***Official*** Sri Lanka and Pakistan in UAE 2017

[vcs]

Game is just meandering along. Guess something will start happening after tea tomorrow.

 

[Prince EWS]

I could be wrong, but pretty sure the PCB messed up here with his recovery also.

Haha yeah they apparently made him have a totally unnecessary operation which led to most of the complications.

 

[smash84]

I could be wrong, but pretty sure the PCB messed up here with his recovery also.

lol, yeah. Expect the PCB to make matters worse even if their intentions are good.

 

[OverratedSanity]

That's the kind of lbw which would barely get a half-appeal in the pre-DRS era.

 

[a massive zebra]

What do the selectors have against Fawad Alam? Presumably his non selection is due to non cricket reasons or corruption among the PCB?

 

[vcs]

Should Sri Lanka enforce the follow on?

I think so.

 

[mr_mister]

Should Sri Lanka enforce the follow on?

I think so.

i'd bat again

 

[vcs]

Yeah, not worth it now unless the next two fall in the next over or something.

 

[Bijed]

If Yasir carries on like this, might not even be a question

I probably wouldn't have anyway, though

Edit: Jinxed it, well I never

 

[weldone]

On day 3, this pitch looks to have a few more cracks than Abu Dhabi tbh.

Yeah called it. It's an almost impossible task for Pakistan already - grab any odds on SL win while you can.

 

[Bijed]

Admittedly my thinking re whether or not to enforce the follow on didn't involve SL ending up 27/3

Edit: Let alone 34/5

 

[vcs]

Awkward little mini-session, this was the trouble with Sri Lanka batting again.

 

[Pratters]

Love to see Wahab bowl.

 

[OverratedSanity]

If they shoot them out for 120 odd, this could turn into a repeat of that game on the last tour. Admittedly they don't have Younis and Misbah who were 4th innings gods.

 

[ma1978]

So now that we are seeing Sri Lanka comprehensively beating a pretty good Pakistani team in the UAE, can we admit that the India team that shellacked them not long ago is an excellent outfit, as good as any that has ever played in subcontinental conditions. Didn't feel they have got enough credit for the last 20 or so tests.

 

[vcs]

LOL Sri Lanka have probably lost it in these 30 minutes or so. Chandimal gone as well.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Oh boy

 

[vcs]

Anything under 350 is definitely chaseable, even WI nearly managed it last year.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Wahab was amazing but that was woeful from SL. Crumbling when they have the game on a plate. Need Dickwella to come good again. I;m not convinced this pitch has any real demons in it yet.

 

[weldone]

A commentator said that Thilan Samaraweera is SL's overseas batting consultant. How's that possible?