***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

[Outswinger@Pace]

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.

Seconded! He's putting a price on his wicket on a dicey track. I love this battle of attrition.

 

[Prince EWS]

All six batsmen have got starts so far. It's a wicket you're never really in on but Australia really do need someone to go on with one of these eventually as I don't have a lot of faith in Haddin or Johnson against good spin and while #9-11 can all bat, it'd be a big ask for three players with such little experience to offer much in such alien conditions.

 

[Jayzamann]

Down leg.

Also tons of dust. Wowser.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

I suspect that's going down.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Thought it was missing by more than that when I saw the replay actually...am surprised it's only 1 stump wide.

 

[benchmark00]

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.

This post sums up what is wrong with Australian cricket and the mentality it has.

I can only imagine you've formed this opinion due to listening to Ian Chappell and Ian Healy in the commentary box, or watching Australia at their peak a few years ago when we had ATG players.

Test cricket is slow, at times boring, but that is test cricket. We DON'T have those batsmen any more. What we do have is a number of talented players who are good in their own right. They SHOULDN'T try and bat how our lineup did in the late 90's/early 2000's.

This is test match cricket, day one no less. 200-250 at stumps is plenty if you've got wickets in hand and established men at the crease.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Lol! Huss may not be finding the boundary, but marriage proposals are certainly finding a way through to him.

 

[benchmark00]

I suspect that's going down.

You keep your mother out of this!

 

[SamSawnoff]

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 he's doing ok. It's fairly tough out there, throwing his wicket away going for runs isn't the way to go.

Hads would have been proud of that gate.

 

[Daemon]

Khawaja

 

[Prince EWS]

Khawaja lazy on the front foot? Never!

 

[Jayzamann]

if you've got wickets in hand and established men at the crease.

Nah, nah.

 

[benchmark00]

Usman, noooooooooo. Good ball, late. Usman not good enough in defence there.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Ohh that's a blinder.

 

[Prince EWS]

This post sums up what is wrong with Australian cricket and the mentality it has.

I can only imagine you've formed this opinion due to listening to Ian Chappell and Ian Healy in the commentary box, or watching Australia at their peak a few years ago when we had ATG players.

Test cricket is slow, at times boring, but that is test cricket. We DON'T have those batsmen any more. What we do have is a number of talented players who are good in their own right. They SHOULDN'T try and bat how our lineup did in the late 90's/early 2000's.

This is test match cricket, day one no less. 200-250 at stumps is plenty if you've got wickets in hand and established men at the crease.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Top delivery! Usman looked good while he was out there, tbf to him. The Irish swing is coming into the picture now.

 

[GotSpin]

Devastating...

 

[Howe_zat]

Another 20 odd. Nice cutter from Welegedera.

 

[adub]

That one hurts.

 

[NasserFan207]

Been good from SL, though admittedly they've been aided significantly