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    Upul Tharanga is all set for a Test comeback after more than six years on the sidelines, and the rest of the Sri Lanka batting picks itself. The questions are over whom to pick as the second spinner. Dilruwan Perera is expected to partner Rangana Herath, though Ajantha Mendis also has an outside chance. Suranga Lakmal and Shaminda Eranga are likely to be the quicks, but Dhammika Prasad could get a look-in as well.

    Sri Lanka (probable): 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Kaushal Silva, 3 Kumar Sangakkara, 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Lahiru Thirimanne, 6 Angelo Mathews (capt.), 7 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 8 Dilruwan Perera, 9 Rangana Herath, 10 Shaminda Eranga, 11 Suranga Lakmal

    In the absence of the Graeme Smith, South Africa will pick Alviro Petersen and Dean Elgar as openers. Imran Tahir is set to play as the lone spinner, with JP Duminy as back-up. De Villiers is expected to bat at No. 5, with de Kock slotting in at No. 6.

    South Africa: 1 Alviro Petersen, 2 Dean Elgar, 3 Faf du Plessis, 4 Hashim Amla (capt), 5 AB de Villiers, 6 Quinton de Kock (wk), 7 JP Duminy, 8 Vernon Philander, 9 Dale Steyn, 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Imran Tahir.



    Pitch and conditions


    The pitch looks like a typical Galle surface, set to provide some assistance for the quicks on the first day but likely to encourage spinners after that. The peak temperature is likely to be in the late 20s but what is more of a worry is the showers expected. The forecast suggests light to heavy rain, but probably in the evenings.

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    giggee

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    lab eke dapu okkoma 15 ta wadi lu,godak ewa 40+ aye ithin mona labbak hadannada :oo:

    U test eke uge normal bend ekatath aduwen dalane oya mu aniea 50th paninawa athi ara seam up delivery eke :sorry: w slc buruwo tika mu gana hopes tiyan hitiyoth 2015 wc ekat iwarai. Need to bring on seekkuge n tharindu. :D
     
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    Sri Lanka (probable): 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Kaushal Silva, 3 Kumar Sangakkara, 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Lahiru Thirimanne, 6 Angelo Mathews (capt.), 7 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 8 Dilruwan Perera, 9 Rangana Herath, 10 Shaminda Eranga, 11 Suranga Lakmal


    :D:D:D:D:D
     

    giggee

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    බින්දු;16895205 said:
    Sri Lanka (probable): 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Kaushal Silva, 3 Kumar Sangakkara, 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Lahiru Thirimanne, 6 Angelo Mathews (capt.), 7 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 8 Dilruwan Perera, 9 Rangana Herath, 10 Shaminda Eranga, 11 Suranga Lakmal


    :D:D:D:D:D

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    kmc madushan

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    SLC confident of Senanayake return

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    Sri Lanka Cricket remained confident that their spinner Sachithra Senanayake's action could be remedied, and that he could be reintroduced to international cricket before the World Cup, despite a harsh biomechanical assessment. There has also been displeasure in some parts of Sri Lanka's cricket establishment about Senanayake's testing procedure.

    SLC's cricket committee met on Monday to discuss the route forward for Senanayake, but will not arrive at any concrete decisions until the biomechanical report has been unpacked in full over the next few days.

    That report states Senanayake exceeded the 15-degree elbow flexion threshold on all analysed deliveries - even those in which the biomechanical experts were not satisfied that Senanayake was bowling with the same action observed in the match in which he was reported. In the two overs Senanayake delivered with the action which the experts felt "more closely resembled the match action", the bowler was found to be flexing his elbow between 36 and 43 degrees.

    That would seem to be a severe indictment on Senanayake's action. However, a report on the testing procedure from spin bowling coach Piyal Wijetunge, who had accompanied Senanayake to the test, said Senanayake had been put under immense pressure from the co-ordinators of the test. There have also been suggestions that Senanayake was effectively asked to flex his elbow more than he ordinarily would, in order to adhere to the experts' view of what his action looked like in the match he was reported.

    SLC and Senanayake have the option of lodging a notice with the ICC within 14 days, in order to request a hearing with a Bowling Review Group (BRG). A BRG usually includes a human-movement specialist, a former player, a former umpire, a current match referee and two ICC officials.

    However, despite some complaints about the manner in which the test was performed, early indications from SLC are that the board is keen to eschew the appeals process, in order to put Senanayake into remedial work as soon as possible. The board has appeared to target the seven-match ODI series against England in November and December as an opportunity to reintroduce Senanayake.

    "We will have to begin remedial action immediately," SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga told Sunday Times. "First he will be seconded to the coaching department where he will undergo the initial work on his action. Only thereafter would we request the ICC to assess his action once again at one of their facilities."

    Senanayake will have to be cleared in another biomechanical test before he can bowl again in internationals, but SLC will also be wary of rushing him back to the top level before significant changes have been made to his action. If in the next two years Senanayake plays internationals again, and is then reported and found to be breaching the ICC playing conditions in another round of testing, he will be banned for one year.

    SLC, however, is confident of the effectiveness of their remedial process and appear assured the bowler will be playing for Sri Lanka again shortly. Senanayake had undergone remedial work under coach Wijetunge in 2011 and had subsequently been cleared in a biomechanical test conducted at the University of Western Australia.


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    Mahela Jayawardena



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    Hi Everyone – Thanks so much for all the kind messages of support. Retiring from Test cricket was a really tough decision, but the end of the Pakistan tour is the right time. It’s been a great year so far and I want to finish on a high. I’ve told the selectors I’m available for one-day selection until the World Cup and after that I’ll also be retiring from ODI cricket. It’s been an amazing honour playing for my country for so long and I will leave with so many special memories. Special thanks to all those that have helped and supported me over the years, my wife Christina and my parents especially, as well as the rest of our family, my friends, team-mates, the media and all our supporters and fans. I hope there will be some more special memories ahead and I’m really looking forward to this Test series with South Africa. Cheers, Mahela
     

    giggee

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    බින්දු;16895284 said:
    Sachiya nam pau ban.. but uge and coach ge weredda :( balan inna apita wunath penawa u gal gahanawa kiyala :baffled::baffled: dan mahelaya ayin wena nisa binduwa athulata ei :P

    Ow binduwage luck eka tama. Uba uta ochchara support karana nisa ahane mui kellai mokada hama magulema 17 dagena ine:eek:
     

    giggee

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    ow bn.
    sachithwa nm ganna ba aye.ochchara namala dala mona thawa katha karannada.
    seekuawata dn wath chance dunnoth hodai hadenna

    Oka ayth hasana puluwan nawillak newe:baffled: mahinda mama laga minissu nawenawa wage ne mu nawala tiyene:eek: kohomath balanakota penawa podi awulak ath mehemath nawillak:eek: