approxi- Tendulkar NAGPUR, India (AP) - Rookie You’re always going to get hit as a On November 23 at 9.00 mately 3km run for both said. “I Australia offspinner Jason Krejza spinner, if you’re going to be an a.m., Hilton Colombo girls and boys (Under-15 category). know I am expected the harsh treatment attacking spinner.” Residencies will stage an Entries for this Fun batting well, dished out by India’s batsmen Krejza’s father was a profession- event named ‘Fun Run 2008’, which is said to be Run will be open till Nov. but I was not Thursday, but was excited to have al footballer in Czechoslovakia, but organised ‘to aid the bet- 15, at the Sports Centre, getting to the removed three of the greatest mod- the offspinner said “cricket was terment of society’, a com- situated at the Hilton three-fig- ern batsmen on the opening day of always my No.1 love.” muniqué by Hilton said on Colombo Residencies 3rd ure land- the fourth test. The 25-year-old Krejza’s first Thursday (6). Floor at Union Place. Sri mark. While Krejza gave up 138 runs wicket was Dravid for 0 - caught at The event, organised Lanka Telecom – Mobitel is the main sponsor of this But I in 28 overs, he also captured the bat-pad by Simon Katich, who has this year for the seventh entertaining event where don’t vital wickets of Rahul Dravid, Croatian heritage. time, will include a 6km run for both women and E FM will be the radio think Sachin Virender Sehwag and V.V.S. “He came up to me straight away men (in an Open category sponsor. that is Tendulkar Laxman as India reached 311-5 at and said it was the two angry- every- stumps. European combination that got that thing. “I was expecting them to come wicket,” Krejza said. “It was great, after me and they did,” Krejza said. because we’ve got a bit of anger in Roger Rodrigo Challenge “Sehwag hit me for a massive six, us.” SCOREBOARD which was good. “I kept my head on Krejza replaced paceman Stuart Trophy rugby in Sharjah my shoulders, chatted to Ricky Clark after playing just 24 first-class India 1st innings Khan, A Mishra, I Sharma this event. Ponting and Matthew Hayden, got my games for an average of 50.09. He by Rukshan Razak V Sehwag b Krejza 66 Fall of wickets: 1-98, 2-99, 3-116, 4- Defending champions St. nerves down and bowled quite well.” bowled Sehwag for 66 when he M Vijay c Haddin b Watson 33 262, 5-303. The fourth annual Inter- Peter’s College and last R Dravid c Katich b Krejza 0 Bowling: Lee 12-1-46-0, Johnson After being struck for 11 runs played-on trying to cut, while School Old Boys’ Rugby year’s runners-up Ananda S Tendulkar lbw b Johnson 109 21-8-54-1, Watson 13-2-35-1, Krejza from his first over and 32 from his Laxman attempted a similar shot on Sevens, organized by Lanka College, along with old boys VVS Laxman c Haddin b Krejza 64 28-1-138-3, White 10-1-24-0, Katich 3- opening three, Krejza kept attacking 64 but edged to wicketkeeper Brad Lions Sports Club for the representing top schools S Ganguly not out 27 0-8-0. and refused to be intimidated. Haddin. Roger Rodrigo Challenge from Sri Lanka will lock horns at this event which MS Dhoni not out 4 Toss: India, who chose to bat first “I probably get that from my dad’s “It was good to get it out of the Trophy will kick off today Extras: (b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 1) 8 Umpires: A Dar (Pak) and B attracts large crowds. side,” he said. “He’s a hard European way,” Krejza said of his test debut. “It in Sharjah. Total: (for 5 wickets) 311 Bowden (NZ) This tourney, organized The tournament, played bloke. It’s something that you learn was good to get the cap, it had been a Overs: 87 TV umpire: S Shastri (Ind) for the fourth consecutive for the Roger Rodrigo Still to bat: Harbhajan Singh, Z Match referee: B Broad (Eng) over the years with your bowling. nervous wait.” occasion will feature 16 Trophy alongside the Cup, school teams comprising Plate, Bowl and Spoon old boys of those schools. championships this year, Meanwhile, two top refer- will feature 20 teams. Nadal has knee ees from Sri Lanka, namely Roger Rodrigo, who was Gibbs banned from SA-Bangladesh series Dilroy Fernando and A. C. a past rugby captain of by Huw Turbervill England’s last summer. in January 2007. Tennakoon who have been Isipatana College, also rep- tendinitis “We are not trying to punish He also received a fine and three- invited by the organisers resented Havelocks SC, Police SC and CR & FC. MADRID, Spain (AP) - Rafael Herschelle Gibbs broke the curfew Herschelle but rather to help him,” match ban for staying at a nightclub are expected to officiate at Nadal has tendinitis in his right before Wednesday’s Pro20 match Dr Mohammed Moosajee, the team in Cape Town until after 2am ahead of knee and could be in doubt for against Bangladesh at Johannesburg, manager, said.