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All through the Test there has been near-silence. Only sometime after lunch, does the sound of papare spring from the stands. It is unclear where the band is seated at first. With the home team on the hunt, is the stadium summoning music from its muscle memory? Is the papares sudden eruption part of a five-day ambush for Australia? Whatever the case, it feels like the final wickets cannot fall unless the sound of a trumpet fills the air, but also, that they will fall, because it does.Around the bat, fielders are yakking. It is a team of Kusal Mendises and Dhananjaya de Silvas, but at times, it can feel like Duleep and Aravinda are there. In progress around the batsman is a Sri Lankan ritual as old as time. These men yak just like the legends. They leap, and gesticulate and spasm in appeal. Most have not played a game where the stakes are this high. But the way they ring the bat, it is as if on their first day of school, they had been handed a helmet and shin pads, and taken crouching positions around the class teacher.Shuffling forward to bowl is the only man in this XI to have tasted series victory over Australia, 17 years ago. There is always the temptation to cast Rangana Herath as the cricket worlds least likely hero: he is the banker, the old man, the chubster, the underdog. But while his young team-mates are raising old ghosts like puffs of Pallekele dust, perhaps it is past time a little newness is accorded to Herath. Three-hundred-and-thirteen wickets in, maybe he deserves to be reimagined.Sure, he has an ample belly, but as he completes a 24th five-wicket haul, it no longer seems an impediment to be overcome but a vast personal store of cricketing fortitude. Since late 2011, he has spun Sri Lanka to victory over South Africa, Pakistan, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, India, West Indies and now ex-nemesis Australia. In some of these matches, victories came easy. In the majority, Herath has had to massage wins out of the clay, or the air.With the bat, when he was he slap-pulling Mitchell Starc and reverse-paddling Nathan Lyon, to extend Sri Lankas lead, it was easy to see him as a little man with a lot of courage. Still, in a purely spatial sense, thats to be expected isnt it? Which current cricketer could possibly have more guts?And yes, he has the roundest face in the sport, but maybe for him that just builds solidarity with the cricket ball. Which bowler in the world is better-placed to perceive the balls moods, its fancies, its many leathery subtleties? When Adam Voges drove the ball back at him in the morning session, of course Herath was the only man aware that this may be a catch, and not a bump ball. Such are the fruits of a long-term relationship.Taking wickets at the other end is Sri Lankas freshest practitioner of its ancient dark art. Mystery spinner said headlines on Lakshan Sandakan in the Australian press. When he bowled to Steven Smith, who averages 87 this year, 74 in the last, and 82 in the one before that, Smith visibly congratulated himself on the occasions he correctly picked the direction of the turn. He may be the first ever left-arm wristspinner to play for Sri Lanka, but with the wicked dismissal of Joe Burns on day four, he has already bowled a Sri Lankan classic.On day five, Sandakans stock deliveries invoke memories of that most famous Sri Lankan spinner. As he bowls to Steve OKeefe and Peter Nevill, who are basically carcasses with bats, some balls dont just seem to rip back off the adjacent pitch, but seem to be pouncing out of a neighbouring spatial dimension. In the end, a gentler delivery was required to break the stand. The other debutant, de Silva, had Nevill cutting at one that slid on to take his edge.The year has been unkind to Angelo Mathews, who is yet to reach 30 himself, but already has a weathered look about him as captain. If he can smile for a few days, it is because the youngest man in his XI, the oldest man in the series, and the freshest member of the squad, colluded to topple the worlds best team. In this Test for Sri Lanka, the old communed with the new. The aged found refreshment, and the young reached back to what has come before. Cheap Air Jordan 1 China Wholesale . - Connor McDavid scored 53 seconds into overtime as the Erie Otters came from behind to defeat the visiting Guelph Storm 4-3 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Clearance Jordans China . Artturi Lehkonen, Joni Nikko and Ville Leskinen had the other goals for Finland (1-0) while Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots. 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Spurrier had held a similar role at South Carolina, where he retired in October as head football coach.Spurrier, 71, was already scheduled to be honored during the Gators season opener this year when the football field will be renamed for him -- Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.My wife, Jerri, and I are extremely thrilled to be returning home to our alma mater, and to Gainesville where we met on campus over 50 years ago, Spurrier said. Im very appreciative to athletic director Jeremy Foley, head coach Jim McElwain and Phil Pharr of Gator Boosters for their role in making this happen.I also want to say thanks to the University of South Carolina for allowing me to be their coach from 2005 to 2015. Also a special thanks to all of the Gamecock players, coaches and fans that allowed our teams to set so many school records. I will now pull for South Carolina to win every game but one, just as I did when I pulled for Florida to win every game but one as the Gamecock coach. I will try my best to promote and assist in any way I can to help the Gators to continue to be one of the very best athletic programs in America. I admire what Coach McElwain and his staff accomplished last year. Im anxious to watch the Gator football team as they strive to be the best in the SEC and the nation in the years ahead.McElwain told ESPN.com earlier this month that Spurrier attended three of the Gators practices during the spring, and McElwain said it was a treat to talk football with the Head Ball Coach after those practices.I look forward to visiting with him on a lot of occasions and picking his brain on a number of issues, McElwain said. Its a credit to Jeremy to get him back home where he belongs. More than anything I look forward to actually talking to him and being aroundd him rather than just saying hello to his statue on my way to work every day.ddddddddddddSpurrier was a Heisman Trophy quarterback for the Gators in 1966 and returned to his alma mater as head coach in 1990. He led Florida to its first SEC championship in football in 1991 and won six SEC titles in Gainesville, including a national title in 1996. He stepped away following the 2001 season and took the Washington Redskins head coaching job.The NFL didnt agree with Spurrier, and he returned to the college game in 2005 when he accepted the South Carolina head coaching job. Spurrier led the Gamecocks to unprecedented heights, including three straight 11-win seasons from 2011-13. He burned out toward the end and walked away during the middle of the 2015 season when South Carolina started 2-4. Spurrier said he, in effect, fired himself.We are grateful for the impact that coach Spurrier had on our football program and on our university, South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner said in a statement. He has been a good friend to me and was a tremendous supporter of all of our programs during his tenure, which was the most successful era in school history. It was a pleasure to work with him and I enjoyed the many conversations we had over the years. We wish Coach and Jerri all the best as they return to their alma mater and the campus where they met over 50 years ago.Steve and Jerri Spurrier celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary down in Florida earlier this month.Its a great day for the Gator Nation to be able to welcome Coach Spurrier back home, Foley said. He has served as a tremendous ambassador to the university and the athletic department for 50-plus years and its only fitting that at this point in his career, he is back in Gainesville. Being a Gator has always meant so much to Coach Spurrier, but it means just as much to us have him come home. ' ' '