1st Test - Jul 26-30: Sri Lanka vs Australia, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele (http://m.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/engine/current/match/995451.html)
2nd Test - Aug 04-08: Sri Lanka vs Australia, Galle International Stadium, Galle (http://m.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/engine/current/match/995453.html)
3rd Test - Aug 13-17: Sri Lanka vs Australia, Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo (http://m.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/engine/current/match/995455.html)
1st ODI - Aug 21: Sri Lanka vs Australia, R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (http://m.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/engine/current/match/995457.html)
2nd ODI - Aug 24: Sri Lanka vs Australia, R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (http://m.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/engine/current/match/995459.html)
3rd ODI - Aug 28: Sri Lanka vs Australia, Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla (http://m.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/engine/current/match/995461.html)
4th ODI - Aug 31: Sri Lanka vs Australia, Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla (http://m.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/engine/current/match/995463.html)
5th ODI - Sep 04: Sri Lanka vs Australia, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele (http://m.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/engine/current/match/995465.html)
1st T20 - Sep 06: Sri Lanka vs Australia, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele (http://m.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/engine/current/match/995467.html)
2nd T20 - Sep 09: Sri Lanka vs Australia, R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (http://m.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/engine/current/match/995469.html)
Australia Squad - Steven Smith(c), David Warner(vc), Jackson Bird, Joe Burns, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Peter Nevill, Steve O'Keefe, Mitchell Starc, Adam Voges
Sri Lanka Squad - Angelo Mathews(c), Dinesh Chandimal(vc), Dhananjaya de Silva, Asitha Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Vishwa Fernando, Rangana Herath, Dimuth Karunaratne, Suranga Lakmal, Kusal Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Kusal Perera, Lakshan Sandakan, Roshen Silva, Kaushal Silva
pretty sure that's all right. first test starts tomorrow at about 2:30pm. let's do this boys!
Of course it starts the week I go back to uni :P
Quote from: GoLions on July 26, 2016, 01:55:24 AM
Of course it starts the week I go back to uni :P
that's easily solved. tell uni to get flowered :P
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
Warner
Burns
Smith
Khawaja
Voges
M.Marsh
Nevill
O'Keefe
Starc
Lyon
Hazlewood
not sure who'll bat 3 out of Smith or Khawaja but that's how it's been named
Starc gets Karunaratne
review... looks gone
yep good decision by the Kettle
Lanka 1/6
Wham bam thank you m'am
Quote from: GoLions on July 26, 2016, 03:50:47 PM
Wham bam thank you m'am
settle petal, thank you Kettle*
Hazlewood gets Mendis
I thought I heard a big nick, Mendis tried to review but took too long
couldn't have edged it. nah hit both pads. goneski. spewin he got timed out of the review
2/15
Excellent. Cricket's back on. Need it with Collingwood playing poorly. Good start lads, but the bowling never worried me, lets see how we bat in Asia
Quote from: ossie85 on July 26, 2016, 04:11:06 PM
Excellent. Cricket's back on. Need it with Collingwood playing poorly. Good start lads, but the bowling never worried me, lets see how we bat in Asia
yeah that's the question. need to hope our players have learnt a little on spin or just hope Smiddy goes nuts
flower yeah, more good bowling from Hazlewood and a good catch Voges
3/18
Hazlewood is a true star
Hazlewood is my 2nd fav player by a mile, behind Smiddy of course <3
O'Keefe gets Mathews! huge wicket
4/43
brilliant piece of fielding by Warner, keeps Chandimal on strike and Hazlewood gets him the next ball
5/67 just before lunch
Lyno strikes in the first over after lunch
6/87
and another one for Lyno! 2 in the first over after lunch. ball kept low, hit right in front
7/87
Sri Tanka going for the #1 draft pick?
All out for 117
fuark
Dammit boys, 2/7!
gonna be a really low scoring game you'd think
Smiddy and K Waj gotta be together at tea
and together they are!
2/66 at tea
flowerin rainnnnnnn
pooooo
Should build to 300 (250 a bare pass) and maybe going well push for an innings defeat
the flower was that Smiddy...
Smitty :(
Starting to wobble....
More wobbles...
reckon Marsh was lucky Lanka had no reviews left
reckon that was pad first, right in front. waiting for a replay
beautifully bowled wrong'un
not a bad ball for your first wicket
That's a bloody good wrong'un!
god dammit Nevill
6/146
4/80 that session. good for Sri Lanka. need Voges and SOK to bat a while
good sharp catch
come on boys get that 100 lead
wish they didn't take 3 days to go through a review when it's clear on the first replay he hasn't hit it
all out 203
lead of 86
good start Starcy ;D
bugger off rain
We beat SL by an innings with a sub-300 score this year (albeit 298 rather than 203), Aus gotta believe they can do the same!
Or at least keep up good form so that the next ashes doesn't look like yet another easy England win...
Ashes are down here aren't they? it's pretty much game over already. question is can we pull off another whitewash
17/18 Aussie summer they are. Aussies will win unless Gary is in the XI.
