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He's a legend and we won't witness this sort of longevity from any fast bowlers but IMO he should've retired during the last Ashes. He was a big disappointment in the Ashes and that too on home turf.

The Indian tour wasn't good either and felt like a big letdown. Against 2 strong opponents (Aus and Ind), he picked only 15 wickets in the last 8 matches.

He restricted himself to test format only as he played his last ODI in 2015 and last T20I in 2009. I think he recognizes that he is no more suitable for international cricket and its right time to leave cricket before selectors dropped him for the squad. His last 2 tours might not be big success but he has a 21 years career that is full of success. Let's give him a good farewell on his retirement.

Quote from: Mahdirakib on May 11, 2024, 01:33:20 PM

Anderson was good with his bowling before the last two series you have mentioned. Usually, player doesn't take the retirement until they loss their confidence. I think Anderson has lost his confidence a little after his performance in those series. The age has a good impact here, and now he realized that his era has ended. Hopefully his final performance would be something to remember.

I guess, both him and the management accepting the realities.

England's test planning revolves around the Ashes only and it plays a major role in their team selection. Management finally realized that Anderson won't feature in the next Ashes, which is scheduled in 2025 and they need to fill the gap by giving chances to other seamers and try out all the seaming options.

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Quote from: Publictalk792 on May 13, 2024, 07:52:45 PM

Did you see the bowling of Wanuja Sahan. If Afghanistan A has Zia-ur-Rehman so the Sri Lanka A has Wanuja Sahan. He collected 5 wickets in the first inning. And now Afghanistan is on following on. And they made 306 runs in both innings and still playing the second inning. And the match stumps at 108/2. Afghanistan A still has the trial of 129. I am looking that Sri Lanka will win this test match with out playing the second inning. And if they will play the second inning so I hope they have only a minor target. And they will chase that target easily and will win the match easily. It means that Sri Lanka has 80% chances of winning.

Wanuja Sahan bowled amazingly well. Who took 5 wickets in the first innings. Afghanistan A is now at tough spot. With match currently at 108/2 Afghanistan A still needs 129 runs to catch up and we know that this is the second inning of the match. I also think Sri Lanka A has a strong hold on this match and will likely win without even needing to bat again. Even if they do I also think they will have a small target to chase which they'll easily achieve. Sri Lanka A has a very good chance of winning this match and Wanuja Sahan great bowling has made a big difference. So let's wait for today and let's see what will happen.

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Anyone following the county championship? Some of the Indian players are taking part, representing various county teams. Northamptonshire fielded two Indians (Karun Nair and Siddarth Kaul) during their match against Gloucestershire, but ended up losing the match by a massive margin of 256 runs. Nair made 61 in the second innings, while Kaul took 5 wickets in the first innings. Marchant de Lange (former South African player) took a combined 8 wickets for Gloucestershire.

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Quote from: Farhan99 on May 13, 2024, 12:31:11 PM

Sri lanka A team scored 435 runs in first innings while Afghanistan A team made only 198 and then follow on and Now in second innings Afg A team make 108/2 and Day 3 stumps off. Imran with 51 runs and ijaz ahmad with 23 runs on the crease and they will start morning session of 4th day they had 8 wickets in hand now and trail by 129 runs. Sri lanka A team surely won this match because its very difficult for Afghanistan to gave a big target to sri Sri lanka. First of all Afg a team need to play fast and save his wickets to avoid test draw and gave a target if they can but its impossible for them to play big innings on last day. sri lanka a team bowling very well and now they shoud need to takes remaining wickets on Day 4 to won this match early

Did you see the bowling of Wanuja Sahan. If Afghanistan A has Zia-ur-Rehman so the Sri Lanka A has Wanuja Sahan. He collected 5 wickets in the first inning. And now Afghanistan is on following on. And they made 306 runs in both innings and still playing the second inning. And the match stumps at 108/2. Afghanistan A still has the trial of 129. I am looking that Sri Lanka will win this test match with out playing the second inning. And if they will play the second inning so I hope they have only a minor target. And they will chase that target easily and will win the match easily. It means that Sri Lanka has 80% chances of winning.

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Yes you are right. Sri Lanka A struggled very well to reach out this big score and gave and excellent target to Afghanistan A team. We know that Sonal Dinusha contributed well to make 435 runs. After him Vishad Randika 63 runs and Nisala Tharaka was also good who made 75 runs.
If we talk about the bowling of the Afghanistan A team. So we all will really appreciate the one person who is Zia-ur-Rehman who collected 6 wickets in first inning. Now the Afghanistan A is playing its turn. But they don't have a good start. They made only 18 runs and have lost one wicket. So this can make a pressure on them. So let's see what will happen today.

