Friday 27th August, 2010 Bayliss happy with Sri Lanka preparation ahead of World Cup

REX CLEMENTINE REPORTING Jeevan Mendis and himself. tri-nation final against India, who FROM DAMBULLA “Those players are in line, have done well here in recent that’s for sure. We have seen times, Bayliss hoped the good Sri Lanka Coach Trevor Jeevan doing reasonably well in form of his team will continue for Bayliss is happy with the coun- Zimbabwe as a spinning all- one last game. “We have beaten try’s preparation ahead of 2011 rounder. Chandimal with his hun- them in number of games. They World Cup after he was informed dred over in Zimbabwe did well are a strong opposition and a very that the national team will play in and has played well against South good team. Both teams have won just eight ODIs from now on lead- Africa ‘A’. They are all in con- one game each in this tourna- ing up to ’s big event. After tention. Then you have someone ment. It’s going to be 50-50 going tomorrow’s final of the tri-nation like , who has done into the final. We have played series against India here at the well. That bunch of players is some good cricket in this series. A Rangiri Dambulla International exciting. They are young and have lot of batters have struggled here. Stadium, Sri Lanka is scheduled plenty of energy. They bat well Hopefully, we can put a good total to play three ODI in Australia and and field well. Moving forward on the board, bowl well and knock will return home to host the West with those names in the mix is an their batters over.” Indies for a five match series. ment in January. I think we have Island’ yesterday. exciting time for Sri Lankan Batting under lights has been With most countries playing played a lot of cricket in the last Last week national cricket.” blamed for Sri Lanka’s poor run more ODIs leading up to the year or two. We need to be fresh revealed the When asked as to why against the Indians in recent World Cup as preparation, Sri ahead of the World Cup. They are nine batsmen he would like to Chandimal is not a part of the times as they have lost four series Lanka’s eight games in six not going to forget how to play have in his World Cup squad of 15 national squad despite scoring inside two years to them. months is seen as considerably international cricket by not play- and Bayliss said he too would go heavily in all opportunities he has However, Bayliss reminded that low, but the Australian coach is ing international cricket just with the nine players the captain got, Bayliss said, “Chandimal is the challenge for the team is to content with the match practice before the World Cup. We have named. Sangakkara’s nine bats- up against the number three spot win under any conditions. “We the national team will have. some practice games as well lead- men for the World Cup were, T.M. with the captain. He made 244 have won batting second under Trevor Bayliss “We are going to Australia and ing up to the World Cup. Not play- Dilshan, , Mahela against South Africa ‘A’ after the lights. We are realizing whatever then we will be hosting the West ing international cricket five or Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, team was selected for this series. you do, you bat first or bowl first, you can get over that first 10 or 15 Indies. Then the boys have the six weeks before the World Cup is Chamara Kapugedara, Angelo He did well in Zimbabwe too, but you need to adjust to conditions. overs, you can get through a domestic inter-provincial tourna- not an issue,” Bayliss told ‘The Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, you can’t pick everyone.” We are getting the hang of that in decent score and that period will Speaking about tomorrow’s this series. Bat first or second if be key.” to Kohli fined 15 percent endorse sex enhancer of his match fee India batsman siderable time before As KC Abraham, manag- Virat Kohli has been eventually leaving the ing director of Kunnath fined 15 percent of middle. Pharmaceuticals, proudly his match fee for This was consid- announced his company's breaching the ICC ered to be a show of association with the Wayamba Code of Conduct dur- dissent, a fact accept- Elevens, Sri Lanka's represen- ing his team's ODI ed by the player him- tatives at next month's against New Zealand self. Because Kohli Champions League Twenty20, in Dambulla on pleaded guilty and one of the four Sri Lanka Wednesday. Kohli accepted the proposed cricketers attending the func- pleaded guilty to a sanction there was no tion carefully read the fine Level 1 offence and need for a formal hear- print on the packet of 'Musli accepted the proposed Virat Kohli ing. Power', the company's main sanction from Alan The charge was product. Hurst of the Emirates Elite brought by on-field umpires Embarrassed, the seasoned Panel of ICC Match Referees Asad Rauf and Asoka de Silva, cricketer rushed to change after play concluded. third umpire Kumar into his Wayamba jersey as He was found to have Dharmasena and fourth official soon the photo session got breached 2.1.3 of the code which Gration Liyanage. "Accepting over. Whether the players like relates to "showing dissent at an umpires' decisions is part and it or not, they will have to umpire's decision". After being parcel of playing cricket and on sport 'Musli Power' on their given out in the sixth over, the this occasion Virat clearly shirts. player stood his ground and showed dissent when he had The product, according to looked at the umpire for a con- been given out," said Mr Hurst. its website, is a "sex enhancer". It is a "complete solution for sexual problems". "This is one of a kind, potent Strauss falls as England and extraordinarily effective natural sex enhancer, helps to increase libido and sexual reaches 39-1 at tea desire and works as a power- LONDON (AP) - England lost Pakistan is seeking victory to ful male and female sex stimu- out-of-form captain Andrew draw the series and cap a fight- lant. This ignites passion and Strauss to reach 39-1 at tea ing comeback having trailed 2- romance in one's life and Thursday on a weather-affected 0. helps to achieve new levels of first day of the decisive fourth It was just the latest disap- erotic intimacy and emotional test against Pakistan at Lord’s. pointment for Strauss, who is closeness in relationships." The start of play was now averaging 25.83 in the What does the product delayed by more than 2 1/2 series and has gone 13 months have to do with cricket or hours because of rain on the without a test hundred. sport? "It is an energy boost- outfield and when the game did But it could have been ing product," said Samuel commence, batting conditions worse for England. Cook should Mathew, president, operation were arduous on a greasy pitch have been caught when on 1 but and corporate affairs. "We are in gloomy light illuminated third slip Umar Akmal spilled a also the official health power only by the stadium floodlights. straightforward chance at knee licensee of the Strauss made 13 and batted height off the bowling of Commonwealth Games." for 56 minutes until he was Mohammad Amir, who was The pharmaceutical group, bowled by a by frustrated further when Cook has forayed into Sri Lankan Mohammad Asif that swung edged his next ball between cricket first. "We are India's into him and passed between third slip and gully for four. No. 1, Wayamba are Sri his inside edge and front pad. Amir thought he had Cook Lanka's No 1. Together, we Alastair Cook was 10 not again when given caught will be world No. 1," Abraham out and Jonathan Trott was on behind by umpire Billy Bowden said about the association. 8. Asif had 1-17 from six overs on 9. Cook, though, opted to If Wayamba are able to when the umpires took the review the decision, which was reverse last year's pathetic players off for an early tea subsequently overturned by the performance, it will be inter- because of bad light. third umpire. Replays showed esting to see if they credit it England is 2-1 up and needs the bat flicking a strap on his to the "energy enhancer". only to avoid defeat in the pad and making no contact Hindustan Times match to win the series. with the ball.

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