Not according to Jayawardene at the toss and Sangakkara in the box. Definite tactical decision.Malinga has to be hurt - otherwise it makes no sense.
.. what a strange decision.Lol, did Mahela just say they've left Malinga out?
Ugh. Bad move. I know they want swing but he is a unique weapon. SL are not going to win this on their batting. They need to pull out all trump cards and take a chance on the guys who may fail but may end up taking 20 wickets.Not according to Jayawardene at the toss and Sangakkarra in the box. Definite tactical decision.
don't know if you've just moved from elsewhere in australia or not, but the host city only gets coverage of the last session, unless it is sold out.Oh dear, only recently moved to brisbane! Totally was not expecting the tv coverage to start at 2.30 pm. Lucky I have my tickets for tomorrow.
Agree, I couldnt believe it, I'm sure the Aussies would have been doing alot of talking about tactics against Malinga and picking the ball up early on, he would have been worrying them just about as much as Murali imo, I'm sure they were as suprised as anybody.Second, leaving out Malinga? They've gone and picked three seam-up steady pacers and left out their strike weapon? History has shown over and over that this is the best way to lose to the Aussies, especially at home. The Aussies seem to much prefer facing Fernando to Malinga. I'm actually quite shocked at such a conservative selection, very defensive move and smacks of worrying more about restricting scoring than taking wickets.
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Either that or rain. Either works.LOL @ Sri Lankan anthem guy. So many funny things amidst the nerves.
Best of luck to Sri Lanka though. Quality cricket ahead.