***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

[Outswinger@Pace]

Guy looks unsettled by the one that got between bat and pad last over. Is scampering risky singles really the need of the hour? Just settle down, think of this as your SCG track (plenty of Oz faces in the crowd too) and play your normal game!

 

[Howe_zat]

Dilshan unleashes the flying arse attack.

 

[Prince EWS]

Couldn't have given that out, even though it could have taken the back part of the edge.

Khawaja commits to a shot too early on this wicket.

Back of the bat?

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Taufel commentating?

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Wow! Simon Taufel in the box. Top stuff! Pity it's that **** conversing with him.

 

[Cevno]

Back of the bat?

Clearly mentioned back part of the edge here so nobody could again twist and exaggerate what i was saying

 

[Burgey]

Simon Taufel in the commentary box. Like it.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Congrats Australia! It seems the second last boundary was scored during Taylor's reign.

 

[pup11]

Hussey really doing neither himself nor the team any favours; he has allowed the bowlers to dictate terms and in conditions like these where as a batsmen you can get out at any time its highly important that you remain busy at the crease rather then dropping anchor.

 

[TT Boy]

Hussey's the man. Wish the Aussie selectors took the advice from some of the guys on here and dropped him for some guy with a sub 40 FC average.

 

[Prince EWS]

Hussey's the man. Wish the Aussie selectors took the advice from some of the guys on here and dropped him for some guy with a sub 40 FC average.

Think the suggestion was that he be dropped for Khawaja, who definitely isn't a sub-40 FC average kind of guy. Was averaging over 50 at the time.

 

[NasserFan207]

Hussey really doing neither himself nor the team any favours; he has allowed the bowlers to dictate terms and in conditions like these where as a batsmen you can get out at any time its highly important that you remain busy at the crease rather then dropping anchor.

Nah, they need Hussey to grind things out.

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha, do not bowl short to Khawaja. Especially at this pace, and especially on this wicket. Just don't even bother; save your boundary-riders the energy.

And yes, I have a distinctly TT Boy feeling about this post. If he gets out hooking it's definitely my fault.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Lakmal is noticeably quicker in this spell. This pitch has some dividends if you slam it down on the seam on a slightly shortish length. Not nonsensical half-trackers, but heavy balls muscled down and slanting across.

 

[Spikey]

Hussey's only on 27....and instead we dropped the guy with an average of 50 opening for a guy with tremendous talent yes but imo would be better off having another season in FC cricket.

That said Hussey isn't gonna throw away a start like Ponting and Clarke. I guess he's got that in his favour

 

[NasserFan207]

Taufel pulling no punches in the box, I like it

 

[adub]

I don't mind this grind at all. This is just good tough sub continental test cricket. The Lankan's supposedly pop-gun attack has been more than handy. I'm enjoying this.

 

[NUFAN]

Hussey really doing neither himself nor the team any favours; he has allowed the bowlers to dictate terms and in conditions like these where as a batsmen you can get out at any time its highly important that you remain busy at the crease rather then dropping anchor.

Meh. I don't mind at all if we have one of two batsman going slow as long as it doesn't impact on the guy up the other end, like it did with Ponting.

Still 399 overs potentially left in this Test match. 27 runs not out from 12.4 overs is not an issue.

 

[TT Boy]

Think the suggestion was that he be dropped for Khawaja, who definitely isn't a sub-40 FC average kind of guy. Was averaging over 50 at the time.

I was going by Usman's county average...

 

[DriveClub]

Khawaja looks class, needs some more time to get in to International cricket.