***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

[robelinda]

Looked like a dodgy catch to me, not seen a good replay though.....

 

[uvelocity]

big effort from sanga but no way was there an edge and no way did he take that clean

 

[pup11]

Haddin was just being himself there so not really surprised, but good early signs from Johnson so far atleast he isn't trying to drag everything towards the cow-corner.

 

[Spikey]

uh MJ not trying to slog to cow corner is actually a bad sign

 

[Jono]

After the Haddin review, Paul Marsh, CEO of the Australian Cricketers' Association tweeted: "Technology being used in this series for DRS is simply not good enough. Time for ICC & Boards to invest some money & get it right." The old debate reignited.

Interesting

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Johnson will relish this pitch better than the other he's batted on in this series. Especially, the one in Galle. His stand and deliver style may get him some runs here, if he keeps his head.

 

[NasserFan207]

uh MJ not trying to slog to cow corner is actually a bad sign

Yeah. Someone needs to remind him he's a late order basher and not a test batsman.

 

[Bun]

After the Haddin review, Paul Marsh, CEO of the Australian Cricketers' Association tweeted: "Technology being used in this series for DRS is simply not good enough. Time for ICC & Boards to invest some money & get it right." The old debate reignited.

Interesting

:Lol,

 

[pup11]

uh MJ not trying to slog to cow corner is actually a bad sign

No mate Johnson bats best when he plays shots according to the merit of the ball rather than having a mow at everything.

 

[Spikey]

After the Haddin review, Paul Marsh, CEO of the Australian Cricketers' Association tweeted: "Technology being used in this series for DRS is simply not good enough. Time for ICC & Boards to invest some money & get it right." The old debate reignited.

Interesting

Hussey def. should have reminded Haddin he had pretty no chance of getting off, even if he didn't hit as he thought.

As for Marsh, well he's right - as per usual - but they won't actually invest money to improve the game

 

[pup11]

:Lol,

Think he made a pretty valid point, the technology being used in this series is just not enough for meaningful implementation of the DRS.

 

[Spark]

Pretty sure that wouldn't have shown up on Hotspot. Doesn't mean he didn't nick it.

 

[robelinda]

The whole DRS thing with nicks was always going to be the toughest to get right, bat pads and lbw's etc are fairly easy for the 3rd umpire, but thin edges are mighty hard to adjudicate on for the 3rd ump, need hot spot all the time.

 

[Bun]

Think he made a pretty valid point, the technology being used in this series is just not enough for meaningful implementation of the DRS.

Pretty sure that wouldn't have shown up on Hotspot. Doesn't mean he didn't nick it.

This.

Technology is overrated.

 

[robelinda]

Just want to say, I absolutely LOVE seeing a perfect forward defence, no joke. Marsh and Hussey have displayed textbook forward defences in this innings, its a thing of beauty. Test cricket is awesome.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Hussey really is the immovable object at the crease. Ideally, they'd do well to pick up the other 4 within the next 50 runs or so and leave the great man hanging.

 

[Spark]

5000 career runs for the Muss (y)

 

[pup11]

I really can't understand one thing though, there are people who can't stand an umpiring human error and yet these same people aren't convinced by technology either regardless of its restrictions.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Short pitched rubbish put away well by the master batsman. If the lower order supports him enough, he'd make it a very big Aus score indeed.

 

[Spark]

FMD that's a stupid leave