SL tour of NZ, Dec 3 - Jan 10

[mikesiva]

Thu Dec 3 - Mon Dec 5 10:30 local (21:30 GMT -1d)
New Zealand Board President's XI v Sri Lankans
Queenstown Events Centre

Thu Dec 10 - Mon Dec 14 10:30 local (21:30 GMT -1d)
1st Test - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
University Oval, Dunedin

Fri Dec 18 - Tue Dec 22 10:30 local (21:30 GMT -1d)
2nd Test - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Seddon Park, Hamilton

Sat Dec 26 (50 ovs) 11:00 local (22:00 GMT -1d)
1st ODI - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Mon Dec 28 (50 ovs) 11:00 local (22:00 GMT -1d)
2nd ODI - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Thu Dec 31 (50 ovs) 11:00 local (22:00 GMT -1d)
3rd ODI - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Saxton Oval, Nelson

Sat Jan 2 (50 ovs) 11:00 local (22:00 GMT -1d)
4th ODI - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Saxton Oval, Nelson

Tue Jan 5 (50 ovs) 11:00 local (22:00 GMT -1d)
5th ODI - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Thu Jan 7 (20 ovs) 15:00 local (02:00 GMT)
1st T20I - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Sun Jan 10 (20 ovs) 15:00 local (02:00 GMT)
2nd T20I - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Eden Park, Auckland

[mikesiva]

SL Test squad: Angelo Mathews (captain), Kusal Mendis, Udara Jayasundera, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Milinda Siriwardana, Kithuruwan Vithanage, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Jeffrey Vandersay

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand ... 41739.html

ODI squad: Angelo Mathews (captain), Lahiru Thirimanne (vice-captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Milinda Siriwardana, Danushka Gunathilaka, Sachithra Senanayake, Ajantha Mendis, Dhammika Prasad, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera, Chamara Kapugedera, Jeffrey Vandersay

T20 squad: Lasith Malinga (captain), Kusal Perera, Shehan Jayasuriya, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Chamara Kapugedera, Kithuruwan Vithanage, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dushmantha Chameera, Thisara Perera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Sachithra Senanayake, Isuru Udana

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand ... 41837.html

[mikesiva]

Karu hits 49 not out in SL's 97-5.

This is not going to be an easy tour for Sri Lanka.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Kusal Perera sent home after failing a drugs test.

[Dr Cricket]

hopefully it isn't a banned performing enhancing drug.
remember having a nice debate about this before whether these drug actually help cricketers or not compared to other sport.

Although it could be anything IE Mars bars, energy drinks or illegal recreational drugs.
could be something small as tablet to get better from the doctors.

[dan08]

Apparently, it was steroids.

[dan08]

hopefully it isn't a banned performing enhancing drug.
remember having a nice debate about this before whether these drug actually help cricketers or not compared to other sport.

I think it could only make a batsman stronger or a bowler to be quicker. Not really going to make much of a difference, if any.

[Arthur Crabtree]

If anabolic steroids, not much wriggle room there.

[yuppie]

Apparently, it was steroids.

[Dr Cricket]

If anabolic steroids, not much wriggle room there.

not really can still come from medicine.
http://www.anabolicsteroids.net/steroids-in-sports.php
if he suffers from Asthma he would fail the test if he took medicine to treat it.
lol apparently if he took Viagra he would also fail the test.

Saying that article explains that it would be quite beneficial to a bowler and not a batsman.
Quicker recovery time for injuries and niggles don't really hurt much.

I wonder if he took herbal medicine, Upul tharanga got banned after 2011 world cup.

[Arthur Crabtree]

He wouldn't take anabolic steroids for asthma. He could take corticosteroids for that.

That article says anabolic steroids were created in the thirties to fight AIDS?!

[Dr Cricket]

good spot Arthur.
Didn't read the article properly but he could still have taken it as a medicine.

Chemically derived from testosterone, anabolic steroids can be used for treating diseases like some types of cancer, connective tissue disease, blood disorders, some sexual disorders, and intractable arthritis.

Anyway Sri lanka interim coach is saying he took medicine to treat foot bite from insect.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand ... 49911.html

[Arthur Crabtree]

Pretty sure giving AS for 'sexual performance' doesn't mean that you can test positive for viagra, which is just a vasodilator.

If it was for a bite, it would almost certainly be an anti inflammatory, probably hydrocortisone, which sports people take all the time. But you do have to have permission, I believe.

[Dr Cricket]

Yeah you have to take permission.
Although it could be a genuine mistake IE they took a new medicine wasn't in the list they checked but was added at a later date.
Although they should know better.

[Arthur Crabtree]

This starts at the friendly uk time of 21.30 tomorrow. Excellent.