World Cricket II

[ajithfederer]

KP was unlucky. Inside edge. Welegedara was bowling filth for most of the day.

Kanagana Ranaut :clap:.

[P_R]

PR doing a plum unconciously. avar chatterjee. naan realisaum. maththapadi England jeyikkaNumnu naan ninaikkiREn, virumbuREn.
Aus tour-la India jeyikkaNumnu ninaichEn.

[wizzy]

P_R, Galle is notorious for slowing down after day 2 and the batting should get easy...Herath unlike Rehman is slower through the air and the batsmen should have enough time to read him off the pitch and Randiv is not even a patch on Ajmal...Lakmal seems slippery but other than these Eng won't be facing major challenge other their usual brain fart of reverting to sweep when in doubt.

[hamid]

avar chatterjee. naan realisaum. maththapadi England jeyikkaNumnu naan ninaikkiREn, virumbuREn.
Aus tour-la India jeyikkaNumnu ninaichEn.

Ninaichathu onnavathu nadanthatha PR? :D

[SoftSword]

avar chatterjee. naan realisaum. maththapadi England jeyikkaNumnu naan ninaikkiREn, virumbuREn.
Aus tour-la India jeyikkaNumnu ninaichEn.

what i meant was...
when u said this:
mkkm... suLuvA solteengaLE.
50 adikkavE vazhiyai kaaNOm. They have been dismissed under 10 for 3-4 times in the last few matches.

ennaththa line-uppu? Except the Cook-Trott stand in Abidhabi, their top order has been pretty abysmal.

KP is proving to be veritable veththuvEttu. India was a blip, and not a comeback.

ulmanasukkula idhellaam maari nadandhuraadhaanu oru peeling...
adhum oru madhiri subconticiously jinxing dhanae...

[PARAMASHIVAN]

When every one says KP, only one thing comes in my mind. Their a Nuts manufacturing company (peanuts , cashews..) in UK called KP.

KP Nuts :lol:

[SoftSword]

naankooda pudhusonu nenachaen....

[SoftSword]

Jimmy Anderson completed another five wicket haul and Mahela Jayawardene succumbed for 180



idhepdi irukku...

[Plum]

England win first test. You read it here first.

[mgb]

Jimmy Anderson completed another five wicket haul and Mahela Jayawardene succumbed for 180



idhepdi irukku...
:lol: inaku 1st wkt edutha udane, "swann gets a wicket in the first over of a new spell as usual" ippodane 1st innings'la wkt edukka mudiyama mukkinaan

[mgb]

P_R, Galle is notorious for slowing down after day 2 and the batting should get easy...Herath unlike Rehman is slower through the air and the batsmen should have enough time to read him off the pitch and Randiv is not even a patch on Ajmal...Lakmal seems slippery but other than these Eng won't be facing major challenge other their usual brain fart of reverting to sweep when in doubt.apram enna? be happy.. match mudinjadhum oppari vechukalaam :p

[venkkiram]

SL can declare now! 209 run lead is more than enough to stamp ENG! Murali will be very happy to see this!

Go Herath Go!

[Plum]

This is why England are worthy #1 - look how they fought from adversity to beat Lanka in Lanka. Even India have done that only occasionally - and never a come back win like this. Idhai ellaam venkkiram post panna dhaan poraar namma innikko nALaikkO pArkka dhaan pOROm. Swann's timely return to form is an indication of England's destiny and St George's increasing influence with the Lord up there.

[Plum]

Lanka let england back into the game screams The Mt Rd M Vishnu - and how right they are! I think Feeyar is chattergising here. Chatterjee is not about intentions - it is about predictions. How the mighty have fallen :lol:. Come on place faith on the best sporting team ever to walk this world - England Cricket, champions forever.

[ajithfederer]

Lead 232 + 5 wkts.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2012/engine/current/match/521225.html

[scorpio]

340 to chase for England and prove that they are World No-1 :pink:
HAPW Jayawardene - :clap: :cheer:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Plum

Please Unga England Subrabatham, NijamavE mudiyala :sigh2:

[P_R]

This is why England are worthy #1 - look how they fought from adversity to beat Lanka in Lanka.

Sarathkumar: raghavan vetrikkaniyai parichuttaaNdA?
Vadivelu: idhu eppo..?


200-kE vazhiyai kaaNOm, idhula 340. 150+ opening partnership adichchA dhaan konjamaavadhu saansO saaisO irukku.

[SoftSword]

manguni mannar endhapakkam ambu vittaalum eppaditthaan ovvoru murayum karadi meedhu paaigiradhO!

[Plum]

Opening - 82 runs, 2nd wicket - 111, pietersen and co - 100+. 290 odd for 4. 50 runs from there easy doozy for Prior Swann Patel and Broad, if any of them is needed in the first place. If Welegedara can hang on for an hour, Alastair can hang on for a day, which might not even be required. England ARE NOT hapless India to lose 8 overseas matches in succession. Strauss is a smarter captain than all-time-greatest-captain-in-cricket-history-across-all-formats Dhoni.

[ajaybaskar]

England struggling to tackle spin. :)

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Ranganathan got both the Inglees Openers out, now he needs to get the SA batsmen out! This Looks like a World XI team rather than a Yorkshire team, waat eh shame !

[SoftSword]

Ranganathan got both the Inglees Openers out, now he needs to get the SA batsmen out! This Looks like World IX team rather than Yorkshire team, waat eh shame !

enna panradhu, world irukkuru ellaarum avanga countrylaye vandhu thangina apram adhae proportionla dhane team'um irukkum...
btw paramu, its not IX, its XI :lol2:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Softie

Irunga Ivangalum Out aana piragu, Lanka has to bowl at the Irish Team :lol2:

[Plum]

How close England are to victory now? (Not following scores). Chalo England ab Dilli door nahin! Kamaan!

[wizzy]

17 wkts yesterday and only 7 today..

[P_R]

How close England are to victory now? (Not following scores). Chalo England ab Dilli door nahin! Kamaan!
:x
neer oruthar irukkuravaraikkin galliyE dhoor dhaan.

thittunga ejamaan thittunga

[Plum]

111/2 chasing 340. Batting team is obvious favourite :huh:. Watch maapla talends tomorrow - facepalm at baby face. Inspirational skipper eh? Lanka lose to #1 team at home after taking comfy first inns lead. Tell me something new. Heck, they did that even to Hussain's absymal team. This England team are all time greats. Broad alone cqan score 300. We have Trott, KP, Bell, Patel, Prior, Swann, Andersen. Monty can stay as long as he wants. Ippadai thORkin eppadai vellum. Even Dhoni has captained India to victory in Lanka. Straussala mudiyaadhaa? Jejeebee

[ajithfederer]

I told you so. (Even before Plum)

England can win this match.