I really appreciate the bowling of Zia-ur-Rehman. Collection of 6 wickets in a single inning is a good achievement. But Afghanistan bowlers didn't able to stop the Sri Lankan players from making a big score. And you said this can make pressure I think Sri Lanka already made a pressure on them. And just due to this Afghanistan has lost one wicket. And I don't think so that Afghanistan A will give any lead to Sri Lanka A team because Target is very high. By the way Cricket is unpredictable so we can't say any thing so let's wait and let's see what the Afghanistan will do today.

Sri lanka A team scored 435 runs in first innings while Afghanistan A team made only 198 and then follow on and Now in second innings Afg A team make 108/2 and Day 3 stumps off. Imran with 51 runs and ijaz ahmad with 23 runs on the crease and they will start morning session of 4th day they had 8 wickets in hand now and trail by 129 runs. Sri lanka A team surely won this match because its very difficult for Afghanistan to gave a big target to sri Sri lanka. First of all Afg a team need to play fast and save his wickets to avoid test draw and gave a target if they can but its impossible for them to play big innings on last day. sri lanka a team bowling very well and now they shoud need to takes remaining wickets on Day 4 to won this match early

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Yes you are right. Sri Lanka A struggled very well to reach out this big score and gave and excellent target to Afghanistan A team. We know that Sonal Dinusha contributed well to make 435 runs. After him Vishad Randika 63 runs and Nisala Tharaka was also good who made 75 runs.
If we talk about the bowling of the Afghanistan A team. So we all will really appreciate the one person who is Zia-ur-Rehman who collected 6 wickets in first inning. Now the Afghanistan A is playing its turn. But they don't have a good start. They made only 18 runs and have lost one wicket. So this can make a pressure on them. So let's see what will happen today.

I really appreciate the bowling of Zia-ur-Rehman. Collection of 6 wickets in a single inning is a good achievement. But Afghanistan bowlers didn't able to stop the Sri Lankan players from making a big score. And you said this can make pressure I think Sri Lanka already made a pressure on them. And just due to this Afghanistan has lost one wicket. And I don't think so that Afghanistan A will give any lead to Sri Lanka A team because Target is very high. By the way Cricket is unpredictable so we can't say any thing so let's wait and let's see what the Afghanistan will do today.

Yes you are right that cricket is unpredictable because if we predict in advance it is never correct. In the unofficial Test match between Sri Lanka A and Afghanistan A, Afghanistan A batted first and were all out for just 198 runs in their first innings. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, piled up a huge score of 435 runs in their first innings, beyond Afghanistan's 198 runs. Now, however, the Afghanistan team is batting with the aim of surpassing the Sri Lanka team's 435 runs and giving the Sri Lanka team a big run lead. However, if they bat in the second innings the way Afghanistan batted in the first innings they may not be able to top the 435 runs as a result of which they may lose to this team in SriLanka by an innings.

If the performance of a team is evaluated then the prediction is done. All the Sri Lanka batsmen will be out. If they were calm and played with each other the target could have been higher. Afghanistan batsmen are also playing well. Now let see if they can win the match because they have lost 2 wickets so far. The way Afghanistan is play proves to me that Afghanistan will win this series. Because their performance is looking good. If the Sri Lanka bowlers bowl well, they can lose the match due to pressure. The result will be known only at the end. But according to my prediction Afghanistan will win the match.If Afghanistan goes under any pressure then Sri Lanka can take their names. Because if 2 3 wickets are taken then Afghanistan batsmen can go for poor performance and it is very beneficial for Sri Lanka.

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Yes you are right. Sri Lanka A struggled very well to reach out this big score and gave and excellent target to Afghanistan A team. We know that Sonal Dinusha contributed well to make 435 runs. After him Vishad Randika 63 runs and Nisala Tharaka was also good who made 75 runs.
If we talk about the bowling of the Afghanistan A team. So we all will really appreciate the one person who is Zia-ur-Rehman who collected 6 wickets in first inning. Now the Afghanistan A is playing its turn. But they don't have a good start. They made only 18 runs and have lost one wicket. So this can make a pressure on them. So let's see what will happen today.

