***Official*** South Africa in Sri Lanka 2014

[Maximas]

Bad start for SL.. that over from Lakmal released all the pressure..

Could say that about the Mendis over too

 

[Prince EWS]

Lakmal clearly isn't good enough

 

[viriya]

Almost got AB to be fair...

I'm no Mendis fanboy - he's definitely looked out of it so far.. no consistency.

 

[Maximas]

But seriously, this is the issue when you go into the test with one seamer - no versatily, if they wanted to use the short ball as a tactic at some point they needed to pick someone like Prasad who has a hope of pulling it off (Eranga would've been ideal though obviously).

 

[viriya]

Would Prasanna have caught Amla yesterday and AB today?

 

[Maximas]

Maybe, but on the other hand he probably wouldn't have scored the runs Dickwella got

 

[viriya]

Big one.. Dilruwan impressive.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Aieee. Advantage Sri Lanka, if they can get us all out below 300 the game is theirs to lose.

 

[morgieb]

South Africa gone.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Gone. Utterly gone.

 

[Maximas]

What a beauty

 

[viriya]

If SL get Amla soon <300 is definitely possible. Time for Mendis to come to the party vs the new batsmen..

 

[Swingpanzee]

can't really see duminy surviving for long.

 

[viriya]

That rough.. and playing back.. SL would want Duminy facing.

 

[Maximas]

Shows how lack of progress can hurt you, Amla and AB made batting look easy but they kept us in the game and allowed pretty much every bowler to settle, things can happen quickly in the SC, you really have to make it count when you get your chances, batting and bowling

 

[jan]

Went to the loo and returned to find SA are two more down. Doesnt look good, does it?

 

[Maximas]

Haha, nice review.

Suppose Lakmal and Herath will take the new pill and then Perera to come on early? Just tuned in for a little while and Mendis looks as toothless as he's ever looked, ball barely even moving off the straight at about 85 kph

 

[viriya]

He seems to be bowling only carrom balls? Was expecting him to bowl some more off-spinners/googlies..

 

[viriya]

Duminy might be surviving but he doesn't look like he'll score vs the spinners.. Makes an SA win out of the question.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

this innings must be viriya's nightmare