导出博客文章With yet another seam bowler sustaining a hamstring injury, the elation
following Sri Lankas victory in Pallekele has become mild trepidation ahead of
the second Test in Galle. For Nuwan Pradeep to play the second Test, he will
require an extraordinary recovery. Having won a match after collapsing for 117
already this series, Sri Lanka are not expecting a second miracle in the space
of a week.If Pradeep is out, the bowlers in triage can now be said to match the
quality of the attack Sri Lanka will be forced to field for the second Test.
Each of Sri Lankas three best quicks - including Dhammika Prasad and Dushmantha
Chameera - will be unavailable, as well as Suranga Lakmal and legspinner Jeffrey
Vandersay. Captain Angelo Mathews said the increased burden on Pradeep through
the England tour, had probably led to the latest injury.Workload plays a huge
role in their injuries, he said. If you talk to physio and trainer, they will
say with the amount of cricket we play, workload management is important. We had
to go with the same lot of fast bowlers for every game in England, and thats
why, probably, they got injured.Now, were in the same situation as in the last
match. Were waiting till tomorrow to get an opinion from the physio and trainer
on Pradeep. If he doesnt play, we have Vishwa Fernando.Australia have also had
to make an injury-forced change, flying in left-arm spinner Jon Holland, who is
now a certainty to feature in Galle. Sri Lankas batsmen have, in the past,
attempted to take advantage of such situations by attacking the new man in the
opposition XI, but Mathews has advocated a more cautious approach.He looks a
tall left-arm spinner who lands it on the spot, and to play Test cricket for
Australia, hes got to be good, Mathews said. We dont have much video, but saw a
bit and we know what to expect of him.In Test cricket, you cant go after a
bowler the whole day. Youve got to play him on merit, take a look at him
initially, and see what he has to offer. On these wickets, youve got to see what
he bowls and what pace he bowls and how he turns the ball. Those things will
give you a fair idea how to play him.Mathews admitted that Sri Lanka had thought
about replacing one of their two misfiring openers from the Pallekele Test, with
Dimuth Karunaratnes place under particular scrutiny. Sri Lankan surfaces have
been tough on openers from every team over the past few years, however, with
first-wicket stands averaging only 25.82 since January 2012. That figure is
easily the lowest in all nations, save for Zimbabwe, which has seen
substantially less cricket in that time.We had a chat with the selectors about
the openers, and we just want to try and give the boys another opportunity,
Mathews said. We want to keep the winning combination going. If at all we need
any changes, we will do that, but as of now, were not thinking of any changes in
the top order.Australia faltered against spin in Pallekele, but Mathews remained
wary of the opposition top orders quality. Sri Lanka are set to field three
spinners again, the dramatic turn of left-arm wrist-spinner Lakshan Sandakan to
complement gentler, probing offerings from Rangana Herath and Dilruwan
Perera.You cant write the Australians off against Herath, he said. They came up
with a different strategy in the second innings, like using the crease a lot,
and sweeping him a little bit. We have got to be cautious. They didnt get runs,
but they are a very attacking top order and the guys who didnt get runs in
Pallekele, we have to be cautious of. Its a tough place to play spin here. It
will turn more than in Pallekele I reckon, but we still need to bowl in the
right areas to take wickets.
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Anibal Sanchez was knocked out of the game early Saturday night, the second time
in three games a Tigers starter hasnt made it out of the third against the
Rangers. Elvis Andrus had a career-high five hits, Mitch Moreland homered and
Texas roughed up Sanchez in the Rangers 7-2 victory over the Tigers. Sanchez
(4-4) gave up a season-high six runs in 2 2-3 innings, his shortest start in
almost two years. The right-hander yielded nine hits, walked two and struck out
two as his ERA jumped from 2.05 to 2.77. Andrus ended Sanchezs night after 74
pitches with an RBI single that gave Texas a 6-2 lead. Tigers ace Justin
Verlander gave up eight runs in 2 2-3 innings in Detroits 10-4 loss to the
Rangers on Thursday night. "Sometimes you just dont have it and youre trying to
do the best you could," Detroit catcher Alex Avila said. "When guys have been as
consistent as (Sanchez) has or like Justin has, everybody gets really worried.
But Im pretty confident hell have a pretty good start his next time around."
Detroit has lost seven of 11 games and dropped a game behind the Cleveland
Indians in the AL Central. Torii Hunter snapped an 0-for-15 slide with an RBI
double and he scored two batters later on Prince Fielders single, bringing the
Tigers within 4-2 in the third. Sanchez was gone soon after that. Moreland led
off the bottom of the third with his 10th homer and Andrus run-scoring hit made
it 6-2 and forced Sanchez out of the game. Sanchez threw 32 pitches in each of
the first two innings. This was his shortest start since going 1 2-3 innings
Aug. 10, 2011 as a member of the Marlins. "Its a bad outing," Sanchez said. "I
dont have an excuse. We have to give credit to the team, they swung well."
Andrus scored three runs, had two RBIs and stole a pair of bases as he hit
leadoff for the second straight game in place of ailing second baseman Ian
Kinsler. Andrus was a home run shy of the cycle and finished off his 5-for-5
game with a single to right in the eighth. The Texas shortstop admitted that he
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Coke.dddddddddddd "(Adrian) Beltre told me to take three hard swings," Andrus
said. "Try to go yard. Thats what I did, but the pitch was down. But Im really
happy with a base hit." Texas starter Justin Grimm (3-3) gave up two runs in 6
2-3 innings to snap a three-game losing streak. The rookie allowed seven hits
and struck out two while throwing a career-high 105 pitches. After allowing two
runs in the third, Grimm retired 12 of the final 14 batters he faced and left to
a standing ovation. He credited a pep talk from manager Ron Washington after the
third inning for his success Saturday. "Wash got me in the dugout and told me to
trust my stuff," Grimm said. "He kind of tapped me in the face and caught me off
guard. Just hearing that he had confidence in me meant a lot." Andrus singled on
Sanchezs first pitch of the game, then stole second and advanced to third on
Avilas throwing error. The Texas shortstop scored on Avilas passed ball. The
Rangers extended their lead to 4-0 with three runs in the second. Andrus got the
inning going with an RBI triple that tipped the end of Hunters glove in right.
Hunter said that he lost the ball in the lights. "I went to where I thought it
was going to be and it wasnt there," Hunter said. "You cant catch something you
cant see." Andrus scored on Sanchezs throwing error and Lance Berkman capped the
second inning with an RBI single. Berkmans RBI double scored Andrus, who led off
the sixth with a double. NOTES: Texas RHP Colby Lewis (elbow) and C A.J.
Pierzynski (strained right oblique muscle) will begin rehab assignments Monday
for Double-A Frisco. Lewis was removed from his rehab stint earlier in the week
with triceps tendinitis, but he threw on the field Saturday with no problems. .
Detroit manager Jim Leyland said he expects OF Austin Jackson (strained right
hamstring) to return from the disabled list when he is eligible May 27. .
Kinsler missed his second straight game with bruised ribs, an injury that was
aggravated after he was hit by a pitch from Verlander on Thursday night.
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