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***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka
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Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Did it quite a few times during his innings tbh; always felt like that was coming.
adub
International Captain
I know what you mean, but I don't know. I have a strangely good feeling about how we'll bowl. Maybe it's just blind optimism born of seeing Copeland debut, but I'm even feeling warmly towards Johnson (and that never happens).
Spark
Global Moderator
Yeah, but it's more the general method I'm wondering about. It's just very not-Clarke to play spin like that.
Top_Cat
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Same with Hughes' dismissal, tbh. Was reasonable bowling to clam him up but a nick seemed inevitable. That it spat a bit is neither here nor there for mine.
benchmark00
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I don't like the bloke, but he's got a point.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Yeah I like the attack too and I think they'll bowl well on this wicket which is doing a bit. I think Sri Lanka's middle order will bat infinitely better on it than we have though; they've forged careers out of making pitches like this look like absolute roads regardless of the attack - so much so that they often get marked down for it by analysts (somehow).
adub
International Captain
Personally I reckon the bowlers deserve the credit. They haven't given much away and have bowled enough good balls to get wickets. The pitch is doing a bit, some spin, some variable bounce, a bit two paced, and now reversing. You'd definitely prefer to bowl on it than bat, and the Lankans are using it to their advantage as you would expect.
Outswinger@Pace
International 12th Man
Easier said than done, Pup. Did you see how the ball is taking chunks out of the pitch and puffs of dust are coming up every now and then?
It's not a pitch where you can charge spinners down the track and belt them out of the ground. Ponting played one superb lofted shot and the second proved fatal. Sweeping is a good approach, but I don't think any batsman on display is adept at doing that. Hussey's wait and watch mantra seems to be the best option in these circumstances.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
Been watching all of about 2 deliveries, but already seen some sharp turn and variable bounce for Dilshan.
Outswinger@Pace
International 12th Man
The bigger question is are these guys - Haddin, Midge and others - capable of batting around Hussey to add at least 100 to 120 runs more?
AlwaysProteas
U19 12th Man
At this rate, balls will be bouncing twice before reaching the stumps by the end of the match.
Spark
Global Moderator
Hussey is a tail-shepherding magician, so it's possible.
SamSawnoff
U19 Vice-Captain
I think the bowling has been pretty good, not sensational but very solid and there has been the odd jaffa bowled. Clarke's dismissal was funny as he's always talked up as our best player of spin.
Punter got done in flight but I don't see why he was so keen on lofting the ball anyway.
This is the Aussie batting line-up and I daresay if the bowling had been less disciplined they still would have got themselves out anyway - Punter has turned that into an art form in recent years - BUT the Lankies know their own conditions and are using them well.
archie mac
International Coach
Luck Aust won the toss with the SL spinners seemingly being a class above the Aussie spinners. Perhaps with SL batting last Aussies may be a fair chance
