32nd Match - Australia v Sri Lanka (8th March 2015)

[BigBrother]

Btw. what extremely ****ty calls in pitch pitch that was. Spin friendly 250ish pitch my ass.

I think the Australians were extremely lucky that they have the likes of Maxwell who doesn't let that kind of things affect him and bats the way he does.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

England play their quarter at MCG IF they qualify. Sri Lanka at Sydney. Australia at Adelaide and NZ at Wellington.

 

[Antihippy]

I do love how everyone is commenting about how maxwell took the time to play himself in when he did an inside out lofted drive on his 7th delivery.

 

[Maximas]

Well work sucked, but not too concerned we lost this one, always thought if we lost the toss they'd go big and bat us out of the game barring a Sanga miracle or something similar, nice to see Chandimal in the runs too, didn't think he had it in him to pull something like that off - anyone know what his injury is like? This performance tells me the batting is working fine, the hugeness of the chase probably contributed to us falling comfortably short in the end but it sounded like we were in it till about the last 10 overs. This 7 batsmen thing just has to stop, the bowling is so weak and selection like that just makes it weaker, we desperately needed another seamer today, hopefully phatty is all good by the QFs too. Playing SA at the SCG won't be a bad result for us.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

I don't think wasim akram can really compare height-wise to starc. Dude is a giant.

Which is kinda what makes him so frustrating with the red ball. With the amount of natural attributes and sheer natural ability he has, he really should be a beast in any form.

Wasim was pretty tall. As far as I know, Starc is 6'6" and Akram was 6'4". Not a huge difference.

 

[Daemon]

Wasim was indeed big.

Was pretty tall too

 

[Antihippy]

Wasim was pretty tall. As far as I know, Starc is 6'6" and Akram was 6'4". Not a huge difference.

I dunno if it's just his height messing with my perception though but I always thought starc's arms are longer than they should be.

 

[Spark]

What has Smith done recently except getting a bag of runs vs an average India bowling attack? He made a 68 at a 80 SR.. Sanga has made 2 consecutive 100s and is among the top runscorers in the WC, made 1500+ runs in Tests last year. In Tests and ODIs, Sanga is well above Smith on current form.

ahahahaha

 

[smash84]

Wasim was pretty tall. As far as I know, Starc is 6'6" and Akram was 6'4". Not a huge difference.

Akram was 6ft2 or 6ft3 in. Definitely not 6 ft4in

 

[smash84]

well played by SL. i didn't think they would even get anywhere near the total.

 

[harsh.ag]

Sanga is such a gun.

No idea what to think about Maxwell, but obviously he is been red hot awesome for the past year. Good on him for getting the ton.

 

[viriya]

ahahahaha

Nervous laughter accepting the truth I see.

 

[Spark]

Nervous laughter accepting the truth I see.

yes, of course, i bow to your "all smith has done is score runs against india" logic. your superior viewing of cricinfo cricket confounds me.

 

[viriya]

yes, of course, i bow to your "all smith has done is score runs against india" logic. your superior viewing of cricinfo cricket confounds me.

Half his test tons have been vs India - it's just fact. He's only 25 and has the potential to be great but to say he's better than Sanga (on current form or overall) is plain inaccurate. Only AB is.

 

[Jimbo the giant]

The Aussie batting was mighty impressive, the way Clarke played makes them seem unstoppable. If Smith or Clarke can bat deep they have so many brutal batsman who can bat around them and it makes it mighty difficult to restrict them (definitely not talking about Johnson or Starc though who the commies like to think are Viv Richards types which is a joke).

Their batting does seem the more ominous suit but that's probably just ODI cricket these days, they have some excellent bowlers and the fielding makes even Glenn Maxwell difficult to score off.

 

[Spark]

Half his test tons have been vs India - it's just fact. He's only 25 and has the potential to be great but to say he's better than Sanga (on current form or overall) is plain inaccurate. Only AB is.

righteo so we're going to ignore literally all the cricket he's played in the last 18 months except against india?

i mean, i don't think he's in better nick than sanga (though he's not fair off), which is what was originally discussed. but "he only scored runs against india" is such a patently absurd starting point that one can't help but laugh.

 

[viriya]

righteo so we're going to ignore literally all the cricket he's played in the last 18 months except against india?

i mean, i don't think he's in better nick than sanga (though he's not fair off), which is what was originally discussed. but "he only scored runs against india" is such a patently absurd starting point that one can't help but laugh.

I was talking about current form and not ignoring his performances vs SA - just that his most recent opponents were India. He's in good form, but not close to Sanga in either format.

 

[Jimbo the giant]

As good as Smith is he is not on Sanga's level, that is easy to see lets be honest Sanga is an ATG and he's playing as well as ever

 

[Spark]

I was talking about current form and not ignoring his performances vs SA - just that his most recent opponents were India. He's in good form, but not close to Sanga in either format.

so are we talking one series or

made 1500+ runs in Tests last year. In Tests and ODIs

make up your mind.

 

[YorksLanka]

As good as Smith is he is not on Sanga's level, that is easy to see lets be honest Sanga is an ATG and he's playing as well as ever

I would agree, Smith is a very good player and IMO will be a great for Australia in the future but Sanga is a better player( really difficult to compare the two considering the stages of their careers)