I really appreciate the bowling of Zia-ur-Rehman. Collection of 6 wickets in a single inning is a good achievement. But Afghanistan bowlers didn't able to stop the Sri Lankan players from making a big score. And you said this can make pressure I think Sri Lanka already made a pressure on them. And just due to this Afghanistan has lost one wicket. And I don't think so that Afghanistan A will give any lead to Sri Lanka A team because Target is very high. By the way Cricket is unpredictable so we can't say any thing so let's wait and let's see what the Afghanistan will do today.

Yes you are right that cricket is unpredictable because if we predict in advance it is never correct. In the unofficial Test match between Sri Lanka A and Afghanistan A, Afghanistan A batted first and were all out for just 198 runs in their first innings. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, piled up a huge score of 435 runs in their first innings, beyond Afghanistan's 198 runs. Now, however, the Afghanistan team is batting with the aim of surpassing the Sri Lanka team's 435 runs and giving the Sri Lanka team a big run lead. However, if they bat in the second innings the way Afghanistan batted in the first innings they may not be able to top the 435 runs as a result of which they may lose to this team in SriLanka by an innings.

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Quote from: Publictalk792 on May 12, 2024, 08:16:33 PM

Yes you are right. Sri Lanka A struggled very well to reach out this big score and gave and excellent target to Afghanistan A team. We know that Sonal Dinusha contributed well to make 435 runs. After him Vishad Randika 63 runs and Nisala Tharaka was also good who made 75 runs.
If we talk about the bowling of the Afghanistan A team. So we all will really appreciate the one person who is Zia-ur-Rehman who collected 6 wickets in first inning. Now the Afghanistan A is playing its turn. But they don't have a good start. They made only 18 runs and have lost one wicket. So this can make a pressure on them. So let's see what will happen today.

I really appreciate the bowling of Zia-ur-Rehman. Collection of 6 wickets in a single inning is a good achievement. But Afghanistan bowlers didn't able to stop the Sri Lankan players from making a big score. And you said this can make pressure I think Sri Lanka already made a pressure on them. And just due to this Afghanistan has lost one wicket. And I don't think so that Afghanistan A will give any lead to Sri Lanka A team because Target is very high. By the way Cricket is unpredictable so we can't say any thing so let's wait and let's see what the Afghanistan will do today.

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On day 2, Sri Lanka A leads 435 to Afghanistan A. The target of 435 runs is a very big target for the Afghanistan team. To win, they have to score 435 runs overcome 435 runs and give the Afghan team a target of 300 runs. And to complete 700 runs in an innings is truly incredible, with Afghanistan already losing a wicket. The Afghanistan team has already lost one wicket for 18 runs. To achieve the target of victory, the Afghanistan team must fight, and stay on the wicket.

Yes you are right. Sri Lanka A struggled very well to reach out this big score and gave and excellent target to Afghanistan A team. We know that Sonal Dinusha contributed well to make 435 runs. After him Vishad Randika 63 runs and Nisala Tharaka was also good who made 75 runs.
If we talk about the bowling of the Afghanistan A team. So we all will really appreciate the one person who is Zia-ur-Rehman who collected 6 wickets in first inning. Now the Afghanistan A is playing its turn. But they don't have a good start. They made only 18 runs and have lost one wicket. So this can make a pressure on them. So let's see what will happen today.

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First day was very exciting because Sonal Dinusha is still on the pitch and he is playing very well. He has made 126 runs and still he will continue his performance today. If he will remain on pitch and the remaining three players will stand with him so I am looking that SriLanka A can easily go above 450+ runs and if they will go above 450+ runs so this will be good score and Afghanistan may be will not give any lead to SriLankan A team. But still we can't say anything because Afghanistan can also give surprise to Sri Lanka A team. By the way Sonal Dinusha and Lahiru Udara performance was really good and Sonal Dinusha will continue today. So let's see what will happen.

in day 2 unofficial test match was delayed due to bad light Sri Lanka A batting well and set a huge total of 435 runs fro Afghanistan A. Sri Lanka A all team batting well Wanuja Sahan also played a 75 runs, unfortunately missed his well deserved century by few runs short. Afghanistan A team playing and lost one quick wicket in just 18 runs. Afghanistan A team now trail by more than 400 runs. I think Sri Lankan A team is good position in this match.

