Should have let Afridi have an over to get in then taken it with him out there, definitely an anti-climax.

The way Pakistan were catching to Tendulkar you'd be forgiven for thinking a few of the players had some money on him getting a ton in the game

Actually given the way Misbah picked up at the end after dropping anchor they might have had a chance if Afridi and Razzaq hadn't thrown their wickets away.

Aren't 'Pakistanis are all on the take' jokes wearing rather thin these days?

They start to wear thin then sure enough, another bung/bribery/gambling/corruption story involving Pakistan cricket appears. Therefore jokes/comments are eternally justified

If the Pakistan team were on the take some of the England squad must be coming home very rich men, given their performances in this tournament...

Ah but the England team are like Bruce Grobbelaar. You never quite know what you're gonna get or can believe they can be that poop or that brilliant. Therefore, hard to pin down for taking bungs

Sri Lanka's National Anthem sounds like an Easten European entry to the Eurovision Song Contest!.

Sri Lanka win the toss and bat first.

SL 275/6 (50)

Not going to be easy for India, I'd make SL slight favorites with that total.

Sehwag going early (and arrogantly wasting a review) was a massive plus for Sri Lanka, Sachin is getting going now though - a big innings from him and this will be a close one.