*Official* Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2022

[Burgey]

This was always a "this is something he should work on and hopefully add to his game with more experience and a lot of practice" thing though not a "I expect him to turn into Matthew Hayden incarnate on spinning pitches this season".

What you’re saying (rightly) is that the should simply hit them back over their heads for six.

 

[GotSpin]

This has been delightfully average bowling

 

[Nintendo]

Yeah green has the height and the reach to just run down and nurdle the spin, just a bit worried that his idea of camping on the backfoot won't work as well here as it did in Pak.

 

[Nintendo]

Yeah green has the height and the reach to just run down and nurdle the spin, just a bit worried that his idea of camping on the backfoot won't work as well here as it did in Pak.

Not on the backfoot here but this dismissal gives me real Ollie pope vs Yasir shah before england's subcontinent tour vibes.

 

[Spark]

wtf

 

[Spikey]

maxwell next test

 

[Nintendo]

That was ****ing grim from marnus. Got suprised by the bounce, which is weird since i've seen him own lyon with that shot in the shield many-a-times.

 

[social]

Marnus coming back to the field

Good player but not that good

 

[Nintendo]

DICKWELLA

 

[Nintendo]

That let-off uzzie got is the exact kind of thing marnus would have gotten 12 months ago and made 80 from.

 

[GotSpin]

That’s a terrible shot

 

[Aritro]

Art Vandersay, architect and leg spinner. Have you seen the new addition to the Guggenheim?

 

[trundler]

Has anyone called Smith's batting ominous yet

 

[social]

That let-off uzzie got is the exact kind of thing marnus would have gotten 12 months ago and made 80 from.

yep

Read somewhere that Marnus had been dropped more times than any other player in world cricket since his test debut

You generally need skill AND luck to score runs

 

[social]

That’s an horrible appeal

 

[Burgey]

I do think being aggressive but not stupid is the right approach here though. Trying to just bay out the day will probably lead to carnage. I hope Smith has that approach too. Marnus was smoking the orthodox sweeps then does that. pretty dire.

Always looks bad when you get out to a reverse sweep.

 

[Shady Slim]

it's been that long since australia played that i forgot it's simply impossible for usman khawaja to be dismissed

 

[Aritro]

I'm not convinced Jeff Vandersay knows where the pitch ends and the outfield begins but I haven't ruled his getting three wickets

 

[trundler]

Is Khawaja better than Atherton? Discuss.

 

[Burgey]

TPC blowing up a treat here. Has a case too