The VB Series 2006

[MUFC1987]

jeez what shance have sri lanka got?? NONE there getting smashed by NZ

btw why sisnt L Klusener in the ODI side anymore?

Muralitharan
Vaas
Jayasuriya
Attapattu
Sangakarra

Not to mention a few others, that is the chance they have. If those 5 fire at the same time, no team on the Planet is going to stop them.

 

[adthomp]

yeah but sri lanka arn't very good on our wickets they can't handle the bounce

also larger grounds they get caught out a lot on teh boundry

has anyone got the SA and Sri Teams ???

 

[MUFC1987]

*Graeme Smith
Jacques Kallis
Johan Botha
+Mark Boucher
Boeta Dippenaar
Herschelle Gibbs
Andrew Hall
Justin Kemp
Garnett Kruger
Charl Langeveldt
Andre Nel
Shaun Pollock
Ashwell Prince
Jacques Rudolph
Monde Zondeki

That's South Africa's with deVilliers on standby incase Kallis isn't fit enough.

 

[aussie1st]

Katich still in the side
Lewis has fallen from grace very quickly too but Dorey gets his shot at last. Johnson may have to wait a few years now. Hopes must perform in this series as Watson is coming back soon.

 

[kodos]

Feel sorry for Lewis, he deserves his spot i feel and also Dorey isn't a spring chicken. He is 28 atm and i would of thought the selectors would of persisted with Johnson as they are building to the world cup. I agree, cant believe Katich is still in the ODI team. I guess the selectors didn't want to be too harsh on him so they kept him in the ODI team Perhaps Jaques should of been selected.

Sri Lanka are going to find it difficult to success in the VB series. No Jayasuriya is a massive blow to them as he adds alot of experience. But they do got the talent in the team with Vass, Murali, Jayawardene, Attapattu and Sangakarra. But they can be a very unexpected and unpredictable team. Take for instance the last time they participated in the VB series in 2002 from memory with England. They versed Australia 'A' in a warm up match and were bundled out for a misserable 80 odd i think(it was well under 100 from memory), then in a couple days time they versed Australia at the SCG. Many would of predicted Sri Lanka had no hope after being demolished by Aus 'A'. But they replied with 330 odd and eventually won the game. SO they can be a very unpredictable side.

 

[YOTC]

Dorey didn't play cricket for 5 years, so hopefully he will add that to his cricketing life. And Dorey is more of a McGrath type bowler than Lewis so they are probably looking for someone to replace McGrath when he is injured/retired/rested.

 

[aditya123]

I hope the Lankans do well in the VB Series . They have the talent as kodos said .
Sanath`s absence will be a huge blow for them .
They`ve been having a shocker of a time since they landed in India in October 2005 as the No.2 ranked ODI side !

I hope that the likes of Sangakkara (who has a liking towards Aussie conditions) , Atapattu,Murali and Vaas fire .
Mallinga will be a surprise package . Look out !

Go Lanka Go !

 

[angryangy]

To be honest, I don't think SL have the talent. They have Murali and Vaas to get wickets, with Sangakkara holding together a combination of past stars and inexperienced unknowns. I do not favour their ability to handle big scores at all.

 

[sachin]

He must have cousins in NSW

Must have

 

[kodos]

I hope the Lankans do well in the VB Series . They have the talent as kodos said .
Sanath`s absence will be a huge blow for them .
They`ve been having a shocker of a time since they landed in India in October 2005 as the No.2 ranked ODI side !

I hope that the likes of Sangakkara (who has a liking towards Aussie conditions) , Atapattu,Murali and Vaas fire .
Mallinga will be a surprise package . Look out !

Go Lanka Go !

Malinga is sadly dropped i think. Selectors really should of stuck by him.

 

[y2j826]

To be honest, I don't think SL have the talent. They have Murali and Vaas to get wickets, with Sangakkara holding together a combination of past stars and inexperienced unknowns. I do not favour their ability to handle big scores at all.

even i dont think s. lanka has talent, murli and vaas and attapattu only. others r not so experienced.

 

[nikhil_99]

i agree with moza..it will be 2-1 Aus leading..SL will be defeated by the rest of two teams...At least it seems now...

 

[aussie1st]

Any team can win an ODI match. They just need everything to click. Aus of course more times than not click. SL have the batters to put up a good score and the bowlers to bowl teams out cheaply. Just they aren't clicking especially their batting.

Dorey at 28 has at least 5 years which is more than enough time for Johnson, Tait and co to develop.

 

[angryangy]

Any team can win an ODI match. They just need everything to click. Aus of course more times than not click. SL have the batters to put up a good score and the bowlers to bowl teams out cheaply. Just they aren't clicking especially their batting.

That's why the VB Series is a genuine gauge of the 3 competing teams. A lucky win to an inferior team ought to be offset by several defeats.

I don't believe SL have the batsmen. Looking at the past 12 months, the experienced campaigners in Atapattu, Arnold, Jayawardene and Sangakkara
are chief run scores. However, none of them have really fired, just 3 ODI centuries (by comparison, India's batsmen have picked up 11) and aside from Mubarak's 53 on recall to the team, Atapattu has the highest average, a marginal 38 for the past 12 months.

Now, they aren't really atrocious statistics, but they clearly don't spark fear in the hearts of their enemies. These players aren't power hitters, though Sangakkara and Jayawardene do play a threshing brand of cricket, the team scores slowly, particularly compared to most other teams. If they inspire anything at all beneficial, it is complacency.

Bowling on the other hand looks capable. Dilshan, Maharoof and Murali are bowling quite well, though again not exceptional and certainly Murali is performing below potential. On current form though, this is where they can really win matches from. Perhaps these issues can be addressed as a lack of match practice and will fade in the long VB series. Judging by India's success against them, however, they face looming defeat from Australia and South Africa.

 

[Indiangod]

Sri Lanka are good but not that good.......they only have success at home.........nothing much overseas. Murali depends on the track to have spin.......and Vass is a good pace bowler, who is accurate aswell. The Lankan batsmen are good but also inconsistant. I just think Sri Lanka will struggle in Australia conditions ecspeccialy at Perth if they play thier.