Caught Short

Short of brains, short of technique, short of breath and short of the mark. Four run outs in a row does not make for happy viewing and while no one should be looking for a panic button to press it did feel a little like some Black Caps players had been reading too many glowing reports.

Old Hands, Good Mates

Strong 'Till The End

Strong 'till the end - a fitting description of Kumar Sangakkara, be it a game or a career.

Junaid Khan Gets His Jump On

Getting Sangakkara out for a duck is always going to add an extra spring to your step. Cheers your mates up too.

Starry Starry Night

It may not be the best image of Kumar Sangakkara you have ever seen but there is no doubt that he is an "old master".

No Baggage

Sangakkara might have his hands full, but no one brings more to the the table than he does when it comes to leading the Lankan Lads.

Check out those forearms - there is strength in them there hands. Enough to carry more than a few bags.

Blue And Gold Big Shot

My little homage to Kumar Sangakkara.

Poise, power and presence,

Too Good To Go

Kumar Sangakkara is far too good a captain to let slip away just for the sake of "new blood".

The future will take care of itself - Sri Lanka should just be grateful they have such a good leader for the present, cause there are plenty of other sides who are having to consider fairly average options.

Out Swinging

Kumar Sangakkara is getting a bit of arc on the old helmet in this one but he need not have been too dismayed. They controlled the game from early on and the Balckcaps proved my theory of not expecting too much of them.

I will not do a picture of Kane Williamson until the poor lad scores a run.

Brothers In Arms

Another man love moment but this one is between two old comrades, and the respect clearly shows through .

Kumar From Number 4

Good player, nice fella, but as we say in the antipodes Kumar has the look of a possum in the headlights.

Sadly his team followed suit.

What A Bunch Of Tossers

A great collection in fact, but sadly none will be involved in tossing at the start of the semi finals.

It will be interesting to see if the toss proves to be the critical moment in both games.

A Quick Start

In response to bad weather and poor pitch conditions Jayawardene and Sangakkara decide to practice for a late entry in the Sri Lankan Olympic sprint team. Their times were not recorded but they both reported to be in good form.

A Cheeky Shot

Sangakkara on the turn. Only a player of real class can play the shot and look that relaxed.