smash84
The Tiger King
lol......true
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**Official** Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2012
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Cricketismylife
U19 12th Man
Unless Ajmal can do something. But expect Sri Lanka to bat for a long time also, Dilshan may get careless and Paranavitana rarely makes big scores, but the annoying thing for the opposition with Sri Lanka's big 3 is that if they get a flat pitch they play extremely conservatively, knowing that they cant get out unless they play a bad shot.
I have seen matches where Sangakkara and Jayawardene rack up the runs, eventually one of them is dismissed and Samaraweera comes in. Samaraweera is not the type of batsman who thinks "it's 400-3 let's just go for quick runs and slog it up in the air", he will actually bat properly, play himself in slowly and grind the opposition down further in a risk free fashion. It can be completely soul destroying for the opposition.
Whereas with someone like Pietersen in that situation, he would either get out playing a careless shot or if he destroys the opposition he will provide entertainment, while always making the fielding team feel they can get him out. Somehow the Samaraweera way of torture seems worse than the Pietersen way, both for the opposition and spectators.
smash84
The Tiger King
awesome comment on cricinfo
"Aadil: "Many people do not understand the nature of the one and only Sinhalese Sports Club. This is not merely a batting pitch, but where batting originated from, where runs themselves were created. No man has ever marked his crease at the SSC and left the Test without 'form'. It is the place where batsman's caraeers begin, and where bowlers careers ends. Averages are inflated, both batting and bowling, and records are broken. On SSC, as a rule of thumb, for every run that is scored, divide it by 4, and for every wicket taken, multiply it by 2. This must be done in order to get a more accurate gauge on the situation of the game. For those of you who think that Pakistan are going to 'bowl Sri lanka out twice cheaply', I pity you, for this is impossible"
"Aadil: "Many people do not understand the nature of the one and only Sinhalese Sports Club. This is not merely a batting pitch, but where batting originated from, where runs themselves were created. No man has ever marked his crease at the SSC and left the Test without 'form'. It is the place where batsman's caraeers begin, and where bowlers careers ends. Averages are inflated, both batting and bowling, and records are broken. On SSC, as a rule of thumb, for every run that is scored, divide it by 4, and for every wicket taken, multiply it by 2. This must be done in order to get a more accurate gauge on the situation of the game. For those of you who think that Pakistan are going to 'bowl Sri lanka out twice cheaply', I pity you, for this is impossible"
Jacknife
International Captain
Divide by 4, times by 2.
smash84
The Tiger King
lol.....I would have never thought you would actually try to work that out
flibbertyjibber
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Good day for Pakistan, probably means naff all though as they won't get 20 wickets on that track.
Agent Nationaux
International Coach
No team can get 20 wickets on this pitch. **** test match. Might as well move on to the next test.
Fusion
Global Moderator
Come on now Smali.
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Missed the dismissal. Was it nerves?
flibbertyjibber
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Pot and kettle if they have complained after playing Murali and defending him for so many years.