On day 2, Sri Lanka A leads 435 to Afghanistan A. The target of 435 runs is a very big target for the Afghanistan team. To win, they have to score 435 runs overcome 435 runs and give the Afghan team a target of 300 runs. And to complete 700 runs in an innings is truly incredible, with Afghanistan already losing a wicket. The Afghanistan team has already lost one wicket for 18 runs. To achieve the target of victory, the Afghanistan team must fight, and stay on the wicket.

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He's a legend and we won't witness this sort of longevity from any fast bowlers but IMO he should've retired during the last Ashes. He was a big disappointment in the Ashes and that too on home turf.
The Indian tour wasn't good either and felt like a big letdown. Against 2 strong opponents (Aus and Ind), he picked only 15 wickets in the last 8 matches.

Anderson was good with his bowling before the last two series you have mentioned. Usually, player doesn't take the retirement until they loss their confidence. I think Anderson has lost his confidence a little after his performance in those series. The age has a good impact here, and now he realized that his era has ended. Hopefully his final performance would be something to remember.

Every good thing is going to be ended as now we are watching end of an era while we have best swing bowler of our generation with his super fitness and amazing skills he achieved many records with having 700 test wickets which is record for any fast bowler and having 187 test matches under his belt is another achievement which is going to be written in history books.
Now at the age of 41 he is going to retire from the international cricket which is amazing stuff from this legendary bowler no doubt now things were going not ideal for keeping him in first choice 11 players side so for the sack of England team this is good decision even he wants to stay until 2025 World Test Championship final.

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Quote from: Publictalk792 on May 11, 2024, 08:39:04 PM

First day was very exciting because Sonal Dinusha is still on the pitch and he is playing very well. He has made 126 runs and still he will continue his performance today. If he will remain on pitch and the remaining three players will stand with him so I am looking that SriLanka A can easily go above 450+ runs and if they will go above 450+ runs so this will be good score and Afghanistan may be will not give any lead to SriLankan A team. But still we can't say anything because Afghanistan can also give surprise to Sri Lanka A team. By the way Sonal Dinusha and Lahiru Udara performance was really good and Sonal Dinusha will continue today. So let's see what will happen.

in day 2 unofficial test match was delayed due to bad light Sri Lanka A batting well and set a huge total of 435 runs fro Afghanistan A. Sri Lanka A all team batting well Wanuja Sahan also played a 75 runs, unfortunately missed his well deserved century by few runs short. Afghanistan A team playing and lost one quick wicket in just 18 runs. Afghanistan A team now trail by more than 400 runs. I think Sri Lankan A team is good position in this match.

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First day was very exciting because Sonal Dinusha is still on the pitch and he is playing very well. He has made 126 runs and still he will continue his performance today. If he will remain on pitch and the remaining three players will stand with him so I am looking that SriLanka A can easily go above 450+ runs and if they will go above 450+ runs so this will be good score and Afghanistan may be will not give any lead to SriLankan A team. But still we can't say anything because Afghanistan can also give surprise to Sri Lanka A team. By the way Sonal Dinusha and Lahiru Udara performance was really good and Sonal Dinusha will continue today. So let's see what will happen.

First day of match was really exciting with Sonal Dinusha who is still at crease and playing exceptionally well. He has already scored 126 runs and is expected to continue his impressive performance today too as you mentioned. Yes I also think if he will continue playing today as he was playing yesterday so Sri Lanka A will easily cross 450 runs. This will be good score making it challenging for Afghanistan. I think this will make a little pressure on Afghanistan team. And I think this will be very difficult target. Afghanistan has also some good players who can perform well. If they will perform well so this will make this match mor exciting. I am also waiting for today match start and thinking that today Afghanistan will start their first inning.

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan A team Sri Lanka A team is batting brilliantly in the first test match The way Sri Lanka team is batting, it seems that Sri Lanka A team wants to give a big target to Afghanistan team. Afghanistan A team should bowl very responsibly so that Sri Lanka A team does not score too many runs. But the way this team is batting responsibly in Sri Lanka, it seems that Afghanistan can give a big lead to this team. If Afghanistan gives this team a big lead then it will be very difficult to win the test match for Afghanistan this team will have to take wickets very quickly. But the way Sri Lanka A team is batting responsibly, it seems that if they can play in this way then Sri Lanka A team can score 400 plus runs. Let's see in the end how many runs this Sri Lanka team can give away to this Afghanistan team.

