Dizzy has broke down again

[St-KriS]

Australia chasing one-day record without Gillespie

By Brian Murgatroyd

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, March 1 , 2003 (Reuters)



Australia will bid for a record 12th consecutive victory in one-day internationals without fast bowler Jason Gillespie when they face England in their final World Cup Group A match on Sunday.

Gillespie missed Australia's last game against Namibia because of a sore right Achilles and, although he had been expected to return against England, he broke down during a net session on Saturday.

Australia, the only side to win all their games in the tournament, defeated Namibia by a record victory margin of 256 runs in Potchefstroom on Thursday, drawing level with West Indies, who won 11 one-dayers in a row in the mid-eighties.

"Jason's problem is worse today than it was a couple of days ago, "Ponting told reporters after Saturday's practice session.

"He was fine yesterday and keen to come down and have a good solid bowl today but he had a short bowl in the nets and had more pain than the other day."

Despite Gillespie's enforced absence, Ponting was keen to play down any suggestion of a long-term problem.

"It is not too much of a concern at this stage of the tournament, "he said. "We just thought it was in his and our best interests to give him a bit more time to get over it."

http://cricketworldcup.com/news/reuters/reuters742.htm

Geez...can this guy have some luck? I just hope they're not playing it down and it really isnt much of a concern like Ricky reckons.

 

[Emile Hesky]

we will definatley carry through 8 points....unless england beat us and go through


so we should go through with 8 points and one of our games is against kenya

so thats 12 points before we even start basically

a semi final birth is an almost certianty.....so lets just rest him til the semi's i recon.....coz we will need him then!!!

 

[Slax]

Beat England and only 1 win requireed to make the semis

 

[DaveW]

Originally posted by Emile Hesky
we will definatley carry through 8 points....unless england beat us and go through

8 or 11 points if England beat us, 12 if we beat them.

 

[ScouseCat]

Originally posted by Slax
Beat England and only 1 win requireed to make the semis

That's fine to say that we would only need to win one game in the Super Six stage to make the semis, but we need to try to avoid the 2nd vs 3rd semi being played at Durban if we can. This is a day/night match and in South Africa, there is a huge advantage to the team who bats first in those games.

Andy Bichel will do the job until Gillespie is fit once again, and we also have Ian Harvey as back up in the medium-fast bowling attack.

 

[Kenny_01]

If England beat us, they will go through unless Zim beat Pak. And also, if SA beat SL, SA will be lucky and probably qualify with 10 points.

 

[ScouseCat]

Originally posted by Kenny_01
And also, if SA beat SL, SA will be lucky and probably qualify with 10 points.

South Africa don't worry me... I would back Australia to beat them in a crunch game every single time.

 

[lamby29]

Is the 1st vs 4th semi final a day/night match? If it is, we could be in trouble.

 

[JUBJUB]

Originally posted by ScouseCat


Andy Bichel will do the job until Gillespie is fit once again

You got that right.

 

[red+black]

Originally posted by lamby29
Is the 1st vs 4th semi final a day/night match? If it is, we could be in trouble.

No, it's 2nd v 3rd which is a day nighter in Durban. Our final Super Six game is a day nighter though, but it's against Kenya.

We just have to make sure we finish top, or if we don't, that we win the toss and bat first, rather than under lights.

 

[Nic]

Originally posted by St-KriS


By Brian Murgatroyd

Is Brian Murgatroyd a really common name or something??

Regarding Gillespie: arrrggghhhh! Just stick him in a bubble before he explodes!

 

[roostersgal4eva]

i heard on the sport show on adelaide radio dizzie has to come home 'cause of that injury - any1 else heard of it?

 

[wagstaff]

Originally posted by ScouseCat
That's fine to say that we would only need to win one game in the Super Six stage to make the semis, but we need to try to avoid the 2nd vs 3rd semi being played at Durban if we can. This is a day/night match and in South Africa, there is a huge advantage to the team who bats first in those games.

Personally, I think this is an overrated factor, used as an excuse by soft as jelly teams like England who are experts at finding excuses instead of wins.

If Australia are on their game they will beat anybody, no matter what the conditions.

 

[roostersgal4eva]

from foxsports.com.au

Dizzy faces cup washout

SHATTERED Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie is in doubt for the rest of the World Cup.

Ravaged by injuries throughout his career, Gillespie was taken for scans today to determine whether his right Achilles tendon injury would force him out of the tournament.

"It certainly hasn't improved since the problem initially occurred, which isn't ideal," said coach John Buchanan.

Gillespie's fate will be known within 48 hours.

He initially felt pain at a net session before last week's match against Namibia at Potchefstroom. He re-aggravated the problem at training before last Sunday's clash with England.

He missed both those matches and Buchanan rated him "extremely doubtful" for Australia's first Super Sixes game at Centurion's SuperSport park on Friday.

Physiotherapist Errol Alcott has been briefing selectors on Gillespie's worrying condition in case a replacement fast bowler needs to be brought into a squad already missing first-choice spinner Shane Warne.

"The selectors are probably on the case there," said Buchanan.

"I know Errol's been talking to them. They'll be looking at all the options at this stage but this final scan will be the determining factor."

Before the World Cup, a fully fit Gillespie had said: "I can't forsee myself having a problem ... you always get emotionally affected when you get hurt.

"I'd be more upset if I got injured and hadn't done the work previously. If I hadn't done the work and got injured I'd be dirty. I'm human, I get down and it's disappointing and it's happened to me a lot of times but you just have to think,' What have I got to do to get back in the team?'"

Gillespie was firing on all cylinders before he broke down, taking eight wickets at 12.25 against India, Pakistan, Holland and Zimbabwe.

"The heel problem hasn't gotten any better over the past few days," he said today.

"I'll continue to work with Errol Alcott over the next few days and hopefully come good.

"On a more positive note it was fantastic to see a fellow fast bowler in Andy Bichel stand in and do so well against England."

Bichel, coming off his 7-20 against England, is a ready-made replacement, but Buchanan hoped Gillespie would be able to return later in the tournament, which ends with the final on March 23 - less than three weeks away.

"At this stage it's a concern for sure because the injury hasn't actually gone away," said Buchanan.

"He wants to be out on the field like anybody. For him it's just another injury in a litany of injuries.

"He's always managed to get through that, he's a pretty tough sort of bloke in that regard."

Asked how Gillespie was coping with his latest enforced absence, Buchanan said: "Obviously he's disappointed. He's part of the World Cup squad and wants to play every game.

"It just seems that there's always a little hurdle somewhere along the line.

"He faces up to that pretty well. It's the initial period that is always quite disillusioning and it's almost like, 'Here we go again.'

"But he's resilient, he's a great kid and he works hard and whatever comes of this I expect him to get through it and be back in that team as soon as he can be."

AAP

 

[EagleBlue]

Originally posted by wagstaff
Personally, I think this is an overrated factor, used as an excuse by soft as jelly teams like England who are experts at finding excuses instead of wins.

If Australia are on their game they will beat anybody, no matter what the conditions.

Exactly

South Africa didnt seem to have any problems last night. It was only when the spinners came on they struggled.

Isnt it funny how England complained about the "night" factor against India but not a word was said when they were on the "good end" against Pakistan.

Batting first in day/night is always a slight advantage I feel, no matter where it is played

 

[Kenny_01]

Apparently Dizzy might miss the rest of the World Cup?

 

[kretchy]

Gillespie has to be one of the unluckiest guys going around with the amount of injuries he's suffered. Sometimes I wonder how good Gillespie could be or how highly rated he would be and the amount of test wickets he has taken if he had been able to stay on the park on a consistent basis in the same way that McGrath has been able to.