*Official* Australia in Sri Lanka 2016

[Black_Warrior]

Either way, it was really immature and showed he's really unsuited to captaining an international cricket team.

Aww come on Burgey..you're too harsh.

If this guy is suitable..then why not our little Smithy

 

[Burgey]

If he had have threatened to walk off and go home, I'd say he'd be in line to be one of the subcontinent's most revered skippers of all time.

 

[Black_Warrior]

If he had have threatened to walk off and go home, I'd say he'd be in line to be one of the subcontinent's most revered skippers of all time.

Well he was already playing at home so...

 

[Burgey]

To his home....

 

[Gob]

Aren't there enough pictures of his fat ugly head on this site as it is??

Still really unsure of how many runs SL need here to be considered well in front of the game. Would love to see them eke out another 100 or more but not too confident in that. Would it be fair to say that if the Aussies are chasing 250 the game is probably 50:50??

Its already 50:50. 250 and its SL's game to lose

 

[Isura]

I was wondering if he's close to the highest score by a 21 year old, did the query and felt kind of stupid

He's not done yet

 

[OverratedSanity]

The floodlights situation was so stupid and just so cricket. Almost surpasses that time they took lunch when South Africa needed 20 runs to win vs India.

 

[Spikey]

i don't get why lunch is 40 minutes and tea is 20 minutes. the shield, for a couple of seasons anyway, changed it to 30 minutes each which makes far more sense

 

[Howe_zat]

Because 20 minutes is enough for a cup of tea and spotted dick, but 30 minutes is not enough for a Sunday roast.

 

[Adders]

Its already 50:50. 250 and its SL's game to lose

Nah, your gambhiring a bit there.

Bookies still have the Aussies ahead right now and if they can wrap this up very quickly 1st session they'll be in front IMO. I can't see the Aussies batting as poorly second dig and the history of this ground (all be it a very small sample size) suggests the wicket bats best at the end of the game.

As BW suggested I think it will come to down to fatty and how disciplined the Aussies bat.......but I reckon them chasing 300 is perfectly on the cards.

 

[Adders]

Bugger!! All over for Mendis but what an incredible innings all the same.

 

[Gnske]

Disappointing end, but easily put the game beyond the touring hacks XI

 

[OverratedSanity]

****. Starc against this tail will be brutal.

What an innings though. ATG knock no matter what happens from here.

 

[Dan Jamson]

Great innings from Mendis. Very reminiscent of Safin vs Hewitt in the 2005 AO. The entire world and the forces of good were backing him and he delivered.

It will be interesting to see if the tail can add an extra 30+.

 

[Howe_zat]

Think the weather may have prevented this wicket from drying up enough to really rag in the fourth innings.

 

[Daemon]

Left arm over with thin edge @hendrix

 

[Howe_zat]

I for one welcome our new square-driving pudgy overlord

 

[Gnske]

The **** was he thinking giving that out? So far outside leg

 

[Daemon]

I for one welcome our new square-driving pudgy overlord

I blame you for this

edit: or not

 

[_Ed_]

Haze to ask who the **** the third umpire is.