plis to note the 3rd and 4th images...
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plis to note the 3rd and 4th images...
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Masai Warriors pics ah solringala?
Broad not playing the second test due to 'injury' - Harbhy route follow paNraanO :think:
Finn does not bat as well - dEi adhellAm engaLukkE theriyin.
So drop Monty :shock: andha Patel dhadiyanai drop paNNungappA.
Batting pidikkaNumnu Patel-ai vachchuppAingaLaam, Monty-ai drop paNNuvAingaLaam. :banghead: Exactly India-Harbhy style selection decisions.
Pietersen is bowling in the nets it seems. avan avanukku therinja vElaiyai mudhalla ozhungA seinga dA.
annaiyum pidhAvyn munneri dheivam.
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Originally Posted by satissh_r
Fraud not Playing , Angelo in ! England better do some site seeing / shopping and pack their bags :lol2:
1. Finn is a better wicket taker than Broad 2. Broad didn't take that many anyway in the first test 3. Bresnan for Patel might simply induce Lanka to give a walk-over. If Tim Brezhnev plays, England will win. Period. 3. Accidentally, England seem close to pick the ultimate winning XI in Lanka. It's called destiny. It is anglo-saxon, and a close friend of St George. That's why they'll dominate the sport - on and off the field. That is why even when BCCI has all the power, most decisions in Cricket Admin tend to go through only if England benefit, directly or indirectly.
Strauss's defiant Interview :clap:. "What do you mean 'if it doesn't go well'? I'm not looking at it like that. I've got every intention of playoing well myself and every intention of us winning this test match". Ominous words of a man who clearly knows what he's talking. I believe Christine had to change bed covers yesterday.
Monty is one guy who is expected to perform every match or else he will be dropped.. but swann can have it easy (could see a harby here as well).. despite not being selected for the 1st test match in dubai, monty ended up with more wickets in the series than swann.. but that doesn't matter it seems..Quote:
Originally Posted by P_R
did you notice the comparison of monty with hearth in the article? why didn't they compare swann with ajmal in the earlier series?
Institutional Racism!Quote:
Originally Posted by mgb
There was some pressure on Swann, given how Monty had been performing. But now he has taken a five-for all is forgotten.
But it's baffling how they are now turning the pressure on Monty, who has been doing reasonably well from the time he returned.
Samit Patel guNdukkallaattam ukkAndhirukkAn :x
Monty-Swann vachchu naan ennellAm manakkOttai kattiyirukkEn. :sigh2:
Samit Patel and the celebrated Ravi Bopara are Caucasians is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN
Flower will not like a win where Monty performs and Swann flops.. especially just before the home series wherein there will be a slot for only one spinnerQuote:
Originally Posted by P_R
Paneerselvam's Fielding Comedy has cost him his place in the squad!
Naa oru kalagatha undaka ninaichen avLo thaan !:lol2:Quote:
Originally Posted by P_R
Was just Joking ! :)
I wouldn't accuse England of racism in team selection. They'll choose anyone who does well for them. Yes, the standards expected may be stricter for Asian origin players but no more than the similar case with Southies in Indian setup or Victorians in Australia. Eventually, they'll tend to apply "greatest" tags only to their own but that's a different story. Selection for next match will always be focussed on who they think can win the match.
Flau did you see Kartikeya Date's post about the comedy match between India and Safrica: http://cricketingview.blogspot.in/20...-in-south.html
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For the first time in 5551 international matches - Tests, ODIs and now T20s, a team has won a cricket match without taking a single wicket. It signals the extent to which T20 cricket has skewed the contest between bat and ball in favor of the bat.
indha obvious point-ai thiruppi thiruppi thiruppi sollavENdi irukkudhu.Quote:
To say that T20 games favor the bat more than longer forms of the game, is to merely point out an obvious outcome. A more interesting and less obvious aspect of shortened innings length, is that it reduces the intensity of the contest between bat and ball.
This is true if intensity is understood to depend on a concern for consequences - if the merit of the ball is to matter. Because the contest is so short, and because batting sides have 10 wickets to play with over 20 overs, they don't have to care about the merit of the ball. They would be fools to do so.
Paneerselvam in action :lol2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSPJz...yer_detailpage
Param,
Will you stop twisting players' names please? Thanks :)
SareengaQuote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
BTW, Morgan is called Murugan by many here, just like that I was just having a bit of fun, will stop it as per your
Request!
India-SA T20 match nadandhudhA? :ashamed:. Hopefully they are ripping the golden duck apart with this kind of mindless scheduling. I regret thinking of ipl as harmless piece of fun. Engliskaaran kareettA dhan sonnaan - IPL is evil-nu. Engliskaaran vaazhga, England cricket team valarga. Post Sachin, Eng-Aus test series mattum dhaan pArka mudiyumnu nenaikkaREn.
