Sri Lanka vs England 2012

[mishra]

Bana lo Mishraji bana lo. This is hardly a India-Australia Test that you'd have to seek approval. :two_thumbs_up:

Arre nahi yaar.. Its About a cup. Champs of Asia.. And most crucial game..

[Magneto]

Arre nahi yaar.. Its About a cup. Champs of Asia.. And most crucial game..

Koi mod aake approve karke baat khatam karo yaar :orderorder:

[Cricket Tragic]

Just create it ffs.

[mishra]

Just create it ffs.

:haha: I am not confident. Dont want to take the risk

[Magneto]

:haha: I am not confident. Dont want to take the risk

Someone has already opened the thread. :hysterical:

[mishra]

Someone has already opened the thread. :hysterical:

I updated it too

[SLICKR392]

Swanny plays down the wrong line Graeme Swann plays down the wrong line on 'cheat' Dilruwan Perera Graeme Swann points the finger at Dilruwan Perera after the batsmen refused to walk.

Sri Lanka the gentlest, most languorous country of Asia, where everybody smiles beguilingly Arthur C Clarke thought it was the best place in the world from which to view the universe. Legend has it that this is where butterflies come to die. But currently Graeme Swann seems rather less enamoured with the country. After a satisfactory opening match for the tourists, Swann confided afterwards that he "wanted to kill" Dilruwan Perera. He accused the Sri Lankan of cheating and questioning the integrity of the England captain. Perera had stood his ground after Andrew Strauss, at first slip, had claimed a catch off the bowling of Jimmy Anderson in the final innings of the warm-up game in Colombo. The umpire declined to raise his finger, there was no DRS in use, and, according to Swann, Perera "stood right next to me with a smug look on his face". Swann lamented: "We live in an age where cheating is accepted." Swann, we know, can be a delight. He is an admirable cricketer, who plays the game in the right way. Afterwards he pitches up for press conferences with a smile and once they are over dutiful correspondents are rarely left scratching their heads for something to write. He likes to entertain; for him a good one-liner is as irresistible as a wide half-volley; he is prepared to speak his mind often with colourful images. And we are grateful. But occasionally there is a downside. It may be candid and we have all been there on a cricket field but it is not helpful for Swann to say he "wanted to kill" Perera even though he sensed an injustice. There was surely enough time between the incident and Swann's interview for him to choose his words more wisely. His remarks were inflammatory. We are not about to witness a boxing contest in Sri Lanka. There is another danger: that England cricketers should traverse the old colonies pontificating about cheating as if it is a trait, which is beyond them and one that has only come to prominence in the era after Britannia ruled the waves. England cricketers are not in a position to be "holier than thou [or them]". And Swann's comments were heading in that direction. The moral high ground is a precarious place to occupy. It was not so long ago that the saintly Alastair Cook was "questioning the integrity" of the Australian captain. In Brisbane 15 months ago Cook, on 209, declined to walk after Ricky Ponting had claimed a catch at midwicket (in that instance the third umpire could not verify the catch). Ten years ago in Kandy there was a more unedifying incident when Sanath Jayasuriya was given out, caught at second slip by Graham Thorpe off the bowling of Andy Caddick. It was patently a "bump ball" and not out. As Jayasuriya headed back to the pavilion, trying to restrain his fury, the Brits in the posh seats above him bellowed at him, "You're out! You're out". He wasn't. Often objectivity is hard to find. In December 1998 in Adelaide Mark Taylor claimed a catch at slip after Mike Atherton had prodded forward to a leg-break from Stuart MacGill. In this instance the batsman was given out with remarkable haste by the third umpire. There were two press boxes in the stands and opinion was divided. One, occupied by the Australian media, thought that the ball had carried; the other, inhabited by the English press, reckoned Taylor's catch was dodgy. The implications of Swann's remarks are that the game is degenerating and that cheating is ever more prevalent. Even this assumption demands caution. Think WG; then think 1946 and Brisbane again. Don Bradman edged to second slip where Jack Ikin took a comfortable catch. Bradman claimed that it was a bump ball and the umpire joined a small minority, who were of the same mind. "A fine ****ing way to start the series," said a lugubrious Wally Hammond from first slip. Maybe Swann is pining for the good old days. But if that is the case he does so with a twist. "I'm just glad we live in an age where DRS is in place," he says. Now, there are several reasons why he might think that, which includes the increase in the number of lbws for spin bowlers. In addition the system can expose malingerers. "That's one of the reasons I'm such a fan of the DRS," says Swann. "Batsmen for years have been saying they are not out and it's proved they actually are. If you know you are out, then you walk off the field." But it is better to leave it to that system to expose the "cheats" than for the England players to take on that responsibility.

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[zaqw222222]

Chamara Silva gives his wicket away on 162 - Finn sends him on his way with some chat and Silva just points to the scoreboard. Class

:hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:

[adi B]

i`ll support england, i like them pretty much s a team, but swann`s an ass :hysterical:

[Cricket Tragic]

Ingerland phhhasst bowlers sent on a leather hunt. 376/5 in 90 overs! Century for WC specialist C Silva.

