Sri Lanka tour of England 2024

[pj57]

(08-08-2024, 11:58 AM)slcricfan1 Wrote:  

(08-08-2024, 11:33 AM)pj57 Wrote:  We have a left arm spinner and an off spinner. Vandersay leg spinner for variety. Wanindu not playing tests, anyway he is out injured. Any other good leg spinner?

We don't need a leg spinner. You yourself just said the third spinner will come in case of injury or loss of form

That's a matter of opinion. It's a 18 man squad, so nothing wrong in carrying a leg spinner. There are 6 fast bowlers in the squad.

[slcricfan1]

(08-08-2024, 12:12 PM)pj57 Wrote:  

(08-08-2024, 11:58 AM)slcricfan1 Wrote:  We don't need a leg spinner. You yourself just said the third spinner will come in case of injury or loss of form

That's a matter of opinion. It's a 18 man squad, so nothing wrong in carrying a leg spinner. There are 6 fast bowlers in the squad.

yeah except the leg spinner sucks

[pj57]

(08-08-2024, 12:29 PM)slcricfan1 Wrote:  

(08-08-2024, 12:12 PM)pj57 Wrote:  That's a matter of opinion. It's a 18 man squad, so nothing wrong in carrying a leg spinner. There are 6 fast bowlers in the squad.

yeah except the leg spinner sucks

Again a matter of opinion, let's see how it pans out. He might not get a game after all.

[Pram]

Wouldn't a leg spinner be more effective in a non-turning wicket? Pundits educate me please.

[JamisBanda]

(08-08-2024, 02:50 PM)Pram Wrote:  Wouldn't a leg spinner be more effective in a non-turning wicket? Pundits educate me please.

That would be sw.

[stillwill]

(08-08-2024, 10:41 AM)slcricfan1 Wrote:  

(08-07-2024, 11:06 PM)pj57 Wrote:  Who, Vandersay? Jayasuriya and Ramesh will be first choice spinners. Vandersay will only play if conditions are helpful IMO. Anyway, we won't be playing more than two spinners max in England.

Yeah. Which is why he is a very strange pick.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/national-super-league-4-day-tournament-2023-24-16044

Jayausirya must really back the fellow

This Wanuja Kumara guy has nearly 150 FC wickets in 39 innings and he just turned 21.

[stillwill]

(08-08-2024, 02:50 PM)Pram Wrote:  Wouldn't a leg spinner be more effective in a non-turning wicket? Pundits educate me please.

Not in English conditions with cool weather and Vandersay dropping 2 bad balls an over. However, if the English are going to do a Bazball, then I can see why they would deploy Vandersay because leggies are harder to attack as long as they are accurate.

[pj57]

August /September is end part of the English summer and the ball won't be moving so much and the weather will be much kinder to us, I guess. JB will be able to tell us more about the summer this year.

[pj57]

https://www.newswire.lk/2024/08/09/england-lions-squad-named-for-sl-practice-game/

[pj57]

https://www.newswire.lk/2024/08/11/former-england-cricketer-to-join-sl-coach-staff-for-england-tour/

Former England cricketer and cricket coach Ian Bell is poised to join the Sri Lanka cricket team’s support staff for their upcoming tour of England.

This development comes following a request from Sri Lanka’s interim head coach, Sanath Jayasuriya, who emphasized the need for local expertise to help the team adapt to English conditions.

Bell’s inclusion is expected to bring valuable insights into the English pitches and weather, aiding Sri Lanka’s preparations as they look to secure success on foreign soil.

The tour, which promises to be a challenging contest, will benefit from Bell’s extensive experience in English cricket, both as a player and coach.