Arjun said:
Wonder how this selection would look-
- Vandort
- Ian Daniel
- Sangakkara
- Dilshan
- Chamara Silva
- Lanka de Silva (WK)
- Maharoof (RFM)
- Zoysa (LFM)/Mirando (LFM)
- Vaas (LFM)
- Muralitharan (OB)
- Dilhara Fernando (RFM)
With reserves Chandana, Samaraweera and one more batsman.
I think the SL selectors are typical knee jerk reaction fools !!
Afterall they waited for Jayasuriya to fail all these ODIs before dropping him !!
When they very well could've dropped him after the 3rd or 4th ODI and brought in some of the younger guys across from SL. India is only few hours by Flight . Why they couldn't do that I have no idea.
But now if they go really stupid and make whole sale changes from the Test Team because of ODI performances , they are even more stupidder than I thought !!
This Jayasuriya thing was long time coming . And it was plain to see for anyone following SL cricket that it was coming by sooner rather than later.
Only the fools at SL cricket were slow to pick it up !
Tom Moody as coach seems a bit slow to pick these things as well, and I doubt very much his tenure as SL cricket coach will last long . * may end before the 2007 WC by the way things turn out in NZ and Australia this summer *
As far as Test squad goes,
Van Dort or Ian Daniel should open with Atapattu in Tests.
So the team should look like this -
Van Dort/Daniel
Atapattu
Tharanga
Sangakkara
Samaraweera
Jayawardene
Dilshan
Vaas
Weerakoon (spinner) or Bandara
Murali
Malinga
Chandana and Herath are likely to get caned in India and I have grave fears if they are included as the second spinner for Tests in India.