Any reason why Param is selectively targeted in this case? "Will you stop" vs "please stop" hmm.. ennamoe ponga. Hope it gets implemented in the same fashion for everyone.
It's OK Selva , Minor things Vidunga :)Quote:
Originally Posted by selvakumar
Plum - Once my english landlord expressed concerns when Monty's family didn't like him playing for England esp against India. He was least bothered about it but he was a bit puzzled to see british people supporting other countries. when I was there, I thought people who hate asians are only a tiny minority. At that time, it was the labour govt. But it was terrible to see race riots under this new govt. I lived in bradford and have seen Pakistanis narrating the race riots in the early 2000s. So, I am not too sure whether it is not there completely. % might vary.
I had already requested him to go easy on twisting names and no one does it as regularly as him. I find it largely unfunny. Nothing to do with selective targeting.
It was not a Race Riot at all, Just because a Cop in "Self defence" accidently shot this Guy who happened to be "Black", the whole thing was blown Out of proportion.Quote:
Originally Posted by selvakumar
Selva. Ipdi ellaam sonnaa puriyaadhu. Specific instance eduthu quote paNNI idhai mattum En allow paNNuneengannu kEkkaNum. Kamaan tiger!
Come on Plum! Don't blow this thing up unnecessarily.
We can't apply subjective assessment here. Yes, once can ask the concerned person or say on his face that is is unfunny but it is his right. A commanding tone will create a different impression and people can avoid posting anything.
Param - reg race riots, I think you should watch the bradford riots video. It is not as simple as what you think it is.
Plum - time illa :lol:
Sorry which Bradford riot are you talking about ? 2001?? I was taking about the national riots last year (august) .Quote:
Originally Posted by selvakumar
It was not said in commanding tone (I added a please as well). I had talked about this to him earlier too. Param certainly knows I was *requesting* him to stop twisting names.Quote:
Originally Posted by selvakumar
Senthil
It's Cool, vidunga :)
Lm - EdhO ennAla mudinjadhu :noteeth:
Naalaiku intha thread Romba busy ah irukum :lol2:
Narayana Narayana :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Narad Muni
Given the history, it looked like that to me. Antha tone la athu solla pada villai endraal sorry :)
Mahela Jayawardene has insisted that Sri Lanka will shelve all notion of playing for a draw in the second Test against England at the P Sara Oval even though that is all they need to secure their first series victory since 2009.
"We'll try and win the series 2-0 as that's when we play our best cricket," he said. "When you are playing a team like England you have to be aggressive, play to win from ball one and look to get in front of them. That's what we will try to do.
"As a team we need to be consistent. It is important for us to have a really good Test match and we'll play to win. To do that we need to do a lot of hard work like we did in Galle. We were put under pressure in certain situations and we came up strong."
Since they beat New Zealand 2-0 in 2009 Sri Lanka have lost five and drawn two Test series. They inflicted England's fourth straight defeat with their 75-run victory in Galle and can knock them off the top of the world rankings with a series victory. Jayawardene believes they remain a huge threat and said the difficulties they have had in Asia is like a team from the subcontinent struggling overseas.
"In the last few years they beat Australia in Australia and they played very good cricket in South Africa as well. They play really well in English conditions," he said. "There are five or six teams in the world who are playing some really good cricket and on any given day in different conditions they can beat each other. That's good for the game.
"England have set standards in the last two years. It's been difficult for them away from home in the subcontinent but for us it's about challenging them and moving on. When we play in conditions which are tougher for us, it's up to us to try and go and challenge ourselves and be consistent. That's a good balance to have."
Jayawardene expected the pitch at the P Sara Oval, which is staging its first Test since 2010, to offer something for batsmen and bowlers. The day before the game cracks were appearing as the surface dried out and they could provide some inconsistent bounce as the match wears on.
"For batsmen it gives good value for shots with a fast outfield," he said. "Most of our tracks have been result-oriented in the last six or seven years."
Sri Lanka will make two changes to their side with Angelo Mathews and Dhammika Prasad replacing Dinesh Chandimal and the injured Chanaka Welegedara. Jayawardene said Mathews would most likely to be played as a specialist batsman but had been bowling in the nets and added he would "see how he felt".
When Mathews was ruled out of the first Test the chairman of selectors, Ashantha de Mel, said his bowling days could be over although with seven wickets at 71.57 that would not be a major loss. A Test average of 39.85 after 22 Tests, with a career-best 105 not out against Australia is a solid base from which to build a career as a specialist batsman. Although he has replaced Chandimal for this Test, they are the future of Sri Lanka's middle order
"Grave Mistake" to Omit Chandimal :shock:
Param,
Whom will they drop instead of Chandimal?
Thirimune could have been dropped instead of Chandimal :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
He is an opener right ?