Agent Nationaux
International Coach
So glad Sri Lanka did not play Sam against us.
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*Official* Sri Lanka in South Africa 2011/12
- Thread starter Daemon
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Lostman
State Captain
Mahela hasn't scored any runs for the last 2 years, so then who is left for captaincy?
Himannv
International Coach
I thought Mathews was an obvious choice. Might as well give him the reins in a few limited over games at least.Mahela hasn't scored any runs for the last 2 years, so then who is left for captaincy?
Lostman
State Captain
He might pull a muscle in his hand while flipping the coin.
Guys you all have forgotten 26 year old Upul Tharanga. He's been poor classified as an ODI batsman when his style of play seems best suited for test cricket.
Lostman
State Captain
haha no.
Upul Tharanga is not even ODI standard.
Himannv
International Coach
Well there is that risk.He might pull a muscle in his hand while flipping the coin.
I'm a bit allergic to people named Tharanga who play cricket. If he gets named in the test side I would probably throw something (PEWS reference).
Teja.
Global Moderator
Philander is officially the best bowler in the world now according to CPL. WAG.
Tricia McMillan
U19 Captain
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63338.html
Target: 1 run.
Only delivery of fourth innings: no ball.
Neil Pickup
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Bowled by Syed Kirmani, the Indian keeper - I think that might have been a deliberate throw?4th Test: West Indies v India at Bridgetown, Apr 15-20, 1983 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Target: 1 run.
Only delivery of fourth innings: no ball.
Actually, that looks like a two-ball innings. If the first ball was a no-ball, Kirmani's figures wouldn't have read "0.1 overs", but zero overs, like Welegedera's today.
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KungFu_Kallis
International 12th Man
There's only 1 guy in the pecking order of proteas wicket keepers.
KungFu_Kallis
International 12th Man
Hmmm yes, I suppose steroids would work just as well for tests
Briony
International Debutant
Yes fair enough but you've got to aim higher than that, you need to follow up good performances with at least competitive ones.
As for winning a test in SA, every team which visits Durban beats the home team in recent times.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Ouch. I "saw" that injury on a scorecard; he came on to bowl an over and after five balls he'd travelled for something like 14 runs and was injured. Didn't bat in the second innings and now he's missed out on his international debut because of it. He'll be ruing the decision to ask MVW for a bowl...
Daemon
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Kinda like Pujara, missed four series where he could have made his mark and now a couple of guys have got ahead of him.
Both will definitely feature in their respective country's XIs sooner rather than later though.
Himannv
International Coach
Agree that we've got to aim high but at this point its the cricketing equivalent of searching the beach for a few coins and finding a slab of gold bullion instead.
Before the series started, I figured we'd be whitewashed and lose every test by an innings. Winning a test in SA (something we've never done) and showing some sort of fight with the bat and ball was an unexpected bonus and there were actually a fair number of positives to take out of the performances.