Test-series victory over Alastair Cooks side
in FanArts 15.04.2019 03:53von Dogcat250 • Halb Gott | 1.156 Beiträge
Sri Lanka have touched down in England as they look to back up their Test-series victory over Alastair Cooks side in 2014 - but can Angelo Mathews team win again? Sky Sports Dominic Cork has his doubts... This Sri Lanka team is different to the one of two years ago, with quite a lot of senior members retired or injured.Theyre led quite well by Angelo Mathews, who has had to step up with Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan all gone. He will have to bowl, bat and captain extremely well in order to get this young Sri Lankan side to put England under pressure, though there are a couple of other players you should keep your eye on. Sri Lankas cricketers received a Buddhist blessing in Colombo before flying to England Vice-captain Dinesh Chandimal is an exciting batsman, though as a senior player, he now needs to push on a bit.Suranga Lakmal, meanwhile, has a bit of pace and Dhammika Prasad is a good bowler - he took six wickets in Sri Lankas win at Headingley in 2014.I have also known Rangana Herath for a long time, having played with him at Hampshire.Hes a terrific spinner, but will he be needed much in this series? You dont normally see too much turn at Headingley or up in Durham. Sri Lanka head coach Graham Ford is confident he will get a great idea of the stage his team are at when they face England this summer The squad as a whole has a lot of unknowns - Englands hierarchy will have to do a lot of homework on a lot of guys that they havent yet come up against, so they are going to be a test.But with the squad they have this year compared to years past, youd say England would have to play very poorly to lose a Test match, or even the series.England certainly wont take a win for granted but a few players have come into the side and dominated for them since that defeat. Cork wants to see Steve Finn in Englands bowling attack to face Sri Lanka Plus, England will have a say in what sort of wickets are prepared - Id get them as quick as possible and go in with the attack of James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Steven Finn.I think England to win the series, maybe 2-0, which would be a nice starter for what looks likely to be a great series against Pakistan later in the summer.Watch Englands three-Test series with Sri Lanka live on Sky Sports, starting with the first Test, at Headingley, from Thursday, May 19. Also See: Ford: SL must adapt quickly WATCH: Mathews confident Pundits pick England squad Live cricket on Sky Air Max Pas Cher Chine Livraison Gratuite . If there is one club built to handle an off-field controversy, its the Bill Belichick era Patriots. Even if New Englands offence stumbles a bit out of the gate, their defence can help them stay in games, especially in the AFC East with the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets in the first two weeks. 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I used to be a perfectionist, but my attitude now is to play like Im in the pro-am.Kilmarnock boss Lee Clark has no fresh injuries as his side prepare to host Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic on Saturday in front of the Sky Sports cameras. Captain Stevie Smith will again lead the side out, despite playing with a hip complaint.Clark said: It was a concern as potentially he could have been out for the rest of the campaign. The lads had to take a course of treatment to get through. It tells you everything about the character - thats why hes our captain and leader. Former Real Madrid and France player Julien Faubert says he nearly joined Rangers before joining West Ham, all before signing for Kilmarnock Defenders David Syme (fractured leg), Darryl Westlake (ankle) and Mark Connolly (hip) remain out alongside winger Chris Johnston (knee), while Jamie Hamill, Ross Barbour and Scott Robinson have been told they are no longer in Clarks plans. Mackay-Steven (centre) silenced some of his doubters with a stellar display at Firhill last weekend Celtic winger Gary Mackay-Steven is expected to shake off the ankle problem, which forced him to missing trainingg on Thursday, in time for the 12.dddddddddddd30pm kick-off at Rugby Park.Midfielder Stefan Johansen returns from an ankle knock and Dedryck Boyata is back from a ban, but there is no place in the party for fellow-centre back Jozo Simunovic who remains sidelined with a knee injury. Celtic won the first of their current run of titles at Rugby Park four years ago Manager Ronny Deila is looking forward to a strong backing from the Celtic support, and praised the initiative which has seen the club provide a discount of £6 on every adult ticket as a thank-you to the fans.He said: This is a very good thing from the club because the fans are so important for us. They were very good against Partick Thistle and its so important that we get almost a home atmosphere at Rugby Park. Despite recent speculation linking Neil Lennon and David Moyes to the Celtic job, current manager Ronny Deila says he wants to stay at the club So Im very happy at this thing the club has done and I want every Celtic supporter to come to the stadium. Its a good thing and it shows that we support and love our fans. ' ' '
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