[wizzy]

I told you so. (Even before Plum)
even before :neutral:

[littlemaster1982]

229 with 8 wickets in hand. Pretty easy I think. 30 runs per wicket :yes:

[Plum]

England suupporters should relax. This is kaliyugam - adhamrmaththin vAzhvu thannai Needhi kavvum(in dubai) adharmam meendum vellum(in Lanka)

[ajithfederer]

Negotiate Herath and you can feast on other bowlers. Lakmal and Welegedara are easy prey(s). Randiv is handy but not as good as herath. Pietersen ton a good pro'lity.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

P_R

Have you been Galle on ur visit to SL?

[venkkiram]

Wow! ENG's tail-end scores these many runs, then I am loosing my hope as the top order batsmen are yet to play. SL needs a miracle to win this battle!

[wizzy]

Venkkiram Saar neengaluma :lol:

[Plum]

P-R singam singleA jinx paNNi Ingilaandhai jeyikka veikkum dontorry wizzy

[Plum]

We'll make history. This is 2012. Swann :clap:. Shame on pessimistic England supporters. This team will be top for years to come. Have some swagger, for Gossake. Ranganna Ranaut Retirement announce paNdra aLavukku adikkaROm innikki. Randiv raNa theevA AkkaROm. Welegedera testslErundhu velagiduraanu Mahelavai solla vekkarom. Lakmal unluckymal. Adharmam vellum, adharmam vellum. England - worthy successors to Aussies in thus kaliyugam.

[KV]

HinduBot leeching on the Hub? :lol:
England eyes historic win (http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article3253655.ece)

[P_R]

:yes: :roll:

Negotiate Herath and you can feast on other bowlers. Lakmal and Welegedara are easy prey(s). Randiv is handy but not as good as herath. Pietersen ton a good pro'lity. Negotiate Herath-nu easy-yA sollitteenga :lol2:

P_R, Have you been Galle on ur visit to SL? Yeah went there in April 2011. Nice view of the ground from the fort. Unfortunately there was no match at the time I went. The stadium and the area around it was full of huge Murali banners/posters from his 800th wickut celebrations.

“History is there to be rewritten,” asserted off-spinner Graeme Swann :x saaingaalum varaikkum konjam summA irrA dEi

[mgb]

17 wkts yesterday and only 7 today..

adhu summa.. 3 days'la match mudjinja enquiry'lam veppangale, adhanala.. ii rOju chUdu :p but only 8 wkts on offer :(

[wizzy]

We'll make history. This is 2012. Swann :clap:. Shame on pessimistic England supporters. This team will be top for years to come. Have some swagger, for Gossake. Ranganna Ranaut Retirement announce paNdra aLavukku adikkaROm innikki. Randiv raNa theevA AkkaROm. Welegedera testslErundhu velagiduraanu Mahelavai solla vekkarom. Lakmal unluckymal. Adharmam vellum, adharmam vellum. England - worthy successors to Aussies in thus kaliyugam.

this ongoing test series is sponsored by 'just retirement' :lol:

http://www.justretirement.com/About-us/Media_Centre/Cricket-sponsorship/

[VinodKumar's]

KP gone.

[wizzy]

Mani payyals day of reckoning

[P_R]

:-( maNi- moment of truth.

[Plum]

Mani and iLanadai in impregnable form

[wizzy]

poor decision :neutral: Eng playing Samosa Patel in tests :banghead:

[P_R]

nadu pitch-la iRangi vandhadhukku elpee kuduththuttAingaLaamE.

[mgb]

paadhi kinaru thandiyaachu.. at this rate england will require atleast 70 more overs to score the balance runs

[wizzy]

it would need a choking of epic proportions to lose it from here..intense match :clap:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Trott :shock: :thumbsup:

Now Lanka Playing SA and Kenya :rotfl:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

And now Stuart Broad...prayers being said in the crowd... :lol2:

[Plum]

Congrats feeyaar. England are winning this

[PARAMASHIVAN]

:banghead:

[mgb]

Congrats feeyaar. England are winning this

P_R'ku congrats solringale, yen neenga england nalam virumbi illaiya?

[hamid]

P_R'ku congrats solringale, yen neenga england nalam virumbi illaiya?

match mudiyara stage vanthutta avarm chatterjeeya vittuttu actual thoughtsa express panna aarambichiduvaar :)

[scorpio]

Swanny goes, Daisy comes :happydance:

[littlemaster1982]

Stuart Broad to win this 8-)

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Paneerselvam should be send in Rather than Games Andezon ! :lol2:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Stuart Broad to win this 8-)

Plum Version 2 ??

[wizzy]

Samosa :banghead: had Chavi played Eng would have won the match by now :neutral:

[mgb]

Samosa :banghead: had Chavi played Eng would have won the match by now :neutral:cmon wizzy.. he took bopara's place in the side

[Plum]

Lm - :thumbsup: - your cricketing acumen is great. Yes, Broad to win this with able support from Jimmy and Monty. Maybe they can redo the iconic 3 nudiots photograph done by Chef, Jimmy and Barbie few years back.

[mgb]

match mudiyara stage vanthutta avarm chatterjeeya vittuttu actual thoughtsa express panna aarambichiduvaar :)

yaanaikkum...

[wizzy]

edhuku thaen Proteas'a nambi chase'la eranga kudathunu periyavanga sollierukanga :-)

[littlemaster1982]

Poor Broad is going to be stranded without partners :cry:

[wizzy]

Monty..the patriot :bow: BCCI should felicitate him in annual awards.

[hamid]

Plum
ninga sonna maathiriye Atharmam vendrathu.

[scorpio]

:happydance: :cheer: England makes it 4-0....only 4 more away from equalling India's record :clap:

[hamid]

Will there be any change in the Rankings? has Eng lost the No.1 tag???

[littlemaster1982]

Lost 5 wicktets for 12 runs :rotfl3:

[KV]

@swanny

http://i.zdnet.com/blogs/nelson-muntz.gif

[ajithfederer]

^^^^

If eng lose next match then they are no more No 1. They will lose 4 pts/
If Eng draws they are tied on pts with SA. Not sure then if SA will inherit No 1.

http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/match_zone/test_predictor.php

This is the New World Order. There are no permanent No 1's since this year. In hindsight I am amazed at how India held it for 19 months.

Thiriyai koluthi potting: India did better in their run up to No1 than Eng ever did after reaching 1. :mrgreen: @ PR.

[wizzy]

this could well be SL's first test victory in the subcontinent after Murali's retirement!

