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Preparing for his first first-class game since being dropped from the Test side, Virender Sehwag gave everyone an injury scare in Shimoga

Sidharth Monga in Shimoga01-Oct-2013

Preparing for his first first-class game since being dropped from the Test side, Virender Sehwag gave everyone an injury scare in Shimoga. After hitting everybody in the spinners’ nets around, Sehwag was hit by the first ball of pace he faced, a nippy delivery from Dhawal Kulkarni. Immediately the bat went out of the hand, off came the gloves, and on his knees Sehwag began to tend to his right index finger.To allay fears of a serious injury, Sehwag got up about an hour later and batted in the spinners nets again. Cheteshwar Pujara, the India A captain, said Sehwag had looked fine when he batted again, but he wasn’t sure if Sehwag would need a precautionary x-ray. While Pujara might not assure you of Sehwag’s availability as India A try to erase the 1-0 deficit in the three-unofficial-Test series, he gave enough hints that Sehwag might bat in the middle order. Asked specifically about opening options, Pujara pointed out they had Kerala’s VA Jagadeesh too.Similar uncertainty hung around the star attraction in the West Indies A side, Fidel Edwards, who has not played a first-class game in nearly a year. He has been drafted in after injury to Sheldon Cotterrell. His namesake and captain, Kirk Edwards, said “we have to wait and see” when asked if Fidel Edwards would play.Four-day pitches are not ideal for results, and A tours are usually seen as ones to get good long innings and spells under your belt. Leading 1-0 in the series, West Indies A can afford to think so more than India A can. “A huge part of A-team cricket is about developing players and stuff like that,” Kirk Edwards said, “but at the same time when you play a cricket game it is always good to win. So if you can do both at the same times, that’s brilliant.”Pujara and India A want to win. The return of Zaheer Khan, Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir is going to hog the headlines, but Pujara is hurting both from the loss in Mysore and his own twin failure. “I had a good series against South Africa but I was disappointed with how I got out in both the innings in the last game,” Pujara said. “I always like to score runs in each and every game I play. Now I am focusing on this series, and I want to perform in this game.”We don’t know how the pitch will behave, but going by how the practice strips behaved and a few overcast spells during the day, scoring the runs Pujara wants might not be the easiest. “It looks a good wicket, and whatever we saw in the practice pitches, there was a bit of help for the fast bowlers,” Pujara said.Squads
India A: Cheteshwar Pujara (capt.), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sheldon Jackson, Abhishek Nayar, Paras Dogra, Uday Kaul (wk), Parveez Rasool, Bhargav Bhatt, Dhawal Kulkarni, Zaheer Khan, Ishwar Pandey, Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Kaif, VA JagadeeshWest Indies A: Kirk Edwards (capt.), Kieran Powell, Kraigg Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Ashley Nurse, Miguel Cummings, Narsingh Deonarine, Assad Fudadin, Jahmer Hamilton, Delorn Johnson, Leon Johnson, Nikita Miller, Veerasammy Permaul, Chadwick Walton (wk), Fidel Edwards

The BCCI is likely to propose a special committee, to be led by interim president Jagmohan Dalmiya, to review the daily affairs of the IPL

