England vs Sri Lanka 3 tests

[THE A5]

Nissanka looks like quality player but unfortunately SL have a habit of having of guys coming in and really looking good and then falling off. Kusal Mendis is one and even Matthews and Chandimal to an extent but both have had injury issues

 

[RookiePick]

Nissanka looks like quality player but unfortunately SL have a habit of having of guys coming in and really looking good and then falling off. Kusal Mendis is one and even Matthews and Chandimal to an extent but both have had injury issues

A bit of Machiavellian shit goes down in the Lankan set-up IMO and this typically results in the tearing down of their exceptional talents to keep all the competing interests/stakeholders on a similar level, rather than a building up and support of their top talents. Hopefully Nissanka can be a success rather than a casualty of the internal workings.

Sri Lanka desperately need a quick of at least Malinga calibre, a real point of difference bowler. They have too many similar types at present IMO. A new Vaas would see them elevate through the test rankings and be a genuine contender for the 4 spot vs NZ and SA.

Their batting is a bit soft but every teams batting looks soft these days, if the bowling quality is good and there is any assistance from the conditions. I think they have enough pieces to put defendable scores up.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Bazball sitting 6th in the WTC with 8-7-1 record.
Genuinely abysmal.

 

[dumb]

I know SL have been whitewashed and lost many games in England/NZ/SA buy they have at least plucked the odd win and series victory over the last decade and a bit. That said when they come here they show nothing and it’s seems like the series has been lost without a ball been ball. Reckon hobart 07 was the last time SL looked competitive here and if it weren’t for a dodgy Rudi Coertzen call, SL might have even plucked a rare win

i remember this series quite well

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especially this test, managing to pull off a draw playing one down with muburak as an opener

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great to see them take home a win today.

 

[ioppolo]

i remember this series quite well

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especially this test, managing to pull off a draw playing one down with muburak as an opener

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great to see them take home a win today.

Kulasekara and Vaas, that's quite a monumental fourth innings effort from them to put on 105 off 40 overs for the 9th wicket. England were only behind by 80 or so when they came together.

 

[THE A5]

A bit of Machiavellian shit goes down in the Lankan set-up IMO and this typically results in the tearing down of their exceptional talents to keep all the competing interests/stakeholders on a similar level, rather than a building up and support of their top talents. Hopefully Nissanka can be a success rather than a casualty of the internal workings.

Sri Lanka desperately need a quick of at least Malinga calibre, a real point of difference bowler. They have too many similar types at present IMO. A new Vaas would see them elevate through the test rankings and be a genuine contender for the 4 spot vs NZ and SA.

Their batting is a bit soft but every teams batting looks soft these days, if the bowling quality is good and there is any assistance from the conditions. I think they have enough pieces to put defendable scores up.

SL players seem to drink their bathwater as well and a lot of them behave/act like they’re global superstars (like that rapist bloke. He was stylish and promising batsmen and yet never delivered)

Chameera and Kumara are quite quick but more often than not are broken down with injuries. Neither of them look like modern day fast bowlers. Chameera is a twig and kumara is fat. Whole fitness standards of SL seems poor

 

[THE A5]

i remember this series quite well

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especially this test, managing to pull off a draw playing one down with muburak as an opener

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great to see them take home a win today.

They won a series over there 10 years ago

 

[sabso]

SL players seem to drink their bathwater as well and a lot of them behave/act like they’re global superstars (like that rapist bloke. He was stylish and promising batsmen and yet never delivered)

Chameera and Kumara are quite quick but more often than not are broken down with injuries. Neither of them look like modern day fast bowlers. Chameera is a twig and kumara is fat. Whole fitness standards of SL seems poor

Likely comes down to the players own choice rather than being overseen by a fitness dept. Look at mathews, he was such a fat campaigner in the past but now he’s lost a bit of weight which has extended his career.

Their putrid Chris Harris shtick did for England at the oval anyway.

 

[PhatBoy]

Bazball sitting 6th in the WTC with 8-7-1 record.
Genuinely abysmal.

It’s really not.

‘Abysmal’ when almost a third of those matches are in India, and their record is 7-3-1 outside of that series, is a slight exaggeration.

Amazing - hardly, but abysmal is not the right word, either.

 

[yabsy]

Strange selection to begin with. England have a number of pace bowlers who could've done with the international experience more so than Hull.

Whatever happened to that Ashes guy, Tongue?

Currently injured unfortunately

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[Around the Wicket]

Nice work Sri Lanka getting a win.. England's play style will be extremely hit and miss.. they won't win a game in Australia in 18 months.

 

[eddiesmith]

Bazball sitting 6th in the WTC with 8-7-1 record.
Genuinely abysmal.

Yet Bazball has lost only one series, India in India where even the mighty Aussies can’t win…

 

[PhatBoy]

Nice work Sri Lanka getting a win.. England's play style will be extremely hit and miss.. they won't win a game in Australia in 18 months.

Probably: but it’s far more likely to win a game here than the dross they’ve served up in recent times.