20th Match - Sri Lanka v Australia

[quincywagstaff]

Warner seems to be replicating Mark Taylor at the 1996 WC. I can only summarise he's been given the role of being a sheet anchor while Finch and others attack.

 

[social]

Wtf are Australia doing?

 

[Starfighter]

A few ifs

But if SL keep the Aussies under 280, and the Pereras fire at the start and end of the run chase this could be the upset this tournament needs

How about SL beats India instead. That would be much better. Or England.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

For crying out loud

 

[Spark]

Literally one bloke on that entire half of the ground

 

[Starfighter]

Pretty much writes his own dismissals by not being able to get away these non-turners along the ground. So predictable.

 

[social]

That was so bad

 

[Starfighter]

A spinner of de Silva's standard should not have 2/13 off 5 overs in this era. Yet another indictment of our ability against anything but fast-medium.

 

[morgieb]

Khawaja has to go. Simple.

 

[mr_mister]

Elevate big show for a ten ball twenty again

 

[Spark]

68 metre six and it goes way into the stands

 

[mr_mister]

Batting all rounders who's bowling alone kept them in the side for long periods of time:

Steve Waugh
Mitch Marsh
Dhanajaya De Silva

 

[Starfighter]

Batting all rounders who's bowling alone kept them in the side for long periods of time:

Steve Waugh
Mitch Marsh
Dhanajaya De Silva

I'd like MMarsh to provide some lower order striking here. Not much of that it this lineup.

 

[Second Spitter]

Warner seems to be replicating Mark Taylor at the 1996 WC. I can only summarise he's been given the role of being a sheet anchor while Finch and others attack.

Different era. A stodgy opener was acceptable in 1996.

However, the biggest difference between Warner and Taylor is that the former lacks self-awareness.

 

[Starfighter]

16/17 Smith would've got a few of those through the leg side.

 

[Starfighter]

I reckon it might have been dumb not picking a specialist spinner on this pitch.

 

[Starfighter]

We get it Clarke, you don't have to restate your point for the forty-thousandth time.

 

[mr_mister]

I reckon it might have been dumb not picking a specialist spinner on this pitch.

But teh cloudz

 

[Gob]

Warner
Finch
Smith
Marsh
Maxwell
Marsh
Carey
Coulter-nile
Cummins
Starc
Lyon

Nobody said it was easy but it shouldn't be this hard

 

[Burgey]

Carey bats six in tht line up, Gob