STARCY
...review
goneski
2/6
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on July 28, 2016, 11:59:30 AM
Ashes are down here aren't they? it's pretty much game over already. question is can we pull off another whitewash
Just like 10/11 was supposed to be easy? Nek minnit 3-1 with 3 innings wins and would've won 4 of there were 6 days
Quote from: Jukes on July 28, 2016, 03:24:04 PM
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on July 28, 2016, 11:59:30 AM
Ashes are down here aren't they? it's pretty much game over already. question is can we pull off another whitewash
Just like 10/11 was supposed to be easy? Nek minnit 3-1 with 3 innings wins and would've won 4 of there were 6 days
doesn't matter, when I was growing up England were a rabble, when you were growing up Australia were a rabble (but much less so) so it will always live in my head how bad England are. always 8)
am starting to like Root though, got a good one there I'll give you that
THE SOK
and another wasted review
3/45
Quote from: Jukes on July 28, 2016, 03:24:04 PM
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on July 28, 2016, 11:59:30 AM
Ashes are down here aren't they? it's pretty much game over already. question is can we pull off another whitewash
Just like 10/11 was supposed to be easy? Nek minnit 3-1 with 3 innings wins and would've won 4 of there were 6 days
No, just like how the last time you came over here when it was 5-0 ;)
was never gonna be hitting enough to overturn it. both spinners bowling nicely together though, can sniff a wicket around the corner
and bang there it is. beautiful bowling Lyno
4/86
picked the wrong one to challenge. flower me
and Russel Arnold couldn't be happier. settle down
Davey's finally gone back to the leggies! ;D
Mendis goes bang and brings up his hundred with a 6. well batted, now bugger off!
4, 7, 0, 103*, 9, 17*
Geez, if this guy keeps the runs ticking Aus could really be in trouble...
Having said that, surely they'll need 150 more at least to look like a winning total to defend
Quote from: Jukes on July 28, 2016, 06:35:37 PM
4, 7, 0, 103*, 9, 17*
Geez, if this guy keeps the runs ticking Aus could really be in trouble...
Having said that, surely they'll need 150 more at least to look like a winning total to defend
no doubt about that. anything over 150 will be tough, considering we can't play spin. got a feeling it's gonna be 200+. gonna need Smiddy to ton up
and now SOK's done a hammy
What was the point in selecting Marsh if he wasn't going to bowl?
No way his batting justifies a 6 position alone.
Quote from: ossie85 on July 28, 2016, 06:57:19 PM
What was the point in selecting Marsh if he wasn't going to bowl?
No way his batting justifies a 6 position alone.
Completely agree. And his bowling has actually been quite good of late, but batting still not good enough in tests.
and here he is haha
he heard ya Os 8)
Quote from: ossie85 on July 28, 2016, 06:57:19 PM
What was the point in selecting Marsh if he wasn't going to bowl?
No way his batting justifies a 6 position alone.
Agreee. He'd be a good number 8, not much more than that.
fuuuuuuuck
it's times like this you just think... this partnership should've been over ages ago. can't remember who it was but he was plumb... no review... then we decided to review one not long after which pitched outside leg
cricket can be damn frustrating
and then a massive edge doesn't carry
THAT'S YOUR WICKET OS
Ooooo this might be an interesting 4th innings chase with Herath the legend bowling unchanged from one end for the entire innings!
almost have Lanka as favourites now
Herath is Herath and Sandakan was very impressive in the 1st innings
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on July 28, 2016, 08:14:49 PM
almost have Lanka as favourites now
Herath is Herath and Sandakan was very impressive in the 1st innings
Plus literally no one in the Australian team has an established batting record in Asia
that came outta nowhere. soft dismissal
Lyon the first Australian off spinner to take 200 wickets. onya Lyno!
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on July 28, 2016, 09:16:45 PM
GOAT the first Australian off spinner to take 200 wickets. onya GOAT!
Fixed ;)
Quote from: Jay on July 28, 2016, 09:17:58 PM
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on July 28, 2016, 09:16:45 PM
GOAT the first Australian off spinner to take 200 wickets. onya GOAT!
Fixed ;)
if I was on the computer I'd put a goat on Lyon's face. if someone could do that that'd be great :P
Gotta be the luckiest cricketer ever, having absolutely no competition for the spinner spot despite being a horrible cricketer - makes Nathan Hauritz look good (in both ability and physical, the ugly flower)
Career highlight has to be top-scoring in that 47 tho
ridiculous that they're going off but rules are rules I guess... no matter how stupid they are
god damn....mother....flowering....
RAIN
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on July 29, 2016, 03:05:36 PM
god damn....mother....flowering....
RAIN
Might be our savior to be honest
Also Jon Holland as O'Keefe's replacement is a blast from the past....
I was kinda hoping Zampa, huge fan of him
Jon Holland is an interesting one!
Quote from: ossie85 on July 29, 2016, 04:01:02 PM
Also Jon Holland as O'Keefe's replacement is a blast from the past....
I was kinda hoping Zampa, huge fan of him
Yeah, I love Zamps!
DRS is stupid. When are India going to override the rest of the world and get rid of it??
For context see below:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CohB82cVUAA0N3j.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CohB82fUEAEA3D1.jpg)
One from today, one from the Aussie summer. One ball clearly hitting the stumps. The other probably wouldn't knock the bail off. The end decisions are the wrong way round.
brilliant catch to finish it off!
