honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
And I think Vaasy is unavailable for the first game.
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I agree. Malinga is too wayward in ODIs . But knowing the Dambulla wicket, he may not be a bad choice . But should they pick him over Dilhara , consideration should be given to bowling his overs out rather leaving him to bowl the slog overs.dinu23 said:
By the way what do you think of this new bowler playing for the A team -
Jayaprakashdaran - who seemed to have bowled well taking 3/35.
He would be a commentator's nightmare
with the longest name in cricket as far as I can see. 
16 letters in his surname !! It will be fun to see the commentator's trying to say his name when ever he comes onto International Cricket !!
cricketboy29
International Regular
pathan seems to have regained some form, especially with all those wickets in the practice matches?
I dont understand why the sri lankan cricket board decided not to use the new ODI rules in this series. Australia and England have already played under them. Supersubs and powerplays are gonna be a part of the game from now on so we should be trying to get a head start and get accustomed to them. So what's the logic behind this decision?
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I think Dhoni should be kept at 7, they should not yield to temptation and have him opening. In the slow conditions in SL, it is more important to have good hitters for the slog than at the start. 260-270 can be very defendable in those conditions.
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
A query for the SL fans here- what do you know about those two new picks in the ODI side? And would you have Vandort in the team as an opener? Fans on other boards say that he would be a very good pick, and he's a lot better than the likes of Mubarak and Kandamby, specialist batsmen with averages less than 30.
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
Kumble's average is a worry, but then, he's done rather well in Tests, so if they use him the way they do in Tests, with more than a few fielders in catching positions round the bat, he can get more wickets. He will go for more runs, but he'll also get that extra wicket. Bhajji has a good average against the Lankans in Lanka, but neither can do much on their own. They're a lot better when in combination, and can do better than their medium-pace counterparts.honestbharani said:
Shahid_afridi
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
does anyone know at which time the games are gonna start?(uk time?)thx
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
How about having a non-batsman open the innings, just to hit more than a few big shots? Even if he contributes just 25 runs, if it's at more than a run a ball and an openign partnership of 50, it will be enough to shield Laxman, Dhoni, Dravid and the newcomers. The best bet so far is Irfan, though Zaheer can't be far behind. Irfan seems to have recovered bowling form so far- what do you think of his tour match performances? Hopefully the pitchs in this series are not as bad. It's about time the people in charge stop treating Zaheer as an also-ran and play him as a frontliner.honestbharani said: