Migara
International Coach
We'll hope so. Kaushal Silva will be too old by then, but he has stiff challenge from Kusal Janith, at least in the ODIs department.
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**Official** Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2012
- Thread starter Prince EWS
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marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Ah fair enough, I did a quick search for appeal so missed that one as appeal wasn't mentioned. That said, seeing the score at the time, it is a bit of a misnomer to blame the umpire for everything.
Agent Nationaux
International Coach
Not too worried about the score tbh. Seems like a typical flat track so we'll probably make a good score as well.
Mercerenary
Banned
Stand-in skipper Hafeez plots Pak Test comeback post Lanka ODI drubbing
Islamabad, June 22: Pakistan team''s stand-in captain Mohammad Hafeez is confident his young side will regroup after the one-day defeats to challenge Sri Lanka in the Test series scheduled to start on Friday.
Hafeez, 31, was substituted as the captain after regular captain Misbah-ul Haq was banned from the first Test in Galle due to Pakistan''s slow over-rate in the final one-dayer in Colombo on Monday, reports The Nation.
Misbah was penalised for his team falling three overs short, which International Cricket Council match referee Chris Broad said was a "serious over-rate offence" in one-day internationals.
Hafeez, who was made his country''s Twenty20 skipper ahead of the current tour, has played only 26 Tests and never captained Pakistan before in the five-day format. But the all-rounder brushed aside the 3-1 loss in the one-dayers, saying Pakistan were determined to do their best in the three Tests.
"Misbah''s calm influence will be missed, but it is a great honour to lead my country in Test cricket and I am ready for the challenge. Test cricket demands discipline. Everyone plays a role in it, not just the captain. We will be inspired by the good work we have done in the longer format over the past few years," Hafeez said.
Islamabad, June 22: Pakistan team''s stand-in captain Mohammad Hafeez is confident his young side will regroup after the one-day defeats to challenge Sri Lanka in the Test series scheduled to start on Friday.
Hafeez, 31, was substituted as the captain after regular captain Misbah-ul Haq was banned from the first Test in Galle due to Pakistan''s slow over-rate in the final one-dayer in Colombo on Monday, reports The Nation.
Misbah was penalised for his team falling three overs short, which International Cricket Council match referee Chris Broad said was a "serious over-rate offence" in one-day internationals.
Hafeez, who was made his country''s Twenty20 skipper ahead of the current tour, has played only 26 Tests and never captained Pakistan before in the five-day format. But the all-rounder brushed aside the 3-1 loss in the one-dayers, saying Pakistan were determined to do their best in the three Tests.
"Misbah''s calm influence will be missed, but it is a great honour to lead my country in Test cricket and I am ready for the challenge. Test cricket demands discipline. Everyone plays a role in it, not just the captain. We will be inspired by the good work we have done in the longer format over the past few years," Hafeez said.
Lostman
State Captain
Galle is never a flat track, if there is no rain delays this is a result venue.
Lostman
State Captain
AWTA but don't see this happening anytime soon. And I expect Ajmal to run circles around him tomorrow.
Nomanculture
School Boy/Girl Captain
Quite right Lostman. 19 Tests so far at Galle, with only 4 draws. 2 of those draws were because of rain, and one ended with SL needing only one wicket to win. I'm not so sure what Agent Nationaux meant by "a typical flat track" though.
We can see the ball gripping and spinning already. But admittedly this track has far less bite when compared with tracks prepared for AUS and ENG.
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Mercerenary
Banned
I realy want to see how Dogar bats, i hope i get to watch the match tommorow... 
smash84
The Tiger King
going overboard as usual. When did anyone blame bad umpiring for EVERYTHING
Jacknife
International Captain
Got to admit when i read you're comment,
I wondered exactly how many mistakes the umpires had made.
Agent Nationaux
International Coach
I didn't watch the match, so I thought with the score and all, that it was a flat track.
Jacknife
International Captain
Never said it said anything else did I and like I have already just explained when I read you're comment, I wondered exactly how many mistakes the umpires had made today because it suggested to me that there was a few, that's it.
smash84
The Tiger King
Fair enough
I do think there was more than one mistake though.,....
on the state of the match......Pak seem well and truly ****ed
