*Official* Australia in Sri Lanka 2016

[Furball]

Why did we drop Khawaja?

Presumably because he's ****ing rubbish.

 

[burr]

Presumably because he's ****ing rubbish.

He is frustrating Khawaja. I'm not a fan but anyone can see the obvious talent. I've no doubt he will always underperform and be one of those 'what if' batsman. Plus his fielding is not befit the Australian cap so that immediately marks him down a grade or two.

 

[Shady Slim]

I don't really get it.. this SL team is not supposed to show this much heart.. they had mastered the "folding meekly" part but now look like they forgot how to..

man live it up, sri lanka have been awesome this series and it's great for world cricket

 

[Jono]

Chandimalball innings completely different to hid natural game. Brilliant.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Chandimalball innings completely different to hid natural game. Brilliant.

This is probably one of the most underrated things in cricket - when players curb their natural game for the sake of the match circumstances. But all we hear are "play your natural game, go for your shots no matter the situation, show intent"

 

[Black_Warrior]

"So unfazed was Dhananjaya de Silva by a scoreline of 26 for 5 at his arrival, he was like the civil servant who comes to work to find a queue stretching around the building outside his office, yet before work takes a long tea-and-biscuit break while chit-chatting to colleagues."


I know this feeling.


Source:

Australia hapless before Dhananjaya de Silva's insouciance | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[vcs]

Tortured metaphor alert.

 

[Starfighter]

109.6
Holland to MDK Perera, OUT, straight to long-off. Some relief for Holland, he has a first Test wicket.

​Who says Cricinfo commentators are clueless?

 

[Spikey]

dont know what you mean. he's on debut

 

[Spikey]

little sri lankan did good

 

[Starfighter]

Heh. Smith...

 

[NUFAN]

I liked this comment on Cricinfo:

Srilanka were 99/5 and Neville was shouting from behind the stumps: "6 and 7 for 100". Srilankan no 6 and 7 proved him right by getting their personal 100s

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[Gob]

I liked this comment on Cricinfo:

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Bring back Rad Haddin the national hero

 

[Zinzan]

Sounds like a soft-ish dismissal from Perera after the stoic work yesterday. Is 350+ still on the cards?

 

[Zinzan]

Uncharacteristically slow in here for a live Australia Test match thread, must be said.

 

[Spikey]

probably watching the g1

 

[Starfighter]

Oh FFS. At least give Moises an over.

 

[Spark]

Ho boy that's poor.

 

[Zinzan]

Doesn't appear Smith is the best catcher around these days. That 2 down in 2 hours for em?

 

[Shady Slim]

el capitano having some struggles there but because el capitano is a douche it's funny