[SoftSword]

Poor Broad is going to be stranded without partners :cry:

kadaseela ennayum arasiyalvaadhi aakkiteengalae!!

[mgb]

Lost 5 wicktets for 12 runs :rotfl3:
aanandhathule ipdi oru paramanandhama? naama last tour oval test'la 20 runs'la 7 wkts lose panlaya

[ajithfederer]

Jokes aside, England did approach the target very well. Samit Patel will be surely dropped if not for the 2nd test or after this tour. Played a Nonsense shot. Not only India, Eng has also a #6 problem.

Trott and Prior :clap:. Could have very well sealed the test but for the good anticipation by Thirimanne. Peter-son's time running out. All england's honcho's from Boycott to Beefy must prepare some answers for their team ;).

[mgb]

kadaseela ennayum arasiyalvaadhi aakkiteengalae!!

not only that.. plum nice'a master'oda cricketing acumen pathi comment panrathukkum chance kuduthuttaar

[ajithfederer]

Kolaveri eh LM ?? :lol:

Lost 5 wicktets for 12 runs :rotfl3:

[mgb]

If eng lose next match then they are no more No 1. They will lose 4 pts/
If Eng draws they are tied on pts with SA. Not sure then if SA will inherit No 1.
Thanks prasanna.. i hope MJ is a shrewd captain and introspects their frailities despite this big win and comes back stronger.. he cant repeat the same he did with the bat in every test to bail out the team

[SoftSword]

i said this first, you read this first, i said before ur MIL said - tell me first whr these fellows are... :lol:

[littlemaster1982]

aanandhathule ipdi oru paramanandhama? naama last tour oval test'la 20 runs'la 7 wkts lose panlaya

Pazhikku pazhi, pulikku puli :lol:

[wizzy]

about time Eng scouted for batting talents from subcontinent..Akashwani,Badri,Jaffar,D(k) to name a few..win-win for all involved :huh:

[ajithfederer]

;)
Eng STILL did better than India. :clap:

Could have won the match. SL had no hope until Prior was out. They were easily milking singles. It was Eng's match to lose.

i said this first, you read this first, i said before ur MIL said - tell me first whr these fellows are... :lol:

[mgb]

PR and Plum enge?
PR probably preparing a motivational speech for self
Plum probably preparing strategy for 2nd test

[PARAMASHIVAN]

:rotfl3: Swann thought Eng can still win! This kind of Ego will not get you any where Mate, This is why your Team is hated by Many!

[littlemaster1982]

Kolaveri eh LM ?? :lol:


Iyam very happy 8-)

[SoftSword]

nothing much does PR hav to say...
everyone knows that england gave a great fight and stupid 30 min cost them a game...
avarukku konjam winnu-winnu valikka dhaan seyyum...

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Ranganathan - A genuine Replacement for Murali ?

[KV]

pirabu... thambi pirabu... unna engellaam pa thEdradhu?

[mgb]

Ranganathan - A genuine Replacement for Murali ?

noway

[SoftSword]

Ranganathan - A genuine Replacement for Murali ?

u being a genuine supporter of murali and praising his talent in every other thread, and u asking this shows wat ur understanding of murali is paramu...
thats a blunder.

[wizzy]

adhu enna genuine supporter...genuine intel mathiriya :lol:

[SoftSword]

borrowed from that genuine replacement question :)

[PARAMASHIVAN]

u being a genuine supporter of murali and praising his talent in every other thread, and u asking this shows wat ur understanding of murali is paramu...
thats a blunder.

Ileeng Murali can not be Replaced by any. But we have one English Cricket wizard here in office who seem to think that way. That's why

[SoftSword]

Ileeng Murali can not be Replaced by any. But we have one English Cricket wizard here in office who seem to think that way. That's why

avanungalukku adhigama wicket edukkura spinner ellaarumae orae madhiri dhaan theriyum...
appo avanukku enna badhil solla ungalukku therilanu inga kekkareengalaa...
sari ungalukku therilana naanga solrom... tell him that murali cannot be replaced by any...

[PARAMASHIVAN]

^ I have told them that! Funny Enough These guys are making lots of Sarcastic Jokes about their own team :shock:

[littlemaster1982]

Ileeng Murali can not be Replaced by any. But we have one English Cricket wizard here in office who seem to think that way. That's why

Arandavan kannukku :lol:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

:lol:

[wizzy]

@PS Murali was a beast..cricinfo recently compiled a list of bowlers who took least no. of matches for 50 wickets..check out how many times Murali features in the list..his record is just insane and it should stand the test of time

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/558936.html

[P_R]

yOv Plummu, aaseervaadham paNNiyE azhichchittiyEyA :hammer:



pirabu... thambi pirabu... unna engellaam pa thEdradhu? uLLEn ayyA.

PR probably preparing a motivational speech for self
idhellAm naan edhirpArthadhu dhaan. Dubaila dharmadi vaangina udanE sonnEn. Herath semma perattu peratta pOrAnnu.


it would need a choking of epic proportions to lose it from here..intense match :clap: :lol2:

[P_R]

Plum,ninga sonna maathiriye Atharmam vendrathu. :thumbsup:

[venkkiram]

செந்தில்: ஹிஹிஹிஹி ! இந்த உலகத்தை நெனச்சேன்! சிரிச்சேன்!

[PARAMASHIVAN]

@PS Murali was a beast..cricinfo recently compiled a list of bowlers who took least no. of matches for 50 wickets..check out how many times Murali features in the list..his record is just insane and it should stand the test of time

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/558936.html

Thanks, Interesting Statistics :)

[Plum]

1. We will meet in Colombo. Will meet. Meet. Colombo 2. England almost won. They then lost it. They made mistakes which they can correct. Lanka bowlers are almost as crappy as India. Adhirshtathula oru match jeyikkalaam, 2 match jeyikka mudiyAdhu. Next match England win pandrOm. 3. Adhramthin vaazhvai Gallevilum needhi kavviruchu. NAanga Colombovula jeyippom. #1 ranking retain paNNuvOm. 4. India tourla engaL viswaroobam release pannappadum - all you indian dubakoors will be shut up then. ippadikku, Cook Broad Bell Swann Anderson, Trott, Bresnan and co.

