22nd Match - England v Sri Lanka

[Isura]

Oh look. A good bowler taking wickets at the death.

 

[Primrose_D12]

Crashing into leg stump.

 

[smash84]

angelo, you can suck a big fat one

 

[Prince EWS]

A bit like how he went for 43 off his 10.

It genuinely seems like you think it'd be better for Mathews to bowl 10 overs for 43 and Perera to bowl 5 overs for 30 than for for Mathews to bowl 8 overs for 25 and Perera to bowl 7 overs for 45 sometimes though. That's just silly.

 

[smash84]

Explained above. Angelo is a stupid ****.

yeah, he did that TWICE in the warm ups and didn't learn a thing. Might be a little late now after that 25 run over

 

[Jono]

Huge wicket, SL needed that. If they can limit to under 300 they'll feel much better #sayingnothingnewinthispost

 

[viriya]

It genuinely seems like you think it'd be better for Mathews to bowl 10 overs for 43 and Perera to bowl 5 overs for 30 than for for Mathews to bowl 8 overs for 25 and Perera to bowl 7 overs for 45 sometimes though. That's just silly.

I never said Angelo should bowl at the death - he is happy bowling just 6 overs for 25 and then lets Perera bowl 8 overs for 56.

 

[r2i]

six diferent bowlers took 6 wickets

 

[Cabinet96]

He's so good.

 

[91Jmay]

Apparently average score batting first here is 220 in last 5 years. Normally a different pitch?

 

[Antihippy]

I still have no idea what warne means when he says "reverse malachi".

 

[Prince EWS]

I never said Angelo should bowl at the death - he is happy bowling just 6 overs for 25 and then lets Perera bowl 8 overs for 56.

Perhaps he thinks that if he bowls some of the overs Perera is bowling he'll get an even worse result though -- something like Mathews bowling 8 overs for 40 and Perera bowling 6 overs for 44. Or perhaps he thinks Perera is more likely to take wickets than he is, and turns to him when he wants to break a partnership.

I actually agree that Mathews should probably bowl a bit more and Perera should have to bowl a bit less, but having good figures in one part of the innings doesn't mean you should bowl out in another part. A big part of why Mathews has good figures is the fact that he's used at the right times. Sometimes your logic is very broken on this issue.

 

[smash84]

buttler doing well so far. needs to keep woakes away from strike

 

[viriya]

Buttler is just too good.

 

[91Jmay]

Buttler is godly.

 

[viriya]

Perhaps he thinks that if he bowls some of the overs Perera is bowling he'll get an even worse result though -- something like Mathews bowling 8 overs for 40 and Perera bowling 6 overs for 44. Or perhaps he thinks Perera is more likely to take wickets than he is, and turns to him when he wants to break a partnership.

I actually agree that Mathews should probably bowl a bit more and Perera should have to bowl a bit less, but having good figures in one part of the innings doesn't mean you should bowl out in another part. A big part of why Mathews has good figures is the fact that he's used at the right times. Sometimes your logic is very broken on this issue.

The thing is, Angelo is a better death bowler too - there is never a point where Perera is a better option.

 

[Pratters]

I still have no idea what warne means when he says "reverse malachi".

Haha.

 

[Pothas]

Ravi in for Ballance if only to get Buttler up the order.

 

[Stapel]

So why was Herath not bowled more?

Not even simple stupidity can explain this!

 

[smash84]

buttler should hit out or hole out