This is a day/nighter at Adelaide. Starts 3 pm.
ING Ladder
Team - Played - Pts - Quotient
WA Warriors 7 27 +0.96
Vic Bushrangers 7 19 +0.04
Qld Bulls 7 18 +0.31
NSW Blues 7 14 -0.13
SA Redbacks 7 13 -0.37
Tas Tigers 7 0 -0.78
Redbacks v. Bushrangers - ING Cup
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Lehmann vows to bat on
By Michael McGuire - Fox
LONG admired by cricket lovers for its aesthetic beauty, it seems the Adelaide Oval may have charms deeper than mere appearance.
Consider the case of Darren Lehmann: a man so deep in grief last Friday that he couldn't answer the question of whether he still wanted to play for Australia.
But at training on Wednesday, the day after he had buried his friend and mentor David Hookes, Lehmann took a look around the Adelaide Oval and decided that despite the events of a traumatic week he still loved cricket.
He still wanted to make runs and still wanted to play for Australia.
Only a few days before Lehmann, hiding behind dark sunglasses, had fronted the media distraught and grieving for the friend he had lost in violent circumstances and could barely contemplate his cricketing future. Yesterday, in the same conference room in the shadow of the Bradman Stand at the Adelaide Oval, a different Lehmann emerged.
Shorn of the sunglasses, much more relaxed, smiling and confident. How did he feel was the obvious question.
"A lot better now than a couple of days ago," was the answer.
"We have all lost someone we dearly love, but the simple thing is that I still love the game," he said.
"It was yesterday it hit home to me, when I was out there training, that it was a beautiful place to train and play and get the enjoyment back. Obviously it's been an emotional roller coaster over the last week and and a half, but a lot better now, and looking forward to playing some cricket and getting out there and enjoying playing cricket again."
Lehmann today, in a day-night encounter against Victoria at the Adelaide Oval, will take to the field for the first time since Hookes died after an alleged assault by a bouncer outside a St Kilda hotel.
It was after the same two teams met in Melbourne last week that Hookes, the Victorian coach, died.
He had been out celebrating Victoria's success with a few quiet drinks with old South Australian team-mates Lehmann and Wayne Phillips when the trouble started.
With a bouncer charged with manslaughter for Hookes' death, Lehmann cannot speak about the night itself but yesterday spoke of himself and his future.
Lehmann has received public support this week from Australia's coach John Buchanan, who said he would like the South Australian to be included in the touring party to Sri Lanka next month.
"He is a proven player of spin and is a good general in the side," Buchanan said.
Lehmann's job, starting today, is to score enough runs to make sure he is picked.
"There's no guarantees and neither there should be," he said.
"It's a case of me coming back from injury. I'm feeling fully fit now, so just getting back to play and playing well for South Australia and win some games there and hopefully get on the tour."
Lehmann will bat at No.5 in today's day game but will revert to his traditional No.4 slot when the Pura Cup game starts on Sunday at the same venue.
That game also sees the first contest for the David Hookes Memorial Trophy.
Lehmann is also promising a more relaxed version of himself on the field. The events of the past week, he says, have given him a new perspective on life and cricket.
"It just means I won't be as grumpy when we lose as probably as I have been in the past," he said.
"I may not be as stressed on the cricket field as a captain, but I'll still be trying as hard as I possibly can to get a result to go our way."
With South Australia's season on the line this weekend in both the one and four-day versions of the game, Lehmann said he had even glimpsed a tiny positive in the tragedy of Hookes's death.
"Everyone is raring to go, and it's probably even through circumstances we can't control ... a little refreshing break for the blokes, a reality check to play cricket the way it should be played, enjoyment, play positively, and get back to playing the way we know we can play."
By Michael McGuire - Fox
LONG admired by cricket lovers for its aesthetic beauty, it seems the Adelaide Oval may have charms deeper than mere appearance.
Consider the case of Darren Lehmann: a man so deep in grief last Friday that he couldn't answer the question of whether he still wanted to play for Australia.
But at training on Wednesday, the day after he had buried his friend and mentor David Hookes, Lehmann took a look around the Adelaide Oval and decided that despite the events of a traumatic week he still loved cricket.
He still wanted to make runs and still wanted to play for Australia.
Only a few days before Lehmann, hiding behind dark sunglasses, had fronted the media distraught and grieving for the friend he had lost in violent circumstances and could barely contemplate his cricketing future. Yesterday, in the same conference room in the shadow of the Bradman Stand at the Adelaide Oval, a different Lehmann emerged.
