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[Gerry SA]

including two scores of 200+ against your beloved South Africa.

Two double hundreds on the dead pitches Colombo.

Let's see him get a 200 in South Africa...I won't hold my breath...

[tushar sehgal]

Sangakkara:
1 hundred in Australia
1 hundred in South Africa
2 hundreds in England
2 hundreds in New Zealand
1 hundred in Zimbabwe

29 hundreds in Asia.

Yeah he averages 59, but I'm sure the Don would've averaged 200 had he batted on the dead roads Sangakkara's been plundering roads on...

Just curious as to why 100's in Asia are crap/useless? if it was that bad then why don't SA, Aus & Eng just show up and sweep all the series and score loads of runs? Just because your team and some others are better at playing fast bowling but not so adept at handling spin does not mean 100's in Asia are crap if scored by an Asian but must be hailed if scored by a player from outside of Asia.

[smilley792]

Gerry is comical. I'm not sure why you guys give him the time of day. Clearly here for the troll.

[tushar sehgal]

Gerry is comical. I'm not sure why you guys give him the time of day. Clearly here for the troll.

Sometimes he does make sense, other times I read and ignore. Today, I am in a mood lol. You are right mate, ignore and live in peace

[Gerry SA]

Just curious as to why 100's in Asia are crap/useless? if it was that bad then why don't SA, Aus & Eng just show up and sweep all the series and score loads of runs? Just because your team and some others are better at playing fast bowling but not so adept at handling spin does not mean 100's in Asia are crap if scored by an Asian but must be hailed if scored by a player from outside of Asia.

Did I say all hundreds in Asia are worthless? No.

I've seen some fantastic innings played in the subcontinent.

Pietersen's 186 vs India
Pietersen's 150 vs SL
Hayden's 200 vs India(a rampaging H Singh)
Sehwag's 201* vs a rampaging Murali and Mendis

I could go on and on.

Sangakkara bullies the crap sides like Bangladesh. And for someone so 'great' he's got only a single hundred in India.

[Gerry SA]

Gerry is comical. I'm not sure why you guys give him the time of day. Clearly here for the troll.

A troll? Really.

Every statement I make is backed up by statistical proof.

Bury your head in the sand if you want.

[WalkingWicket37]

A troll? Really.

Every statement I make is backed up by statistical proof.

Bury your head in the sand if you want.

Tendulkar, Lara & Kallis were all crap, they never won the ashes once between them! That's statistically backed up too...

[Gerry SA]

Tendulkar, Lara & Kallis were all crap, they never won the ashes once between them! That's statistically backed up too...

Tell me about it...

Only bagged one World Cup between them as well...

[uknsaunders]

I'm with Gerry on this one. The two "greats" of the Sri Lanka batting order have lousy records in England, only boosted by playing on dead wickets like Lords that give bowling a bad name. Sangakkara looks a great player but if England hadn't given him 2.5 lives today he would of been back in the hutch for 20 odd.

[Manormanic]

yes but if you take out every piece of evidence to the contrary, you can fit what remains to whichever hypothesis you're trying o make...

[Gerry SA]

yes but if you take out every piece of evidence to the contrary, you can fit what remains to whichever hypothesis you're trying o make...

So your telling me 7 out of 36 isn't a true reflection? It's under 20% for crying all loud.

[tejasapatel]

Not to say 100s anywhere are worthless but I think the greatness of a batsman is in how good he is at adapting to new conditions.
Considering above statement centuries scored in familiar conditions should be rated a bit lower than the ones scored in foreign soil.

Considering the fact that most South African players grow up playing on fast bouncy wickets their hundreds on bouncy wickets should be rated below ones scored on turning subcontinent wickets.

[WalkingWicket37]

Not to say 100s anywhere are worthless but I think the greatness of a batsman is in how good he is at adapting to new conditions.
Considering above statement centuries scored in familiar conditions should be rated a bit lower than the ones scored in foreign soil.

Considering the fact that most South African players grow up playing on fast bouncy wickets their hundreds on bouncy wickets should be rated below ones scored on turning subcontinent wickets.

On this logic Chris Martin was a deamon batsman! He had an almost identical record in every part of the world! 

[Gerry SA]

Not to say 100s anywhere are worthless but I think the greatness of a batsman is in how good he is at adapting to new conditions.
Considering above statement centuries scored in familiar conditions should be rated a bit lower than the ones scored in foreign soil.

Considering the fact that most South African players grow up playing on fast bouncy wickets their hundreds on bouncy wickets should be rated below ones scored on turning subcontinent wickets.

I'd say scoring a hundred on a fast bouncy pitch against someone like Johnson is a feat in its own right.

It takes skill to play on quick pitches.

But most South African do take great pleasure from scoring runs on turning pitches, as for years we where hopeless at it!

[Gerry SA]

Magnificent bowling from Liam Plunkett.

Aggressive, fast and accurate.

Bullying the Lankans, would've have a 5fer of Prior was playing catches...

I was critical of Plunkett at Lords, but he's been excellent on a pretty docile track in Leeds