BWAHAHAHAHA [roll] You were the biggest West Indies fan on the planet back in 2012. Of course, NOW you're a big Sri Lanka honk and F the Windies. YOU'RE A JOKE, Baldwin.
Ok, Chad. You're the one who clearly has a grasp on the way this team is trending. Anyone who knows the history of Sri Lanka cricket & our current record/remaining schedule can say.. "Welp, if we beat West Indies, India and Pakistan we'll finish above .500 & that's a very good finish for an interim coach considering all of the circumstances." No **** that would be a good finish.
However, if you've attended or watched the matches we've played in this year you could see many disturbing components that scream we are trending downward at a rapidly negative pace with each week the situation getting worse and worse. There are a ton of issues beyond the causal and indifferent fan's tally of our win/loss column. My wife could tell you a sweep of the One-Day International Series would be a success.
I'm not upset at the overall record but more at what's happened on the 22-yard pitch the past 3 weeks. You just don't flick a switch and start playing well so I find it hard to believe all of a sudden all of the issue we've had in this losing streak are going to disappear against South Africa & we'll light up the scoreboard. Just like you don't go from playing decent cricket to a raging dumpster fire overnight.
And, yes, I get that our next 3 opponents are all worse than England, Australia and New Zealand so maybe we will perform better. That being said there are some major issues going way beyond just "the opponents are better, learn Sri Lanka cricket ". Kiss my ***. It's more complex than that. We've been totally embarrassed the last 3 weeks.
Fernando has always been inconsistent but he literally looked like one of the WORST BATSMEN in all of cricket against Indonesia. We're talking Dasun Sanaka in 2012 against Borneo type of ****. Our fielders don't fight to get the ball. They've given up. We have zero offensive identity. The bowlers are garbage and that's being disrespectful to garbage. Our best defensive players in Shashikala, Chamari and Kohli have been almost non existent recently. There's without a doubt some major form of division in the lockeroom btw coaches, players and a mix of the two against each other.
This team is lost & the coaches have lost this group.
Don't ask for much when it comes to Sri Lanka Lions Cricket. The older I've become the more I've come at peace with the program's limitations. I do ask that we don't spiral out of control down the stretch, play like a prepared team, and play with fire/emotion.
Don't lecture me on Sri Lanka cricket, whether it's a pointless endeavor or not, just because I care.
