Morgen is het zover; de eerste Test van Engeland in Sri Lanka. De voorbeschouwing van Cricinfo levert – of je nou Engeland- of Sri Lanka-fan bent – een bemoedigend en minder bemoedigend feit op.
The first Test of the series will be played at Kandy’s Asgiriya Stadium, the only home venue where Sri Lanka have lost more matches than they have won (six wins, nine defeats). And of Sri Lanka’s six victories, five have come against Zimbabwe, West Indies and Bangladesh in recent years. The venue has witnessed some close encounters, including England’s three-wicket win in 2001.
The ground, though, is Muttiah Muralitharan’s favourite home venue – he has 108 wickets at an average of 16.06, and five more over the next five days will make him the leading wicket-taker in Tests. Murali is his side’s leading bowler against England as well, with 93 wickets at 19.74 apiece.
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In case you’re wondering, the above is written in Dutch. If you are looking for more of this Dutch non-fiction, I suggest you go to the archives and read any post between November 2007 and July 2008.