Cricket
No Herath nor Chandimal for the hosts. Akila has been reported for chucking but can play. He has to have tests within 14 days.
Uncapped Asalanka has been called up. Lakmal will be the skipper.
England just have to decide on batting order and whether to bring in either a 4th quick or Bairstow. Pope has joined up with the Lions.
Pushpakumara may come in to replace Herath. He's left arm also and has played 2 Tests.
Nov 17, 2018 -- 7:48AM, BJT wrote:
Pelting rain here all the way down to the Gold Coast. Brisbane least affected, but still no doubt would be copping it.
> cheers for that as I was engrossed in the test , made me look at the radar. Got on Yes at over 2s and just laid off at 1.2ish
Nov 17, 2018 -- 8:45AM, detraveller wrote:
might need a few weeks to get used to that sinking feeling of losing money and sitting helpless praying for wickets.
Could be worse I'm praying for rain in the desert
Nov 17, 2018 -- 8:44AM, detraveller wrote:
I think I am getting too old to be betting now.
Charlie is in his 60s and seems to have a good thing going.
Nov 17, 2018 -- 8:47AM, jucel69 wrote:
wickets can tumble really quickly at the back end of a game DT
No shet sherlock. I think they might come early if i cash out now.
https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069127-vendor-arrested-after-customer-shot-dead-in-rotten-oranges-dispute/
Nov 17, 2018 -- 8:46AM, jucel69 wrote:
Nov 17, 2018 -- 8:45AM, detraveller wrote:might need a few weeks to get used to that sinking feeling of losing money and sitting helpless praying for wickets.Could be worse I'm praying for rain in the desert
Nov 17, 2018 -- 8:59AM, stokergoinup wrote:
Nov 17, 2018 -- 8:46AM, jucel69 wrote:Nov 17, 2018 -- 8:45AM, detraveller wrote:might need a few weeks to get used to that sinking feeling of losing money and sitting helpless praying for wickets.Could be worse I'm praying for rain in the desert
Sorry I've never double spaced anybody before, very strange!
Nov 14, 2018 -- 9:39AM, Cardinal Scott wrote:
There was a flicker on snicker!
Where can i find this man?
Nov 14, 2018 -- 8:35AM, ayt wrote:
England are 1001% Noncutting winner here....Get them on at 2.3
Where can i find this man?
Nov 17, 2018 -- 9:41AM, BJT wrote:
Straight from the umpires mouth, within the last minute....
> sweating on that, took ages for that rain to clear
Nov 17, 2018 -- 9:50AM, detraveller wrote:
Anyone with a good green can make a killing on a test match finish like this.
or completely chainsaw it!
Nov 17, 2018 -- 9:55AM, Cardinal Scott wrote:
Pak 7 down!
Thought the 3rd umpire would bottle it, very tight stumping.
Nov 17, 2018 -- 9:51AM, jucel69 wrote:
Nov 17, 2018 -- 9:50AM, detraveller wrote:Anyone with a good green can make a killing on a test match finish like this.or completely chainsaw it!
Like I just did 
I wouldn't say this is done but I have always been confident England will win. Great performance from Lanka.
Nov 17, 2018 -- 10:15AM, Cardinal Scott wrote:
Just hopped on Aus at 1.66
Regretting it!
Nov 17, 2018 -- 8:51AM, detraveller wrote:
Yes that's where ive been mugging the last two months actually. Quite a different world stock trading. But many things common with sports betting too. One of the things I like i you almost never lose all your money and can let a bet ride for years :)
Be careful not to end up with an awful lot of money tied up in dud investments though - if you slowly lose half your money in an investment that you could have sold at a 10% loss in the first month and invested the rest in a stock that has since doubled then your effective net loss (your "opportunity cost") is actually not far off being almost double the current value of the dud investment, which may never recover and end up being almost a total loss if you never sell it. It's rare for companies to go bust, but often they dwindle in value to be hardly worth selling, or they get bought out at a fraction of the price you paid, or they do a debt-for-equity swap and you end up with your shares being diluted 100s of times.
(Illustrations below per £100, ignoring dealing costs).
Scenario A
£100 left invested in stock A, six months later, value £50. No money to invest elsewhere, or if sold and invested, needs to double simply to break even.
Scenario B
£100 sold at 10% loss = £90, invested in stock B, doubles in a few months, value now £180. Net gain of £80 on original £100.
The "unlimited" time aspect doesn't necessarily work in your favour unless you use it wisely. At least a five-day Test match "investment" forces you to make decisions and gives you a quantifiable result quickly. The only issue with Test matches as an actively managed investment medium is that there aren't enough of them!
None of this is from personal experience or detailed analysis but does both sound sensible and appear to have a lot of evidential backing.
not forgetting the slim chance of an untimely downpour 
I also played this one very well. We all make mistakes ltfc nil desperandum.
My mistakes were backing England at 1.52 on either second or third morning. The. Let to me was not being able to get on wildly fluctuating odds. I also didn't get 17 on SL in first innings but after that mistake I didn't compound it by chasing it which could have landed me in trouble. I walk away with 4 figures and a Merry Christmas.
Oh and ltfc here's a big lesson. I am taking the whole win and buying an airline ticket for Christmas and New Year. My mission should I choose to accept it is not to lose anything in Columbo!
Nov 17, 2018 -- 2:51PM, VardonVoo. wrote:
Nov 17, 2018 -- 8:51AM, detraveller wrote:Yes that's where ive been mugging the last two months actually. Quite a different world stock trading. But many things common with sports betting too. One of the things I like i you almost never lose all your money and can let a bet ride for years :)Be careful not to end up with an awful lot of money tied up in dud investments though - if you slowly lose half your money in an investment that you could have sold at a 10% loss in the first month and invested the rest in a stock that has since doubled then your effective net loss (your "opportunity cost") is actually not far off being almost double the current value of the dud investment, which may never recover and end up being almost a total loss if you never sell it. It's rare for companies to go bust, but often they dwindle in value to be hardly worth selling, or they get bought out at a fraction of the price you paid, or they do a debt-for-equity swap and you end up with your shares being diluted 100s of times. (Illustrations below per £100, ignoring dealing costs).Scenario A£100 left invested in stock A, six months later, value £50. No money to invest elsewhere, or if sold and invested, needs to double simply to break even.Scenario B£100 sold at 10% loss = £90, invested in stock B, doubles in a few months, value now £180. Net gain of £80 on original £100.The "unlimited" time aspect doesn't necessarily work in your favour unless you use it wisely. At least a five-day Test match "investment" forces you to make decisions and gives you a quantifiable result quickly. The only issue with Test matches as an actively managed investment medium is that there aren't enough of them!
Nice to hear from you VV. You're right about a lot of things, especially getting money tied up. I don't necessarily agree with your scenarios as you assume stock B will double even though it often happens that stock B goes down and stock A has increased in value again. Also the whole thing is manipulated so your best bet is to choose a good company and hope it doesn't run out of favors with the street.