[P_R]

Followed till Prior's wicket and went to a meetingi. :sigh2:

Trott, Prior :clap:

[P_R]

Next match England win pandrOm.
Matter over.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Graeme Swann backs England to beat Sri Lanka in Galle
Graeme Swann has backed England to make history by chasing down a fourth-innings target of 340 to beat Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle.
England, who have never chased more than 332, require a further 229 to win with eight wickets in hand.
But Swann, who took 6-82 in Sri Lanka's second innings, told BBC Sport: "If I was a betting man I would back England heavily as we're here to make history.
Obviously we'd like to chase a few less but we've made a decent start."
England will resume with Jonathan Trott unbeaten on 40 and Kevin Pietersen 29 not out, and Swann believes they can take England towards the target through sensible batting.
"It's a very good deck. It's a slow pitch but the outfield is quick, there are boundaries to be scored and you can rotate the singles as well," he said.
"A couple of the Sri Lanka players showed that with a bit of aptitude and a willingness to stay around you can become very hard to budge and we have to take that on board."
Swann also denied that England's 3-0 series whitewash by Pakistan earlier this year - a series in which no England player scored a century - would weigh heavily on the team.
"It's for the press to say there's extra pressure," he said. "There's pressure every time you're in a chase in a Test and we won't be dwelling on what's gone before.
"There's a Test to be won and a series to be won and that's all we're thinking about."
The weight of history was also of little concern to Swann as Andrew Strauss's team look to surpass the 322 England scored to beat Australia in Melbourne in 1928.
Whenever you get into a fourth-innings chase you see the scores posted of the largest total but for me that's all poppycock," Swann said.
"History is there to be made and I couldn't give a monkey's if someone chased down 300 in 1912 or 1915 or whatever. It's 2012 and we've got to win tomorrow."
Both former England spinner Phil Tufnell and former batsman Geoffrey Boycott believe England can reach their target.
"England should, if they get their heads down and play the percentages, be able to knock these [runs] off. But I think it's 50-50," Tufnell told BBC Radio 5 live.
Boycott added: "I haven't seen any balls jump and pop. I haven't seen anything that should worry a batsman and if they can stop themsleves from doing crazy things [they can do it]."

pEr Asai pErum Nattam :rotfl3:

[SoftSword]

Followed till Prior's wicket and went to a meetingi. :sigh2:

Trott, Prior :clap:

neenga meeting porappo oru batterjee post pottutu poirudhaa thevala... apdi enna thalapOra vela...

[mgb]

idhellAm naan edhirpArthadhu dhaan. Dubaila dharmadi vaangina udanE sonnEn. Herath semma perattu peratta pOrAnnu.

idhudhan motivation'rathu.. dharmadi vanginaalum vidama support panringa paarunga :thumbsup:

[wizzy]

don't think Strauss would survive another whitewash..Captain Cook will be coronated :thumbsup:

[mgb]

don't think Strauss would survive another whitewash..Captain Cook will be coronated :thumbsup:

haiyya.. appo india tour'ku they should find another opener :redjump:

[SoftSword]

don't think Strauss would survive another whitewash..Captain Cook will be coronated :thumbsup:

//dig

interesting...
idhula irundhu dhaan 'Corona' vandhuchu pola...

[P_R]

When they lose in Colombo and drop below SA, that will be a culmination of a childhood dream - indha Englandai nember one-A vachchu azhagu pArkkaNumnu ninaichchEn. vandhavarai laabam.

I would have liked them to win atleast one series when one top. To end without even that happening is disappointing. :sigh2:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

I thought P_R was a Lankan Supporter and Plum was an English supporter :confused2:

[SoftSword]

:adangappaa_aala_udraa_saami: :cry2:

[ajithfederer]

I want Ojha instead of Ashwin when Eng and Aus tour here.

[mgb]

:adangappaa_aala_udraa_saami: :cry2:

:rotfl:

[hamid]

:adangappaa_aala_udraa_saami:

:rotfl: I think we need an emoticon for this.. isn't it params?

[wizzy]

^looking at the spate of injuries/form of our phast bowlers..playing 4 spinners against them is a distinct possibility.

[ajithfederer]

:rotfl2:.

I thought P_R was a Lankan Supporter and Plum was an English supporter :confused2:

[mgb]

I want Ojha instead of Ashwin when Eng and Aus tour here.

fully agree.. he should be the prime spinner but it might not happen.. also i want this rahul sharma to be tested well in the ranji matches and moulded for test matches.. but nadakkaadhu :sigh:

[hamid]

en.Ashwinku enna koraichal? He is the most consistent bowler fro India all along and we all should not forget and thank him forever for keeping the made-it-big layer out of Indian side for so long...

[P_R]

Foregone conclusion that they will lose the next match.
Aus will beat WI in FrankWorrel
appuRam oru auto-la yEththi England anuppi vaippAnga.
Then England should just pummel WI at home - Chris Gayle condrect prachanai suLuvA theendhurakkoodaadhu.
With this I think they may regain tofspot. Not sure.

And then Basil D'Olivera jeyichchE aagaNum. That will be the ultimate test.

[P_R]

Ojha should have played ahead of Ashwin in Aus.

[mgb]

^looking at the spate of injuries/form of our phast bowlers..playing 4 spinners against them is a distinct possibility.
:thumbsup: back to 70s.. i have heard, when most teams get to the field, they would take care the shine in the ball is intact.. whereas indians used to roll the ball from one part of the ground to other just to take the shine off

[mgb]

Ojha should have played ahead of Ashwin in Aus. true..

[mgb]

Then England should just pummel WI at home - Chris Gayle condrect prachanai suLuvA theendhurakkoodaadhu.
With this I think they may regain tofspot. Not sure.
PR.. neenga nenakkara alavu easy'a irukkumnu thonala.. WI has the bowling to test England in England but batting thaan weak :(

[mgb]

en.Ashwinku enna koraichal? He is the most consistent bowler fro India all along and we all should not forget and thank him forever for keeping the made-it-big layer out of Indian side for so long...

mozhi patru unga kannai maraikkudhu

[ajithfederer]

Wkts ledhu.

Containing seri illa.

Adhumillama romba twitter use panraan :irked:

en.Ashwinku enna koraichal?

[wizzy]

Mgb, Windies tour verum starter thaen..main course is against Philandavar & co :-) Kirsten is already fuming about Somersault signing him up for a county stint..ECB for their foresight :clap:

[P_R]

PR.. neenga nenakkara alavu easy'a irukkumnu thonala.. WI has the bowling to test England in England but batting thaan weak :(
At home, Eng batsmen will fare way better against WI bowlers than WI batsmen will fare against Eng bowlers.

