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***Official*** Sri Lanka in England
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I agree with both !! You are absolutely correct.dinu23 said:
Sanga should not open, its unfair and it will put too much on his plate !!
He should come in at 3 . VanDort and Thranga or Kapugedera and Tharanga or even Arnold and Tharanga should open . Daniel should be also in the squad as a fall back if any of these three do not work. Unfortunately Sri Lankan Team has to work on its opening combo for a while to figure which works ,having been so dependant on Jayasuriya and Atapattu for such a long time .
I would not include Gunawardena for anything in the future .
He is waste of space and time as far SL cricket goes.Mubarak has scored 2 centuries against Bangla A only 2 weeks ago. I don't know how much credibility or weightage you can give that , but if anything they could give him one last go in ODIs in England .
So my Test squad
VanDort/Arnold/Kapugedera/Daniel
Tharanga
Sangakkara
Jayawardene
Samaraweera
Dilshan
Maharoof (not convinced about his potential in this role yet -England tour will tell)
Vaas
Bandara/Weerakoon
Muralitharan
Malinga
ODI squad
Kapugedera/Arnold/ Mubarak
Tharanga
Sangakkara
Jayawardene
Dilshan
Arnold/Kapugedera
Maharoof
Vaas
Dilhara Lokuhettige/Ruchira Perera/ Kaushalya Weeraratne (I want SL selectors to take a look at this guy as an ODI allrounder )
Bandara
Murali
Another bowler worthy of consideration is Tamil Union's Jayaprakashdaran.
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chaminda_00
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I would personally go for seven batsmen, three seamers and Murali for the English pitches:
1. U Tharanga
2. M Vandort
3. I Daniel (C Kapugedera @ 7)
3/4. K Sangakkara (wk)
4/5. M Jayawardene (c)
5/6. T Samarawerra
6/7. T Dilshan
8. F Maharoof
9. C Vaas
10. M Muralitharan
11. L Malinga
1. U Tharanga
2. M Vandort
3. I Daniel (C Kapugedera @ 7)
3/4. K Sangakkara (wk)
4/5. M Jayawardene (c)
5/6. T Samarawerra
6/7. T Dilshan
8. F Maharoof
9. C Vaas
10. M Muralitharan
11. L Malinga
chaminda_00
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Lord's, Edgbaston and Trent Bridge. Three seamers and seven batsmen look better ATM
Trent Bridge does take a bit of turn towards Day 4 . Day 5 and Edgbaston may too and even Lords , But not enough to play a second spinner .chaminda_00 said:
Definitely worth considering at Trent Bridge . (particularly if its the last test -approaching June by then I suspect, and the warm weather may have set in and had a chance to dry the ground by then )
chaminda_00
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Well i don't think Bandara, Hearth or Weerakoon are good enough to take the place of Maharoof or Malinga, unless the pitch is a turner and our batting is too fatigue to only play six batsmen.
Regardless of any team we put on the field , I feel England will win the Test series at least 2-0 if not 3-0 .
They have learnt from the Aussies and shrewdly scheduled the Tests at Venues which are not renowned for being "spinner friendly" (the spinner friendly pitches being Oval and Old Trafford.) Very Cunning indeed.
They will go all out to consolidate their position at number 2 in the Test rankings. They may also not do well against Pak later, as well as against us and therefore would love to give us a little thrashing before Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar give them a little dressing down later !!
I think we will be lucky to win a couple of ODIs . ( They will be going all out to win the ODIs too given the 2007 World Cup is around the corner ) . I suspect in the coming Summer in the ODIs they will play their preferred or chosen World Cup XI players only and stop trialling some of the others as they have done in India.
They have learnt from the Aussies and shrewdly scheduled the Tests at Venues which are not renowned for being "spinner friendly" (the spinner friendly pitches being Oval and Old Trafford.) Very Cunning indeed.
They will go all out to consolidate their position at number 2 in the Test rankings. They may also not do well against Pak later, as well as against us and therefore would love to give us a little thrashing before Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar give them a little dressing down later !!
I think we will be lucky to win a couple of ODIs . ( They will be going all out to win the ODIs too given the 2007 World Cup is around the corner ) . I suspect in the coming Summer in the ODIs they will play their preferred or chosen World Cup XI players only and stop trialling some of the others as they have done in India.
The scheduling of this series also shows how they have cunningly learnt a few tricks from the Aussies.
Otherwise how do you explain Sri Lanka being scheduled to play Tests in May for the second time in 4 years ?
