Your best and worst of 2005

[BlackCap_Fan]

Ehh, simple. Just tell what you think has been the best and worst in 2005, in the cricket world of course.

For me;

Best: The Ashes. 'Nuff said.

Worst: What the ICC have done this year. Every. Single. Thing.

 

[James90]

Best
Bangladesh's victories against Zimbabwe and Australia

Worst
The result of the Ashes

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Best: The Ashes, we lost but it was great watching. And it was also good to see Australia lose for once.

Worst: Losing to Bangladesh...

 

[luckyeddie]

Best - The Ashes.

Worst - Losing Troy Cooley as bowling coach. Another Pimm's, Bunty?

 

[BoyBrumby]

The Best: The Ashes. Any England supporter who says different has been @ the Xmas Bailey's too long already! 2nd test was the highlight for me. Absolutely superb game, two very good teams going toe-to-toe, only our second competitive win our Oz in 18 years & the perfect denouement too.

The Worst: As Eddie's already covered Cooley, I'll go with the way Thorpey's exit was handled. The guy was an absolute legend, comfortably our best batter over the last 10 years & really deserved better. All the reasons given for the decision sounded very disingenuous to me. The fact is he wasn't selected because he didn't want to tour Pakistan & India. Personally I think he'd earned the right for one final crack at the old enemy. & who'd you think Warne, McGrath & co would rather have bowled to: Bell or Thorpe? If ever there was a case for selecting your best XI The Ashes is it.

Rant over.

 

[andyc]

Best
The Ashes, for the quality of cricket played
The re-emergence of Brett Lee
Michael Hussey and Brad Hodge getting a go at test level and succeeding
Shane Warne still at his best
Heaps of good, competitive cricket played internationally

Worst
The Ashes, for the result
Zimbabwe
WCC

 

[honestbharani]

Best:


Lara and Sachin breaking big records within weeks of each other


Worst:

The slanging matches between Warne and RAnatunge and the Aussies and the Proteas.

 

[andyc]

Worst:

The slanging matches between Warne and RAnatunge and the Aussies and the Proteas.

The Warne and Ranatunga thing wasn't really good but the Australia-South Africa talk was absolutely nothing at all

 

[BoyBrumby]

The Warne and Ranatunga thing wasn't really good but the Australia-South Africa talk was absolutely nothing at all

Absolutely, blown out of all proportion. Personally speaking I'd rather have players making statements about targeting X or spotting a flaw in Y's technique than blithely mumbling bland inanities about what a great team the oppo are & have much we're looking forward to the challenge.

 

[ohtani's jacket]

Best:

The Ashes
Bangladesh's victories against Zimbabwe and Australia
The re-emergence of Pakistani cricket, spurred on by some vintage Inzamam.
Life in the legs of some all-time greats
Quality young players

Worst:

Zimbabwe
Dud Super Series
The ICC and just about every cricket board
ODI rule changes
Referring lbws to the third umpire

 

[no1_gangsta_786]

Best:
Re-emergance of Shoaib Akhtar and Pakistan cricket team.
Bangladesh's victory over Australia.

Worst:
The ICC's new super sub and power-play rules.
Tatenda Taibu quitting Zimbabwe cricket-great talent gone to waste.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Best:
Take a flying guess......

Worst:
Multan
Somerset being rubbish at everything apart from slogging
Zimbabwe
The ICC