Cricketing World

June the 22nd of this year will see Australia vying to defeat England in a One Day International match-up at Hampshire’s Rose Bowl cricket grounds. This will be the first of two NatWest Series One Day Internationals held at the recently constructed Rose Bowl which is rushing to complete two new stands for this event.

Two days after the Rose Bowl appearance, Australia and England will be facing off for the second game of the three game series at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. The following Sunday, June 27 will see them once again in action against each other at Old Trafford in Manchester. With the One Day Internationals being held in England it is a perfect opportunity for cricket fans to see some of the best teams in the world battle it out.

The Australian team will be coming to England for a sixty-nine day tour where they will be facing such opponents as Ireland and Pakistan. They are especially looking forward to the three One Day International series games played against England. Since resoundingly beating England in the first Test match in 1877 the rivalry has never died down. This year Australia comes into the season having won over 50% of its games and losing only 20%.

The English team has been motivated recently with their win over Australia in the Ashes tour last year and is ready to tromp the Aussies again. This team has shaped up to be the strongest it has been in years. The various new forms and experimental series have injected much new interest for the game on the Islands and is proving once again why cricket is the second most popular sporting venue in the world after football.