***Official*** Sri Lanka in Australia 2012/2013

[wellAlbidarned]

It's not the optimum action for getting swing though. He's far too front-on to get it hooping regularly - which is why he's very much 'straight up and down'.

Dale "Best outswing bowler in the world" Steyn disagrees. The whole front-on-for-inswing-side-on-for-out-swing thing is an old dying tradition, it's all about wrist and seam release now.

 

[Burgey]

When's someone going to front CA about these fast bowling injuries. It's a side strain a thon.

You're doing it wrong ffs.

 

[Spikey]

that was reverse swing

 

[Burgey]

Really good drift here for Lyon. Need a fielder under the bat at both ends I reckon, the odd one bouncing variably.

 

[Burgey]

Lyon gonna get a c&b here. Commentators still not picked up that Starc is getting reverse.

 

[Jono]

Has a batsman ever thrown anything at the ball as hard outside off as Til Dil does? The minute he sees it he tries to hit the cover off it

 

[Johnners]

Yech, wish Starc would say bowling over the wicket.

 

[Noble One]

Starc bowling a very good spell. Just enough reverse swing to catch an edge.

 

[Burgey]

Reckon this is as good a spell as I've seen Lyon bowl.

 

[Noble One]

I don't recall a bigger change between Tests to a bowlers style.

Lyon has never been a drifter. The one aspect that Hauritz had him covered.

 

[stephen]

Our bowling was terrible in the first session, but it's been a lot better since lunch. Really felt like smacking our quicks over the head for bowling short. Every single ball that landed around half way ended up crossing the rope. Pitch it up FFS. Starc and Lyon have been bowling very well since lunch though.

 

[Johnners]

Thought Siddle & Watto bowled quite well in the 2nd part of the session. Starc on the otherhand bowled absolute tripe, much improved after lunch though thankfully, and it's no co-incidence imo that he was bowling mostly over instead of around the wicket.

 

[Noble One]

Matthews looks a wicket in waiting.

Very poor temperament.

 

[Cevno]

Would be quite a feat of acrobatics to achieve that. Should send him to live with shaolin monks imo.

but seriously you're talking out of your arse. His action is very well aligned.

 

[Johnners]

(n) Dave, Ricky would've hit that.

Come back Punter

EDIT: Should harden up 'n lose the jumper

 

[Spark]

Geez these two are trying seriously hard to get themselves out, aren't they?

Mathews has batted so weirdly since lunch.

 

[Johnners]

Has a batsman ever thrown anything at the ball as hard outside off as Til Dil does? The minute he sees it he tries to hit the cover off it

Makes for good/amusing watching though. It's so pre-meditated at times (eg. gets beaten/almost run-out, must smash the next ball!)

 

[Johnners]

Mathews has no idea what's happening out there atm, a walking wicket.

 

[Spark]

How the **** have we not got a wicket this session? Yeesh.

 

[Jono]

Reckon this is as good a spell as I've seen Lyon bowl.

Are you the bloke who said he's better than Swann?