South Africa in Sri Lanka

[duffarama]

Good stuff Sri Lanka. I was hoping that they would beat South Africa and they did.

 

[Thurya]

Well played boys. Also Without Murali that is excellent.

Now anyone cannot say

No Murali = No Sri Lanka

 

[m_vaughan]

Well Sri Lanka only play well at home. They struggle overseas.

 

[duffarama]

Originally posted by m_vaughan
Well Sri Lanka only play well at home. They struggle overseas.

But isn't that because Murali's off spin is tailor made for Sri Lankan pitches only?

 

[rocklara]

But mr vaughn don't u think that mostly all teams paly well at home, except the baggy green ofcourse?

 

[rocklara]

But mr vaughn don't u think that mostly all teams paly well at home, except the baggy green ofcourse who play both home and away brilliantly?

 

[djkay]

Well Said rocklara....

Look at the England team... same story. Only the Aussies do well overseas...

 

[m_vaughan]

thats not true...even england are a decent team overseas. sri lanka struggle like s**t when they are not playing in the subcontinent.

england have won test series in pakistan 2-1 (2001), sri lanka 2-1 (2001) and west indies 3-0 (2004). Also the 2-0 win over bangladesh (2003), and 3-0 win over Zimbabwe (2001). England have earned a well deserved 1-1 draw in NZ(2002). So that just leaves India, Australia and South Africa. South Africa is England;s next challenge, and it promises to be an absolute cracker. England play Australia and India in 2006 away.

Buts that isnt a bad away record england have. When was the last time Sri Lanka won a test series (involving a minumum of 2 test matches) overseas? I dont think you should count the recent 2-0 win over Zimbabwe, as it was by no means a full strength Zimbabwe side. The one England played in 2001 was much stronger.

 

[duffarama]

But certainly home teams have small advantages such as they are suited to the conditions, their crowd is cheering them on, they are familiar with everything etc.

 

[m_vaughan]

yup but that does not mean, you should ONLY win at home.

 

[duffarama]

Originally posted by m_vaughan
yup but that does not mean, you should ONLY win at home.

I agree with you m_vaughan, playing at home only gives you a slight advantage... not meaning that you should only win at home.

 

[brad352]

playing at home only gives you a slight advantage...

It gives you a massive advantage when you play on doctored pitches, at the expense of making your team unable to win away from home

 

[Rangeela]

5th ODI

toss: South Africa

Sri Lanka 308/8 (50 ov) (Jayasuriya 79, Sangakkara 72) (Langeveldt 3/31)
South Africa 259 (48.1 ov) (Kallis 101) (Chandana 5/61)

Sri Lanka won by 49 runs

Man of the Match: UDU Chandana
Player of the Series: KC Sangakkara

Series: Sri Lanka wins the 5-ODI series 5-0

 

[The_gas]

glad to see south africa losing, i think smith should be put down under general anasthetic. Grrrrr