South Africa in Sri Lanka

Thurya

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Well played boys. Also Without Murali that is excellent.

Now anyone cannot say

No Murali = No Sri Lanka
 

rocklara

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But mr vaughn don't u think that mostly all teams paly well at home, except the baggy green ofcourse?
 

rocklara

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But mr vaughn don't u think that mostly all teams paly well at home, except the baggy green ofcourse who play both home and away brilliantly?
 

djkay

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Well Said rocklara....

Look at the England team... same story. Only the Aussies do well overseas...
 

m_vaughan

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thats not true...even england are a decent team overseas. sri lanka struggle like s**t when they are not playing in the subcontinent.

england have won test series in pakistan 2-1 (2001), sri lanka 2-1 (2001) and west indies 3-0 (2004). Also the 2-0 win over bangladesh (2003), and 3-0 win over Zimbabwe (2001). England have earned a well deserved 1-1 draw in NZ(2002). So that just leaves India, Australia and South Africa. South Africa is England;s next challenge, and it promises to be an absolute cracker. England play Australia and India in 2006 away.

Buts that isnt a bad away record england have. When was the last time Sri Lanka won a test series (involving a minumum of 2 test matches) overseas? I dont think you should count the recent 2-0 win over Zimbabwe, as it was by no means a full strength Zimbabwe side. The one England played in 2001 was much stronger.
 

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But certainly home teams have small advantages such as they are suited to the conditions, their crowd is cheering them on, they are familiar with everything etc.
 

duffarama

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Originally posted by m_vaughan
yup but that does not mean, you should ONLY win at home.
I agree with you m_vaughan, playing at home only gives you a slight advantage... not meaning that you should only win at home.
 

brad352

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playing at home only gives you a slight advantage...
It gives you a massive advantage when you play on doctored pitches, at the expense of making your team unable to win away from home
 

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5th ODI

toss: South Africa

Sri Lanka 308/8 (50 ov) (Jayasuriya 79, Sangakkara 72) (Langeveldt 3/31)
South Africa 259 (48.1 ov) (Kallis 101) (Chandana 5/61)

Sri Lanka won by 49 runs

Man of the Match: UDU Chandana
Player of the Series: KC Sangakkara

Series: Sri Lanka wins the 5-ODI series 5-0
 

The_gas

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glad to see south africa losing, i think smith should be put down under general anasthetic. Grrrrr
 

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