Category Archives: splendid mendis

we might be watching the IPL

March 10, 2010 – 9:34 pm

And we are not ashamed to say it. This is mainly due to the fact that it will be shown on free to air television in Australia.  Which is a rare occasion that non Australian matches are actually on. The reasons for us not having paid tv are better explained here. But there is also [...]

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Sri Lanka in India

November 16, 2009 – 9:00 am

Oh Dreary me. This series has been built up around a whole bunch of mini shows. Tendulkars 20th year in cricket. That’s a long time to be playing cricket Sachin. Lucky sod. The tussle for the ICC No1 Test Ranking. Apparently either team could attain this. Which of course would be confusing to most as [...]

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I told you so

September 30, 2009 – 11:43 pm

When your country takes part in a major world event that have the eyes of the world, and we mean the entire world, such as the uber cool ICC Champions trophy, you cannot help but get sucked in to believing they will do well. Even though there are plenty of signs to the contrary and [...]

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SL v Pak, day 2

July 6, 2009 – 10:03 am

Another fabulous day of test cricket. Pakistan and SL are really living up to the billing of the TEST SERIES OF THE SUMMER. Sri Lanka Like we said, were only ever a wicket away from being in the game. And that wicket seemed elusive when Missbaa and Yousuf were pitching tents at the middle.  But [...]

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SL v Pak, day 1

July 4, 2009 – 11:58 pm

So the test series ‘of the summer’ got off to the cracking start we predicted. Today was a day of test cricket. None of that yahoo-tomfoolery white ball stuff. A hard grind, where neither team was ever really on top. 12 wickets 300 runs. Doesn’t get better than that. Specially in the Sub-C. Sri Lanka [...]

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