Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Hobart, 16-20th Nov

Cons v Muppets?

I expected better from you Dello.

You should be grateful. All Ind/Pak got was ...

Go Muppets! Pop a Con. or PopCorn.

Heard Arjuna Ranatunga on Sydney radio this morning. He was actually quite reasonable saying that Marvan's comments were accurate, Australia's domination of Test cricket wasn't bad and it was up to other nations to respond, and that he wouldn't comment on who was better out of TGM and MM other than to say how lucky were all were to live in an era when they were both around.

By the end of the interview I was wondering if the guy on the other end of the line was actually someone else.

amazing

Zat wrote:I expected better from you Dello.

Really? Doesn't sound like me...

JGK wrote:Heard Arjuna Ranatunga on Sydney radio this morning. He was actually quite reasonable saying that Marvan's comments were accurate, Australia's domination of Test cricket wasn't bad and it was up to other nations to respond, and that he wouldn't comment on who was better out of TGM and MM other than to say how lucky were all were to live in an era when they were both around.

By the end of the interview I was wondering if the guy on the other end of the line was actually someone else.

Well he's been involved in politics for a while now so he's learnt diplomacy.

Likely Sri Lankan XI-

Atapattu
Jayasuriya
Sangakkara
M.Jayawardene(c)
Silva
Vandort
P.Jayawardene+
Maharoof
Vaas
Malinga
Muralitharan

Sangakkara and Malinga make them look 10 times stronger.

> Sangakkara and Malinga make them look 10 times stronger.


Indeed. Malinga is a bit hit and miss but Canyouhearthedrums? was totally ineffectual.

Another option that Sri Lanka may consider is opening the batting with Atapattu and Vandort, with Jayasuriya batting down at 6. Not a bad move, imo. Jaya has done bugger all as a test match opener in his last 15 or so tests, and he'd be a good 'impact player' to have coming in at 6.

JGK wrote:Heard Arjuna Ranatunga on Sydney radio this morning...

By the end of the interview I was wondering if the guy on the other end of the line was actually someone else.

Billy Birmingham?

Mahatma Cote?

Ranatunga's quite good as a studio pundit actually.

doremi wrote:Ranatunga's quite good as a studio pundit actually.

I wouldn't want to be stuck in a lift with him though.

Flatulant Get comes to mind? or is it just me?

not much interest in this thread...hopefully we get a good contest this time

Sangakkara almost certain to start, but he wont keep wicket. Malinga likely to be recalled, but inexplicably, it's being mooted than Vaas, and not Fernando, will be the bowler to make way. Fernando was awful in Brisbane. At least Vaas was economical, and he can bat.

Henry wrote:Sangakkara almost certain to start, but he wont keep wicket. Malinga likely to be recalled, but inexplicably, it's being mooted than Vaas, and not Fernando, will be the bowler to make way.

What do you expect when the selectors are muppets?

Maybe the Muppets should recall Roshan Mahanama (do doooo de doo doo...)

Vaas out but Drums stays in? Unless Vaas is injured, that just has to be crap. It's absolute madness.

He's on 99 tests as well.

Would be a pretty poor way to treat a bloke who has done so much for sl cricket.

Fred Nerk wrote:Maybe the Muppets should recall Roshan Mahanama (do doooo de doo doo....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wMHcpMmV9g

Childhood memories.

Nath wrote:

Fred Nerk wrote:Maybe the Muppets should recall Roshan Mahanama (do doooo de doo doo....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wMHcpMmV9g

Childhood memories.

Nath has a flashback from 3 weeks ago...

Any predictions, pitch wise? Will Murali get something to work with this time?

Zat wrote:

Nath wrote:

Fred Nerk wrote:Maybe the Muppets should recall Roshan Mahanama (do doooo de doo doo....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wMHcpMmV9g

Childhood memories.

Nath has a flashback from 3 weeks ago...

I'd be having more flashbacks if I had the DVDs.

Still can't believe the Lankans are considering dropping Vaas.