Sid Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 What a performance by Lankans,well played,I take my words back about them.Second straight victory on the tour,this is a very impressive start.
Cricket Tragic Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 The key for SL would be to score 350-400 runs consistently. If they do that, they'll atleast will be in the game even with their average bowling attack.
Karan114 Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 What a performance by Lankans' date='well played,I take my words back about them.Second straight victory on the tour,this is a very impressive start.[/quote'] They've surprised me as well, I have to say. Genuine interest in this series now.
Square Drive Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 Oh my.. separate thread for our practice match.. :woot: @Sachinism :two_thumbs_up: :bow: What a comeback by the real lions.. :giggle: Now, It will be a difficult task to pick the bowling attack for the test.. too many non-regular players in the squad. I would go with Wela, Dilhara, Mendis and either Nuwan/Perera (if it's a green-top) or Randiv.
Karan114 Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 Now' date=' It will be a difficult task to pick the bowling attack for the test.. too many non-regular players in the squad. I would go with Wela, Dilhara, Mendis and either Nuwan/Perera (if it's a green-top) or Randiv.[/quote'] I'd stick with three seamers and a spinner, especially as Dilshan can get a few overs in.
rkt.india Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 I would have Randiv in stead of Mendis....Nuwan Pradeep can be a surprise package...Thissara is not a test quality bowler IMO
Feed Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Sri Lankan pace bowlers bounce back to leave England Lions winded More... Sri Lankan pace bowlers bounce back to leave England Lions winded • England Lions 493-8 dec & 183, Sri Lankans 266 & 448 • Sri Lankans win by 38 runs Mike Selvey in Derby guardian.co.uk, Sunday 22 May 2011 The wind howled across the Racecourse on Sunday and whistled down the old straight racing mile. Flags on the pavilion tugged urgently at their poles and, just before play, one of the large sightscreens blew over with a clatter. It was down this gale that the Sri Lankan pacemen, working up such a ferocious head of steam that the wicketkeeper, Prasanna Jayawardene, was standing back a pitch length and more, bowled their side to a remarkable and confidence-boosting victory against the England Lions in their final match before the first Test in Cardiff. On Saturday, the Sri Lankans suffered the ignominy of following on, 227 runs behind. Their response was outstanding: Tillakaratne Dilshan and Tharanga Paranavitana each made centuries as they put on 200 for the first wicket and by the time Jade Dernbach finished the innings with his fourth wicket (and ninth of the match) the tourists had gained a lead of 221. If it proved a workable one for them, then on a pitch that had remained excellent throughout a similar batting display should surely have proved a straightforward task for the Lions. Cricket, though, is rarely that. An early wicket went to Dilshan who, considering the hard work there might be for seamers running into the wind, bowled his off-spin instead after two new-ball overs. Then Dilhara Fernando knocked the stuffing out with three wickets for four runs in six balls. They were the prime wickets of James Taylor (for 17), Ravi Bopara (29) and Eoin Morgan, who pulled his first ball for four as if to continue his century form of the first innings that seems to have so influenced the England selectors, and then edged his third low to Mahele Jayawardene at second slip. A 57-run stand for the fifth wicket, between James Hildreth and Samit Patel, threatened to pull the Lions back into it until Nuwan Pradeep, the fastest and skiddiest of the Sri Lankan seamers, who was to finish with four for 29, took over down-breeze, from the pavilion end. Patel, having hit six fours, looked surprised to be given out lbw for 35, on height presumably (due to the bounce of the ball, not his – more than enough has been written on his stature). Then Pradeep caught Jonny Bairstow himself, brilliantly in his follow-through as the ball pinged back at him from the edge as the batsman tried to turn to leg. After Dilshan had decided to stop any tail-end, downwind hitting opportunities by bringing on Thisara Perera, the change had the immediate effect of Perera having Ajmal Shahzad caught behind. Pradeep then had Hildreth well caught by Dinesh Chandimal as the batsman clipped firmly but lazily off his toes. The game was up now for the Lions and although Dernbach managed one six over the sightscreen when Dilshan reverted to his other off‑spinner, Suraj Randiv, the bowler gained his reward when Steven Finn, trying to hit to leg, managed no more than contact with the toe of the bat, the ball lobbing back to the bowler. All out for 183 in 47 and a half overs, the Lions had been beaten by 38 runs.
saneindian Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 I am rooting for the Lankans in this series. Would be wonderful to watch them burst the pommie bubble. Also the English media and fans have already written off the Lankans and the talk is about the India series already. Can result in major complacence and bite them back.
Square Drive Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 I'd stick with three seamers and a spinner' date=' especially as Dilshan can get a few overs in.[/quote'] No doubt, that's the general rule we should stick with. The only thing is seamers in this squad is very inexperience at test level.. even Dilhara has been an ODI bowler for us. So you don't know what to expect from these guys. On the other hand, Dilshan has hinted few times that he likes to bowl more in test matches. So I won't surprise if he use this opportunity to maximize his chances. In fact, I think he has taken the first wicket of the Lions second innings in this match.
Square Drive Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 I would have Randiv in stead of Mendis....Nuwan Pradeep can be a surprise package...Thissara is not a test quality bowler IMO Mostly, Mendis is there to make sure that no mammoth partnerships between tail-ender X and tail-ender Y.. they just give too much respect to his slow mystery (medium) stuff.. :winky:
fineleg Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 I am rooting for the Lankans in this series. Would be wonderful to watch them burst the pommie bubble. Also the English media and fans have already written off the Lankans and the talk is about the India series already. Can result in major complacence and bite them back. I dont think the England players will take SL lightly.
rajmarie Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Waiting for this series to start.....& expecting a tense & exciting one. Expecting SL to win this one.....& some good runs from Sanga
Square Drive Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Our sport media.. :hysterical: who is Nuwan Pradeep? I haven't seen him bowl yet. There are three photos in the cricinfo profile, that's all I could see.. :nervous: We have no live telecast for our domestic cricket, and there is only one weekly TV program dedicated to the most popular game in the country. Even that program is discussing about the corruptions of the administrators and other conspiracy stories.. :(( So I have no idea about some of these new SL players.
Cricket Tragic Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 Only a couple of days to go for the start of the international cricket season in England. :yay: The 1st test in the WI was decent but it has been basically 1 and a half months since the WC final with no real cricket.
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