Anyway my should was not paNNiduvaanga, it was paNNaNum :lol2:

[Plum]

When they lose in Colombo and drop below SA, that will be a culmination of a childhood dream - indha Englandai nember one-A vachchu azhagu pArkkaNumnu ninaichchEn. vandhavarai laabam.I would have liked them to win atleast one series when one top. To end without even that happening is disappointing. :sigh2:Kamaan - you cannot do this. All you are expected to say is "England are still the #1 team" :huh:. The usage of when rather than ifn and the conclusive final statement assuming England will lose - if this is not a chatterjee post, I am Krishnakumar Warrier(which I am not, just in case)

[ajaybaskar]

இந்தியாவை தன் சொந்த மண்ணில் வீழ்த்தி டெஸ்ட் தரவரிசையில் நம்பர் 1 இடத்தை பிடித்த இங்கிலாந்து அணி, 8 மாதத்திற்குள் நம்பர் 1 இடத்தை இழக்க உள்ளது. தற்போது இலங்கையில் சுற்றுப்பயணம் மேற்கொண்டுள்ள இங்கிலாந்து அணி, முதல் டெஸ்ட்டில் பரிதாபமாக தோல்வியடைந்தது. இதனையடுத்து தரவரிசையில் 118 புள்ளிகளுடன் முதலிடத்தில் உள்ளது. 2 டெஸ்ட் போட்டி கொண்ட இந்த தொடரில், முதல் டெஸ்ட் போட்டியில் இங்கிலாந்து அணி தோல்வி பெற்றதால் அடுத்த போட்டியில் கட்டாய வென்றாக வேண்டும். அடுத்த போட்டி டிராவில் முடிந்தலோ அல்லது தோல்வி அடைந்தலோ இங்கிலாந்து அணி நம்பர் 1 இடத்தை இழக்க நேரிடும்.

8 மாதத்திற்குள் நம்பர் 1 இடத்தை இழக்கும் இங்கிலாந்து

இங்கிலாந்துக்கு முன், டெஸ்ட் தரவரிசையில் நம்பர் 1 இடத்தை பிடித்திருந்த இந்திய அணி, சென்ற வருடம் ஜூலை மாதம் இங்கிலாந்தில் சுற்றுப்பயணம் மேற்கொண்டது. 4 ஆட்டம் கொண்ட அந்த தொடரை இந்திய அணி இங்கிலாந்திடம் 4-0 என்ற கணக்கில் பரிதாபமாக இழந்தது. இதனால் இந்திய அணி நம்பர் 1 அந்தஸ்த்தை இழந்தது.

இதனையடுத்து டெஸ்ட் தரவரி¬யில் நம்பர் 1 இடத்தை பிடித்த இங்கிலாந்து அணி, இந்திய தொடருக்கு பிறகு அடுத்தடுத்த பெரிய தோல்விகளை சந்தித்தது. நம்பர் 1 அந்தஸ்த்துடன் அபிதாபியில் பாகிஸ்தானை எதிர்கொண்ட இங்கிலாந்து அணி அந்த அணியிடம் 3-0 என்ற கணக்கில் டெஸ்ட் தொடரை இழந்தது. அதன் பிறகு தற்போது இலங்கை சுற்றுப்பயணம் மேற்கொண்டுள்ள இங்கிலாந்து அணிக்கு முதல் ஆட்டமே பெரிய இடியாக அமைந்துவிட்டது.

தொடர்ச்சியாக 4 டெஸ்ட் போட்டிகளை இழந்த இங்கிலாந்து அணிக்கு அடுத்த போட்டி முக்கியத்துவமாக கருதப்படுகிறது. அடுத்த போட்டியில் வெற்றி தவிர இங்கிலாந்தை அணி எதை ருசித்தாலும் நம்பர் 1 அந்தஸ்த்தை இழக்கும்.

மார் தட்டிய முன்னாள் இங்கிலாந்து வீரர்கள்

தன் சொந்த மண்ணில் இந்தியாவை வீழ்த்தி நம்பர் 1 இடத்தை இங்கிலாந்து அணியை, அந்நாட்டு முன்னாள் வீரர்கள் கன்னா பின்னமாக புகழ்ந்து தள்ளினர். இந்தியாவால் நம்பர் 1 அந்தஸ்த்தை தக்க வைக்க முடியாது என்று முன்னாள் இங்கிலாந்து அணியின் கேப்டன்களான மைக்கேல் வாகன், ஜெஃப்ரி பைகாட் போன்ற வீரர்கள் கூறி வந்தன. ஆனால் தற்போது இங்கிலாந்து அணியால் வெறும் 8 மாதங்கள் மட்டுமே நம்பர் 1 இடத்தை தக்க வைக்க முடிந்தது. ஆனால் இந்திய அணி நம்பர் 1 அந்தஸ்த்தை சுமார் 2 வருடங்களாக தக்க வைத்திருந்தது என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

இந்தியாவை வீழ்த்திய பிறகு, தங்கள் அணியை அடுத்த 5 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு யாராலும் அசைக்க முடியாத எனக் கூறி வந்த முன்னாள் இங்கிலாந்து அணியின் கேப்டன்களான மைக்கேல் வாகன், ஜெஃப்ரி பைகாட்டிற்கு, பதிலடியாக இந்த தோல்வி அமைந்துள்ளது. இந்தியாவால் சொந்த மண்ணில் மட்டும் தான் ஜெயிக்க முடியும் எனக் கூறிய இவர்களுக்கு இங்கிலாந்து அணியும் ஏன் அந்நிய மண்ணில் தோல்வி அடைந்துள்ளது என்று கிரிக்கெட் வல்லுநர்கள் கேள்வி எழுப்பியுள்ளனர்.

[Plum]

Philander delange ellaam Bell/Cook will take care in England. Colombola jeyikkaROm. From there England baba countdown starts. All nations adichu dhwamsam dhaan. Lanka is too crappy to win a series against England. St George will not allow that to happen

[wizzy]

Kamaan - you cannot do this. All you are expected to say is "England are still the #1 team" :huh:. The usage of when rather than ifn and the conclusive final statement assuming England will lose - if this is not a chatterjee post, I am Krishnakumar Warrier(which I am not, just in case)

that's his settle way of jinxing which be henceforth called PatteRjeeing by future sangathis :-)

[P_R]

Hallov. I am WYSIWYG 'nga.
ippaiyin solrEn, I'd love to see England win in Colombo and level the series.
Just that I don't see it happening the way they are playing.
adhunaala dhaan bounce-back contemplate paNNa pOyittEn.

btw Frank Worrell and Wisden are both only 3 match series!! enna central goverment? enna state goverment?

[SoftSword]

that's his settle way of jinxing which be henceforth called PatteRjeeing by future sangathis :-)

padichavan paattak kedutthaan kadhayaa illa irukku... sangathi'nu ezhudhalayae... sandhadhi'nu illa ezhudheerukku...

