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    RIP SL cricket thread

    Samaraweera has to be dropped. I'd consider dropping Prassana Jayawardene just to let Chandimal continue and with Sangakarra's eventual retirement from the short forms in mind. Karunarathne, Thirimanne, Rajapaksa need to play as many games as possible. Angelo Matthews is a myth. He can't bat...
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    *Official* Sri Lanka in India

    He's only played one test previously and he was the pick of our quicks. He should have been retained after the home series against England. He didn't break down until after he was dropped. My point always has been he's of a higher quality to all the other fast bowling options in SL. Forget if...
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    *Official* Sri Lanka in India

    I feel so vindicated. I've been touting Welegedara for over 4 years as being the best thing in SL. No one wanted to hear it. Guess I was right. :laugh:
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    World Fast bowling stocks on the rise?

    LOL @ Siddle being all time great. Seriously has to be the most overrated bowler going around.
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    Have lost quite a bit of respect for the ever so classy Sangakarra.

    LOL WTF? Sanga isn't Tamil.
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    *Official* Pakistan in Sri Lanka

    SL to win the Tests. PAK to win the ODIs.
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    Semi Finals and Final Discussion

    Your right - maybe I'm a little carried away in my TilDil love but I think he'd do a great job at the top. Warnapura is good and I still like Varndort should he rediscover his resolve. I haven't seen enough of Paranavithana to have a strong opinion. I suppose thats once school of thought. But...
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    Semi Finals and Final Discussion

    Congrats Pakistan - we couldn't have lost to a nicer or more deserving bunch! As for our mob, I was actually stoked with how we played. I didn't rate us as having a snow flakes hope in hell. Moreover, I was one of many that despised the 20/20 format but I'm happy to have been proven wrong. -...
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    Have lost quite a bit of respect for the ever so classy Sangakarra.

    As an SL fan, I was actually surprised he didn't speak of the Pakistan team at all in the post match interview. But I don't think you can begrudge Sanga for that - particularly considering the friendship and sacrifice the SL team has shown Pakistan. I'm certain Sanga's mind was heavy with the...
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    Thilan Samaraweera: a victim of black magic?

    I must confess to being a long time hater of Samaraweera. Recently my opinion of him has improved but I loathe to rate him above Jayasuriya, Atapattu, Ranatunga or even Tillakaratne. Tillakaratne remember scored some wonderful hundreds in Perth, Centurion and Dunedin as well as in Pakistan when...
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    M. Jayawardene Quits as SL captain

    Mahela is a great Test captain, I don't think he's good in ODI's. I wish he'd just step down from ODI's and keep captaining the Test side for a while because it'll give Sanga a steady transition.
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    ***Official*** Sri Lanka In Pakistan

    Can anyone tell me if this series is going to be shown in Australia? I got a subscription to Setanta to watch SL v India thinking they show a lot of cricket, but its all football and union. I want to cancel the subscription cause its a total waste of a money otherwise.
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    ***Official*** India in Sri Lanka

    A real bowler for mine is a strike weapon, not someone who bowlers accurately and doesn't go for many (against weak opposition). He's been given a run of what 50 ODI's and a bunch of Tests to prove himself and he simply doesn't have talent nor the determination to be the lynch pin of the SL...
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    ***Official*** India in Sri Lanka

    I think Mahela is quite a good test captain but he's ODI captaincy is to complacent. I don't think Dhoni is one of the better captains going around - he is quite middle of the road really but has the devils luck. Most captains going around at the moment are nothing special though. But Smith is...
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    ***Official*** India in Sri Lanka

    Serious questions re-Sri Lankan cricket: - Bowling attack: When are the pointless bowling selections going to stop? Selecting Kulasekara in any cricket team is a defensive option. Its saying: we don't have the guts to pick a real bowler, so we'll pick a guy who shouldn't go for many, nor do we...
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    Trescothick in cheating revelation!

    :laugh:
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    ***Official*** India in Sri Lanka

    I think you are right about Udawatta. What do you think about Tharanga? I don't think we're going to see him again for a while. I hope he goes away to county and domestic cricket and works out his technical deficiencies. He could make a return to international cricket like Hayden or Langer if he...
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    VMMM, how are batsmen going to survive

    Maybe I'm a little harsh but I have little faith in our batting line up. Sanga and Mahela are great but our batting line-up relies far too heavily on them. If either of the fail, the odds on us scoring less than 250 in an innings are so good you'd put your house up. I like both Vandort and...
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    VMMM, how are batsmen going to survive

    Indeed. Thats what everyones been hoping for. Hopefully he can sort out all these side and back strains he keeps picking up.
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    ***Official*** India in Sri Lanka

    You have to be a bit careful: Warnapura is yet to play in Eng, NZ, Aus or SA. I think the jury is still out on him. Vandort in my eyes is safe as houses because he's stood up on tough tours. But I think he needs to work serious on his game to succeed on the subcontinent. I haven't seen...

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