silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
This early? Over/Under on the number of overs he bowls this series? 200.
Man, Malinga would have been so much of a help.
Man, Malinga would have been so much of a help.
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***Official*** Sri Lanka in Australia
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pasag
RTDAS
Yeah, good stuff from Jaques playing cautiously and assesing the conditions. The openers coming out firing would have played right into Sri Lanka's hands and going to lunch with no wicket lost is a rather good state of affairs.
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Athlai
Not Terrible
Maharoof could one day possibly be a good bowler.
Malinga could potentially be a great bowler and is very likely to become a very good one. I know who I'd want.
shortpitched713
International Captain
Not every opener is Akash Chopra. Who, by the way, is so overrated by you that it beggars belief.
shortpitched713
International Captain
Hmm... debating as to whether to watch this or Pakistan vs India. I could do both, but my eyes would never forgive me.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
No, not at all. He's loose outside off stump and plays the ball square in the air. Scores a few though, sadly enough.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Sadly enough.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Love the selective quoting.Sri Lankan selectors are absolutely stupid as hell . They pick the guy with a strike rate of 95 and 1.5 wickets per Test over a guy with strike rate of 47 and nearly 3.5 wickets a Test....
The only thing going is that they won the Toss - If Australia had won the toss , it would be 5/20 now .....
Anyway they are desperate to shoot themselves in the foot...
The only thing going is that they won the Toss - If Australia had won the toss , it would be 5/20 now .....
Anyway they are desperate to shoot themselves in the foot...
Athlai
Not Terrible
TBF it didn't look like conditions would suit Malinga coming into the match, and Maharoof has bowled well lately.Sri Lankan selectors are absolutely stupid as hell . They pick the guy with a strike rate of 95 and 1.5 wickets per Test over a guy with strike rate of 47 and nearly 3.5 wickets a Test....
The only thing going is that they won the Toss - If Australia had won the toss , it would be 5/20 now .....
Anyway they are desperate to shoot themselves in the foot...
shortpitched713
International Captain
A guy with Malinga's pace doesn't really need conditions to suit him to be effective, tbh.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Agreed, was just being fair
you can understand the reasoning behind it, but Malinga is the better option.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I really don't mind the selection of Maharoof so much - I said before the tour had even started that he'd probably have (comparative) success on Australian wickets because he bowls a more "Australian" length that suits the more bouncier wickets - the same reason Collymore seemed to bowl so well when the West Indies came out and the same reason James Anderson got absolutely hammered. But he certainly shouldn't have been picked ahead of Malinga, who should have been the second bowler picked as far as I'm concerned. If anything, he should have played ahead of Fernando and bowled first change.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Fernando's bowling well too though, good to see some seamers deserving places in the team.
Maharoof best all-rounder in the world?
Athlai
Not Terrible
Against Bangladesh perhaps.