***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

[Jayzamann]

Aw yea Copeland.

Aw yea.

 

[Spikey]

Marsh and Usman will be trying to get each other to be the opener imo

 

[Ikki]

Copeland, Harris, Bollinger and Johnson would **** everybody

 

[Spikey]

would need a spinner in there somewhere tho


Hey I know a guy...he can bat a bit too

 

[Spark]

would need a spinner in there somewhere tho


Hey I know a guy...he can bat a bit too

Does his name involve a z somewhere?

EDIT: I just noticed... their #11 averages over 20 and has an FC ton.

 

[Spikey]

No but there's a X and V!

 

[adub]

Does his name involve a z somewhere?

EDIT: I just noticed... their #11 averages over 20 and has an FC ton.

Incredible fc batting averages all the way down the list. Obviously haven't faced a lot of Copes.

 

[Prince EWS]

News Ltd report says this re spinners

"(Lyon) looked more impressive than Beer today generating some loop and turn."

I have no real preference but I guess Lyon is really more of a cricketweb fav.

Doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Lyon's always going to be more aesthetically pleasing than Beer regardless of how effective they are; the guy just looks a much more able and threatening bowler in general. I wouldn't really have him anywhere near the team at the moment but that means nothing when the only actual competition is Beer. I'd take Lyon every time based on what I've seen and let's face it, that's all we have to go on as neither of them have records to speak of at any level above grade cricket.

 

[Prince EWS]

Incredible fc batting averages all the way down the list.

Especially considering Sri Lankan First Class domestic cricket is very bowler friendly in general.

 

[TumTum]

Weren't you the one saying he shouldn't be debuting here

Yes, but I wasn't a hater like some people

 

[Spikey]

Clarkey, Clarkey, Clarkey. Didn't you get the notes from Zimbabwe? Gotta get Siddle on against the tail so he can get some cheap wickets and look adequate.

Folding like bad hand here.

Ah here he is.

 

[Prince EWS]

Ah here he is.

Haha and getting smashed still.

 

[Uppercut]

Clarkey, Clarkey, Clarkey. Didn't you get the notes from Zimbabwe? Gotta get Siddle on against the tail so he can get some cheap wickets and look adequate.

Folding like bad hand here.

Tail-end wickets are anything but cheap. Haven't you watched Australia for the past three years?

 

[Spark]

Ah here he is.

Don't think Siddle is quite living up to his end of the bargain, though. Two fours in the over... I assume the new ball has been taken.

EDIT: Oh, it hasn't.

 

[Spikey]

bring back copes already

 

[adub]

Tail-end wickets are anything but cheap. Haven't you watched Australia for the past three years?

That might have something to do with the quality of the bowlers more than the batsmen.

 

[TumTum]

Is there a live commentary for this?

 

[Spark]

Perhaps this is a clever plan to make sure we don't need to bat tonight.

Or giving Siddle to bowl himself out of the Test side, which works too.

 

[Uppercut]

That might have something to do with the quality of the bowlers more than the batsmen.

In any case, if there's one thing Australian cricket needs it's a bowler who can pick up some "cheap" wickets and look adequate when the tail is in.

 

[Spikey]

siddle eco rate watch: up to 5:00 from 4:00 at spell's start


copeland career average watch: down to about 21.02