Shorn of the sunglasses, much more relaxed, smiling and confident. How did he feel was the obvious question.
"A lot better now than a couple of days ago," was the answer.
"We have all lost someone we dearly love, but the simple thing is that I still love the game," he said.
"It was yesterday it hit home to me, when I was out there training, that it was a beautiful place to train and play and get the enjoyment back. Obviously it's been an emotional roller coaster over the last week and and a half, but a lot better now, and looking forward to playing some cricket and getting out there and enjoying playing cricket again."
Lehmann today, in a day-night encounter against Victoria at the Adelaide Oval, will take to the field for the first time since Hookes died after an alleged assault by a bouncer outside a St Kilda hotel.
It was after the same two teams met in Melbourne last week that Hookes, the Victorian coach, died.
He had been out celebrating Victoria's success with a few quiet drinks with old South Australian team-mates Lehmann and Wayne Phillips when the trouble started.
With a bouncer charged with manslaughter for Hookes' death, Lehmann cannot speak about the night itself but yesterday spoke of himself and his future.
Lehmann has received public support this week from Australia's coach John Buchanan, who said he would like the South Australian to be included in the touring party to Sri Lanka next month.
"He is a proven player of spin and is a good general in the side," Buchanan said.
Lehmann's job, starting today, is to score enough runs to make sure he is picked.
"There's no guarantees and neither there should be," he said.
"It's a case of me coming back from injury. I'm feeling fully fit now, so just getting back to play and playing well for South Australia and win some games there and hopefully get on the tour."
Lehmann will bat at No.5 in today's day game but will revert to his traditional No.4 slot when the Pura Cup game starts on Sunday at the same venue.
That game also sees the first contest for the David Hookes Memorial Trophy.
Lehmann is also promising a more relaxed version of himself on the field. The events of the past week, he says, have given him a new perspective on life and cricket.
"It just means I won't be as grumpy when we lose as probably as I have been in the past," he said.
"I may not be as stressed on the cricket field as a captain, but I'll still be trying as hard as I possibly can to get a result to go our way."
With South Australia's season on the line this weekend in both the one and four-day versions of the game, Lehmann said he had even glimpsed a tiny positive in the tragedy of Hookes's death.
"Everyone is raring to go, and it's probably even through circumstances we can't control ... a little refreshing break for the blokes, a reality check to play cricket the way it should be played, enjoyment, play positively, and get back to playing the way we know we can play."
Donny.
It's a game. Enjoy it.
It's a game. Enjoy it.
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Donny
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The Redbacks are off to a good start with 2/115 in the 17th.
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2 wickets in one over to Mick Lewis has brough The Redbacks' run rate back down to below 6 r.p.o.
They are 4/135 after 23 overs. Ferguson scored a quick 58.
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Miller and Lehmann have addad 71 valuable runs leaving The Redbacks 98 runs to win from 91 balls. Game on.
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Boof run out for 39. Blewett in. They need 8 r.p.o.
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They now need 33 from 23 balls as Moss gets Blewett.
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Cleary hits 2 twos and is out !! Moss gets another. They need 24 from 16.
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2 wickets in one over to Mick Lewis has brough The Redbacks' run rate back down to below 6 r.p.o.
They are 4/135 after 23 overs. Ferguson scored a quick 58.
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Miller and Lehmann have addad 71 valuable runs leaving The Redbacks 98 runs to win from 91 balls. Game on.
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Boof run out for 39. Blewett in. They need 8 r.p.o.
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They now need 33 from 23 balls as Moss gets Blewett.
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Cleary hits 2 twos and is out !! Moss gets another. They need 24 from 16.
Donny.
It's a game. Enjoy it.
It's a game. Enjoy it.
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Donny
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They need 12 from 5 balls from Lewis.
Single. Two. Single. 8 needed from 2 balls. Must get a boundary. Single. Vics must win. Dot.
Bushrangers win again !!
Moss took 3/54 and Lewis's spell of 2/35 from 10 overs was the difference.
David Hussey was named Man of the Match
Single. Two. Single. 8 needed from 2 balls. Must get a boundary. Single. Vics must win. Dot.
Bushrangers win again !!
Moss took 3/54 and Lewis's spell of 2/35 from 10 overs was the difference.
David Hussey was named Man of the Match
Donny.
It's a game. Enjoy it.
It's a game. Enjoy it.
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