Nagraj Gollapudi27-Jul-2013

With no one currently heading the IPL, an influential section of the BCCI is likely to propose a special committee, to be led by interim president Jagmohan Dalmiya, to look into and review the daily affairs of the league. After Rajiv Shukla resigned as chairman of the IPL, no replacement was appointed as the BCCI was busy sorting out the mess created by the alleged corruption scandals. The proposal is likely to come up for discussion at the BCCI working committee meeting to be held in Kolkata on Sunday.Although the IPL governing council, a BCCI sub-committee, still remains the body to look after the league, some board members feel there is room to accommodate a separate committee that could review the IPL. It is understood that Dalmiya has consulted Arun Jaitley, one of the the BCCI vice-presidents, on the matter and has got the nod. It is also learned that Dalmiya has spoken to a few former Indian cricketers, seeking their opinion about how best to run the IPL.Immediately after he took over as the interim BCCI president, Dalmiya had initiated “operation clean up” for the IPL, wherein he announced proposals to enforce a “stricter code of conduct” for players and match officials, as well as putting an end to the “sleaze” element in the form of entertainment and after-hours parties.Dalmiya took charge on June 2 after N Srinivasan “temporarily” stepped aside pending inquiry into allegations of corruption and spot-fixing during the sixth season of the IPL. Dalmiya recently attended the ICC annual conference as the Indian representative, even though Srinivasan participated in influential meetings such finance and commercial affairs via video conference.It is understood that Srinivasan will not attend Sunday’s meeting, which is also likely to discuss the tour itineraries for India’s tour of South Africa, and their scheduled visit to New Zealand early next year.It is also learned that the working committee will not discuss the findings of the two probe panels investigating the corruption scandals of IPL 2013. Ravi Sawani, the BCCI’s anti-corruption head, has not yet concluded his probe into the alleged spot-fixing by three Rajasthan Royals players. Although Sawani has finished speaking to Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan, he has yet to meet Ajit Chandila, who is still in judicial custody.The inquiry commission appointed by the BCCI, made up of two retired judges, has not yet finished its work. The commission was appointed to investigate charges against Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra, respectively part of Chennai Super Kings and Royals, who according to Mumbai and Delhi Police, had admitted to betting during IPL matches.

Brad Haddin may be comfortably the oldest wicketkeeper currently involved in Test cricket, but he believes his age and experience could be to his advantage on the upcoming Ashes tour

Brydon Coverdale14-May-2013

Brad Haddin may be comfortably the oldest wicketkeeper currently involved in Test cricket, but he believes his age and experience could be to his advantage on the upcoming Ashes tour. Recalled to the Test squad as vice-captain to Michael Clarke for the Ashes, Haddin is set to breathe new life into his international career at 35, an age when Australian gloveman have typically been winding down towards retirement: Ian Healy played his last Test at 35 and Adam Gilchrist and Rod Marsh both retired at 36.Of the wicketkeepers currently considered the incumbents in Test sides around the world, the only men aged over 30 are England’s Matt Prior and India’s MS Dhoni, who are both 31. Sri Lanka’s Prasanna Jayawardene, 33, played the Tests in Australia five months ago but was overlooked for their recent series against Bangladesh. But glovework doesn’t have to be a young man’s game: the most recent 40-year-old to play Test cricket was a wicketkeeper, England’s Alec Stewart.”The older you get, you understand more about your game,” Haddin told reporters at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane on Monday. “If you talk to guys like Rod Marsh, your technique and the rhythm of the keeper you are comes later in your career. I’m in as good a shape as anyone here. To me it’s all about challenging yourself to be better. The day I don’t want to challenge myself any more then I’ll walk away.”Haddin will be Australia’s first-choice wicketkeeper for the opening Ashes Test at Trent Bridge in July, ending for now the year-long hold that 25-year-old Matthew Wade has had on the position. But Wade will be part of the squad as the backup gloveman and Haddin said he did not expect his place to be a formality throughout the series if he was not performing.”No one’s guaranteed to be in every Test,” he said. “You’ve got to perform. This is the Australian cricket team. It’s not the under-15Bs down the road.”On Haddin’s side is his solid record against England. During the 2009 series in England he was one of Australia’s better performers and scored 278 runs at 46.33 including one century, and at home in 2010-11 he was third on Australia’s run tally behind Michael Hussey and Shane Watson, with 360 runs at 45.00. However, he has not played in a winning Ashes campaign, which is a record he is keen to rectify.”This is the most exciting thing for an Australian cricketer. There’s no better theatre or stage than an Ashes campaign,” he said. “You want to challenge yourself against the best. And if you are successful as a group in this, it is something you remember forever.”Haddin and the rest of the squad members who are not at the IPL have been training at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane before their departure for England, where the Champions Trophy campaign precedes the Ashes warm-up games. They have been working with Dukes balls and have also been using the ProBatter system, which attempts to simulate the experience of facing specific bowlers”I’ve had a pretty good hit on [ProBatter] in the last couple of weeks, it took a bit to get used to,” Haddin said. “It’s not as realistic as facing somebody, but it’s something a bit different and if it helps you a little bit, well it’s all worthwhile. It’s all about trying different things and challenging yourself to be a better cricketer, and if that works for some guys, well that’s great, if they want to spend more time in the nets to hone their skills, that’s well and good too. It’s just about having all these things available to challenge yourself to be better.”