268 to win... gonna be reaaaal tricky. Sri Lanka in front you'd have to say
Finally
needs to way of spelling that deep breath out when that shower happens
terrible... terrible start
Cmon Herath!!!
At least he scored more than in the first innings to avoid the pair...#alwayslookonthebrightsideoflife
Should be a good chase, if successful will be the 4th highest ever chase in SL - and the highest by far by a non-Asian team (next highest is England chasing 161)
Warner's last few innings
1, 0, 22, 12, 5, 122* (but this was a worthless century), 17, 23, 64, 35, 1, 24
That century he got was in that test match against the Windies that was practically washed out. No pressure, no impact on the game, last session of the day. So really, hasn't had a meaningful test innings for a while (though his form immediately before was amazing)
Shot Burnsy! Need these two to build a partnership.
Herath just getting that one every now and then to skid on is very dangerous.
too full and quick for the sweep
Yep that looked plumb :(
WHAT A BALL! Wow that even got me excited. Absolutely ripped.
this guy's gonna be special
Goneski.
This looks like an umpires call to me.
aaaaaand we're flowered
aaaaaand we're back
Kettleborough got one wrong!!! Whaaaaat
Quote from: Jay on July 29, 2016, 08:00:51 PM
Kettleborough got one wrong!!! Whaaaaat
that's his second one this match!
be interesting to see how we go about it tomorrow
184 to win, 7 wickets in hand, you could almost bet your life the last session will get rained out/bad light stopping play so yeah I wonder how we'll go about it
probably the obvious, be attacking but not over the top, and if we lose a few wickets just try to survive. could be dangerous to go into your shell against the Lankans spinners though
intetesting day ahead
To be honest, with no proven batsmen to come, we may have to hang on for dear life
Quote from: ossie85 on July 30, 2016, 06:57:25 AM
To be honest, with no proven batsmen to come, we may have to hang on for dear life
I don't see Smiddy telling the boys that though. I reckon he'll want us to at least give it a crack. then if we lose wickets, try to survive
alright play is on. do this boys
flower.. little unlucky Voges
Smiddy fiddy. well batted skip, keep going need you there at the end. Marsh batting well too
4/134. halfway there
thought that was out straight away
Marsh gone for 25
5/139
missed it by miles. Kettle got another one wrong
flowerin Herath man. flowerin Herath
wasted review
Flower :(
for sure play a loose stroke before lunch Starc. well done
...
7/141. still possible... highly unlikely but still possible
Start the rain dance, lads.
Quote from: Jay on July 30, 2016, 05:45:12 PM
Start the rain dance, lads.
yeah you're right. if we were gonna win we'd need 127 in what is likely to be the last session (going by every day so far)
get yo rain dance ooon
Cmon Lanka
Doing a rain dance...
This is a pretty poor loss really. Should've played the advantage, another typical asia performance unfortunately.
Can still win the series no doubt. But lessons need to be learnt
god dammit
Quote from: Torpedo10 on July 30, 2016, 06:12:30 PM
Quote from: PowerBug on July 30, 2016, 06:08:50 PM
Cmon Lanka
#Traitor
England and Lanka my two fave nations :) England coz Gary and Joe and Alastair, Lanka coz FTP and the cricket club I'm affiliated with is mainly Lankan :) and they always such cheerful people unlike Aussies :P
yeah I like Sri Lanka. always have
hate India. flower them
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on July 30, 2016, 07:09:13 PM
yeah I like Sri Lanka. always have
hate India. flower them
I like awesome spinners, and Sri lanka definitely have two of them! Great to watch. It's a disappointing performance by the Aussies but certainly not unexpected - Smith is our only batsman who is reliable outside of Australia.
SOK and Nevill doing okay here though, just soaking up balls.
wrong. it was pad first, just. just just. probably still would've hit him outside the line anyway
headin out to the shed for the footy. no more cricket for me. good luck fellas!
ONE MORE!
Quote from: PowerBug on July 30, 2016, 06:54:27 PM
Quote from: Torpedo10 on July 30, 2016, 06:12:30 PM
Quote from: PowerBug on July 30, 2016, 06:08:50 PM
Cmon Lanka
#Traitor
England and Lanka my two fave nations :) England coz Gary and Joe and Alastair, Lanka coz FTP and the cricket club I'm affiliated with is mainly Lankan :) and they always such cheerful people unlike Aussies :P
You obviously lived through too much Australian Domination. :P
Not looking good and I think I'll be switching over to Boomer soon.
Rating each player out of 10
Warner: 1 (generous)
Burns: 3
Khawaja: 4
Smith: 6 (his dismissal in first innings set a bad tone)
Voges: 5
Marsh: 5
Nevill: 7 (assuming he kept well, not really sure)
O'keefe: 7
Starc: 7
Lyon: 6
Hazlewood: 7
Quote from: ossie85 on July 30, 2016, 08:57:10 PM
Rating each player out of 10
Warner: 0 (generous)
Burns: 3
Khawaja: 2
Smith: 6 (his dismissal in first innings set a bad tone)
Voges: 4
Marsh: 4
Nevill: 7 (assuming he kept well, not really sure)
O'keefe: 7 (Injuries were devestating and showed supreme class to get out there)
Starc: 4 (That 2nd inning dismissal was horrible)
Lyon: 6
Hazlewood: 6
You were awfully optimistic Oss, I'd mark Starc and Warner much lower. On performance Smith was our best, but his captaincy was a cause for concern at multiple points.
