***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

[Jayzamann]

Ben: "Ok, well once again watto caught at point in a test, this has to be where he gets out most? I recently remember 2nd innings of galle, Adelaide ashes, caught by Pieterson... seems to me like he needs to stop playing that shot, he just can't keep them wide one's down with the cut, going after them way too hard... Maybe he thinks the harder he hits it, the more chance the fielder will drop??"

I was standing at point when that happened. Absolutely dire, considering how he had just made it to lunch after that onslaught.

 

[Burgey]

You'd think it'd flatten by then.

Meant today, ****.

And the way we're going, he may well do so.

 

[Riggins]

I wasn't in the best state of mind but definitely thought that was caught at the finer of 2 gullys?? Same shot he always goes to though.

 

[Spark]

Seems a bit stuck on the crease does Ponting.

 

[Burgey]

Ricky has the fall-overs today, timing a bit out.

Good first up effort here from SL with the ball.

 

[Jayzamann]

Even though Watson got out to a naff delivery, he was going to get out doing that at some point. And Hughes isn't exactly on top of his game. The rest of this mornings deliveries haven't been all that lethal. /optimism

 

[Himannv]

Need to keep it a bit closer to the stumps IMO. Other than that good start.

 

[Spark]

Almost out on the pull...

 

[Spark]

Haha he's missed that by miles.

 

[Burgey]

He's missed that by quite some margin it seems.

SL famously breaking the "Don't refer Dar" Rule here

 

[adub]

never refer Aleem's decisions.

 

[Top_Cat]

Indeed. The result for you if you do will disasdarous.

 

[Himannv]

Should be a law against reviewing Dar's decisions.

 

[centurymaker]

i dont know why teams still refer him. he's in his peak ffs. very unlikely to make a bad call.

 

[Spark]

That's more like it.

 

[Howe_zat]

Geniunely stunned by the SL team this morning.

 

[Burgey]

Has lunch been pushed back because of the late start?

 

[Spark]

Yep.

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Not the most fascinating cricket atm. SL bowling quite wide and the bats having nothing to do with it.

 

[Burgey]

I think that's a first I've seen, and it's a bloody good idea.

For too long lunch has been some immovable feast, and you'd get a delayed start, 30-45 minutes of play in a morning, then off for lunch. Then at day's end - off for bad light or such.

It may be this is something which has been done before, but I can't recall seeing it. Excellent development imo.

 

[Spark]

Lunch has been moved a lot this series.