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Athlai
Not Terrible
Bout time.
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Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Roofers!
3rd seamer is a really weak point for SL - Maharoof is a pretty ordinary bowler IMO
Mahindinho
State Vice-Captain
Yeah, but did you _see_ what happened to Fernando the other day?!
He absolutely cracked under pressure...although the way Koertzen handled it probably didn't help. If it was a player like Murali or Vaas, no worries -- they'd sort it out next match. But Fernando's got a history of problems with his run-up...and there's absolutely no way that SL would beat the Aussies with a misfiring 3rd seamer.
So, Maharoof's the better bet. I still think we might need his batting, too.
Mahindinho
State Vice-Captain
Rankings are all well and good, but I seriously think SA have been over-rated thanks to their recent home series...while SL have been under-rated thanks to their smashing in India last year.
It'd be interesting to see what the ranking points gained in the last 12 months would be like -- SL's tour of England was their turning point, and they've looked a completely different side ever since.
Anil
Hall of Fame Member
i didn't miss it, i was responding to it, none of those situations were "presented" to them, they forced them with their superior performance, got it?
Langeveldt
Soutie
Sorry, but are wins against Australia, England, India and Pakistan not worth being ranked above them?
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Does it really matter? Being second best is merely being the first amongst the losers.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Which is better than being the first among the losers to the first among the losers (AKA third).
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Everyone's saying it's about the big player match-ups... McGrath v Jayasuria, Ponting v Murali. But I'm liking this one: Watson v Maharoof.
If either team is going to get a really big score, surely these are the two bowlers that have to travel. And if either team loses a few early wickets these are two talented young batsmen who could conceivably do something special.
What does anyone think? And who would you fancy to come out on top?
If either team is going to get a really big score, surely these are the two bowlers that have to travel. And if either team loses a few early wickets these are two talented young batsmen who could conceivably do something special.
What does anyone think? And who would you fancy to come out on top?
Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
Lol at this thread tbh, didn't know a bunch of well respected members would argue like little girls 
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Chill guys
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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
I stop counting at the first loser tbh.
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Not sure if it's possible to get it to that level of detail, but the table at 30 April 2006 was:
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1 Australia 132
2 South Africa 119
3 India 116
4 Pakistan 114
5 New Zealand 113
6 Sri Lanka 105
7 England 103
8 West Indies 90
9 Zimbabwe 41
10 Bangladesh 23
11 Kenya 7legglancer12
School Boy/Girl Captain
Well Average alone does not does not tell the whole story. Its not just the runs one makes, but how they are made. Not many players in this world has dominated & Intimidated bowlers like Sanath. So compare the Average with his Strike Rate and you might get an Idea !
shehanwije
School Boy/Girl Captain
Aus Players from '96 - Mental Scarring?
"Pigeon homes in on Jayasuriya" is the cricket headline in today's Sydney Morning Herald. "Glenn McGrath has declared the setting perfect for a third consecutive World Cup and a final crack at his old rival Sanath Jayasuriya" says Chloe Saltau ( http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/...-final-showdown/2007/04/26/1177459881339.html)
Saltua is Australia's answer to Sri Lanka's Elmo (probably two of the worst cricket journos)...he generally is off the mark and even cant get his facts correct - "his arm was broken by a rising Brett Lee delivery at the 2003 World Cup" When did this happen?
In another article in the same paper, Tim Neilson (Aus coach in waiting) says "I always find it funny when a team feels it has to go out there and defend itself against talk that they are mentally scarred. From my experience, if you don't bring things up, you're probably not worried about them. But if you feel the need to go out there and make all sorts of statements and denials, then you probably are in a bit of trouble." (Full article at: http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/...as-says-nielsen/2007/04/26/1177459881336.html)
With this is mind it interesting to see how much potential mental scarring his players (survivors from the '96) are now going thru.
Ricky Ponting, the other Australian survivor of that game, exuded confidence before the final, and seized another opportunity to question Sri Lanka's decision to rest their best bowlers, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga, for their recent Super Eights game "It's actually going to be quite interesting now coming up against them after they rested a few players last game. I thought they had a chance to make a bit of a statement against us in that last game and they chose not to," Ponting said.
"The fact I have decided to retire is probably one of the reasons why I'm bowling so well. There's no pressure, no fear, no anything," said McGrath
Some mental scarring perhaps...as described by their own coach?
"Pigeon homes in on Jayasuriya" is the cricket headline in today's Sydney Morning Herald. "Glenn McGrath has declared the setting perfect for a third consecutive World Cup and a final crack at his old rival Sanath Jayasuriya" says Chloe Saltau ( http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/...-final-showdown/2007/04/26/1177459881339.html)
Saltua is Australia's answer to Sri Lanka's Elmo (probably two of the worst cricket journos)...he generally is off the mark and even cant get his facts correct - "his arm was broken by a rising Brett Lee delivery at the 2003 World Cup" When did this happen?
In another article in the same paper, Tim Neilson (Aus coach in waiting) says "I always find it funny when a team feels it has to go out there and defend itself against talk that they are mentally scarred. From my experience, if you don't bring things up, you're probably not worried about them. But if you feel the need to go out there and make all sorts of statements and denials, then you probably are in a bit of trouble." (Full article at: http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/...as-says-nielsen/2007/04/26/1177459881336.html)
With this is mind it interesting to see how much potential mental scarring his players (survivors from the '96) are now going thru.
Ricky Ponting, the other Australian survivor of that game, exuded confidence before the final, and seized another opportunity to question Sri Lanka's decision to rest their best bowlers, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga, for their recent Super Eights game "It's actually going to be quite interesting now coming up against them after they rested a few players last game. I thought they had a chance to make a bit of a statement against us in that last game and they chose not to," Ponting said.
"The fact I have decided to retire is probably one of the reasons why I'm bowling so well. There's no pressure, no fear, no anything," said McGrath
Some mental scarring perhaps...as described by their own coach?
age_master
Hall of Fame Member
lol 11 years is a long time, Sri Lanka would only have 3 players left from that game too - you would also have to sonsider that Sri Lanka haven't been anywhere near that good since then and Australia has beaten everyone since then.
legglancer12
School Boy/Girl Captain
shehanwije
School Boy/Girl Captain
Have a look above at one of my prior posts - in finals between Aus-SL, SL lead 3-2....Is it the Aussies turn to choke?