***Official*** VB Series 2006

[JASON]

SL batsmen have been so badly out of form they must have been hoping to get some confidence ahead of Fridays games. Im scared to see the demolition job McGrath is gonna do on on them come Friday :

IF Sl gets thrashed in this away series as well then maybe those brainless bunsh of selectors will be thrown out

The Victorians are doing a pretty good job of it already at 3/60 after 15 overs .

I don't know if I would blame the selectors now, since the Team that they have picked for this series is the best possible bar 2 or 3 such as Chandana, Nuwan Zoysa etc.

I think the players who fail repeatedly have now got to be accountable . And top of that list comes Mahela J. IMO. Who is an eternal under achieving under perfomer. He has to be dropped after the first VB, having scored very little so far in the 4 ODIs in NZ .

 

[Lostman]

mahela is useless in ODI's other than that fluke 90 against india in teh indial oil cup he hasnt done anything notable in an ODI game for the last 4 years. The most glaring failure being his WC performance where he scored 18runs

 

[lionheart]

is this the only tour game sl plays before friday?

 

[Lostman]

i think so

 

[JASON]

mahela is useless in ODI's other than that fluke 90 against india in teh indial oil cup he hasnt done anything notable in an ODI game for the last 4 years. The most glaring failure being his WC performance where he scored 18runs

I agree , he scores an occasional 50 that sort of secures his position for the next 5 ODIs then just as the selectors finally are about to pull the pin on him he scores another 40 or a 50 to secure himself another extension !!

 

[Lostman]

he is like a maharoof with a bat. In maharoofs defense he is still inexperienced and still learing though

 

[JASON]

he is like a maharoof with a bat. In maharoofs defense he is still inexperienced and still learing though

IMO Maharoof's value as an ODI player is becoming increasingly questionable , if as an allrounder he fails to contribute anything substantial in either batting or bowling .

Giving away 40 + runs off 5-6 overs (which is all he gets once the opposition get struck into him) and then a 10-12 runs with the bat off 30 plus balls, IMO does not making him an allrounder !!

If anything it makes him a non all rounder IMO, ie neither a batsman nor a bowler !!

 

[JASON]

Victorians BTW are coasting to an easy win at 3/ 73 off 17.2 overs.

 

[Lostman]

Jason how many games do you think lanka will win? I think best case scenario for Lanka is 2 wins against SA

 

[JASON]

Jason how many games do you think lanka will win? I think best case scenario for Lanka is 2 wins against SA

I still bank on an unknown factor called Luck and in Day nighters toss is another factor. SL can pull one or two against the Aussies , if everything (I mean every single thing) goes their way including tosses , ump decisions etc.

I also hope that SL having got hammered in Australia year in year out for several decades every time we have toured there, means that some where the worm will have to turn to even things out.

the third factor I an banking on is a chap called Muralitharan, who like the Team is due for a change of fortunes having been riled and ridiculed and given a hell of a hard time there.

Call me an Optimist, but that's what I am .

 

[Lostman]

I still bank on an unknown factor called Luck and in Day nighters toss is another factor. SL can pull one or two against the Aussies , if everything (I mean every single thing) goes their way including tosses , ump decisions etc.

when was teh last time u saw touring teams get favorable decisions in Aus

 

[JASON]

when was teh last time u saw touring teams get favorable decisions in Aus

You are absolutely correct there !!

But this year few decisions did go against them in the Tests didn't they.... Trying hard to remember ....

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Wise is a very talented young bowler. It's not the first time he's ran through a decent batting lineup this year.

 

[Lostman]

Sl batting lineup isnt decent it is club standard. I think Sl should defintely play Bandara against SA, those are the only games we have a chance of winning, and a 2nd spinner to back up murali would greatly help.

 

[Linda]

I just read that 2.2 million people watched the twenty20 match on monday night! Thats AFL Grand Finalesque..

 

[mikeW]

Wise is a very talented young bowler. It's not the first time he's ran through a decent batting lineup this year.

Yep agreed but i cant understand why this is his first One day game of the season.

 

[Dasa]

Whether they will be embarassed or if its a case of the weather and conditions helping the seamers , we shall soon know when Victoria bat .

The conditions were helping the seamers a bit, but Sri Lanka threw it away. On the plus side, there was a big crowd...almost 5000 and mostly Sri Lankan supporters.
The way the Sri Lankans played today, they'll struggle to even compete let alone win a match in the VB Series.

 

[marc71178]

If anything it makes him a non all rounder IMO, ie neither a batsman nor a bowler !!

Or Rikki Clarke as he's otherwise known.

 

[honestbharani]

Aus to win all matches.

RSA to win all matches against Sri Lanka.


Sorry, Jason. But I expect a good series for Tharanga and Murali.

 

[howardj]

Poor form by Sri Lanka. No need to turn the lights on this Friday night, against Australia. The game will be over before sunset.