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the weird thing is he hit 2 fours just before shaking hands,why bother,i would demand a refund on this game as clearly fixed to someones advantage,i dont mind losing my green profit because it makes a mockery of the game
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some people have lost on this game laying the draw,and in the end it seems they never had a prayer because sri lanka were never intrested in the win
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mahela's interview was unimpressed .
"270 was on isn't it ?" "I guess we won the test match isn't it" wtf mahela . As professionals , u should be doing your best to win games . Losing a wicket or 2 and u can shut up shop . We won't mind that . You did not even try ffs |
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270 was a very tough ask. blame the bowlers for not bowling out Pak sooner. 250 would have been chased imo.
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Lix , its not a tough ask if u knew they had the chance before tea . Once chandimal was gone , they didnt feel like playing .
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agree they should have sent Parera or Kula in above Samaraweera and seen what happens. very very little to lose and if he scores 20 off 25 balls it can put a different complexion on the chase.
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wont solve the whole issue of sides backing off from a chase but maybe tests should in future be played out in full, meaning no early finish.
Might lead to some dull finishes but for me crowd deserve full days cricket and dont see why players should get to stroll off 15 overs early. |
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I'd like something like 1 legside ball per over allowed. Anymore gets called a wide same as ODIs. The good spinners will still be able to pitch em legside and turn em so they hit the batsman and arent wided but could still add 5-10 runs to a chasing team and give the bowler something to think about maybe causing him to bowl the odd duff ball which gets put away.
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SL did not try to win. Were it dodgy intentions or poor play?
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they did (a bit) 270 in 70 overs very tough in test cricket tho against economical spinners. would have gone for it if they were losing or drawing the series i believe. At 1-0 up and having not won a series since murali retired they just wanted the easy win.
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I think that's right Lix - we've had previews of this with Colombo and Dominica in recent years.
Dominica in fact marked the beginning of the end for India to my mind. What teams would have tried to chase this down - probably the non-draw specialists Eng/Oz/SA? For Lanka today though they had a series to protect, and the ghosts of Cardiff in their mind. They scored at the same rr as the rest of the match - it's not as if they were blocking relative to the rest of the game - they just weren't bothered about winning. Which fundamentally is a shame for the game and for them, but years of betting on test cricket has taught me that with very occasional exceptions test match captains always veer to the conservative and safe. |
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yeah people calling this a fix is pretty ridiculous book talking. Was fairly obvious after tea they weren't going for it, and while it's a sad reflection on test cricket these days, it was pretty inevitable imo with SL looking for their first series win in years
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Michael Clarke is a breath of fresh air as a captain. Has made several v bold decisions of late (declaring on WI when behind etc..) and has said he's not scared to lose the odd game if it means winning more often.
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they shook hands yesterday with SL still needing about 8 an over for 9 overs i think...SAnga had just hit two boundaries off the over and Ajmal had bowled his 26th over of the day and was getting tired. what I'd LOVE to see one time is a top batsman like Sanga or someone say..."I'm gonna have a go at this" and try to win a game off his own bat and then call the draw if and when they get out.
If this seems too risky (ffs!!) they could still block a few overs and let the equation be 55 off 30 or something with 5 wkts left if he got out.. basically almost impossible to lose. Its obviously a huge long shot and might mean a batsman's precious average suffers but i dont see why batsmen never go for this glory type scenario if the team are in a no lose position. I understand people saying "its test cricket, you can put all the fielders on one side etc..scoring 10 an over is IMPOSSIBLE etc.. " Fact is, it is not impossible. If you hit a 6 it doesnt matter where the fielders are. you can also hit straight over the bowler... again, no fielders allowed there. You can counter legside bowling with switch hits and if you KNOW a bowler is bowing legside you can move legside too and hit to off. These things are difficult i agree but not impossible and worth a go. It might be a 30/40 to 1 shot but IT IS TOTALLY RISK FREE. |