تمكن فريق الكرة بالنادي الأهلي من الفوز على نظيره إنبي بثنائية نظيفة خلال المواجهة التي جمعت بينهما مساء اليوم الثلاثاء ضمن منافسات الدوري المصري.

وسجل الثنائي أحمد عبد القادر ومحمد شريف هدفا فوز الأهلي اليوم أمام إنبي خلال اللقاء الذي أقيم على أرضية استاد القاهرة.طالع التفاصيل

ويتصدر الأهلي جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري ولديه 56 نقطة، جمعها من الفوز في 17 مباراة والتعادل خلال 5 مواجهات دون تلقي أي هزائم.

وكان البنك الأهلي قد تمكن من الفوز بثنائية مقابل هدف على حساب أسوان خلال اللقاء الذي جمع بينهما اليوم. ترتيب هدافي الدوري المصري بعد مباراة الأهلي وإنبي

1- جوب مابولولو (الاتحاد السكندري): 14 هدفا.

2- أحمد الشيخ (غزل المحلة)، ومحمد حمدي (أسون): 10 أهداف.

3- أحمد سيد زيزو (الزمالك)، محمد شريف (الأهلي): 9 أهداف.

4- رفيق كابو (إنبي)، رزقي حمرون (فاركو)، كريم بامبو (البنك الأهلي)، سمير فكرى (الداخلية)، جون أوكولي (المقاولون العرب): 8 أهداف.

5- أحمد ياسر ريان (سيراميكا كليوباترا)، بينامين بواتينج (سموحة)، فخري لاكاي (بيراميدز)، رمضان صبحي (بيراميدز) حسام حسن (سموحة): 7 أهداف.

تقدم فريق ريال مدريد بهدف في مباراته الجارية حاليًا أمام فريق مانشستر سيتي، في بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

ويستضيف ملعب “سانتياجو برنابيو” مباراة الفريقين في إطار منافسات ذهاب نصف نهائي دوري الأبطال.

وتمكن فينيسيوس جونيور من تسجيل الهدف الأول لصالح ريال مدريد، في الدقيقة 36 من عمر الشوط الأول.

الهدف جاء بعد تمريرات متبادلة بين كامافينجا ومودريتش، قبل أن يمرر الفرنسي الكرة إلى فينيسيوس جونيور على حدود منطقة الجزاء، ويطلق صاروخية تهز شباك مواطنه إيدرسون. هدف فينيسيوس جونيور الرائع أمام مانشستر سيتي

Tim Southee, after claiming 4 for 51 on the third day in Colombo, attributed his success to the others in the New Zealand pace attack, and in particular Trent Boult

Andrew Fernando at the P Sara27-Nov-2012Unlike Sri Lanka’s attack, New Zealand’s has supported their spearhead effectively at the P Sara Oval. Their spearhead, Tim Southee, has claimed another heavy haul in Colombo, after his four wickets in the first innings in Galle, and he has attributed this to the others in the attack. Southee had removed Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara on the second evening, and he dismissed Angelo Mathews and Tharanga Paranavitana the next day, claiming figures of 4 for 51.Southee said left-arm seamer Trent Boult had been especially helpful to his success in Sri Lanka. The bowlers not only complement each other by testing batsmen against different angles of attack, but also specialise in swinging the ball in opposite directions. Southee largely takes the ball away from the right-hand batsmen, while Boult moves it in.”Trent Boult has got a massive role to play in the wickets I’ve taken,” Southee said. “He’s helping out by putting pressure at the other end and I am sure his turn to take wickets is just around the corner. It’s tough conditions at the moment, but I’m going through a period where it’s coming out nicely.”New Zealand were only able to remove three batsmen in almost 70 overs on the third day, and despite having worked their way to the start of Sri Lanka’s tail, they were unable to dismiss the hosts for less than the follow-on mark. Thilan Samaraweera and Suraj Randiv resisted with an unbeaten stand of 97 towards the end of the day, but Southee’s efforts leave his team still in the hunt for a win as, having lost six wickets, Sri Lanka still trail by 187 runs.Southee said wickets in the first hour of the fourth day would be crucial to New Zealand’s hopes of levelling the series, particularly as the pitch offers little for bowlers once the ball gets old. New Zealand will begin the day with a ball that is only 4.2 overs old.”Massive hour tomorrow morning, if we can pick up a couple of wickets and run through them then who knows,” Southee said. “It’s definitely a new-ball wicket, and if you can grab a couple with the new ball, then it makes it easier to make inroads into the batting line-up. It’s not as easy when the ball gets older, and that can affect the team.”Southee said New Zealand weren’t displeased with their day’s work, given the number of good batsmen in Sri Lanka’s ranks. “It’s a tough batting line-up and there are some world class players here who have scored a lot of runs. They keep coming one after another and it just shows their great batting depth is. It would have been nice to have a couple of more [wickets] today to really get into their tail. Hopefully in the second innings, the spinners come to play.”

