Sidhoni Posted September 24, 2011 Posted September 24, 2011 http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/current/story/533550.html Geoff Marsh, the former Australia batsman and coach, has been appointed coach of the Sri Lankan team, filling the vacancy created by Trevor Bayliss' departure after the 2011 World Cup. Marsh's two-year term begins on September 27 and he will not continue coaching the Pune Warriors IPL franchise
Cricket Tragic Posted September 24, 2011 Posted September 24, 2011 I'm looking forward to watching Nuwan Pradeep.
thongale Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 Will play in UAE, which is not the best idea. Would have been better to play him in SAF tour. On UAE flat tracks, the kid will struggle. Eranga also should be played for one test only. Prasad with his glorious uncertainties could play the tour, and if fielders catch properly will be useful too.
zoi321 Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan [united Arab Emirates], 2011-12 When the forthcoming series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka gets under way in the neutral environs of the United Arab Emirates, neither of the two sides will have the cushion of hiding behind false claims of being rusty or ill-prepared. Both of them will be entering the fray hot on the heels of their recent contests. Pakistanis, however, are bound to be the more eager of the two units because cricketing activity has sort of dried up for them in the last few years. They will definitely want to make a statement a bold statement, if they can with their performances. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will be looking to wipe off the bitter taste of defeat in a home series that Australia inflicted on the former just recently. The Lankans lost the three-Test series 0-1, and the One Day Internationals by a margin of 2-3. The only clear victory was in the Twenty20 format where the islanders won 2-0. In contrast, Pakistan won everything that came its way in all the three formats of the game. But when one brings the opposition into the equation, all these sweeping victories tend to shed their gloss and almost pale into insignificance. Zimbabwe, by any stretch of the imagination, is not an opposition any mainstream side would struggle to beat. The only thing that is of importance in such a series is the margin and manner of the victories. And on that count, the Zimbabweans did have their moments of glory and defiance during the encounters which makes one wonder what the Pakistanis would do once they face a decent side like Sri Lanka. With Umar Gul and Wahab Riaz back in the fold to join hands with Saeed Ajmal to form a more-than-decent trio, and newcomers Aizaz Cheema and Junaid Khan ready to have their first experience of playing against a mainstream side, Pakistan appears to have a better bowling attack, but it will come up against a batting order that is more formidable of the two. The contest is likely to be interesting without necessarily being entertaining. Indian brothers please wish us luck against Sri Lanka and draft opinions thanks.
Clarke Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 What i am interested in knowing is whether UAE is capable of producing sporting wickets. The pitches in the tests against SA were just awful.
deathmonger Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 goodluck ' date='but i will be supporting u guys specially against england i hope you guys thrash them :two_thumbs_up:[/quote'] That's being too optimistic. Not gonna happen.
ganeshran Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 UAe should atleast produce some turners for this series. Tests on flat pitches are a snoozefest
Pagalpanti Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 SL left out Samaraweera :WTF: Its an even contest really, although I back SL batsman to do better. Series will be drawn.
Sid Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 It will be a boring series ,Jaya and Sanga will pile on loads of runs for Lanka :asleep:
Utalk Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 I expect batsman to pile huge scores. I rate our bowling slightly better and SL have advantage in batting. If YK and misbah fire I can't see us losing a test.
Cricket Tragic Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 Somone please post the entire tour schedule.
1983-2011 Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 Tue Oct 18 - Sat Oct 22 06:00 GMT | 10:00 local 07:00 BST 1st Test - Pakistan v Sri Lanka Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Wed Oct 26 - Sun Oct 30 06:00 GMT | 10:00 local 07:00 BST 2nd Test - Pakistan v Sri Lanka Dubai International Cricket Stadium Thu Nov 3 - Mon Nov 7 06:00 GMT | 10:00 local 06:00 GMT 3rd Test - Pakistan v Sri Lanka Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium Fri Nov 11 11:00 GMT | 15:00 local 11:00 GMT 1st ODI - Pakistan v Sri Lanka Dubai International Cricket Stadium Mon Nov 14 11:00 GMT | 15:00 local 11:00 GMT 2nd ODI - Pakistan v Sri Lanka Dubai International Cricket Stadium Fri Nov 18 11:00 GMT | 15:00 local 11:00 GMT 3rd ODI - Pakistan v Sri Lanka Dubai International Cricket Stadium Sun Nov 20 11:00 GMT | 15:00 local 11:00 GMT 4th ODI - Pakistan v Sri Lanka Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium Wed Nov 23 11:00 GMT | 15:00 local 11:00 GMT 5th ODI - Pakistan v Sri Lanka Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Fri Nov 25 17:00 GMT | 21:00 local 17:00 GMT Only T20I - Pakistan v Sri Lanka Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
1983-2011 Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 Test series 1-1 ODI series Pakistan 3-2 T20 - Sri Lanka
zoi321 Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 I think England wont fare aswel as they do at home but i still expect england to win against us in the UAE series but Sri Lanka i think we can win and im happy samaraweera is gone :P
ganeshran Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 It was a brainfart by Lankan selectors to drop Samaraveera on a flat track.. If it was done on a tour to Oz or Eng, it would have been understandable.. Same for dropping of Umar Akmal
zoi321 Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 Im kindof happy U akmal is dropped for test series i prefer Malik.
thongale Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 It was a brainfart by Lankan selectors to drop Samaraveera on a flat track.. If it was done on a tour to Oz or Eng' date= it would have been understandable.. Same for dropping of Umar AkmalLast England series Samaraweera averaged 50+ with the bat.
ganeshran Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 Last England series Samaraweera averaged 50+ with the bat. And what is his overall average there?
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