kykweer.proteas
International Debutant
That is sinply incredible how AB got back in time
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***Official*** South Africa in Sri Lanka 2014
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kykweer.proteas
International Debutant
or is the tip of the bat in the air?
too much doubt.
too much doubt.
Stapel
International Regular
Not as incredible as the missed run-out chance!
Swingpanzee
International Regular
What a beauty from Lakmal.
Sri Lanka have the upper hand here. What would be a par score here? Looks really flat so I'd wager about 350. de Kock has a crucial role to play tomorrow.
Sri Lanka have the upper hand here. What would be a par score here? Looks really flat so I'd wager about 350. de Kock has a crucial role to play tomorrow.
kykweer.proteas
International Debutant
Lazy shot from Ab terrible
Maximas
Cricketer Of The Year
2/29 from 16 overs on a day where anyone else was either expensive (Dilruwan) or fairly unthreatening (Herath) sounds like he was a good selection. Kula is a new ball merchant who can keep it tight later, but Lakmal can do a similar job (without being quite as potent with a new ball tbf) at a better pace and is able to generate better bounce and can get reverse swing later on.
I don't really understand where this attitude has come from given the last 6 months we've seen from him, he's improved a ****load, can be miserly and moderately dangerous on his day and has been consistently good since the start of the UAE series.
Then again this is the **** who doesn't really rate Herath so go figure
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Maximas
Cricketer Of The Year
Honours even after day 1 I'd have to say, plenty of batting to come and the pitch will only get worse from here so SA still have an excellent chance to get on top but equally Sri Lanka have a chance to bowl SA out for 350 odd and make use of some pretty good batting conditions as well and then build a lead as the wicket deteriorates. Nice to see the bowlers stick at it all day and come back late rather than fall away like we did once or twice against England. Well batted to Faf and Elgar
Swingpanzee
International Regular
Yeah a massive shame AB lost his focus with only an over or so left for the day. **** way to hand SL the advantage.
Flem274*
123/5
Nah Lakmal can get stuffed. Missed his second wicket but he's bowling ok at best here. Has spent his entire career being the oppositions 13th man and one handy 2/29 in isolation doesn't change that.
He will never ever ever ever average below 40 with the ball in test cricket. I'd put my house on it.
He will never ever ever ever average below 40 with the ball in test cricket. I'd put my house on it.
Maximas
Cricketer Of The Year
It's not in isolation if you consider the year he's had having. He's clearly changed as a bowler since the beginning of 2013 having spent a lot of time working with Vaas, His stats before this year reflect a bowler who was unable to either contain or strike with any consistency, whereas his stats this year show a bowler who can now contain effectively and make use of the moving ball to take wickets, having watched Lakmal on either side of that break I can certainly see why the stats show such an improvement.
I simply don't understand the criticism the batting order is getting. AB did okay as an opener, but he has been infinitely better at #5 as a middle order bat. Amla has a great record at #3, but he deserves to make the #4 slot his own. Du Plessis has the perfect temperament for a #3.
YorksLanka
International Debutant
About to start investing in a caravan company as will be quids in soon...
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I like the batting order too providing de Villiers is actually going to keep when he's fully fit. I know there's a big concern about his workload, but when you bat him at five, don't let him captain and don't give him the gloves either, you're really making him much more of a bit part player than he should be.
viriya
International Captain
Have to say Dilruwan has done his job. I think if he added a carrom ball or something similar he could be a good Ashwin-clone. Especially considering that he can bat as well..
Not sure how bad Eranga's injury is, but SL need to wrap SA up around 350 to be in the hunt and not just play for the draw.. not sure they have the firepower or mystery to blast the tailenders though so 450 is still a possibility.
Not sure how bad Eranga's injury is, but SL need to wrap SA up around 350 to be in the hunt and not just play for the draw.. not sure they have the firepower or mystery to blast the tailenders though so 450 is still a possibility.
Maximas
Cricketer Of The Year
Carrom ball would do nothing for Dilruwan IMO, gets better drift than Ashwin anyway, just needs to get the odd one to turn a little extra to make his straight one a bit more potent. Bowling out SA would put us ahead of the game IMO, with Tahir being a bit of a wildcard in tests and the lack of other quality spin options (plus the quality of our batting line-up with a decent tail now) I'd back us to lead on first innings if we bowled them out for 350, 400 and the game is fairly even, SA perhaps slightly on top with runs on the board
