This is assuming Chandimal is not playing. Don't think Kusal Perera will play as a pure batsman. Roshen has been bad against pace. That realistically creates a chance. And on top of that Kaushal is a #6, who was forced to open.
I think they are playing in Pallekele Kandy. That pitch is juicy.
Would be harsh to drop Kusal Perera after what he did down the order in the last test, even if it's ultimately the right thing to do
Online weather says cloudy with showers... so hopefully not to much lost time. Swing would be nice with a tinge of green on the pitch!
Get real aha
He's also one of the best players of the moving ball on the island, we can't be exposing Mendis and DDS to the new ball consistently like we have been
Bloke averages 23 in his last 20 tests. I think the selectors were right to look elsewhere.
I'd love to know on what grounds you think he'd be anything but banned. Not enough proof for you that he refused to play?
If he was from another country the tampering alone would get him banned for a year. Heck even if he didn't tamper, being captain of a team that tampered would have got him a year ban. That's before even taking the whole refusing to play thing into consideration.
None of the replacements have been any better, at least Silva could occupy the crease
They are trying to make a case that it was all caused by misunderstandings and stuff
What a pathetic attitude, but since some fans are still trying to deny they even tampered I'm not surprised by it.
Averages are important I agree,but they're not everything. As maximas said, Silva was very good at occupying the crease and also he had a good understanding of batting with DK..
Well management has moved on from the tampering charge, but there was also an element of poor officiating in this case, SL were given only 10 minutes warning before the day's play about the penalty, and at this stage Chandimal still denies deliberate wrong-doing.
