Cricket: International Discussion Thread

This would not have happened had they banned Anderson like the should have! :mad:

MickeyD said:
Am watching it... ball is swinging BEEEEG!
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I reckon Dhoni will be cursing round about now that he did not field first?
 
MS Dhoni, back up at No. 6, is out in the middle indecently early. "I'm so glad I won the toss," he's thinking
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...says the one-eyed Pom commenting and gloating on the game on CricInfo :rolleyes:
 
Picking who should win between the Pommies and the Indians I pick a comet hits the Pitch while both full teams are in the middle.
 
Stumps - Day 2

Pakistan 451
Sri Lanka 99/1 (34.0 ov)

Sri Lanka trail by 352 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
 
3.04 pm The umpires have yielded to the pressure exerted by the groundstaff and agreed to leave the field. It's too dark.. That will be tea as well.

3.09 pm Floodgates have opened. It's coming down hard now.
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Pakistan 451
Sri Lanka 252/2 (80.0 ov)

Silva 64
Sangakkara 102*
Jayawardene 55*

Sri Lanka trail by 199 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

44 overs remaining in today's play but I think rain will dampen chances of getting them all in.

Devill said:
What was the occasion?
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It's his last test series and fitting that it is on home soil.
 
McT said:
Pakistan 451
Sri Lanka 252/2 (80.0 ov)

Silva 64
Sangakkara 102*
Jayawardene 55*

Sri Lanka trail by 199 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

44 overs remaining in today's play but I think rain will dampen chances of getting them all in.

It's his last test series and fitting that it is on home soil.
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O did not know he was retiring from test cricket.
 
England are 140/5 now as bell tolls for another batsman...
 
Devill said:
O did not know he was retiring from test cricket.
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I am a Sri Lamkan supporter if the Proteas are not involved. Jayawardene is also one of my favourite international players. He has had a wonderful career and his absence will be felt in their team. Between Sanga and Mahela, they tend to hold the batting order together. Mathews seems to be doing that job, but they need at least one or two more in their line up who can bat out time and accumulate runs. The team is going into a new era. I am hoping the youngsters coming into the side can continue their great work.

Mahela Jayawardene will retire from Test cricket at the conclusion of the series against Pakistan in August, Sri Lanka Cricket has announced. He will continue to be available for ODI cricket only, having also retired from T20 internationals in April this year.

Jayawardene, 37, has been a cornerstone of the Sri Lanka batting order since his debut against India in 1997, and has amassed 11493 Test runs in his career, which is currently joint-highest for a Sri Lanka batsman alongside Kumar Sangakkara. He has played 145 Tests, and if fit and selected, will finish on 149, at the P Sara Oval match which begins on August 14. Jayawardene has hit 33 hundreds and 48 fifties in 244 innings.

"It was not an easy decision to make given that it has been a great privilege and honour representing my country during the past 18 years," Jayawardene said. "But I believe this is the right time."

Jayawardene has been in good Test-match form in 2014, averaging 75.77 in his six most recent matches. But with no home Tests scheduled for almost a year, and only two Tests in New Zealand remaining before the 2015 World Cup, he had alerted chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya of his wish to walk away from the longest format.

"He called me and said that he wants to play four more matches and retire from Test cricket, concentrating on ODI cricket until the World Cup," Jayasuriya said. "I think he is the best person to judge that. He has given outstanding service to Sri Lankan cricket, and is now giving a youngster a chance to come in and play Test cricket."
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http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/760267.html
 
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