This also saves them from having to face Akhtar , Asif and the Pak seam battery in seamer friendly circumstances in early summer !!
Otherwise how do you explain Sri Lanka being scheduled to play Tests in May for the second time in 4 years ?
This also saves them from having to face Akhtar , Asif and the Pak seam battery in seamer friendly circumstances in early summer !!
It does look like Atapattu is struggling to make it in time . This from Cricinfo-
Atapattu yet to regain fitness
Vaas declared fit to tour England
Sa'adi Thawfeeq
April 7, 2006
Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lanka's premier fast bowler, has been declared fit to tour England later this month, according to Tommy Simsek, the Sri Lanka team physio. However, questions marks remained on the fitness of Marvan Atapattu, the captain, and Ruchira Perera, the left-arm fast bowler. All three players missed out on the recently concluded home series against Pakistan due to injury.
Vaas suffered a strain on his left side, but Simsek confirmed that he had begun to bowl with his full run up and was back to full fitness. Simsek said that Atapattu had got a big disc bulge and would require more time to assess his recovery, while Perera has yet to recover from a recurring hamstring injury.
"With time the bulge becomes a little smaller and the pressure on the nerve ceases. He [Atapattu] is presently undergoing treatment for it and we are hoping it will be successful. But there is no guarantee," Simsek told the Daily News. "This happens to people between the ages of 50-60 but in Marvan's case it is due to wear and tear. He is improving slowly, but if he doesn't respond to the treatment he may need surgery. We should get a better picture of his condition within the next couple of weeks.
"Ruchira needs to rehabilitate the injury very thoroughly. He is getting better but is not 100 percent fit. He might have to pass a fitness test by early next week."
Lalith Kaluperuma, the chairman of selectors, said that he expected a report on the injuries from Simsek on Monday, the day the selection committee is expected to meet to pick a 16-man squad for the three-Test series against England. He said a separate squad would be picked for the five one-day internationals that follow the Tests. The Test series starts at Lord's on May 11 followed by the one-day series also starting at Lord's from June 17.
Kaluperuma said that in the case of Atapattu, they would leave their options open until at least April 16 to ascertain his fitness. The team is due to leave for England on April 19.
In Atapattu's absence Mahela Jayawardene led the team in the series against Pakistan where Sri Lanka lost 0-2 in the one-dayers and 0-1 in the Tests.
With Sanath Jayasuriya announcing his retirement from Test cricket at the end of the Pakistan series, Sri Lanka may find themselves going to England with a totally inexperienced opening pair. Those in the running, apart from Atapattu, are Upul Tharanga, Jehan Mubarak, Michael van Dort and Ian Daniel.
Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lanka's young allrounder, is also recovering from a chest infection, which troubled him during the second innings of the second Test at Kandy. Simsek said that Maharoof was on antibiotics and that he was recovering well.
Atapattu yet to regain fitness
Vaas declared fit to tour England
Sa'adi Thawfeeq
April 7, 2006
Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lanka's premier fast bowler, has been declared fit to tour England later this month, according to Tommy Simsek, the Sri Lanka team physio. However, questions marks remained on the fitness of Marvan Atapattu, the captain, and Ruchira Perera, the left-arm fast bowler. All three players missed out on the recently concluded home series against Pakistan due to injury.
Vaas suffered a strain on his left side, but Simsek confirmed that he had begun to bowl with his full run up and was back to full fitness. Simsek said that Atapattu had got a big disc bulge and would require more time to assess his recovery, while Perera has yet to recover from a recurring hamstring injury.
"With time the bulge becomes a little smaller and the pressure on the nerve ceases. He [Atapattu] is presently undergoing treatment for it and we are hoping it will be successful. But there is no guarantee," Simsek told the Daily News. "This happens to people between the ages of 50-60 but in Marvan's case it is due to wear and tear. He is improving slowly, but if he doesn't respond to the treatment he may need surgery. We should get a better picture of his condition within the next couple of weeks.
"Ruchira needs to rehabilitate the injury very thoroughly. He is getting better but is not 100 percent fit. He might have to pass a fitness test by early next week."
Lalith Kaluperuma, the chairman of selectors, said that he expected a report on the injuries from Simsek on Monday, the day the selection committee is expected to meet to pick a 16-man squad for the three-Test series against England. He said a separate squad would be picked for the five one-day internationals that follow the Tests. The Test series starts at Lord's on May 11 followed by the one-day series also starting at Lord's from June 17.