Quote from: Torpedo10 on July 30, 2016, 09:35:04 PM
Quote from: ossie85 on July 30, 2016, 08:57:10 PM
Rating each player out of 10
Warner: 0 (generous)
Burns: 3
Khawaja: 2
Smith: 6 (his dismissal in first innings set a bad tone)
Voges: 4
Marsh: 4
Nevill: 7 (assuming he kept well, not really sure)
O'keefe: 7 (Injuries were devestating and showed supreme class to get out there)
Starc: 4 (That 2nd inning dismissal was horrible)
Lyon: 6
Hazlewood: 6
You were awfully optimistic Oss, I'd mark Starc and Warner much lower. On performance Smith was our best, but his captaincy was a cause for concern at multiple points.
Agree mostly with these Torpy, but might have Smith as a 5 just because he completely threw his wicket away in the first innings.
Australia ODI squad for the Qantas Tour of Sri Lanka: Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), George Bailey, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa
Maxwell dropped.
Maxwell's form has been off.... but that just goes with the territory. Big call
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
could be in trouble already
and we got a wicket first ball of the match
but we missed it cos the Windies T20 comp ran over time
unbelievable
Ayyy Starcyyyy
that was the EXACT way I went out playing for my school back in the primary school days
crazy I still remember it. clipped it off my toes, straight to the fielder. was spewin
brilliant piece of fielding by Lyon. took a one handed catch on the boundary but had to throw it back cos he was going over the rope
Carn Lanka make it 2-0 :D
flower yeah Lyno bout time!
JOSHY
review...
might've moved too much
and it's missed. flower me
faintest of edges
well bowled Starcy
Marshy again
reviewed straight away. probably hit it
yeah smashed it
...Smiddy....
pitch outside leg?
nope. goneski. onya Lyno
Holland gets his first wicket! pretty shower ball but an even worse shot. no review this time
Starc gets his 4th. one to go, get a 5fa Starcy
and he gets it! beautifully bowled Starcy
Lanka all out 281
geez I get nervous when we play back to spinners. one is gonna skid low and you're dead
flower off. just knew it was gonna happen. wicket in the last over I mean
2/54 at stumps
That Joe Burns dismissal was horrid.
So test cricket is dead? England vs Pakistan and Sri Lanka vs Australia! What great series we have going on :)
Quote from: PowerBug on August 04, 2016, 11:24:49 PM
So test cricket is dead? England vs Pakistan and Sri Lanka vs Australia! What great series we have going on :)
Exactly PB. People have been saying test cricket has been dead for years/decades, but I just don't see it. Sure the crowds maybe down, but I think the interest is stronger than ever.
Disappointing Warner got out in the last over, really changes the momentum a bit.
Lyon and Holland probably have to bowl a bit better in the 2nd innings.
I'm nervous.
Smiddy with an early chance. should've been stumped there
just no idea against spin
3 wickets and a missed stumping in 17 balls, not looking good...definitely need Superman Voges to gun it
4
Quote from: ossie85 on July 26, 2016, 04:11:06 PM
the bowling never worried me, lets see how we bat in Asia
I'll just keep quoting this every time we play in Asia.
Just wait... the Summer will come around and we'll dominate on a batsmen's paradise, and everyone will forget about it!!
We need to tear up our pitches. I'm tired of our batsmen only being good in conditions that suit them.
Quote from: ossie85 on August 05, 2016, 03:45:17 PM
Quote from: ossie85 on July 26, 2016, 04:11:06 PM
the bowling never worried me, lets see how we bat in Asia
I'll just keep quoting this every time we play in Asia.
Just wait... the Summer will come around and we'll dominate on a batsmen's paradise, and everyone will forget about it!!
We need to tear up our pitches. I'm tired of our batsmen only being good in conditions that suit them.
England have attempted to make things better by allowing the captain of the visiting team in County matches to elect to bowl first without a toss. If they don't want to take it then they toss like normal
Maybe Australia should try something similar?
Quote from: PowerBug on August 05, 2016, 03:58:07 PM
Quote from: ossie85 on August 05, 2016, 03:45:17 PM
Quote from: ossie85 on July 26, 2016, 04:11:06 PM
the bowling never worried me, lets see how we bat in Asia
I'll just keep quoting this every time we play in Asia.
Just wait... the Summer will come around and we'll dominate on a batsmen's paradise, and everyone will forget about it!!
We need to tear up our pitches. I'm tired of our batsmen only being good in conditions that suit them.
England have attempted to make things better by allowing the captain of the visiting team in County matches to elect to bowl first without a toss. If they don't want to take it then they toss like normal
Maybe Australia should try something similar?
I've been saying that for years. Home advantage is too much of an advantage, let the away team choose whether to bat/bowl and watch the pitch conditions change....
we'll be lucky to get to 130
HERATH HATTRICK!!!
