Murali to get all 10
Day 4 of the final test match between England and Sri Lanka. We’ll be chasing over 300 - and it’s a hard one to call. I don’t see England having a snowball’s chance of getting the runs and winning, but salvaging a draw would require batting for 2 days, which also seems unlikely - when you consider that the English batsmen will be facing The Little Wizard - Muttiah “Murali” Muralitharan.
On a wicket that will be heaven sent for his style of spin bowling, don’t be surprised if he walks away with all 10 second innings wickets.
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SixandOut.net - an International Cricket blog » Only 8, but still amazing and the Test series report card
Jul 12, 2006 at 2:10 pm
[…] Well Murali didn’t get all 10, damn that pesky run out rule and the first “umpire-made” decision I’ve seen in bloody ages. But still 8-70 ish still had the England batting line up in tatters, and enough for Sri Lanka to draw the test series 1-1 with only their second test win in England. And it was all as predictable as everyone, er, predicted. Not a bad start followed by a prompt and dismal collapse, Englans-stylee (innit). Save for a flourish from England jester legend Monty Panesar spanking Murial* for 6, there was not a lot could be said for the England performance other. […]
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