*Official* Sri Lanka Tour of Australia 2019

[Maximas]

I think SL would have been better off with Sandakan and playing two spinners, though the pitch has more grass than normal (which means I think it should be very good for batting on day 2-3). The only thing that will save this bowling attack will be the Australian batsmen's tendency to give away their wickets.


Also it is a cool cloudy morning, so not the worst to bowl on.

Thing is none of the batsmen can contribute any medium pace (Dimuth's dibbly dobbles don't count) but DdS can bowl some offspin, so it probably made sense to play the 3 seamers, this team balance also allows for quite a deep batting line-up, Dilruwan will come in down at 9 I guess.

 

[Starfighter]

It would be good, if just this once, one of our batsmen could make the most of being dropped.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

They gotta hold on to those catches man

 

[stephen]

I'm tempted to say that runs against this attack really shouldn't count. But then nobody is scoring runs against any attack. Can you imagine what Hayden, Langer, Ponting, Martyn and Clarke would have done to these poor bowlers?

 

[Starfighter]

Runs coming now, very little swing, seam or spin, and discipline. Imagine if Harris and Khawaja hadn't thrown away their wickets.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I'm tempted to say that runs against this attack really shouldn't count. But then nobody is scoring runs against any attack. Can you imagine what Hayden, Langer, Ponting, Martyn and Clarke would have done to these poor bowlers?

Head and Burns are getting boundaries in every over here.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Chamika far too short in this spell. Expensive and unthreatening

 

[Starfighter]

Woah, there's an underarm ball documentary airing. Everyone take note of 10 pm AEDT Monday on Ch. 7.

 

[the big bambino]

Woah, there's an underarm ball documentary airing. Everyone take note of 10 pm AEDT Monday on Ch. 7.

Apparently NZ still haven't withdraw Muldoon's declaration so we are still technically at war with them.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Very happy to see Marnus failed. Hopefully this is his last Test, at least until he earns a spot.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Overs bowled in the morning session of Antigua test match (WI V ENG): 24.0

Overs bowled in the morning session of this test match: 26.0

 

[Starfighter]

Apparently NZ still haven't withdraw Muldoon's declaration so we are still technically at war with them.

Should make fairly short work of it.

 

[Burgey]

Very happy to see Marnus failed. Hopefully this is his last Test, at least until he earns a spot.

He currently deserves his spot more than the bloke batting above him.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Both deserve a spot more than Handscomb though

But on a more serious note, Dilruwan being profligate could really hurt SL here

 

[Starfighter]

Burns' forward defence with the angled bat out to point is really the sort of technique we should be looking to take to England this year.

 

[Starfighter]

I hate when bowlers gather the ball in their follow through and then throw it to the keeper. Just another thing slowing down the over rate.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Both deserve a spot more than Handscomb though

That's just objectively false

 

[Starfighter]

That's a heck of a lot of words to explain that good bowling is harder play.

 

[Maximas]

Short ball definitely not the tactic, surprise ball once in a while maybe

 

[Starfighter]

This is the sort of run rate I'm much more used to when visiting subcontinent teams are bowling.