[Plum]

Who said it is about expressing your support? It is about prediction with spin. Any statement with a "when" instead of "if" is a mainfestation of subconscious impulse to chatterjee. I am the expert here. I know the symptoms. The last sentence in that post is a give away symptom of the disease. You have been succesfully infected. :selfpat:

[wizzy]

^shamikanum..key slip :neutral:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Moan of the day

England supporters have had a few grumbles during this match. On the opening day it was about being exploited by Sri Lanka Cricket, who charged between LKR 5,000 ($39) and LKR 7,500 ($59) for a ticket. In the end, the ground has been well populated throughout but plenty of fans have also taken to the ramparts of the Dutch fort. On the fourth day they found that for one area of it they were being charged LKR 1,000 ($8) for the privilege. That might just seem good business sense - supply and demand - but one fan suggested that because the fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site it should be free for all.

:lol:

[venkkiram]

Ojha should have played ahead of Ashwin in Aus. +100. No more onsite tours required without any leg spinner.

[venkkiram]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144100/144154.jpg

[VinodKumar's]

Master, see Dhoni's comment :lol:

http://i43.tinypic.com/2eajyx4.jpg

[littlemaster1982]

FB-la paarthen :)

[19thmay]

World number 1 aagi, oru match kooda innum jeikalala? Forget series.

[mgb]

World number 1 aagi, oru match kooda innum jeikalala? Forget series.

forget winning.. they haven't even drawn a test match

[ajithfederer]

^^^^ mgb and 19 may - No 300 score in this match also.


Gems from the past:
Strauss's England team put the rest of the world to shame

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2044858/Andrew-Strausss-England-team-rest-world-shame--Nasser-Hussain.html#ixzz1qZnBjuEi

"I have no doubt that it will be for at least a few years, if not for the sort of time enjoyed by the great West Indies and Australian sides of their eras." - Botham

[P_R]

idhukku dhaan indha maadhiri subcontinetukkellAm varakkoodaadhu. No culture.
India kittErndhu kaththukkaNum. Nember One aanOmA, therinja idaththukkuLLayE guNdi sattila kudhirai OttiraNamA, maindain paNNamAnnu illaamaa...
periya veeran maadhiri out-of-comfort zone pOna ippadi dhaan aagum.
Aus, Eng, SA, WI -nu maintain paNNi vetri mEla vetriyA kuvichirukkalaam. ECB-ku aRivu irundhA indha maadhiri schedule pOduvAingaLA. yEmALi pasanga.

Atleast ascent to number one pala idangaLil viLayAdi kidaichadhaala relative authenticity theLivA irukku.
adhu varaikkin sandhOshappattukkalaam.

[mgb]

PR.. Didn't India draw their series in SA 1-1, when they were no.1 ? as no.1 team England need not draw a series, atleast oru test draw panna sollunga sub-continent'la.. they probably have to wait for their Bangladesh tour for that to happen

[P_R]

Touché

Bangladesh vENdaam, India-vai tour paNNaNum.
aanaa adhukku munnAdi 6 months dhaNdaal, baski ellAm eduththu training paNNaNum.

[littlemaster1982]

^^^^ mgb and 19 may - No 300 score in this match also.


Gems from the past:
Strauss's England team put the rest of the world to shame

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2044858/Andrew-Strausss-England-team-rest-world-shame--Nasser-Hussain.html#ixzz1qZnBjuEi

"I have no doubt that it will be for at least a few years, if not for the sort of time enjoyed by the great West Indies and Australian sides of their eras." - Botham


One more: http://www.espncricinfo.com/greatestteams/content/current/story/538999.html

I'm reminded of GM's dialogue in Indian. Enna aattam potteengada dei :lol:

[littlemaster1982]

Touché

Bangladesh vENdaam, India-vai tour paNNaNum.
aanaa adhukku munnAdi 6 months dhaNdaal, baski ellAm eduththu training paNNaNum.

Sri Lanka-kku koodathan 3 vaaratthukku munnadiye vandhu iranguneenga :poke:

[mgb]

Touché

Bangladesh vENdaam, India-vai tour paNNaNum.
aanaa adhukku munnAdi 6 months dhaNdaal, baski ellAm eduththu training paNNaNum.

nee vaadi.. unakku irukkudhu apps :twisted:

[P_R]

2008-layE mElmoochu keezhmoochu vaangiruchchu. It took brilliance from Sachin-Sehwag in Chennai for India to win the series.
ippo bowling innum suththam.

Don't know what's happening to Strauss, Cook - the guys who have played a crucial part in their ascent to the top (Strauss centuries in both innings in Chennai last time).
They just have to play a long long innings for things to work.

I saw the highlights yesterday - it was not so much like the cluelessness against Ajmal and Rahman. They were doing stupid things. It was not like they were being outfoxed or anything. Just crazy.

They are capable of holding their nerve and fighting. Heck they have hung by their teeth to draw the matches in SA a couple of years back. enna oru thrill!
Now it's like they have resigned to being unable to play spin. One attack...bolabolannu vizhundhirrAinga.

Even some of the shots which Prior-Trott got runs for, were quite unnecessary.

[P_R]

One more: http://www.espncricinfo.com/greatestteams/content/current/story/538999.html

I'm reminded of GM's dialogue in Indian. Enna aattam potteengada dei :lol:

:huh:

All the points he says there are quite valid no.
From the time Flower came on board England have clearly been a dominant test team.



England have won eight (and drawn one) of their last nine series and 20 of their last 31 Tests.
Perhaps even more impressively, 10 of those victories have been by innings margins.


idhellAm illaindreengaLA??

ippo yEdhO kattanjariyillai :oops:

"en dA shut-up-ne?" appadinu West Indies-ai adippOm paarunga

[19thmay]

Actually Lanka's bowling attack minus Herath is below par average..check Wele, Lakmal, Randiv's average, Trott / Prior scored due to that.
idhukke indha thadumaatram-na? imagine if 800 man is still playing?

[P_R]

Note the point: orE oru series jevichca South Africa-vai pOdalaam. adhu oru exaggerationA ungaLukku thONalai. aanaa, reNdu varusham suzhatti suzhatti adichcha England-ai pOttA ungaLukku chippu varudhu.

[littlemaster1982]

:huh:

All the points he says there are quite valid no.
From the time Flower came on board England have clearly been a dominant test team.



idhellAm illaindreengaLA??

ippo yEdhO kattanjariyillai :oops:

"en dA shut-up-ne?" appadinu West Indies-ai adippOm paarunga

Though Eng has played very well during that period, no way they were near the Aussies of 90-2000s or WI of 80s. I was pointing out how quickly English were trying to jump the ship and claim they are world beaters and would be the same for years to come.