Mahela Jayawardene said Sri Lanka will not adopt a defensive outlook in the remaining two games against Pakistan as they chase their first Test series win in nearly three years

Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo29-Jun-2012

With Sri Lanka 1-0 up in the three-match series against Pakistan going into the second Test, the captain Mahela Jayawardene said his team will not adopt a defensive outlook as they chase their first Test series win in nearly three years. Jayawardene said it is not his style to play for a draw and that it is important to maintain the momentum gained from a comprehensive 209-run win in Galle.”I don’t play cricket like that. I play to win, including charity matches,” Jayawardene said after a practice session at the Sinhalese Sports Club. “I try and influence that into my team as well. Playing safe is not going to win you matches or series. You have to be create that positive atmosphere from ball one. That’s how you develop the culture of winning.”Sri Lanka clicked in all departments in Galle, shutting out Pakistan from the opening session, and building themselves a position from which they had the option of enforcing the follow-on. They have the chance to close out the series at the SSC, where they have not lost a Test since 2004, against Australia. Since then, the hosts have won six games and drawn five.Going by the number of high scores at the ground in recent years, Jayawardene cautioned that the bowlers will have to be at their top to take 20 wickets. “Getting 20 wickets on this is hard work. It’s a great place for a batsman to develop his game, but not so much for the bowlers,” Jayawardene said. “We know Pakistan will come hard at us.”Though nobody in the squad is nursing an injury, Sri Lanka are in a quandary whether to retain their fastest bowler, Nuwan Pradeep, after the chairman of selectors Ashantha de Mel cast doubts on whether Pradeep was fit enough to last consecutive Tests. Either Dilhara Fernando or Thisara Perera will replace him, should Sri Lanka force a change.”It’s not a bad headache to have. We need to think if we need to bring in an experienced bowler (Fernando),” Jayawardene said. “Thisara comes into the fold as well.”Sometimes, the unknown quantity can surprise. A guy who hasn’t played much may come in not overwhelmed by the occasion and have a great game. Those are factors you have to weigh in when you make a decision on the line-up.”Persistent injuries, particularly to the fast bowlers, have prevented Sri Lanka from fielding a settled bowling attack. While the batting line-up has plenty of experience, Jayawardene said there was still work to be done with the bowling.”We are trying to develop a bowling attack that will hunt in a pack. We don’t yet have the experience of a Murali [Muttiah Muralitharan] or a [Chaminda] Vaas,” he said. “We have Rangana Herath who has taken over the mantle after being Murali’s understudy. Unfortunately, [Chanaka] Welegedera is injured.”Jayawardene had said at the start of the series that Sri Lanka’s success would depend on how well his batsmen fared against Pakistan’s bowlers. He said he was pleased with the progress so far, especially after their defeats in the Tests and ODIs in their previous encounter, in the UAE last year.”I’ve seen it mentioned in a lot of places that it’s their bowling versus our batting. We’ve probably won that battle until now. If we put runs on the board we will put their batting under pressure. In the UAE our batting didn’t perform to expectations and that’s why we lost.”

