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

[Crazy Sam]

Would've been this one - 6th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka at Sydney, Jan 9, 2003 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Spark]

...which one?

edit: damn, too slow

 

[Spikey]

that's some tail

 

[Spikey]

not a half bad bowling performance by jaya either

 

[Crazy Sam]

From what I can recall, that was just after they had been bowled out for 65 by Australia "A" in Adelaide. I think they ended up playing a T25 exhibition game in the night of the Aus A game because it had finished so quickly.

 

[Spikey]

a great night that. upload pls rob

 

[Crazy Sam]

Here are the scorecards for those two Aus A games btw -

Tour match: Australia A v Sri Lankans at Adelaide, 7 Jan 2003

Tour match: Australia A v Sri Lankans at Adelaide, 7 Jan 2003


Aus A won both :O

 

[Jono]

Mac attack: George Bailey would be 'flipping burgers' without Nine's money

Ouch

 

[Spikey]

seems like bailey would have a pretty comfortable office job tbh

 

[Top_Cat]

Not a lot of time for Macnamara, tbh.

 

[benchmark00]

seems like bailey would have a pretty comfortable office job tbh

Without Channel 9 offices wouldn't exist itbt.

 

[Spikey]

Without Channel 9 offices wouldn't exist itbt.

thank god for c9 and the role they played in the industrial revolution

 

[uvelocity]

clarkeh to bat at 3, it's what the public wanted

 

[Spikey]

gotta play two openers and a number 5 in the top 3 if you to be successful in modern OD cricket tbh

 

[benchmark00]

Clarke has opened before. Technically it's all good (until it goes poorly).

 

[Migara]

Tharanga has to go. MJ or Thiri should open. It was stupid to send Karunarathne home. And it was selecturds and selectsuckers who ruined Randiv. SL ODI spinners have been poo since he has been pushed out of ODI squad.

 

[Crazy Sam]

Sounds like the side will be

Warner, Hughes, Clarke, Bailey, D Hussey, Wade, Cutting/Maxwell, Johnson, Starc, McKay, Doherty

Throw Watson in there and the top 7 looks quite strong.

 

[Migara]

For SL

Dilshan, Thirimanne, MJ, Chandimal, Mathews, K. Perera, J. Mendis, Kulasekara, T. Perera, Malinga, Herath

 

[Spark]

For SL

Dilshan, Thirimanne, MJ, Chandimal, Mathews, K. Perera, J. Mendis, Kulasekara, T. Perera, Malinga, Herath

They're not sure if Chandimal's gonna be fit. Would swap Mahela and Thirimanne IMO.

Agreed that Ajantha will be average in these conditions, though. Won't beat batsmen in flight, bowls too straight and doesn't turn it enough to make his variations tricky.

 

[NUFAN]

Yep that looks likely the team Sam. I would probably actually prefer a Cutting type at 7 against SL so we back our top 6 to bat for 40/45 overs and we have 50 potential overs bowled by proper bowlers. Although its harsh on the Heat if Cutting can't play in the Final.

Migara, I'm looking forward to seeing a bit more of Kushal Perera. I had my first look at him on Sunday and that drive for four looked classy, so I hope I can see a bit more of him over the next 3 matches.