[mgb]

PR.. if you are referring to 2nd innings in chennai test, except dravid everybody else batted well and it was a 6 wkt victory..

[19thmay]

World number 1 varadhu mukkiyam illa, sustaining is more important-nu nOkku theriyadha P_R?

[P_R]

World number 1 varadhu mukkiyam illa, sustaining is more important-nu nOkku theriyadha P_R? mukkiyam dhaan illaingalai.
kaNRaaviyaa dhaan viLayaaduraanunga. Indefensible. Oru true world number one team ippadi feckless-A viLayAduradhu yEmAtramA dhaan irukku.

[ajaybaskar]

Master, see Dhoni's comment :lol:

http://i43.tinypic.com/2eajyx4.jpg

What he's telling?

[littlemaster1982]

mukkiyam dhaan illaingalai.
kaNRaaviyaa dhaan viLayaaduraanunga. Indefensible. Oru true world number one team ippadi feckless-A viLayAduradhu yEmAtramA dhaan irukku.

No, they are not :poke:

[P_R]

manappaal alert:

So if England win in Colombo and square the series (nadandhaal ayyA... ayyA nadandhaal) then they will drop to 116 and continue to be number one - albeit joined by SA.
In the Wisden trophy I am assuming WIndies can't win a single match. But England needs to win atleast 2 matches to go back to lone top position. Else they'll be on par when they start Basil D'Olivera. Which is not good. They should be on top when starting that series.

Kamaan. Flower - parade-ei keLappi yEdhAvadhu sei Arjun.

[ajithfederer]

Even if Windies manages to draw one match it is curtains for Eng @ No.1. WI are improving lil by lil now. And oh yeah Gayle is almost re-instated so it could be Deja vu 2009 P_R :noteeth:

[Plum]

England will shut the mouths of detractors with a) win or draw in the second test of the current series with Lanka in Colombo b) Walloping of India in India later this year - which will be a just retirement series for Dhoni and will begin the downfall of Seenu("en veettukku vandhu adidA pArkkalAm") mAmA.

[P_R]

Even if Windies manages to draw one match it is curtains for Eng @ No.1. WI are improving lil by lil now. And oh yeah Gayle is almost re-instated so it could be Deja vu 2009 P_R :noteeth:

2009 West Indies-la orE oru match, because of a freakishly good afternoon jeyichuputtu enna pEchchu :x

michadhellAm oNNu maNNu pOttu cancel paNra maadhiri stadium, illai resultE varaadha mottai pitchu.
idhai vachukittu ennamO WI-ai jeyikkavE mudiyAdha maadhiri solreenga.

reNdE maasam kazhichchu, adhE WestIndies-ai veettukku kooptu vachchu udhaichAnga. Forgot-A?
Chris Gayle adhula unnAraNdi.

varacchollunga pArppOm. indha Lara maadhiriyE viLayAduravan, T20 mAvAtturadhula periya rowdy- ellAm namma kitta nadakkAdhu.

[ajithfederer]

Ninga enna dhan dhum katnaalum biriyani vegavae illaye :mrgreen:

[ajithfederer]

Jeez, I've never seen LM this animated in recent times. :lol:

[P_R]

Ninga enna dhan dhum katnaalum biriyani vegavae illaye :mrgreen: :puffing pipe: see you in court

[mgb]

manappaal alert:

So if England win in Colombo and square the series (nadandhaal ayyA... ayyA nadandhaal) then they will drop to 116 and continue to be number one - albeit joined by SA.
In the Wisden trophy I am assuming WIndies can't win a single match. But England needs to win atleast 2 matches to go back to lone top position. Else they'll be on par when they start Basil D'Olivera. Which is not good. They should be on top when starting that series.

Kamaan. Flower - parade-ei keLappi yEdhAvadhu sei Arjun.

:lol: epdi PR koocha padaama yosikkaringa?

[Plum]

Good - when feeyaar speaks confidently like this, England usually wins. Pona matchla thevai illaama chatterjee pottu soodu vechukittaar(gaana mayil ada kanda vaankohli :) ). Now it is confirmed England will win or draw the colombo match and retain their #1 after the current series in Lanka

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Sorry Flau, neenga evlo thaan sonnalum. Your Predications are always wrong!

Inglaand will loose their Ranking!

[ajithfederer]

Paramu :shock:

Plum is not an England supporter. P_R is.

Plum posts such because he believes in jinxing by praising his opponents. He goes to the extent of praising Eng to the hilt to see them lose.

[mgb]

AF.. Raghu'va kozhappa paakkaringala? :evil: raghu adhellaam namba maattaar :p

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Paramu :shock:

Plum is not an England supporter. P_R is.


Ithu vEraiya, Ellarum soluvanga "pombala manasa purichukua mudiyathennu" . Aana Namma Annan Plum ah purinchukirathu "Mission Impossible" .

[P_R]

:rotfl2: Paramu, appo nejamaalumE puriyalaiyA

[ajithfederer]

Idhu veraya illa.

Ivvalavu naala ippadi than irunduchu.

Ithu vEraiya, .

[SoftSword]

oor siritthadhu....

:lol:....:lol:....:lol:
....:lol:....:lol:....

[mgb]

raghu.. ellaarum ungala ematha paakkaranga.. wait for plum and he will clarify all your doubts

[KV]

:lol: oru pinju manasa ippidi pinja manasaa aakiteengalE.
faram: shakespeare told.... pi*R^2 = james bond notnotseven

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Ganesh anna

Pls Arrest Plum and bring him to this court for Questioning? :)

Namma Barrister P_R will start the Questioning :lol2:

[Plum]

Faramu, vadhandhsai nambAdheer. IyAm Englis gendilman. 2017la knighthood kanfaarned for my services to Englis Cricket. Apram Sir Plumnu koopudaNum neengallaam.

[Bala (Karthik)]

gaana mayil ada kanda vaankohli
:lol:

[Bala (Karthik)]

:rotfl2: Paramu :shock: :notworthy:

[SoftSword]

:lol:

++ oru anju vaarthaila etthini layers... :notworthy:

[SoftSword]

polandha vaayan aduttha matchku illliyaamae.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Faramu, vadhandhsai nambAdheer. IyAm Englis gendilman. 2017la knighthood kanfaarned for my services to Englis Cricket. Apram Sir Plumnu koopudaNum neengallaam.

enakku therinja English ellam maranthu pOichu :sigh2:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

When Yorkshire Loose to Pakiasothy Saravanamuthu on Tuesday, They will drop down by 4 Points! :redjump:

[SoftSword]

plis to note the 3rd and 4th images...

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/image/559430.html?page=1

[satissh_r]

Masai Warriors pics ah solringala?