Mark Davies dismissed Alastair Cook for 1 after Darren Stevens and Geraint Jones had rescued Kent’s first innings

Charles Randall at Chelmsford11-May-2012
ScorecardEngland’s opening pair, Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss, remain desperately short of runs ahead of the first Test against West Indies•AFPThe county bowling cohorts have done England’s opening partnership no favours in the build-up to the West Indies series. Alastair Cook was undone lbw for a single at Chelmsford today to follow innings of 9 and 5 at Cardiff last week — not much to build on before next Thursday’s Test at Lord’s.With Andrew Strauss having a torrid time at Middlesex, Kent’s new signing Mark Davies ensured Cook drew a near blank by straightening a lovely seamer into the left-hander’s pads. The next ball drew Tom Westley forward, kicked off the seam and found a thin edge safely pouched behind the wicket. With Essex faltering at 3 for 2, Kent were ready to cash in on Darren Stevens’s top-rate century, especially as there was no sign of Ravi Bopara, Cook’s England colleague.Bopara spent the afternoon resting his leg rather waiting for a go at the crease. He was due to visit Broomfield Hospital immediately after play for a precautionary scan on an apparently minor thigh strain suffered in his over before lunch when Essex were trying to break a long sixth-wicket stand between Stevens and Geraint Jones.Only after Davies had been rested — his first spell was 7-3-5-2 — did Essex begin to make progress through some dashing strokeplay by Mark Pettini. He cut and drove the ball so crisply over the lush outfield and scampered so well that it was hard to believe that his first class average was 32. His winter in Zimbabwe domestic cricket, based in the beautiful mountainous Mutare district, appeared to have refreshed his game. He batted well in Zimbabwe for the Mountaineers.Kent’s debutant Ivan Thomas, replacing Davies at the Hayes Close end, bowled steadily with an upright action, a languid build-up producing deceptive whip off the pitch, but Pettini and Billy Godleman stuck to their task. Godleman, never a thing of cricket beauty, scuffed and deflected 27 his way through Essex’s 39 overs, but at least he hung around until stumps. Cook would have loved such an extensive sight of the ball.Stevens and Jones performed wonders to dig Kent out of 9 for 5, putting on 194 together. Stevens finished with a high-quality 119 off only 170 balls and Jones made a worthy 88, no one else mustering more than six. Essex’s bowlers toiled, even the first-day destroyer Charl Willoughby, and the fielding substitutes were given a busy day rotating in the absence of Bopara and Alviro Petersen, who was still nursing a sore ankle.When Stevens top-edged Greg Smith for six over fine-leg to advance to 91, it was clear that Kent had regained the initiative. Their grip was eventually broken when Stevens sliced a drive to cover. Jones perished at long-off attempting to farm the bowling after off-spinner Westley had picked up three wickets in eight balls.After losing virtually two days to rain, this excellent fluctuating match deserves a finish.

West Indies and Australia must quickly adjust from the 50-over format to T20s ahead of their two-match series

