the big bambino
International Captain
Oops. (red face).
Oops. (red face).
Gooch against India. Sanga fell 32 short of Gooch's 456What a double from Sanga. Has anyone ever made a triple and a ton in the same test btw? 15 overs to go now but I think SL will be spooked by BD's 1st innings and bat through to stumps.
Punters must have kept this in mind with the odds the other dayGood to see Lanka still prioritise hundreds no one gives a **** about over winning . Pathetic.
It's a shame that Sanga's 300 will be lost to the memory due to his sparkling 100, but tbf, the extra 15 overs or so probably wouldn't have made much of a difference, and yeah, he needed those runs badChandimal's ton - something that will be remembered for years to come.
wot"We didn't really declare late," Mathews said. "If they wanted to chase the 467, they could have, but they did not show any intent. They had 98 overs, and we actually could have bowled more than 98 overs, but they didn't show any intent. We were one-nil up in the series and they had to make a move. But we declared yesterday itself, rather than waiting for today. We were being positive and we were going all out for the win.
Yeah, weird because technically I think the guy's more sound than most of their batsman. He's certainly capable, and if it wasn't for his temperament, I would have thought he'd have a pretty fine top order bat for them. But yeah such a weird character. I would easily pick him over the usual ******** 3 pacers choice though. This is their best combination, IMO - they should stick with it.I think Mahmudullah's best role would be more or less the role Deonarine plays for the West Indies at home - batting six or seven and operating as the second spinner in a five man attack. That's obviously just not going to happen while playing for Bangladesh for several reasons - Shakib's existence and the fact that they really shouldn't be playing three seamers on most surfaces because all their seamers are terrible topping the list.
This is definitely the role he's got the most to give this team playing in, though. I think with Shakib there it kind of balances the team well in a way, that Bangladesh's fourth specialist bowler really needs to add something with the bat because Shakib will bowl most of their overs anyway. Robiul in for Razzak and I think they've pretty much got their balance right for home games. His bowling has always been a bit under-utilised for mine and if you look at how much he bowls and how low he bats when he's captain in domestic games, he clearly views himself as a Shakib-like player rather than the specialist batsman they always seemed to want him to become.
I like it how he acts as if he gave them a real sporting declaration by giving them only 467 to chase on the last day
Now now, don't be mean. It was the last day plus 8 overs. Which makes it a smidgen under 5 an over on a slow deck. Surely any reasonable side would consider that a realistic chase???I like it how he acts as if he gave them a real sporting declaration by giving them only 467 to chase on the last day