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***Official*** Sri Lanka in New Zealand
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Mate, don't feel sorry for them, because they have been playing pathetic cricket for 3-4 months now. In fact if you ask me they have been playing pathetic cricket all year (even against West Indies 3rd string side and Bangladesh) .ohtani's jacket said:
The coach who has been there for nearly a year, still pretends he has nothing to do with their performance , and gets handsomely paid for that !!
He also comes out with cliches at interviews , nothing original about him.
If you ask me he is out of his Depth at International Cricket and may be even at County Cricket he was probably barely managing at Worcester.
He gets far far better paid than SL's top players such as Murali, Atapattu, Sangakkara only to take no responsibility for the Team's performances and to come out with Cliches !!
I hope the Black Caps give this Team a real lambasting, because then at least they can get rid of the Coach and get Dav Whatmore back or a Sri Lankan coach who will inspire confidence in the Team .
I know some will say its the players who take ultimate responsibility for poor performances, but as a Sri Lankan I feel, the country is at the moment struggling with lack of talent coming through , and they don't need to waste a fortune on an expensive coach, rather a local coach can do a better job, while the money is diverted to domestic grassroots cricket.
IMO , SL is likely to struggle for a couple of years at least in transition and this is the best option for SL cricket. There are also other problems at the Cricket Board with long standing in fighting and corruption too. But I won't go into that and bore you even more .
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ohtani's jacket
State Vice-Captain
That's fair enough, but, still, using Marshall as a super-sub isn't ideal. It'll have to be Fulton at this rate.Ming said:
ohtani's jacket
State Vice-Captain
They were pretty good in the Indian Oil Cup.JASON said:
crickhowell
U19 Vice-Captain
His batting plan isnt good enough, if the team was in trouble he wouldnt be able to help rebuild the innings.Ming said:
Sir Redman
State Vice-Captain
He hasn't done that well. One fifty and a 30 not out is not the greatest return with the bat, his bowling has been awful and he's dropped a couple of catches. I'd rather see How, Fulton and Marshall retained in the starting 11 and Cairns as the supersub.Blaze said:
Tim
Cricketer Of The Year
its clear from watching Astle & Fleming that a straight out batsmen as a super-sub may not work because for the majority of the game they're resting their legs. So when they go to bat, they're not all that on to it.
At least with Adams, he's more of a dasher..you could chuck him in anywhere in the order and tell him to play some shots. He's not so much worried about getting set like other batsmen are.
At least with Adams, he's more of a dasher..you could chuck him in anywhere in the order and tell him to play some shots. He's not so much worried about getting set like other batsmen are.
Sir Redman
State Vice-Captain
I have no problems at all with Styris bowling 10 overs in an ODI, especially on NZ wickets.Ming said:
Sir Redman
State Vice-Captain
You mean the first Chappell-Hadlee game? Yeah, he bowled quite well there, but other than that he has been slaughtered.Blaze said:
The Maestro
School Boy/Girl Captain
JASON said:You cannot claim originality for that, because you obviously copied it from Glenn McGrath who called Sanath J "a black Monkey ".
** May be Spider Monkey is different**
** Has anyone seen a Spider Monkey ? What does it look like ?**
I didnt copy sh*t from that idiot....just an observation on how they appeal
dinu23
International Debutant
oh great! the poohead is back!The Maestro said:heh...this game always in the bag for NZ Jono
How looks GREAT btw...very impressed
On another note, the Sri Lankans crack me up when they launch into one of their appeals
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"Wassit! Jubba Jubba! Haaaaaargggggh! eek eekk woot woot! jibber jabber! Haaaarghabababab!"
They sound like a bunch of spider monkeys alerting each other to the approach of a predator
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Styris bowling 10 isnt the main problem. The main problem is that Jamie How is the 6th bowler. Had Astle or McMillan still been in the side, it would be perfectly feasable to use this plan, but How as the 6th bowler is disasterous IMO.Sir Redman said:
Like you said, Styris has had a fantastic year with the ball. And I'm suprised Cairns was allowed 8 overs, while Styris got only 1. How is actually quite a handy off break bowler, and has done well for CD performing that job. If he develops that side of his game, he could prove a valuable option for the World Cup where the wickets will be slower, and also for games in the sub continent.