One day off the year anniversary of getting bowled out for 60 too...
Herath is the best spinner to ever play for SL (And no I'm not forgetting anyone ;))
Betcha Warner's feeling good at his run a ball 40 now
It's no so much how cheaply we're getting out, but how quickly
we should declare and then Sri Lanka declare without batting
least make it interesting
How come Marsh isn't controlling the strike? He's top 6 isn't he?
Quote from: ossie85 on August 05, 2016, 04:25:10 PM
How come Marsh isn't controlling the strike? He's top 6 isn't he?
He comes in to bat at number 6 yes. I don't think many are calling him top 6 :P
I think Australia tend to believe that their tail are good enough to block.
we should also stop trying to defend against spin
be attacking. like T20 attacking. least try to get some runs before the inevitable happens
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on August 05, 2016, 04:35:02 PM
we should also stop trying to defend against spin
be attacking. like T20 attacking. least try to get some runs before the inevitable happens
I guess if everyone scored 40 off 40 like Warner Australia would be ahead right now...
But it's probably not the approach I would look at taking.
there you go Marsh more of that
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on August 05, 2016, 04:35:02 PM
we should also stop trying to defend against spin
be attacking. like T20 attacking. least try to get some runs before the inevitable happens
Good suggestion!
didn't last long but 12 runs is still better than what we would have got :P
great catch Smiddy
2 quick ones
shame Lanka probably already have enough
flower sake Voges
guess it was only Mendis. hasn't scored that many runs so far this series.....
seriously where do you want em Voges?
Oh Adam...
got lucky...
Not watching cricket again until its played in Australia 8). Brutal, lucky im at work and cant watch.
It's embarrassing how bad we are away from home. Luckily everyone else sucks away from home too.
Open a poll on what is worse:
Flat track batters paradise 1500 runs scored. 5 Day Draw.
VS
Bowlers Paradise over in 2.5 days. 600 Runs total.
Australia play spin like Brisbane play AFL.
Quote from: Levi434 on August 05, 2016, 06:26:05 PM
Open a poll on what is worse:
Flat track batters paradise 1500 runs scored. 5 Day Draw.
VS
Bowlers Paradise over in 2.5 days. 600 Runs total.
I know what i prefer! 40 wickets any day
Quote from: JBs-Hawks on August 05, 2016, 07:10:46 PM
Australia play spin like Brisbane play AFL.
You Titus jb?
Geez don't see 33 wickets falling in the first two days of a test match very often aha
Pretty amazing tho that SL beat Aus once in 30 years then get two within a week-or-two
Burns, Khawaja, and Holland surely to be dropped? Lyon deserves to be dropped for 4/158 on this pitch but surely wouldn't happen
Agree Jukes, spinners exceptionally poor
Khawaja out twice in a day :/
Well done Starc. The only player to play well, imagine the test without him
Khawaja has enough credits. Drop Burns for S Marsh, M Marsh for Henriques and Holland for Coulter- Nile. A decent pace bowler better than a rubbish spinner
Quote from: ossie85 on August 06, 2016, 03:46:24 AM
Khawaja has enough credits. Drop Burns for S Marsh, M Marsh for Henriques and Holland for Coulter- Nile. A decent pace bowler better than a rubbish spinner
Oh please no...
Quote from: Jay on August 06, 2016, 10:44:12 AM
Quote from: ossie85 on August 06, 2016, 03:46:24 AM
Khawaja has enough credits. Drop Burns for S Marsh, M Marsh for Henriques and Holland for Coulter- Nile. A decent pace bowler better than a rubbish spinner
Oh please no...
Not my first choice either, but he's the only reserve batsmen right?
well
that was just embarrassing
didn't watch flower all of it today
Yeah that's pretty pathetic, still one test to get some pride back at least - a big overhaul in the XI needed
My rankins
Burns - 0 (6 balls)
Warner - 5 (I know he scored the most runs, but he only batted for 12 overs total. This is test cricket, either score real runs like centuries, or work through your innings)
Khawaja - 1
Smith - 3
Marsh - 5 (more starts, no impact with the ball)
Nevill - 5
Starc - 9.5 (one of the best fast bowling efforts in Asia - imagine the test without him?? Couldn't ask for much more)
Lyon - 3 (bowling really wasn't good enough)
Hazlewood - 5
Holland - 1 (not up to standard)
I miss the Chappell and Waugh Brothers :-\
a mate just came round so I won't get to see the start of the test
wanna hope there'd be some sort of improvement from the last test
Quote from: T Dog on August 06, 2016, 08:19:37 PM
I miss the Chappell and Waugh Brothers :-\
Isn't Mark Waugh a selector?
Quote from: Levi434 on August 13, 2016, 02:08:21 PM
Quote from: T Dog on August 06, 2016, 08:19:37 PM
I miss the Chappell and Waugh Brothers :-\
Isn't Mark Waugh a selector?
Then he should be selecting players who can play in the conditions >:( It was OK for him. He was talented. ;D
spewin I missed the start, happy I missed the rest
Smiddy... couldn't hope for an easier catch off a spinner... dropped
and Smiddy drops another simple chance
don't even know why I'm bothering to watch. they clearly don't care
Smiddy :(
This series without Starc... imagine that
Henriques gonna get a go soon Smith?
