Has Samaraveera gotten rid of the FTB tag?

[Jacknife]

Can't see how you call someone who averaged 50.50, often guiding SL to safety when most of his colleagues were failing, utter garbage.

IMO he has improved a bit since 2008 onwards. Since then he has averaged more away than at home (71.35 / 65.20). But I don't think he will ever get rid of that FTB tag, not much time left in him...

He scored 58 & 0, 9 & 17*, 31 & 87*, the two not outs where in rain effected matches when they were meandering to draws. Just saying he averaged 50 doesn't really give you a true reflection how he batted in England imo and all the way through the series it was hard to believe we were watching a guy who averaged over 50. He also only guided SL to safety once at The Rose Bowl where Sanga scored a ton, so it wasn't a often occurrence.

 

[Migara]

He scored 58 & 0, 9 & 17*, 31 & 87*, the two not outs where in rain effected matches when they were meandering to draws. Just saying he averaged 50 doesn't really give you a true reflection how he batted in England imo and all the way through the series it was hard to believe we were watching a guy who averaged over 50. He also only guided SL to safety once at The Rose Bowl where Sanga scored a ton, so it wasn't a often occurrence.

If not for rain, would have scored lot more I can argue.

 

[tooextracool]

Samaraweera might not justify his 50+ average, but he's played some fairly valuable knocks for SL away from home. There isn't much doubt that he looked ill at ease against England, but considering that he scored runs in spite of that suggests to me a player who is capable of scoring runs through sheer grit and guts and its a quality worth admiring. I've always noticed that to make up for his lack of footwork, he's always gets into good positions to play his shots.

 

[Migara]

^^ and playing it very late too. Very Vishwanath like.

 

[Jacknife]

If not for rain, would have scored lot more I can argue.

On the evidence of what I saw of him, I'd argue otherwise but each to there own.

 

[Spark]

I'd agree with Jacknife, amazed he got to double figures in some of his innings - especially since half his runs came through/over the slips.

 

[Daemon]

So runs in draws don't count any more apparently.

 

[Pothas]

Of course not, or lost games. Only those scored on the Sabath day in the 4th week of the month count

 

[ankitj]

Samaraveera, take a bow.

I haven't watched the match to really know, but I hope no one is going to say that pitch/bowling was easy on this occasion.

 

[ganeshran]

Another responsible knock by Thilan. Could very well be a match winning contribution.

 

[TT Boy]

Samaraveera, take a bow.

I haven't watched the match to really know, but I hope no one is going to say that pitch/bowling was easy on this occasion.

So you don't know what you are talking about. If you watched, you would see this is a good batting surface.

 

[ankitj]

What SA did then?

 

[TT Boy]

Fail with the bat. Not unknown that.

 

[Migara]

When Sam scores it automatically becomes a flat track

 

[Prince EWS]

It's not a flat track. It's definitely a good batting surface though; as TT_Boy said. Irrespective of that though the conditions couldn't be any different to what Samaraweera is used to and the main criticism of him has always been that he couldn't score runs against pace and bounce on quickish wickets. This isn't a bowler's wicket but it has some pace in it so it's gone a long way to showing that theory for what it was. I think Thilan averages about 38 outside the subcontinent now which is hardly enough to make someone so ridiculously Godly in conditions where he's going to play 60%+ of his matches anything other than a very good batsman.

 

[Migara]

he main criticism of him has always been that he couldn't score runs against pace and bounce on quickish wickets

Ha, but people who couldn't score on dustbowls never called FTBs. It's ****ing hypocritical when Sam averaging 38 outside SC called a FTB, but Pietersen averaging 38 in SC not called such.

 

[Furball]

Ha, but people who couldn't score on dustbowls never called FTBs. It's ****ing hypocritical when Sam averaging 38 outside SC called a FTB, but Pietersen averaging 38 in SC not called such.

Your post makes no sense.

 

[weldone]

Your post makes no sense.

...primarily because cricket played outside SC >>>>> cricket played in SC, right?

 

[Furball]

...primarily because cricket played outside SC >>>>> cricket played in SC, right?

No, because it doesn't make sense.

 

[ganeshran]

...primarily because cricket played outside SC >>>>> cricket played in SC, right?

no. because GF thinks so, and hence it must be right.