*Official* Sri Lanka in South Africa 2011/12

[Himannv]

Dilshan was willing to bat first in Durban but not here...
Makes no sense to me.

Yeah he doesn't know what he's doing imo. Just tries something and hopes for the best.

 

[_Ed_]

Is the Cricinfo commentator OK?

Here we go, 99 to Petersen...retakes guard...oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......

 

[MrPrez]

I think that Dilshan wanted to put SA in whilst their batsmen were feeling the pressure (from the previous test). If SL batted well, our batsmen would feel more confident looking at the true pitch.

Wow, don't be stupid Jacques!

 

[Burgey]

Jeez that was brilliantly fielded.

 

[ajdude]

Jackman seemed intent on celebrating Petersen's 99.

Quite a top knock that.

 

[Flem274*]

Is the Cricinfo commentator OK?

There's a dirty joke in this somewhere.

 

[Jarquis]

Oh Jacques

 

[Xuhaib]

dire from Dilshan had lanka put up 400+ batting first the chokers would have started bricking it.

 

[NasserFan207]

Wait Dilshan inserted them? Lols

Looks like a couple of top innings from Kallis and Virus (I said before he should never have been dropped).

 

[Himannv]

Is the light at the end of the tunnel just caused by a flashlight?

 

[MrPrez]

Fully expecting de Villiers to look useless in his first 30 balls before turning on the flair.

 

[Jarquis]

ABDV seemingly not interested in scoring runs

 

[Rasimione]

Dilshan is dreadful. If it was Pakistan, people would be shouting match fixing.

 

[Nigel Benjamin]

Some SABC commentators are pretty good. Really enjoying Neil Manthorpe and Neil Johnson, but Peter Kirsten has been pretty annoying. I guess it's better than listening to Russell Arnold!

 

[MrPrez]

Indeed, Manthorpe is quality, and Neil Johnson is the most awesome commentator in the world!

 

[Nigel Benjamin]

Can someone help me understand what Perera is doing in the Lankan test side. A crappy average, strike rate, he's awfully expensive most of the time and he doesn't bowl any wicket takin deliveries.

 

[Uppercut]

Is the light at the end of the tunnel just caused by a flashlight?

Headlamp of an oncoming train imo.

 

[Himannv]

Headlamp of an oncoming train imo.

At this point, the only thing that may derail that train is the rain.

 

[Rasimione]

Headlamp of an oncoming train imo.

Awta

 

[Himannv]

Can someone help me understand what Perera is doing in the Lankan test side. A crappy average, strike rate, he's awfully expensive most of the time and he doesn't bowl any wicket takin deliveries.

The selectors performed the cricketing equivalent of a blind man playing blind man's bluff when selecting their bowlers for the series.