The Preview by Brydon Coverdale26-Mar-2012Match factsJames Pattinson is back in Australia’s line-up•Getty ImagesMarch 27, Beausejour Cricket Ground
Start time 1400 (1800 GMT)Big PictureTwo days on from the Australian victory that secured a drawn ODI series, the teams must adjust quickly with a Twenty20 series up for grabs. Little has changed in the Australia squad’s personnel but the major difference is that George Bailey takes over the captaincy for the shortest format from Shane Watson, who was filling in for the injured Michael Clarke in the one-dayers. This will be Bailey’s third match in charge and every game is vital, not only for itself but for Australia’s plans ahead of the ICC World Twenty20, to be held in September. They have these two games and now, it appears, three Twenty20s against Pakistan in Sri Lanka in August to prepare.West Indies are also in the preparation phase for the world tournament. They have not played a T20 international for five months and after these two games they are also likely to have three matches before the World T20 in Sri Lanka. West Indies have brought in some specialists for this version but having not played for some time, they must first evaluate their best side – seven of the men who played in their most recent T20 are not in this squad. But they have plenty of powerful hitters and will be a force to be reckoned with on the small Beausejour Cricket Ground.Form guide(Most recent first)
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Australia LWLWLIn the spotlightDarren Sammy showed in the fifth ODI the damage he can do at a ground with small boundaries like Beausejour. If he gets some time in the middle he could take the Australian attack apart again, but the likelihood is he could be batting as low as ninth in this West Indies line-up.James Pattinson has been sitting in the rooms throughout the one-day series, wondering when his chance would come. It has arrived in the first Twenty20 and as much as his bowling will be an asset to Australia in this game, he will also be keen for as much game time as possible ahead of the Tests, given he is almost certain to be part of Australia’s starting line-up.Team newsWest Indies have named a 14-man squad but having not played a Twenty20 international for so long, their starting line-up is far from certain.West Indies (possible) 1 Johnson Charles, 2 Dwayne Smith, 3 Marlon Samuels, 4 Darren Bravo, 5 Dwayne Bravo, 6 Kieron Pollard, 7 Carlton Baugh (wk), 8 Andre Russell, 9 Darren Sammy (capt), 10 Sunil Narine, 11 Fidel Edwards.Australia have confirmed their starting line-up and there will be two changes from the side that played the final ODI. The fast bowler James Pattinson will play his first match of the tour and the allrounder Daniel Christian has also been included, while Peter Forrest and Ben Hilfenhaus have been left out.Australia 1 David Warner, 2 Shane Watson, 3 Matthew Wade (wk), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 David Hussey, 6 George Bailey (capt), 7 Daniel Christian, 8 Brett Lee, 9 James Pattinson, 10 Clint McKay, 11 Xavier Doherty.Pitch and conditionsThe St Lucia pitch provided 280-plus first-innings scores in both the ODIs and there is no reason runs shouldn’t flow in the first Twenty20 as well.Stats and trivia David Hussey will become Australia’s most-capped Twenty20 international player in this game, surpassing Michael Clarke’s record of 34 matches There is no clear advantage at the toss: in the 11 T20 internationals held in St Lucia the team batting first has won five and lost six Should Australia lose both of these matches, they could finish the tour ranked as low as eighth on the ICC’s T20 international rankingsQuotes”These matches will give us a gauge as to where we are. The belief is there. It was clear during the last two weeks. We are getting stronger.”
“It’s a nice change for us to have a T20 group that has been together for a little while. Normally with T20 you get thrown together for a week and that’s it, so to spent the last ten days together, albeit playing one-day cricket, is hopefully going to hold us in pretty good stead.”

Nine years ago, on this very ground, Dilhara Fernando almost bowled Sri Lanka to victory over South Africa. The visitors set South Africa a small target of 121, yet had them seven down when victory came. Four of the seven sticks belonged to Fernando. This time, with his side being shot out cheaply on the first day at Centurion, a repeat of such a finish is a pipe dream but with Fernando on form the visitors still have belief.”He [Fernando] is at his peak,” Kaushal Silva, Sri Lanka wicket-keeper said. “He has been doing well for the past couple of months. In the Abu Dhabi tour [against Pakistan], he bowled really quickly. If he bowls well and takes vital wickets, he will be the key man for us.”Fernando finished a controlled spell late on the first day, showing promising signs. He surprised Graeme Smith with a bouncer and then pitched one up to have the South African captain rapped on the pads – a crucial wicket that created a small opening for Sri Lanka. With Dale Steyn at the crease as the night watchman, and a circumspect Jacques Rudolph at the other end on the second morning, Sri Lanka may see the chance to prise the crack open a little wider.”It moves a lot in the morning,” Silva said. “If we can take two or three early wickets in the morning, we can come back into the game.” Overhead conditions may not assist Sri Lanka in their task, with skies clearing as the first day wore on and stars visible once darkness descended. Still, they have to hope, after a dismal outing with the bat in which they were rolled out for 180.”We were hoping for around 250 or 300, and with the way Mahela [Jayawardene] and later Thilan [Samaraweera] were going, we were on target to get there,” Silva said. After the pair was dismissed, Sri Lanka lost six wickets for 24 runs and finished well below par on a pitch that should become easier for batting.Sri Lanka’s troubles began at the top, when Tillakaratne Dilshan started the rot by playing a rash shot that had no place in a Test match. Silva said the team was not disappointed by the captain’s failure and appreciated that when he comes off, it serves them well. “That’s his natural game,” Silva said. “Sometimes it is an advantage because if he scores quickly, the pressure on the team comes down.”This time, it did not work and the resulting wretched batting means Sri Lanka put themselves on the back foot. Silva tried to stay positive, though, and hinted that the defensive bowling they started with could turn into something more aggressive on the second morning. “The last few overs, we bowled really well. Tomorrow morning we will need to start again and forget about what happened today.”Forget they might, but undo they cannot, and it will require a supreme effort from Fernando and others to erase the effect of the first-innings collapse and turn this match into a contest.