Sri Lanka or West Indies are not mentioned in the history of Test cricket. We have seen many legendary players from Sri Lanka. Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Jayasuriya, Dilshan, and many other legendary players. So according to that calculation, Sri Lanka has always been very good in Test cricket history. It was really good to see the performance of this team in Sri Lanka today. Especially Sonal Dinusha's match today was different. Sri Lanka already has a good collection. I think Sri Lanka are looking at the wickets of Sonal Dilshan and Wanuja Sahan. Sri Lanka will declare an innings if these two wickets fall.

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First day was very exciting because Sonal Dinusha is still on the pitch and he is playing very well. He has made 126 runs and still he will continue his performance today. If he will remain on pitch and the remaining three players will stand with him so I am looking that SriLanka A can easily go above 450+ runs and if they will go above 450+ runs so this will be good score and Afghanistan may be will not give any lead to SriLankan A team. But still we can't say anything because Afghanistan can also give surprise to Sri Lanka A team. By the way Sonal Dinusha and Lahiru Udara performance was really good and Sonal Dinusha will continue today. So let's see what will happen.

First day of match was really exciting with Sonal Dinusha who is still at crease and playing exceptionally well. He has already scored 126 runs and is expected to continue his impressive performance today too as you mentioned. Yes I also think if he will continue playing today as he was playing yesterday so Sri Lanka A will easily cross 450 runs. This will be good score making it challenging for Afghanistan. I think this will make a little pressure on Afghanistan team. And I think this will be very difficult target. Afghanistan has also some good players who can perform well. If they will perform well so this will make this match mor exciting. I am also waiting for today match start and thinking that today Afghanistan will start their first inning.

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan A team Sri Lanka A team is batting brilliantly in the first test match The way Sri Lanka team is batting, it seems that Sri Lanka A team wants to give a big target to Afghanistan team. Afghanistan A team should bowl very responsibly so that Sri Lanka A team does not score too many runs. But the way this team is batting responsibly in Sri Lanka, it seems that Afghanistan can give a big lead to this team. If Afghanistan gives this team a big lead then it will be very difficult to win the test match for Afghanistan this team will have to take wickets very quickly. But the way Sri Lanka A team is batting responsibly, it seems that if they can play in this way then Sri Lanka A team can score 400 plus runs. Let's see in the end how many runs this Sri Lanka team can give away to this Afghanistan team.

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Quote from: Publictalk792 on May 11, 2024, 08:39:04 PM

First day was very exciting because Sonal Dinusha is still on the pitch and he is playing very well. He has made 126 runs and still he will continue his performance today. If he will remain on pitch and the remaining three players will stand with him so I am looking that SriLanka A can easily go above 450+ runs and if they will go above 450+ runs so this will be good score and Afghanistan may be will not give any lead to SriLankan A team. But still we can't say anything because Afghanistan can also give surprise to Sri Lanka A team. By the way Sonal Dinusha and Lahiru Udara performance was really good and Sonal Dinusha will continue today. So let's see what will happen.

First day of match was really exciting with Sonal Dinusha who is still at crease and playing exceptionally well. He has already scored 126 runs and is expected to continue his impressive performance today too as you mentioned. Yes I also think if he will continue playing today as he was playing yesterday so Sri Lanka A will easily cross 450 runs. This will be good score making it challenging for Afghanistan. I think this will make a little pressure on Afghanistan team. And I think this will be very difficult target. Afghanistan has also some good players who can perform well. If they will perform well so this will make this match mor exciting. I am also waiting for today match start and thinking that today Afghanistan will start their first inning.

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True today 1 st unofficial test series game was started and 1 day already ended. First Sri Lanka A team won toss and they got a opportunity to take first bat or bowl lineup and Sri Lanka A made a good decision by taking bat first according to my experience because their 1 st day effort was brilliant and Sri Lanka A team scored 372 runs in 87 runs by losing 7 wickets. I know some Batsman did not perform well but what about the effort of these batsman L.Udara, Dinusha and Randika. L.Udara first played good and this batsman hitted eleven 4s in his lineup and scored 65 runs in 67 balls. S.Dinusha still continuing his bat lineup and in 1 st day he scored 126 runs in 178 balls with hitting thirteen 4s. Randika also dismissed by Zarda bowler but he made 63 runs. Their team effort in past series ODi and T20 was excellent and now they played same attitude and same effort. Now still 3 wickets left and hope Sri Lanka A team will grab some more runs.