Kaluperuma said that in the case of Atapattu, they would leave their options open until at least April 16 to ascertain his fitness. The team is due to leave for England on April 19.
In Atapattu's absence Mahela Jayawardene led the team in the series against Pakistan where Sri Lanka lost 0-2 in the one-dayers and 0-1 in the Tests.
With Sanath Jayasuriya announcing his retirement from Test cricket at the end of the Pakistan series, Sri Lanka may find themselves going to England with a totally inexperienced opening pair. Those in the running, apart from Atapattu, are Upul Tharanga, Jehan Mubarak, Michael van Dort and Ian Daniel.
Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lanka's young allrounder, is also recovering from a chest infection, which troubled him during the second innings of the second Test at Kandy. Simsek said that Maharoof was on antibiotics and that he was recovering well.
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Optimistic planning for days four and five, isn't it?JASON said:
When you are a Sri Lankan , you have to be ... just look at the history of our country and the tumultuous years of recent 30 years....Neil Pickup said:
You have to be optimistic if you are a Sri Lankan....and hope every day that the next day is going to be better and the Country will be peaceful and all Sri Lankans will laugh and smile and be shaking each others hands and there will be no more killings or violence and all the kids will have a good life and have the opportunities to do well..... me getting carried away .....
But we are a nation of eternal optimists , which is what endures our country and us Sri Lankans..
Even after losing (possibly to England) we will be contemplating winning the World Cup..
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
I have a ticket for the Saturday at Trent Bridge, and I hope and pray that Murali is bowling and not batting.
aussie
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If all fit teams i'll like to see in the 1st test:
ENGLAND:
Trescothick
Strauss
Vaughan
Bell
Pietersen
Collingwood
Flintoff
G Jones
Hoggard
Harmison
S Jones
SRI LANKA:
Thangara
Attapatu
Sangakkara
Jayawardene
Samaraweera
Dilshan
Arnold/Fernando - depends if SRI want the extra batsman or bowler
Maharoof
Vaas
Malinga
Muralitharan
ENGLAND:
Trescothick
Strauss
Vaughan
Bell
Pietersen
Collingwood
Flintoff
G Jones
Hoggard
Harmison
S Jones
SRI LANKA:
Thangara
Attapatu
Sangakkara
Jayawardene
Samaraweera
Dilshan
Arnold/Fernando - depends if SRI want the extra batsman or bowler
Maharoof
Vaas
Malinga
Muralitharan
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
If Giles is unfit, I reckon you'll get that particular lineup, if only because it postpones a tricky choice between Collingwood & Bell. Udal's not going to do a lot, especially at this time of the year, and if Panesar means Hoggie batting at 8 then that won't happen.aussie said:
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Sri Lankan Squad has just been selected for England
Test squad: Upul Tharanga, Marvan Atapattu (capt), Michael Vandort, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Malinga Bandara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Zoysa, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekera
Zoysa, Prasanna Jayawardene are back, a bit disapointed the selectors went back to these guys. Zoysa has been in good form for SSC in domestic cricket taking 26 wickets @ 19.6, but Dammika Prasad has been as good (24 wickets @ 13 from 5 games) and i think he should have been persisted with. But apparently they wanted some experience in case Vaas was unfit.
When it comes to Prasanna, young Sri Lanka A keeper Kaushal Silva has been in very good form in Bangladesh, scoring 83 not out in the last game. His already shown in his short career that he is a lot better batsmen then Prasanna. Both these decision are short sighted and not smart moves for the future.
It good to see Dilhara get dropped and the selectors have kept Vandort and Kapugedera in the squad and not gone back to Arnold or Muburak.
Test squad: Upul Tharanga, Marvan Atapattu (capt), Michael Vandort, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Malinga Bandara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Zoysa, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekera
Zoysa, Prasanna Jayawardene are back, a bit disapointed the selectors went back to these guys. Zoysa has been in good form for SSC in domestic cricket taking 26 wickets @ 19.6, but Dammika Prasad has been as good (24 wickets @ 13 from 5 games) and i think he should have been persisted with. But apparently they wanted some experience in case Vaas was unfit.
When it comes to Prasanna, young Sri Lanka A keeper Kaushal Silva has been in very good form in Bangladesh, scoring 83 not out in the last game. His already shown in his short career that he is a lot better batsmen then Prasanna. Both these decision are short sighted and not smart moves for the future.
It good to see Dilhara get dropped and the selectors have kept Vandort and Kapugedera in the squad and not gone back to Arnold or Muburak.
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