Worth a shot is good enough IMO. You already got DDS to bowl whatever offspin is necessary.
Ramesh doesn't need to hold an end. He is a much more attacking bowler than Jayasuriya. In spin friendly conditions he bowls a hell of a lot of wicket taking deliveries than Jayasuriya.
My understanding is NZ were completely rotten on day 1, Kamindu is very good, and the rest of the game has been a sort of automatic process from there
It's not who is missing so much, it's the lack of energy, focus, due care and attention on their Test game of the guys who are there.
Still waiting for him to say this
Thanks. Sort of performance that you might see first game of a tour, but it seems this is the 2nd Test and I completely missed one. (Being made mod on a cricket website has apparently made me immediately less clued in to international cricket.)
This explains a lot over the years
Day 1: NZ dropped easy catches, missed easy stumpings, and had a wicket off a no ball. Instead of 300/3 it could've easily been 260/6 with the tail. Bowling was actually not that bad until the last hour with decent control, but fielding was like an unfit, hungover social team
True but Ramesh kept releasing pressure making it harder for Prabath to do his job. Also, Im not sure waiting for those wicket taking rippers is the best mode of action
That is the issue. Ramesh is their to do the "job", not "support" it. He puts way more revs on the ball than jayasuriya and is a bigger threat on wickets that spin less. If Jauasuriya wants support, DDS and Kamindu could very well do it. The former will run in and dart the ball on the same spot all day long.
Even without Murali?!
