Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
that term is only allowed for subcontinental wickets, just cos.
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***Official*** Sri Lanka in England and Ireland 2014
- Thread starter Maximas
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Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
ftr I hate it when used to describe SC wickets as well Jono.
YorksLanka
International Debutant
It is still biased towards fast bowlers rather than spin tho...all of the wickets mentioned will favour the quicks for the first three days at least. Our problem as Grecian says, is dealing with the swing AND the extra bounce than what we are used to..
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Howe_zat
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It's certainly the bounce that's the key difference. There is convential swing in Sri Lanka, especially in the early season, because of the humidity.
grecian is right to point out that there just aren't Test pitches here that seam around like a second division county surface any more, even at Headingley.
grecian is right to point out that there just aren't Test pitches here that seam around like a second division county surface any more, even at Headingley.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
They didn't seem to have any problems during their time.
Murali 48 wickets @ 19.2 in England. 20.7 in SL vs England.
Warne 129 wickets @ 21.94 in England. 25.81 in Australia vs England.
A lot of the time in England whilst there is something in the wicket for the spinners there generally is a lot more in the wickets for the seamers. Especially at the start of the summer.
Murali 48 wickets @ 19.2 in England. 20.7 in SL vs England.
Warne 129 wickets @ 21.94 in England. 25.81 in Australia vs England.
A lot of the time in England whilst there is something in the wicket for the spinners there generally is a lot more in the wickets for the seamers. Especially at the start of the summer.
Maximas
Cricketer Of The Year
Was more or less what I thought as well.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yes, odd comment from Migara, particularly with some of the pitches at the Oval, Murali bowled on.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
not sure he was being particularly serious but I couldn't resist looking at the stats.
Sounds like the ODI squad is named later (maybe just for Scotland but maybe Sl series as well). Should be interesting. Broad surely will miss it all and be ready for the tests. Bresnan only just back playing second team cricket so I dunno if they'll go with him. Might get a Vince or Hales. Could do with a second spinner. Can't see Moeen fitting into the team - or I don't think he should be selected. There are better top order options and his spin bowling was under utilised in WI. Tredwell dropped from Kent to work on his four day bowling - straight back into t20 and odi cricket? Wonder if Samit has a chance of a recall or maybe a Liam Dawson gamble (which just about says it all about the spin bowling options of the country). Dawson a good fielder, improving spinner and at least is experienced at batting in the lower middle order. Ansari will hopefully be the man but not for a few years. Possibly won't pick anyone apart from Tredwell. Still they'll want a second option for the world cup.
All the planing now has to be towards the world cup which is less than a year away. Still you can't just make good players appear. They've lost Trott, KP, Swann and Finn from potentially their best team going into the world cup. 4 very good players(Finn may still make it).
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YorksLanka
International Debutant
England Cricket News: Gurney and Ballance in ODI squad | ESPN Cricinfo
England squad for Scotland has been anounced...
England squad for Scotland has been anounced...
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Viscount Tom
International Debutant
Damn it we lose Ballance to play against Scotland.
YorksLanka
International Debutant
i know, big loss for us but usual story...
viriya
International Captain
Can someone explain to me why Hales is not part of the ODI squad? IMO he's England's best limited over player now since Pietersen left.. I feel like Eng typecast players way too much..
YorksLanka
International Debutant
I have to say it was a huge surprise not to see him included squad also? yes I know he is a T20 specialist however he still seems like a handy 50 over player too...I have to be honest and say I hadn't rated him before but after seeing him recently, I can see I was wrong..
Migara
International Coach
I think having Eranga instead if Thisara is a good move. He, Lakmal and Prasad all three has to be groomed for WC 2015. Thisara Perera is going to get a hammering on Aussie pitches which will lack sideways movement. Eranga cand moce it on any surface, Lakmal can swing it and Prasad is pacy enough to trouble batsman. We need two genuine fast bowlers in Australia. Malinga is not a classical hit the pitch bowler, and Kulasekara bowls only line and length. One of above three will nicely fir in to the team as the opening bowler allowing Malinga to be used as an impact bowler. Mathews mostly will bowl stop gap overs with Dilshan.