Hope Warner enjoys having the best strike rate of the series. Should give him a medal
Marsh dropped early today. difficult chance
at least we're looking better. would've been nice in the first 2 tests
and Marsh gets his century. Smiddy shouldn't be too far behind, 92*
1/215
OH MARSHY. LEAVE HIM IN THERE SELECTORS FK SAKE
and Smiddy gets his. well batted skip
1/227
keep goin boys
Quote from: elephants on August 15, 2016, 04:57:01 PM
OH MARSHY. LEAVE HIM IN THERE SELECTORS FK SAKE
In hindsight, but looking at the batsmen averages in Asia prior to this series, S Marsh should've been selected in test 1. We pick bowlers depending on conditions, why not batsmen?
Quote from: ossie85 on August 15, 2016, 05:15:52 PM
Quote from: elephants on August 15, 2016, 04:57:01 PM
OH MARSHY. LEAVE HIM IN THERE SELECTORS FK SAKE
In hindsight, but looking at the batsmen averages in Asia prior to this series, S Marsh should've been selected in test 1. We pick bowlers depending on conditions, why not batsmen?
I agree mate, I believe that his technique is conducive to productivity in the sub-continent.
As you say however, easy to make that call now.
Same old Smith - shows off in meaningless games and against easy opponents but is nowhere to be seen when his team needs their captain to stand up. Scores of 5, 6, 7, and 8 in the tests when England went 2-1 and 3-1 up last Ashes (and twin 33s in the first test)
Marsh is a gun tho
Marsh is such a tease!
Geez 22 balls between stumpings, can't say that happens too often
gotta be there at stumps Mitchy
then go nuts tomorrow
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on August 15, 2016, 09:37:34 PM
gotta be there at stumps Mitchy
then go nuts tomorrow
Was this Test moved to Adelaide or something?
Playing like a Flat track.
flower me. their close in fielders are so sharp
little unlucky but I guess it was a little lazy
Quote from: Torpedo10 on August 15, 2016, 09:52:10 PM
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on August 15, 2016, 09:37:34 PM
gotta be there at stumps Mitchy
then go nuts tomorrow
Was this Test moved to Adelaide or something?
Playing like a Flat track.
I say this.
Annnddd then we collapsed...again.
Best test of the lot!
the flower kinda leave was that haha
I'll take it
Nevill should've taken that
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on August 15, 2016, 10:38:36 PM
Nevill should've taken that
Flower me that was terrible
Only positive out of this series is that Starc is going nuts
Quote from: _wato on August 15, 2016, 10:41:50 PM
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on August 15, 2016, 10:38:36 PM
Nevill should've taken that
Flower me that was terrible
Only positive out of this series is that Starc is going nuts
was a Wade-like drop
never switch off when the ball's in play!
looked high
missing leg. god dammit
THE KETTLE
although tbh I don't think there was enough evidence to overturn the decision
Who needs to win by talent when you have drs rubbish and being unsportsmanlike instead
Quote from: Jukes on August 16, 2016, 04:37:45 PM
Who needs to win by talent when you have drs rubbish and being unsportsmanlike instead
Is that your description of Stuart Broad?
Quote from: Torpedo10 on August 16, 2016, 04:44:25 PM
Quote from: Jukes on August 16, 2016, 04:37:45 PM
Who needs to win by talent when you have drs rubbish and being unsportsmanlike instead
Is that your description of Stuart Broad?
No, this is:
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E2j57P07am4/maxresdefault.jpg)
Quote from: Jukes on August 16, 2016, 04:47:11 PM
Quote from: Torpedo10 on August 16, 2016, 04:44:25 PM
Quote from: Jukes on August 16, 2016, 04:37:45 PM
Who needs to win by talent when you have drs rubbish and being unsportsmanlike instead
Is that your description of Stuart Broad?
No, this is:
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E2j57P07am4/maxresdefault.jpg)
Did you need to find your recording of that match to get that screenshot or did you have it preprepared? :P
flower yeah Starcy
I feel like there's been lots of overturned decisions in this series
Looks like this will be an interesting chase tomorrow :) Can't blame Sri Lanka for just batting for as long as possible, seems like they would rather 2-0 instead of pressing for 3-0 with a possibility of 2-1 :)
yeah if I was Sri Lanka I'd just keep batting
bat Aus out of it and try pick up a few. never know, Aus could crumble again
flowerin Herath...
flower off. collapse. every single time
that's our hope for a win out the window you'd think
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on August 17, 2016, 06:40:48 PM
flower off. collapse. every single time
that's our hope for a win out the window you'd think
Will be struggling to get a draw even so will lose No 1 ranking.
extremely close call... I reckon there was 0.00001mm of bat behind the line by the time the bail was fully dislodged
go from 1-100 looking a million dollars to 4-113. Is it time to pull the pin on voges and blood a young fella away from home. Voges is great in Austtralia, but at 37, youd be better off to play a 21-25 year old and give him some experience of the spinning pitches for future matches.