[P_R]

Broad not playing the second test due to 'injury' (http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2012/content/current/story/559463.html) - 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.

[SoftSword]

masai warriors pics ah solringala?

s s...

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Fraud not Playing , Angelo in ! England better do some site seeing / shopping and pack their bags :lol2:

[Plum]

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.

[Plum]

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.

[mgb]

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.
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..
did you notice the comparison of monty with hearth in the article? why didn't they compare swann with ajmal in the earlier series?

[PARAMASHIVAN]

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..
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!

[P_R]

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:

[P_R]

Institutional Racism!
Samit Patel and the celebrated Ravi Bopara are Caucasians is it?

[mgb]

Monty-Swann vachchu naan ennellAm manakkOttai kattiyirukkEn. :sigh2:
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 spinner

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Paneerselvam's Fielding Comedy has cost him his place in the squad!

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Samit Patel and the celebrated Ravi Bopara are Caucasians is it?

Naa oru kalagatha undaka ninaichen avLo thaan !:lol2:


Was just Joking ! :)

[Plum]

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.

[P_R]

Flau did you see Kartikeya Date's post about the comedy match between India and Safrica: http://cricketingview.blogspot.in/2012/03/new-ground-broken-in-cricket-in-south.html



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.



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.


indha obvious point-ai thiruppi thiruppi thiruppi sollavENdi irukkudhu.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Paneerselvam in action :lol2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSPJzStGmk4&feature=player_detailpage

[littlemaster1982]

Param,

Will you stop twisting players' names please? Thanks :)

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Param,

Will you stop twisting players' names please? Thanks :)

Sareenga

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!

[Plum]

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.

[selvakumar]

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.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

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 :)

[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.

[littlemaster1982]

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.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

But it was terrible to see race riots under this new govt.

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.

[Plum]

Selva. Ipdi ellaam sonnaa puriyaadhu. Specific instance eduthu quote paNNI idhai mattum En allow paNNuneengannu kEkkaNum. Kamaan tiger!

[littlemaster1982]

Come on Plum! Don't blow this thing up unnecessarily.

[selvakumar]

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.

[selvakumar]

Plum - time illa :lol:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Param - reg race riots, I think you should watch the bradford riots video. It is not as simple as what you think it is.

Sorry which Bradford riot are you talking about ? 2001?? I was taking about the national riots last year (august) .

[littlemaster1982]

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.


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.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Senthil

It's Cool, vidunga :)

[Plum]

Lm - EdhO ennAla mudinjadhu :noteeth:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Naalaiku intha thread Romba busy ah irukum :lol2:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Lm - EdhO ennAla mudinjadhu :noteeth:

Narayana Narayana :lol:

[selvakumar]

Given the history, it looked like that to me. Antha tone la athu solla pada villai endraal sorry :)

[PARAMASHIVAN]

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:

[littlemaster1982]

Param,

Whom will they drop instead of Chandimal?

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Param,

Whom will they drop instead of Chandimal?

Thirimune could have been dropped instead of Chandimal :roll:

[VinodKumar's]

He is an opener right ?

[19thmay]

Star TV bags rights for Indian cricket

More Harsha and No more Arun Lal, Radhakrishnan, Sivaramakrishnan blah blah blah...

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/559538.html

[VinodKumar's]

Star TV bags rights for Indian cricket

More Harsha and No more Arun Lal, Radhakrishnan, Sivaramakrishnan blah blah blah...

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/559538.html

Will miss them in one sided / boring / not significant matches :(

[mgb]

once again SL loses first 3 wkts cheaply

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Yeah, that too Sandakaran going for a Golden duck :shock:

[ajithfederer]

147/3.

J'dene 68

Samaraweera 54

[mgb]

Yeah, that too Sandakaran going for a Golden duck :shock:

romba shock aagaadhinga.. pona match'layum golden duck'than

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Yeah I know , it is a Shock to see Sanga gone for "Golden duck" on both occassion!

[P_R]

DPMD dismisssalukku Cockeye paththi reviews edhuvum innum varaliyA? :lol2:

vaalai aada vidaama mudichirungappA.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

vaalai aada vidaama mudichirungappA.

SL has a Longgggggg tail! Longer than Hanuman's :lol2:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Kumar Sangakkara has failed to score seven times in Tests, but Sri Lanka have won their last four Tests when Sangakkara hasn't scored. The last time Sangakkara got a duck and Sri Lanka lost the match was against Australia in Darwin in 2004.

[VinodKumar's]

They could have asked Sanga to keep wickets and included Chandimal in playing XI. Intha match draw aachum pannanum :twisted:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

They could have asked Sanga to keep wickets and included Chandimal in playing XI. Intha match draw aachum pannanum :twisted:

I think Lanka will win, If they get up to 350, with the pitch getting slower, the Victorians will struggle!

[littlemaster1982]

350 varadhukku SL konjam kashtapadum-nu ninaikkiren. I'm more eager to see how English batting fares this time :lol2:

[Plum]

Destiny, St George's friend, is playing it in favour of England again - Chandimal dropped :shock;, useless bowlingless Matthews selected :banghead:. As if he can win the match for Lanka :huh:. Mahela's over confidence and indian fans' surrogate schadenfreude will all receive a fitting blow from Strauss and co in the next few days. Afterall Asians - can you overturn historical greats England? Nevaire!

[Plum]

Tim Bresnan playing! Why are we discussing this test here then? Do you know his record with England? Hundred frigging percent! England has won EVERY SINGLE TEST he has played. Can we all bleddy stop posting on the progress of this test match and congratulaye England on a well deserved Test win in Lanka - and thus, retain their unquestionable #1 ranking! Feeyaar, open the bottle!

[P_R]

350 varadhukku SL konjam kashtapadum-nu ninaikkiren. I'm more eager to see how English batting fares this time :lol2:
350 ellAm adikka vittA prachanai. Morning Anderson swing paNNiyE gadagadannu all avit aakkaNum. appuRam EOD 3 varaikkin England bat paNNaNum. appo dhaan jeyikka mudiyin.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

350 varadhukku SL konjam kashtapadum-nu ninaikkiren. I'm more eager to see how English batting fares this time :lol2:

Yeah SL getting 350 is difficult, but If Angelo Retains the strike it is possible! Lankan 's bowling burden will be largely on Herath! Prasad is No vaas

[P_R]

How was Swann today?

[wizzy]

ball turning square on day 1..yet another 3 day test..can't fathom the rationale behind Samosa selection and picking 5 bowlers :banghead:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

How was Swann today?

He couldn't swim much today as the Pitch was really dry :lol2:

Joking :)

Monty should have been playing in stead of Swann