First day was very exciting because Sonal Dinusha is still on the pitch and he is playing very well. He has made 126 runs and still he will continue his performance today. If he will remain on pitch and the remaining three players will stand with him so I am looking that SriLanka A can easily go above 450+ runs and if they will go above 450+ runs so this will be good score and Afghanistan may be will not give any lead to SriLankan A team. But still we can't say anything because Afghanistan can also give surprise to Sri Lanka A team. By the way Sonal Dinusha and Lahiru Udara performance was really good and Sonal Dinusha will continue today. So let's see what will happen.

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Quote from: JSRAW on May 11, 2024, 10:40:52 AM

He's a legend and we won't witness this sort of longevity from any fast bowlers but IMO he should've retired during the last Ashes. He was a big disappointment in the Ashes and that too on home turf.
The Indian tour wasn't good either and felt like a big letdown. Against 2 strong opponents (Aus and Ind), he picked only 15 wickets in the last 8 matches.

Anderson was good with his bowling before the last two series you have mentioned. Usually, player doesn't take the retirement until they loss their confidence. I think Anderson has lost his confidence a little after his performance in those series. The age has a good impact here, and now he realized that his era has ended. Hopefully his final performance would be something to remember.

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Quote from: JSRAW on May 11, 2024, 10:40:52 AM

He's a legend and we won't witness this sort of longevity from any fast bowlers but IMO he should've retired during the last Ashes. He was a big disappointment in the Ashes and that too on home turf.

The Indian tour wasn't good either and felt like a big letdown. Against 2 strong opponents (Aus and Ind), he picked only 15 wickets in the last 8 matches.

He restricted himself to test format only as he played his last ODI in 2015 and last T20I in 2009. I think he recognizes that he is no more suitable for international cricket and its right time to leave cricket before selectors dropped him for the squad. His last 2 tours might not be big success but he has a 21 years career that is full of success. Let's give him a good farewell on his retirement.

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James Anderson has announced retirement after Lords test against West Indies. He has a career of 21 years in which he has played 187 test and picked 700 wickets which is highest wickets by any pacer. He is very close to 42 years and it's good time for him to say good bye to international cricket. Only Sachin has played more test then James Anderson, this shows the level of fitness James Anderson has maintained over period of time.

He's a legend and we won't witness this sort of longevity from any fast bowlers but IMO he should've retired during the last Ashes. He was a big disappointment in the Ashes and that too on home turf.

The Indian tour wasn't good either and felt like a big letdown. Against 2 strong opponents (Aus and Ind), he picked only 15 wickets in the last 8 matches.

Completely agree; now we will have no chance for any player to play for the 21 years with fitness and rhythm like this even his last two tours as mentioned were big disappointment, and he needs to announce about retirement specially after tour of India, but we have nothing from him which was wired thing for the many cricketing fans.

Now we have special meetings between ECB management and coach Brendon McCallum which bring his mind-set for the retirement because there were hopes he is still going to play and want to touch 200 test matches but after having few fruitful meetings now all is sorted out, and he will be leave the cricket with his prolific stats which could be motivational for the English and all fast bowlers of next generation.

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Afghanistan A vs Sri Lanka A

Today unofficial test match will be starting between these two teams. As we know that they have played the ODI series recently. And we get conclusion from that series that both teams are almost at equal level. We can't say that the one team is better than the other. Sri Lanka was playing well in the first matches but in the last two matches Afghanistan A team performed really. And I hope they will continue this performance.
So the Match will Start in 3 hours. And this is really hard to predict that which team will play better in this match. So let's wait it and let's see who will perform well.

True today 1 st unofficial test series game was started and 1 day already ended. First Sri Lanka A team won toss and they got a opportunity to take first bat or bowl lineup and Sri Lanka A made a good decision by taking bat first according to my experience because their 1 st day effort was brilliant and Sri Lanka A team scored 372 runs in 87 runs by losing 7 wickets. I know some Batsman did not perform well but what about the effort of these batsman L.Udara, Dinusha and Randika. L.Udara first played good and this batsman hitted eleven 4s in his lineup and scored 65 runs in 67 balls. S.Dinusha still continuing his bat lineup and in 1 st day he scored 126 runs in 178 balls with hitting thirteen 4s. Randika also dismissed by Zarda bowler but he made 63 runs. Their team effort in past series ODi and T20 was excellent and now they played same attitude and same effort. Now still 3 wickets left and hope Sri Lanka A team will grab some more runs.

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