***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

[benchmark00]

Strange posting.

 

[benchmark00]

Dear Tum Tum,

Haddin is keeping up to the stumps to Lyon.

Lyon just got hit for six.

Explain.

 

[Athlai]

Strange posting.

Benchy dominating this period of play.

 

[Spikey]

Dear Tum Tum,

Haddin is keeping up to the stumps to Lyon.

Lyon just got hit for six.

Explain.

It was a fluke

 

[TumTum]

Dear Tum Tum,

Haddin is keeping up to the stumps to Lyon.

Lyon just got hit for six.

Explain.

What has that got to do with what I'm saying?

 

[benchmark00]

Batsmen only play big shots when the keeper is back.

 

[TT Boy]

If Aus lose here, Lyon will never play a test again.

Regardless of the result however, Mathews should never have to bat lower than the keeper again.

 

[benchmark00]

 

[Athlai]

Regardless of the result however, Mathews should never have to bat lower than the keeper again.

I agree with this but I can see why they did it after Prasanna's massive tour of England.

 

[TumTum]

Batsmen only play big shots when the keeper is back.

Because it's a spinner. As if Mahela would charge at Copeland and hit him over midwicket

 

[Cevno]

Nice fightback for Srilanka.

Good for Australia that they got some runs yesterday morning before eventually being dismissed. Just shows how poor Srilanka's first innings effort was too.

 

[Daemon]

Because it's a spinner. As if Mahela would charge at Copeland and hit him over midwicket

I'm dying for this to happen now

 

[adub]

Yes he's economical, but he doesn't get batsman out by frustrating them. He gets most of his wickets by good balls, not rash shots.

This isn't an Australian pitch. Back home he'd bowl a little shorter and look for the edge, but on this pitch that's useless. On this pitch he's fuller and looking to entice a silly drive or get past the bat and hit the pads. He's bowling the right thing for conditions.

 

[Spark]

Lyon's bowling strangely atm

 

[TT Boy]

Mahela's record at Galle - http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...rderby=default;template=results;type=allround

 

[benchmark00]

Because it's a spinner. As if Mahela would charge at Copeland and hit him over midwicket

As if he couldn't. It's really showing that you only started watching cricket a year or so ago.

 

[TT Boy]

I agree with this but I can see why they did it after Prasanna's massive tour of England.

That was the biggest shock of the summer. Not India getting whitewashed but that Prasanna had a good tour.

 

[adub]

Bad move Pup. At least it's Watto who is very handy in these conditions, but you have to bowl Copes in long spells.

 

[TumTum]

And now Haddin back for Watson, dire stuff

 

[Daemon]

Shane Watson would open the bowling for India