Once the batting fails the onus is on the bowling group to keep us alive in the contest, for the last two days we have been rubbing the ball on fire yet we have hardly seen any reverse which is the only way one is going to get a wicket in these conditions.
Eranga and Herath can bat, so not that long.
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I am not sure what that's supposed to mean. The Aussie bowlers - barring Mitchell - have maintained good discipline against batsmen who have made an international career playing on these decks. They haven't let the match slip away and the Lankan batsmen have played percentage cricket.
Of course mate if short and wide stuff is your thing then I can see where you are coming from.
Obviously the bowling's been short and wide all innings, with Sri Lanka rollocking along at 2.77 RPO.
Our batting was bad but all three Sri Lankan quicks moved the ball throughout the innings and that played a part in us not scoring that many, compared to that both Siddle and Johnson have bowled a generally short length on a wicket that hardly has any life in it which has blunted their chances of being effective in these conditions.
Are you following the game based on stats..!? The run rate is low because likes of Watto and Copeland have bowled good line and length and kept the scoring rate in check whereas likes of Siddle and Johnson have undone any pressure created by them.
The Sri Lankan quicks didn't run through the Aussie side, as even you'd admit. There was sustained discipline and the Aussie batsmen's indiscretion caused their undoing.
Yes. This being an AstroTurf pitch and all, it hasn't changed character at all.
Same could be said for you. There's a very clear reason for the lack of reverse swing and a long shot camera angle of the field will show the reason
