ganeshran Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 Well played England... :hatsoff: Have to say i wouldnt have given them a chance in 100 to win this match especially after yesterday and today's forecast of rain.
Cricket Tragic Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 Congrats England' date=' brilliant display of quality bowling..... but but but.... Padosis are already making threads that sri lanka has fixed this match:hysterical::hysterical:[/quote'] :cantstop:
Square Drive Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 One can say we did a Pakistan. But at least Pakistan team is impressive with their bowling. So u have something to watch. But what is this.. no words really. All I can say is play more T20s b*tches, earn more money, then go to the hell! Congrats England! :hatsoff: They played proper test cricket and well deserved winners. The batting was pis* boring against a mediocre attack though. But the bowling must be something to behold.
ganeshran Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 I still cant figure how a relatively good batting lineup collapsed so badly, not on a bowling pitch but one conducive to batting :hmmmm2: When will chandimal be given a chance?
Ultimate_Game Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 One can say we did a Pakistan. But at least Pakistan team is impressive with their bowling. So u have something to watch. But what is this.. no words really. All I can say is play more T20s b*tches, earn more money, then go to the hell! Congrats England! :hatsoff: They played proper test cricket and well deserved winners. The batting was pis* boring against a mediocre attack though. But the bowling must be something to behold. Welcome to a world of hurt without Murali and Malinga in the ranks
Switchblade Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 Never followed the game but i saw the score today and SL were 3 down and then they were 7 down for 44 after that all out for 82 i think but Congrats to the England team well done :two_thumbs_up:
Cricket Tragic Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 Welcome to a world of hurt without Murali and Malinga in the ranks Yeah, Malinga has been a huge force in tests for SL by playing 2 matches in 3 years. /sarcasm
Ultimate_Game Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 Yeah, Malinga has been a huge force in tests for SL by playing 2 matches in 3 years. /sarcasm Malinga was the one who won SL the Test against India last year else they would have lost at home as well. Take out Murali and Malinga and they can't bowl out any intl side twice at the moment in Tests.
ganeshran Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 Malinga is not a test bowler. He can take wickets and successfull when batsman are looking to attack him. If the batsman keeps patiently defending his most accurate of yorkers, his wicket taking ability diminishes greatly. Plus his knee condition doesnt allow him to bowl long spells. they are missing Murali greatly. He was the spearhead of the spin bowling attack, and others used to rally around him.
Cricket Tragic Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 Malinga was the one who won SL the Test against India last year else they would have lost at home as well. Take out Murali and Malinga and they can't bowl out any intl side twice at the moment in Tests. Malinga has done jack **** for SL in tests in recent years. He basically hasn't played at all. You can't miss something that you haven't had.
Ultimate_Game Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 Malinga is not a test bowler. He can take wickets and successfull when batsman are looking to attack him. If the batsman keeps patiently defending his most accurate of yorkers, his wicket taking ability diminishes greatly. Plus his knee condition doesnt allow him to bowl long spells. they are missing Murali greatly. He was the spearhead of the spin bowling attack, and others used to rally around him. We lost a Test to SL mainly due to Malinga when we toured SL last time round. He didn't play the last 2 Tests and we were able to draw one and win the last one.
Ultimate_Game Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 Malinga has done jack **** for SL in tests in recent years. He basically hasn't played at all. You can't miss something that you haven't had. But he still won a Test against us.
Cricket Tragic Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 But he still won a Test against us. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: How many tests has he played in the last 3 years?
Cricket Tragic Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 We lost a Test to SL mainly due to Malinga when we toured SL last time round. He didn't play the last 2 Tests and we were able to draw one and win the last one. You might want to check your facts.
Ultimate_Game Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: How many tests has he played in the last 3 years? I don't care how many Tests he played or didn't play. What I do remember is that last year when we toured SL we lost the first Test coz we were not able to play Malinga. Malinga didn't play the last Test which we won and squared the series. If Malinga hadn't played the series we would have beaten SL in SL.
ganeshran Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 We lost a Test to SL mainly due to Malinga when we toured SL last time round. He didn't play the last 2 Tests and we were able to draw one and win the last one. Hirwani also won India a test by taking 16 wickets against the mighty windies. Does that make him the spearhead of our bowling attack? Malinga is not a test bowler. Period. He is dangerous only when the batsman are looking to attack him and cant afford to play out his deadly yorkers - like in a t20 match or the death overs of ODIs. Plus he has a condition in his knee which doesnt allow him to bowl long spells. He was very sensible to have retired from tests in order to prolong his one day international and T20 career.
Karan114 Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 I don't care how many Tests he played or didn't play. What I do remember is that last year when we toured SL we lost the first Test coz we were not able to play Malinga. Malinga didn't play the last Test which we won and squared the series. If Malinga hadn't played the series we would have beaten SL in SL. Wrong.
Cricket Tragic Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 I don't care how many Tests he played or didn't play. What I do remember is that last year when we toured SL we lost the first Test coz we were not able to play Malinga. Malinga didn't play the last Test which we won and squared the series. If Malinga hadn't played the series we would have beaten SL in SL. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
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