Re: Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st Test, Galle, July 4-8

by Red Tue 07 Jul 2009, 06:07

Pakistan has really collapsed here and SL are now favourites.

by JGK Tue 07 Jul 2009, 06:13

Poor Paks...

by G.Wood Tue 07 Jul 2009, 06:25

JGK wrote:Poor Paks...

How much did you put on them?

by cricketer Tue 07 Jul 2009, 07:02

As i said we are expecting a colapse bounce

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Poor Performance by Pakistan batting. If Murli is back in the next game i dont think pakistan can come back in this series.

by taipan Tue 07 Jul 2009, 07:37

PMSL.

One of the great chokes.

by doremi Tue 07 Jul 2009, 07:45

Huge highs to plunging lows. Only Pakistan...

by skully Tue 07 Jul 2009, 07:45

taipan wrote:PMSL.

One of the great ~~chokes~~ fixes.

Fixed. They were just getting the odds on a Lankan victory up.

by Henry Tue 07 Jul 2009, 07:52

Sri Lanka were on fire today. Everything worked. Thushara and Herath were unplayable.

Credit should go to the groundsman. This was a terrific test match pitch.

by taipan Tue 07 Jul 2009, 07:57

Henry wrote:Sri Lanka were on fire today. Everything worked. Thushara and Herath were unplayable.

Credit should go to the groundsman. This was a terrific test match pitch.

So good that it ended just after lunch on the 4th day?

by cricketer Tue 07 Jul 2009, 08:03

Yess we lost... Now this is the real cricket i damn care what they did in t20 but they should have won today.

by Henry Tue 07 Jul 2009, 08:07

taipan wrote:
Henry wrote:Sri Lanka were on fire today. Everything worked. Thushara and Herath were unplayable.

Credit should go to the groundsman. This was a terrific test match pitch.

So good that it ended just after lunch on the 4th day?

Yes. You'd prefer a bore draw ending at stumps on day 5?

by taipan Tue 07 Jul 2009, 08:08

No, just saying it can't be that great a pitch if the test finished in just a shde over 3 days.

by Henry Tue 07 Jul 2009, 08:21

Most of the dismissals were down to excellent bowling and slightly indifferent batting rather than the pitch.

by Anniyan Tue 07 Jul 2009, 08:37

I am absolutely gob smacked! I never even in my wildest dreams thought SL were going to win this match was really peeved with them till this morning. Just arrived at work and was going to congratulate the Pakistanis and thought just might well as check cricinfo to see by how many wickets they won. Bloody hell......... Hats off to sanga for snatching victory from 3 days of defeat! Very Happy

by The One Tue 07 Jul 2009, 08:37

damn! that has to be one of the biggest chokes in test match history. 71/2 chasing 168 and lose by 50

by horace Tue 07 Jul 2009, 08:44

have the stanlanders got a saffie coach?

by taipan Tue 07 Jul 2009, 08:54

horace wrote:have the stanlanders got a saffie coach?

Nah, that's India

by Henry Tue 07 Jul 2009, 09:00

That second innings dismissal could spell the end of Salman Butt's test career for the immediate future. Atrocious batting in the circumstances.

by Merlin Tue 07 Jul 2009, 09:02

Paksters set 167 to win and capitulate like soft cocks.

Exact same scenario when Aussies face a small winning total ... 1981 anybody?! Twisted Evil

by skully Tue 07 Jul 2009, 09:11

Merlin wrote:Paksters set 167 to win and capitulate like soft cocks.

Exact same scenario when Aussies face a small winning total ... 1981 anybody?!

Said exactly the same thing to Woody this arvo.

by Red Tue 07 Jul 2009, 09:36

Henry wrote:If Pakistan can find a decent pair of opening batsmen, they'll have a seriously good team. It's amazing how quickly the fortunes of Pakistani cricket can change. A few months ago, we were wondering if they'd become as bad as Bangladesh. Now I think they'd give any team a run for their money.

That's discounting their penchant for collapses from any position though. You always have to expect the unexpected.

by taipan Tue 07 Jul 2009, 09:39

skully wrote:
Merlin wrote:Paksters set 167 to win and capitulate like soft cocks.

Exact same scenario when Aussies face a small winning total ... 1981 anybody?!
Said exactly the same thing to Woody this arvo.

Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of the Fanie De Villiers test.

by JKLever Tue 07 Jul 2009, 10:22

Cripes, well done SL didn't give them a prayer....

by skully Tue 07 Jul 2009, 10:34

taipan wrote:
skully wrote:
Merlin wrote:Paksters set 167 to win and capitulate like soft cocks.

Exact same scenario when Aussies face a small winning total ... 1981 anybody?!
Said exactly the same thing to Woody this arvo.

Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of the Fanie De Villiers test.

Phurt, we had quite a few you could pick from in the 90s. Adelaide 93, Sydney 94, The Oval 97.

by Henry Nolonga Tue 07 Jul 2009, 11:28

WTF. Now that is a collapse. Went onto cricinfo and thought that there was some kind of mistake.

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