England v Sri Lanka - Kumar Sangakkara asks fans to be patient with bowlers, Lions lose to Poms 1-0
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779, the stand-in Sri Lankan captain in the 3rd Test against England, advises his home fans to accept the absence of the experienced bowling stars and accommodate the young bowlers, who are struggling hard to gain winning momentum.
Kumar has expressed these views in the backdrop of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808’ 1-0 defeat to the English in the just concluded 3-match Test series.
The Test series started on May 26 at Cardiff. The host team won the 1st game and next two matches ended as draws.
Kumar, who had relinquished the captaincy before the series, had to again step up to lead the side in the final clash, as the newly appointed skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tillakaratne-Mudiyanselage-Dilshan-c93947, was rendered unfit due to a thumb injury after the 2nd game.
Sri Lanka’s lacklustre bowling in all three games was a matter of deep concerns for many as the Lankan bowlers could bowled out the whole English batsmen in just one innings.
It was due to the fact that Sri Lanka’s three top bowlers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Young-c98322 and inexperienced bowlers.
Muralitharan, the top wicket-taker of all time, announced his retirement from Test cricket last year with 800 Test wickets to his credit.
Talking to the media, Sangakkara said, “We don't have Muralitharan any more, we don't have Vaas”.
He further elaborated, “Our ambition now has to be to consolidate with the players we have, the ability we have and find new ways of winning Test matches. Our bowlers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Try-c94438 their hearts out, there's a lot of effort, but the key is to be patient”.
Sangakkara was of the view that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 needed to have a revamped strategy to thrive in the Test format of the game.
He told, “For us to win, we have to find different avenues. That's the thing for us. Those are the questions we need to answer in the months ahead”.
Sangakkara scored 119 in the second innings of the 3rd Test at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rose-c86842 Bowl.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 won the series with their pace strength.
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