Returns Bond.. Shane Bond..

[Lord]

i was also reading the same thing on CI n thinking of posting it.u beat me to it:two_thumbs_up:

[satishg]

this is great news for international cricket..he is a sight to behold :two_thumbs_up:

[flamy]

wow SL are everywhere. Mendis vs Bond :woot:

[MUMBAISKIPPER]

the name's Bond..Shane Bond

[riya]

Good news for cricket. He has the cleanest action of all fast bowlers. Hope his is fit and bowls as good as he used to.

Hear hear,i would go a bit more far,he is the fastest bowler of his generation with clean action:icflove:

[Lord]

just realised,hes not been picked for tests,only ODIs.dumbasses

[rahulrulezz]

The only reason I bought my All Blacks NZland Cricket shirt was Shane Bond.... Welcome back Bond!!!

[Feed]

Bruised Bond rolls with the punches Shane Bond has a cricket ball-sized bruise on his right bicep but insists there is no mental scarring after Sri Lanka's heavy hitter spoiled his return to the international arena More... Bruised Bond rolls with the punches Published: 8:34AM Friday September 04, 2009 Shane Bond has a cricket ball-sized bruise on his right bicep but insists there is no mental scarring after Sri Lanka's heavy hitter spoiled his return to the international arena. The New Zealand fast bowler was struck in the nets by teammate Daryl Tuffey in the lead-up to Wednesday night's Twenty20 international and once the game started his figures suffered punishment from Tillakaratne Dilshan. The Sri Lankan opener made Bond feel decidedly unwelcome on his comeback at R Premadasa Stadium, the first over of the hosts' unsuccessful runchase seeing the right-hander edge a boundary to third man before slamming three more through the covers. "You always think guys are going to take a couple of balls to get into it so yeah, it sort of surprised me," Bond said as he prepared for tonight's rematch (starting at 1.30am Saturday NZT). Bond has been tonked before in his limited overs career, with the likes of South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers and Lance Klusener all having a crack over the years. India's Virender Sehwag and West Indian Chris Gayle also like to get things moving at the top of the order although Dilshan, on current form, has pushed the boundaries. "I've played him in the past and he's never played as freely as that," Bond said after watching Dilshan hit 57 from 28 balls before the tourists won the match by three runs defending their 141 for eight. "I always actually enjoyed bowling to him, I've got him out a few times - obviously it's been a couple of years so like all batters they mature." Bond, 34, said his first six balls were a learning experience and his ability to adapt was reflected by the fact his next over cost four runs and by the end of the match he had a respectable Twenty20 analysis of none for 27 from four overs. "It wasn't too bad, it was fun. I obviously had to make some adjustments to Dilshan, who played pretty well. "First and foremost I had to tidy up the lines I bowl to him. I definitely know what I have to do in the next game." Bond had been missing from the New Zealand environment since November, 2007, although he has been around long enough to realise it is pointless to get spooked when a batsman hits a purple patch. "When you're hitting a guy at the peak of his game, it's easy to just get defensive and wonder how am I going to stop him? "You still have to try and get him out. He's like any other player. If he gets out of touch he could easily get knocked over three or four times in a row." And the rewards are evident once Dilshan exits; no other Sri Lankan batsman came close to rivalling his blistering knock. Top order colleagues Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene all failed while the lower middle order and tail never threatened. "If we get him out early we can get into these guys," Bond said. "They've got four batters and underneath they're a bit thin. The rest of them sort of capitulated." Bond is satisfied with his progress since he severed ties with the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League in June, which enabled him to return to international cricket. "I think with every spell I'm bowling, I'm feeling a little bit better. Everything's coming together." Bond, who arrived from New Zealand A duty in India to witness the second test loss last week, said the limited overs side had taken heart from the first win on tour. "It's always pretty good to defend 140, it shows good character," he said. New Zealand's batsmen could take little comfort from their collective performance, with Ross Taylor's 60 from 45 balls being the only innings of substance and five wickets fell for 19 runs in the final few frantic overs.

[Texy]

he was excellent today!! what a spell ....BOND IS BACK baby!

[Show_stopper]

Will be a great contest...Bond v/s our batsmen in SL. We didn't come out in good light the last time we played him in 05 (ZIM tri-series).

[triam]

For people watching How is Bond doing? does it look like he will recapture his old form?

[Cricketics]

He is bowling fantaboulously. Brilliant bowling from him today. Few chances also dropped from his bowling. Comes back in his 2nd spell to again trouble the batsman. Herez hoping this comeback is a big one from Bond. He definately looks liike the OLD BOND. Even though speed isn't the same, but he is still fast.

[triam]

That is great to hear.

[Cricketics]

Aur abhi abhi AB DE VILLERS NE CHOKA maar diya hai frustration mein. Bond Follows up with a good delivery.