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on August 17, 2016, 06:50:19 PM
extremely close call... I reckon there was 0.00001mm of bat behind the line by the time the bail was fully dislodged
and that would be one of the widest creases I have seen
Still does not exlude the collapse from 1/100 to 6 /124
5-20... pathetic.
Peter Handscomb has to be entering this side sooner rather than later surely.
gone
one to go
aaaaand it's over
flowerin disgusting
Disgusting 10/83 from this team absolutely disgraceful from 0/77 to all out 160.
Another exceptionally poor effort
My rankings for the test:
Warner - 6 (barely a pass)
S Marsh - 9 (him and Starc only guys in squad who leave Sri Lanka positively)
Smith - 7.5 (2nd innings disappointment)
Voges - 2
Henriques - 0
M Marsh - 4
Nevill - 4 (couple of poor keeping, batting becoming an issue)
Starc - 8
Lyon - 5 (just)
Holland - 4 (tried hard, but not test standard IMO)
Hazlewood - 1 (ineffectual)
I didn't even realise Henriques played the test? He isn't up to batting standard, and bowling two overs just isn't enough.
Smiddy finally won the toss and elected to field. bit of a surprising decision
Mathews said he would've batted anyway
Warner
Finch
Smith
Bailey
Henriques
Head
Wade
Faulkner
Starc
Zampa
Hazlewood
Starcy gets Perera in the first over 8)
He's a freak
3 Tasmanian borns in the team. Go lads
flowerin Finch drops an absolute dolly
sun in his eye my ass
see ya Dilshan. nice shot
missing leg
wasted review
well it was hitting but not enough. was never gonna be over turned. wasted review
Starc with figures of 3/32 off his 10. really impressive again
Lanka 8/227
gonna be tricky with the spinners
no way Finch hit that
when they showed the side by side of when the ball passed the bat there was definitely daylight there, despite the Lankan commentator repeating "there's no daylight there"
big wicket, Wade was looking fairly comfortable against spin
smashed that, but straight to the fielder
3/128 after 25
and we finally get a win!
got a little hairy at the end, but we got there. good team performance from the boys
0 Tasmanians in Test team = 0 wins
3 Tasmanians in odi team = 1 win
Quote from: ossie85 on August 22, 2016, 05:19:44 AM
0 Tasmanians in Test team = 0 wins
3 Tasmanians in odi team = 1 win
coincidence? I think not!
game 2 is about to start. Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
Lyno in, Hazlewood out
Lyno opening the bowling
well... it was a good start...
then Travis Head bowled his first over...
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on August 24, 2016, 08:40:41 PM
well... it was a good start...
then Travis Head bowled his first over...
Yeah. Not sure why Australia keep playing all rounders that struggle with bat and ball
Finch what the actual flower?
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on August 24, 2016, 09:06:39 PM
Finch what the actual flower?
Comical if it was not so serious but disgraceful by Finch. Rule 101 is bowler always takes the stumps at Bowlers end when possible.
Zampa with an absolute ripper of a wrong'un!
he was happy with it too ;D
de Silva hits it straight to Smiddy
Zamps with another!
...
dead set.... how do you drop that
chasing a biggie
we actually did alright... except for the 2 big partnerships
^^ that catch sure would have been nice
and Faulks picks up Perera LBW as I'm writing this
hahaha Faulks just got a hattrick. came outta nowhere
don't even think he knows haha
Lanka all out 288
pick up the last 5 for 20odd or something but they scored too many runs from 40-45ish overs
gotta bat well
Warner gone early
Finch gone too. early trouble
Smiddy tries to go over the top and is caught at mid on
deep trouble now. need Wadey to sweep his way to a ton
and phones just about gone so I'm off
cmon boys
a good innings from Wade comes to an end, and probably our last chance of a win gone too
unless Faulks goes nuts
and Head's gone now too. bugger it. goin to sleep!
missed the start cos I watchin Pav's last game
Lanka are batting first and Starcy got a wicket in the first over again
Bowling heavy side
Good to see Hastings back though
Zamps 8)
another 3 for Zamps
should've been 4. he was dead in front there. would have broken leg stump in half
and the reason why the ump gave it not out was because he thought he hit it. if he knew he didn't hit, he would have given it, I'm sure of it
great hundred Chandimal, well deserved
good catch Zamps. Lanka all out 226
come on boys
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on August 28, 2016, 11:20:26 PM
another 3 for Zamps
should've been 4. he was dead in front there. would have broken leg stump in half
and the reason why the ump gave it not out was because he thought he hit it. if he knew he didn't hit, he would have given it, I'm sure of it
sigh... (I don't like writing sigh but that's all I can say)
if I wasn't such a lazy prick I'd do a side by side image of the above LBW and the one that was just given. Finch should still be batting. get flowered
unfloweringbelievable
oh and now with momentum they get another one
good stuff
fingers are under it. clean catch
never should've happened though
Bailey fiddy. he and Wade building a nice partnership
4/156 need 71 from 108 balls
an excellent throw from the boundary. direct hit one stump to aim at
Wade JUST in
and again Wade JUST in on the stumping
stumping was closer both were so close
flower... Bailey bowled for 70. 6/204
need 23 from 48
the flower was that Faulks
7/206
Just needed Bailey to last one more over and it would have been an easy win. Could get a bit trickier now...