[Square Drive]

It seems the entire English bowling attack got swept by Silvia, the only shot he knows how to play.. :hysterical: Also good reply by him on behalf of his friend, Dilruwan Perera (both come from the same town, Panadura).. Swannytharan went at 4.85 in his 21 wicketles overs.. :haha:

[Old guy]

It seems the entire English bowling attack got swept by Silvia, the only shot he knows how to play.. :hysterical: Also good reply by him on behalf of his friend, Dilruwan Perera (both come from the same town, Panadura).. Swannytharan went at 4.85 in his 21 wicketles overs.. :haha:

:hysterical: i hope lady jaya hammers swann everywhere this is hard but i will be supporting sri lanka for this series.. fellow asians any day better then whiny united 11

[Square Drive]

:hysterical: i hope lady jaya hammers swann everywhere this is hard but i will be supporting sri lanka for this series.. fellow asians any day better then whiny united 11

:two_thumbs_up::yay: 11 years ago Bumble had to report this from Galle.. :(( Cricket: England's battle has long way to go by DAVID LLOYD in Galle, Sri Lanka Score: England 27-0 Sri Lanka 470-5 (declared) England survived their first mini-examination from Muttiah Muralitharan here but will go to bed knowing that a long battle of nerve and skill has only just begun. An imaginative declaration at 470 for five by Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya left Mike Atherton and Marcus Trescothick to face the final eight overs on day two of the first Test. [Respect u Sanath :hatsoff:] To hardly anyone's surprise, off-spinner Muralitharan was thrown the new ball to bowl half of them. But apart from one screeching appeal for a catch to slip - the ball touched nothing but Atherton's pad - there were no serious alarms as England closed on 27 without loss. Their first target must be the follow-on figure of 271 which, considering how flat this pitch has looked for two days, should not be a problem. But where Murali is concerned, anything can happen. England needed to finish on a bright note after being pummelled by Marvan Atapattu, Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene. Atapattu scored his fourth Test double hundred and remained not out at the declaration. De Silva's 106 and Jayawardene's 61 merely added to England's discomfort. Sri Lanka's opener was given two lives on 177. The first, a sharp return catch to Andy Caddick; the second, a stumping opportunity which Alec Stewart fumbled. These apart, Atapattu was faultless on a day when Ashley Giles was the only bowler to take a wicket. The sight of Darren Gough sending down some glorified off-spin in mid-afternoon underlined England's mounting desperation while spinner Giles was later reduced to bowling almost exclusively outside leg stump in an attempt to keep the run-rate in check. [:hysterical::hysterical:] To their credit, Hussain's men never looked like throwing in the towel, even though the bits and pieces of luck they needed to go their way went almost exclusively in Sri Lanka's direction. Gough, one of the world's fastest bowlers, throttled back by more than 20mph midway through the afternoon in an attempt to save energy and pose the batsmen a few different problems. But not even that worked as third-wicket pair Atapattu and de Silva extended their overnight stand of 111 to 230 under another burning sun before being parted. [:hysterical::hysterical:] Relief for England, when it came, was by way of a run-out. De Silva, who received the benefit of the doubt on 48 yesterday after diving full length to make his ground, had no chance of escaping shortly after completing his 19th Test century. Atapattu drove Giles to mid-off and ran almost instantly, only to find that de Silva had barely moved a muscle. The non-striker belatedly made a dash for safety but was still well short when Gough, despite an initial fumble, returned to the keeper's end. Gough, having reduced his run-up to about eight paces, got through four overs off-cutters and turned several deliveries quite sharply into the right-handers. But nothing went England's way until de Silva helped out. [:hysterical::hysterical:] Even then, there was little respite as Atapattu strode on and on and Jayawardene stepped up the pace after a couple of close shaves. Still, he was clearly intent on making the most of any good fortune and responding to Giles's probing by hitting him for six over long-on. England saw what a wonderfully gifted player he is during their acrimonious one-day contest in Adelaide two years ago. It is now remembered mainly for Muralitharan being no-balled for throwing and several bust-ups on the field, but Jayawardene's match-winning century was a work of real beauty. Here, he improvised splendidly against Giles's ultra-defensive line, first reverse sweeping and then, when his eye was properly in, reverse pulling. Jayawardene's 61 occupied only 94 balls and it needed a nifty piece of footwork from Graham Thorpe to remove him. The former England schoolboy footballer nipped in from an off-side position to hit the stumps with a right-footer from close range as the batsmen tried to pinch a quick single. Any thoughts that Sri Lanka might look for something like 600 by batting into the third day evaporated when Chaminda Vaas was promoted in search of rapid runs. The ploy did not work because the left-hander soon hoisted a towering catch to Craig White at long-off. By then, though, Atapattu had reached 200 and the declaration was only moments away. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-25922/Cricket-Englands-battle-long-way-go.html#ixzz1pjVKQGzT Gone are the glory days of SL test cricket.. :(( But can Anderson bowl off-spin? :nervous:

[Cricket Tragic]

Shaun Pollock also bowled off spin in SL the Nanga - Lady partnership. It led to a Manju vs Dean Jones argument in the com box.

[maverick451]

England 190-0 in reply, pitch looks like its completly flat

[Old guy]

:hysterical:

[indiaregulator]

Wtf...How did Strauss and Trott get out? I check the scorecard and it says they both retired?

[cameron_black]

England 190-0 in reply' date=' pitch looks like its completly flat[/quote'] what do you expect, SSC is 'the' batting paradise on earth. broad said after the first day, that if ENG batsmen couldn't score 400, they should be shot. some english journalist replied back on twitter saying that the batsmen would rather face the gun than melting in the heat :cantstop:

[Cricket Tragic]

Hope that we get better pitches in the tests. :headshake:

[cameron_black]

tbh all tracks in SL apart from SSC can produce results if not for rain interruptions. in other grounds, i don't recall a single match in the recent past where a draw was the result after full 5 days play. some indian tracks on the other hand...