Thread: Pedro Collins unavailable for Sri Lanka series
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Old 18-03-2008, 06:21 AM in reply to Aurelius's post starting "Probably not, but he was the best..."
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Originally Posted by Aurelius View Post
Sri Lanka isn't that much better than the Windies as a team
Really? In Jayawardene and Sangakkara they have two of the best batsmen of the modern era, in the other Jayawardene they have the most promising international gloveman since Jack Russell and in Muralitharan they have by far and away the best bowler in international cricket - that's a pretty impressive core to a side that's also got plenty of decent supporting players.

Playing Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka has long struck me as the second hardest tour in World Cricket (after the thankless task of trying to play cricket on Australian roads with a kookaburra). Sure, Sri Lanka touring Australia is a very different matter... not least because Murali's chances of getting the ball to bite in the 1st innings at the Gabba, MCG and WACA are just about non-existent... but on West Indian wickets, as on most other international wickets, Sri Lanka should provide formidable opposition.
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