Starcy goes bang. that's handy
one too many Starc. got it down to 5 take the flowerin singles!
holy flower
Zamps first ball cuts it off the stumps for 4
scores tied
and a dropped catch allows us to get the run we needed!
flower yeah boys
made it hard
ily zamps <3
bowling first again
and Starc picks up a wicket in the first over again haha
that was weird... everyone went up bar Hastings
big sound as it went passed the bat. and it's been overturned
2/18
Chandimal gone! big wicket there
3/31
Mathews seems to have done a calf or something
de Silva hits it straight up and is gone for 76
4/121 after 29. not sure if Mathews will come back out there so it's pretty much 5 fa
Onya Zamps
now Head gets his first ODI wicket!
Davey's ground fielding has been shocking
Bailey drops a sitter
Faulks is dead set bowling fast leggies haha
Hastings gets his 4th, chance of a 5fa
8/199
been said before but this no runners rule is ridiculous
and Hastings gets his 5th!
Sri Lanka all out 212
Hastings finished with 6
do this boys
Finchy goin nuts
35 off 11 atm
gets his 50 off 18 balls... then goes out LBW next ball and wastes a review
2mm of the ball hitting leg stump. musta been sure of that umpire
to fair to him I had my finger up too
and Khawaja goes 2nd ball
on replay it was missing the stumps by miles
so that's one they owe us. maybe 2
Head gets bowled... off the first no ball of the series ;D
100 partnership between Head and Bailey. good smart batting from the 2
Head gone for 40 but it should be game over
need 16 to win
make that 12
Bailey 90* not able to get his century but doesn't matter. Aussies win the ODI series!
won the match by 6 wickets with 19 overs in hand
Sri Lanka won the toss again and elected to bat again
pretty sure that's 5/5?
I can't believe it. Starc didn't get a wicket in the first over
Faulks gets the much needed break through. bit of a gift from de Silva
1/73
one brings two! Zamps 8)
2/77
there's the third!
Starc gets Chandimal. big wicket
3/78
hm. not sure about that. looked like he got a little inside edge on it. ump must've thought there wasn't enough evidence to overturn the LBW decision. if Russell Arnold was on commentary he'd unbearable right now
6/145
beautiful bowling Zamps
7/165
Lanka all out 195
come on boys 4-1 looks pretty good after getting shower on in the test series
Warner on 95*, it's now the highest score by an Aussie in Sri Lanka in ODIs
looking to be the first to score an ODI ton over there. crazy
game's over pretty much
and he gets it. well batted Davey. the second 50 anyway. his first 50 was scrappy. but he got there
Onya Davey 8)
nice little beer snake from the Lankans in the crowd
come on cows I'm tired
late wickets makes it look closer than what it was
got there. good work boys. 4-1
Well done boys on 4-1, clearly the best ODI team in the world still - won easily even when they didn't play that well. Bailey will HAVE to be considered for Indian tests - the worst that can happen is he doesn't score anything, and I think our current test batsmen aren't gonna do much more than that anyway.
Look, t20 is my least favourite format of cricket, but Australia needs to start treating it with respect.
AGAIN Australia have a cobbled together t20 team (though some of it is due to injury in fairness).
first T20 about to get underway
Sri Lanka won the toss again and elected to field
Warner
Khawaja
Head
Bailey
Maxwell
Henriques
Nevill
Faulkner
Starc
Zampa
Boland
scrap that line up, Maxy's opening!
good over Warner
2 4 4 4 4 1
0/33 after 3
ah damn. Warner bowled for 28. was looking good
1/57 after 4.5
Maxy's goin nuts. there's his 50
27 balls
1/98 after 9
damn I was enjoying that ;D
Khawaja goes for 36 (22)
2/154 after 13.2
Maxy 82* (42)
and Maxy brings up his ton with a pull shot that went straight up but it was a no-ball (and it was dropped anyway)
2/182 after 15.1
he's goin flowerin bananas
3/263. the highest total in a T20
Maxy 145* (65)
not bad. not bad at all
Head 45 (18) went out on the last ball
Starc gets Dilshan in the first over
1/9
Boland strikes in the second over
2/15
Sri Lanka actually did alright finishing up on 9/178. nowhere near enough though
Aussies win by 85 runs
Big show indeed!
G. Maxwell 3 votes. O0
missed the start but the Aussies right on top
Lanka 6/76 after 12.5
Zamps just got his third
9/128
Faulks, Zamps with 3 each
0/71
Maxy fiddy off 18 balls
like 30 to get and we've lost 4 quick wickets haha
just tryna keep it interesting
lmao 6 down now, 9 to get
lost 6/27
drop catch on the boundary knocks it over for 6
won by 4 wickets. 2-0
reckon we've found our T20 opener Nigey!
Shouldn't have taken this long.
So is Finch gone not to return from injury.
Quote from: Ringo on September 10, 2016, 12:34:16 PM
So is Finch gone not to return from injury.
I haven't heard anything about his injury, hope it's not too bad, but even if/when he comes back I'd still open with Maxy