Craig
World Traveller
Tell me is every play a champ?
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***Official*** Sri Lanka in Australia
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sideshowtim
Banned
2 bowling changes by Ponting, 2 wickets.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Tell me is every play a champ?
That's the first time I've called someone a champ today....Anyway, all the players in the Aust test team (Hayden & Symonds aside) are champs
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Not Ponting. He's a chump.Anyway, all the players in the Aust test team (Hayden & Symonds aside) are champs
Craig
World Traveller
I was just yanking your chain
Anyway, all the players in the Aust test team (Hayden & Symonds aside) are champs
Sri Lanka end the day at 2/80, not to bad for them considering the dire effort in the 1st innings, of course to have lost 0 or 1 wicket would have been ideal, but two wickets lost is acceptable with 80 runs on the board. Vandort looked quite stratchy at times and he needs to relax tomorrow and not be so rigid at the crease or he may not last long. MacGill had the upper hand over him with the amount of leading edges he drew from Vandort's bat so I guess that is a moral victory for him.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Sorry, but you're wrong, Ponting is nothing but a champ, or legend
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
WTF. Hyperactive reaction.
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What kind of a fan are you....so negative ....
I disagree . I think SL will go past 350 and Aussies will have to bat to score anything from 50 - 150 on Day 5 . Murali will get 2 or 3 still , But Aussies will win comfortably despite that....that's my prediction ...
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Haha. Whoosh.Sorry, but you're wrong, Ponting is nothing but a champ, or legend
He had an opportunity to Emulate Monty Noble and get his second Fifty in a day...I was certain the legside catch went off his hip...but the hot spot seemed to confirm it was off the glove...for a moment I thought here goes Rudi again...
it's weird, trailing by 260 runs doesn't seem that much on a flat pitch
but when you say... Lanka will need atleast 400 to challenge then it sounds like more
anyway, i enjoyed todays play... was pretty dull through the 2nd session though with Atapattu and Prasanna..
im still finding it hard to believe we got rid of a decent batting lineup for 211 without McGrath and Warne.. i think things will be more tough in the 2nd innings though
MacGill the key man go for the 200 son!
but when you say... Lanka will need atleast 400 to challenge then it sounds like more
anyway, i enjoyed todays play... was pretty dull through the 2nd session though with Atapattu and Prasanna..
im still finding it hard to believe we got rid of a decent batting lineup for 211 without McGrath and Warne.. i think things will be more tough in the 2nd innings though
MacGill the key man
go for the 200 son!
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Symonds not an allrounder?...pfft!
CrazY GirL
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
poor show by sri lankans
JBH001
International Regular
2/80. Well, its not as bad as I thought, but once you've said that you've said everything.
But you may be right, I certainly hope so anyways. It would be nice if we made even a semblance of a contest of it. But I think attacking in this innings would be better. None of our bats have the temperament for occupation and nothing but, barring Marvan, so its best that they go for it - except that they do it judiciously and do it well. And here I am not so sure that they will be able to do that, but we will wait and see tomorrow.
Another stressful afternoon tomorrow awaits, on the couch and on tenterhooks...
Haha! No, not negative jason, just realistic.What kind of a fan are you....so negative ....
I disagree . I think SL will go past 350 and Aussies will have to bat to score anything from 50 - 150 on Day 5 . Murali will get 2 or 3 still , But Aussies will win comfortably despite that....that's my prediction ...
But you may be right, I certainly hope so anyways. It would be nice if we made even a semblance of a contest of it. But I think attacking in this innings would be better. None of our bats have the temperament for occupation and nothing but, barring Marvan, so its best that they go for it - except that they do it judiciously and do it well. And here I am not so sure that they will be able to do that, but we will wait and see tomorrow.
Another stressful afternoon tomorrow awaits, on the couch and on tenterhooks...
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Having watched the Aussies so far, I am certain India will do better than us ....In fact they will probably pull off a 2-1 series win if their batsmen all come down under in some form...because this Aussie attack can be tamed by the might of Indian batting for sure...they are not as tentative as our batsmen are...A real contest awaits the Aussies come Boxing day, IMO...
White Lightning
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Brett Lee bowled very well. Just has to keep doing that really, but we've had a few false dawns with him in the past. This time though he won't get away with some of the tripe he has served up in past years without McGrath and Warne around. Admittedly he is improving. Coming into this test i think i saw he had an average of around 28-29 from his last 10 tests and that would've improved further with this test... so maybe the new age of Brett Lee is coming to fruition...
The rest bowled well, especially MacGill with no luck. But you can see the difference between him and warne so clearly. macgill bowls a loose bowl every over. sometimes two. warne bowls a loose ball every two or three overs. and because warne's loose balls are so rare (probably bowls 1 to every 5 loose macgill balls) the batsman didn't put them away as often as they would put macgills away either...
Overall i'm pretty happy with the way our bowling attack is shaping up in the future - particularly the depth in the fast bowling ranks. Tait, Noffke and Hilfenhaus have a lot of pluses going for them, whilst even Bracken is handy if he has to get called up. And i noticed Matty Inness took 5 wickets today in the shield so it could be the emergence a bowler i consider to be a top left armer...
Big concern is the lack of spinner after MacGill. And don't say Hogg cause even if he came in after MacGill it would only last a season or two as they are the same age....
The rest bowled well, especially MacGill with no luck. But you can see the difference between him and warne so clearly. macgill bowls a loose bowl every over. sometimes two. warne bowls a loose ball every two or three overs. and because warne's loose balls are so rare (probably bowls 1 to every 5 loose macgill balls) the batsman didn't put them away as often as they would put macgills away either...
Overall i'm pretty happy with the way our bowling attack is shaping up in the future - particularly the depth in the fast bowling ranks. Tait, Noffke and Hilfenhaus have a lot of pluses going for them, whilst even Bracken is handy if he has to get called up. And i noticed Matty Inness took 5 wickets today in the shield so it could be the emergence a bowler i consider to be a top left armer...
Big concern is the lack of spinner after MacGill. And don't say Hogg cause even if he came in after MacGill it would only last a season or two as they are the same age....