Dhananjaya De Silva looking for strong performance against England at the Oval
05/09/2024
The Oval, London, UK
05/09/2024
The Oval, London, UK
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00:30Hi, Joe, how are you doing?
00:35Camera's all happy at the back? Awesome.
00:38We will kick off with Joe.
00:41Captain, nice to see you here at the Oval.
00:43I know you're 2-0 down in the series,
00:45I know you spent most of the last Test match watching Joe Root,
00:48but are you still smiling?
00:51I have to do it, no?
00:53I can't, you know, show my emotion towards this,
00:57so I always smile.
01:00We've enjoyed your smile through the series,
01:02but do you have a disappointment about the way the matches have gone?
01:05You must feel disappointed right now.
01:08Yes, of course, you know, as always,
01:10when you're on the losing side, it's always disappointing.
01:14Have you got a plan about changing this in the last match?
01:18Yes, you know, simple things.
01:21We had to do our basics right,
01:23we had to put the ball in the right areas,
01:25and best man need to get runs.
01:27Joe Root has made a big difference in this series,
01:29if you get him out, will you smile then?
01:31Yes, of course, you know, the bulk of the runs,
01:34I think Joe made the bulk of the runs for the English team.
01:37We have to get him out early.
01:39And finally, from me, do you have a team captain for us?
01:42Do you have a team?
01:44Not yet, not yet, mate, I'm sorry.
01:46What are you considering in your mind?
01:48Most probably we'll go with four fast bowlers, I think.
01:52More in and we'll get this all in.
01:55England have picked another very inexperienced player in Josh Hull,
02:00but he is someone you faced in the tour match.
02:03What was your thoughts about him when you played him the other week?
02:06Yes, he's good, I think he bowls quick and he swings the ball.
02:10Both of us, I think he's a good find for the English team.
02:13We faced him in the practice game, as you said,
02:17but I think we'll have better plans for him.
02:22He comes in, not too many wickets this season in English cricket.
02:25Will you be looking to make it a difficult day, a difficult debut for him?
02:30Well, yes, you know, as you asked me about Dan Lawrence in the first press,
02:37I think he got a tough time as well.
02:39I think maybe if he can put under pressure, Josh, I think he'll be in a good touch.
02:44And obviously the series is gone, but what would it mean to you, to the team,
02:49to leave England with a test match win?
02:51Well, that would be awesome.
02:53We have to collect points for the WTC.
02:56We're still going for a win, I think.
03:00Sorry.
03:03You can have two.
03:08Dhananjaya, the series is over now.
03:11What are you going to do for the last match of the season?
03:15I know you've seen the last couple of matches,
03:20but what are you going to do for this one?
03:23Like I said, I think we have to take the batsmen's runs.
03:28That's what's important for us.
03:30We've taken the starts, but we haven't converted them to 100, 150.
03:34If you look at the other teams, they've all taken consistent runs.
03:39I think that's what's important for them.
03:42I don't think we need to worry about that,
03:44because then we can go for 300, 250, 300, 500.
03:49I think that's what's important for England.
03:55Who are the English seamen?
03:57What's so difficult about taking runs from the batsmen?
04:01Why can't we do that?
04:05I think they have their own experience,
04:07and they have their own control over their own line length.
04:10That's why we have to leave them with a loose ball.
04:14That's what keeps them going.
04:18I think we have to be less like them,
04:20and we have to stick to our previous plans.
04:22We know that if we don't do that,
04:24we won't be able to win.
04:26If we look at the current situation,
04:28if we look at what we did last time,
04:30we don't have to execute our plans.
04:33That's what makes them successful.
04:36You said there are four seamen.
04:38Who do you think will be in the spin world?
04:43We've already decided that,
04:45but we haven't got a clear answer from the selectors.
04:47If we get the answer, we'll put the team on the outside.
04:51Do you think he'll get a good number
04:53if he gets a good batting record?
04:57I don't think he'll get a good number
04:59if he gets a good batting record.
05:01We have to put him on the outside.
05:03If he gets a consistent score,
05:05that's good for his career.
05:07We'll see if we can make any changes.
05:09We'll see how he'll do after he gets a good score.
05:14You know the situation.
05:16What's the team like after the Openers?
05:20We've heard about it.
05:22We haven't decided on a team yet.
05:24I don't think we'll be able to change it.
05:26Do you want to talk to the team
05:28before going to the Openers?
05:30I don't think we can change it.
05:32We have to use the resources we have.
05:34We're not putting the team on the outside
05:36like a dandemon.
05:38We'll see what happens.
05:43In that case, is there a possibility of Prabhat Jayasuri missing out?
05:48I can't tell that, you know, as I said, I haven't released a team mate and I'm speaking
05:55with the selectors now and I think in later half an hour, maybe an hour, the team will
05:59be released.
06:00You know, that would be harsh for him, you know, in these conditions, I'll bring him
06:23up for, you know, at least number three, if he gets out early, that would be, you know,
06:28the blame will become to me, you know, it's all about the captain, you know, but you know
06:34he's performing well at number seven, he's scoring runs and he's, you know, most of the
06:39runs came at number seven and I think for now he's at number seven.
06:55Just on the seamers, I mean, you spoke earlier about the need for county practice for your
07:01bowlers, obviously Vishwa is one guy who has had experience over here, I mean, it sounds
07:06like he may come back and obviously left-armer in Josh Hull playing for England, I mean,
07:11the left-arm angle, what do you think that can bring to the game on both sides?
07:16Yeah, you know, that would be great, you know, if there's a left-arm seamer in the side,
07:22you know, as you said, it's a different angle for a batsman, I think that would be handy
07:26for a seaming wicket, yeah, and yeah, Vishwa had some experience here, but, you know, he
07:31was not at his best in the first game, that's why he missed us out, but I think if he's
07:37going with four seamers, maybe he'll get a chance.
07:39And Dimitris was talking about Josh Hull and playing him at Worcester, I mean, what did
07:45you learn from facing his angles in that game?
07:49Yeah, he was good, he was tall and quick and seaming the ball both ways, and I think, yeah,
07:54we'll have some plans for him as well.
07:57Great, the next question?
08:58Okay, great, thanks everyone.