*Official* Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2022

[CricAddict]

Australia needs to bat four sessions to save the game

Yes, especially if SL manage to add another 100 or so tomorrow morning.

 

[Gob]

Is there a worse umpire in cricket than Dharmaseena?

Joel Wilson is the worst imo (Still can't believe how you could not give the Stokes lbw)

Dharmablahblah is equally incompetent and also stupid. I mean if you know that one team is out of reviews and other isn't, I'd probably give a close call in favour of the team without reviews just to save my own ass. Especially its a caught behind like the Chandimal one where there is no umpires call involved either it's out or not.

No sympathy on Australia ftr. They are horrible with reviews but that is no excuse for **** decisions

 

[Gob]

Yes, especially if SL manage to add another 100 or so tomorrow morning.

Stating the obvious but I believe Usman, Marnus and Smith would have to do bulk of the work. Smith usually follows up a good first innings with a good second one.

 

[Nintendo]

Stating the obvious but I believe Usman, Marnus and Smith would have to do bulk of the work. Smith usually follows up a good first innings with a good second one.

Ehh, green averaged 50+ in pakistan on flatter subcontinent decks like this, think he can be trusted to do some work. Don't have any faith in warner or head though.

 

[Gob]

Ehh, green averaged 50+ in pakistan on flatter subcontinent decks like this, think he can be trusted to do some work. Don't have any faith in warner or head though.

What I'm saying is I'd like the big 3 to put a solid base for Carey and Green to flourish

Also I don't like the way he (Green) sweeps. I know he made runs in the first test with that but it looks very risky. He plants his front foot way towards the off side and sweeps balls pitched on stumps. What he should do instead is try to get his front foot down close to the pitch of the ball. His long reach would mean the ball is hitting outside the line more often. The way he sweeps now, if he misses he is dead. Especially against some one like Jadeja

 

[Nintendo]

What I'm saying is I'd like the big 3 to put a solid base for Carey and Green to flourish

Also I don't like the way he (Green) sweeps. I know he made runs in the first test with that but it looks very risky. He plants his front foot way towards the off side and sweeps balls pitched on stumps. What he should do instead is try to get his front foot down close to the pitch of the ball. His long reach would mean the ball is hitting outside the line more often. The way he sweeps now, if he misses he is dead. Especially against some one like Jadeja

Yeah the sweep is a shot he's only recently added to his game, didn't use it much at all unless the team was looking for quick runs until this tour.

 

[Gob]

Yeah the sweep is a shot he's only recently added to his game, didn't use it much at all unless the team was looking for quick runs until this tour.

Sweep is perfectly fine with proper execution.

 

[ashley bach]

Was very surprised to see Srl Lanka only lose 4 wickets throughout the day. Shows that this team can show some serious application.
Makes you wonder what the hell happened less than a week ago in that 2nd innings, one of the worst displays you'll ever wish to see.
Perhaps it was their attempt at a 3rd innings Bazball style game, and now they know playing like that ain't for them.

 

[Gob]

Was very surprised to see Srl Lanka only lose 4 wickets throughout the day. Shows that this team can show some serious application.
Makes you wonder what the hell happened less than a week ago in that 2nd innings, one of the worst displays you'll ever wish to see.
Perhaps it was their attempt at a 3rd innings Bazball style game, and now they know playing like that ain't for them.

Different pitch

 

[ashley bach]

Different pitch

They always are!
This was a clear case of a different mentality, the pitch has nothing to do with a whole team deciding to play like a bunch of chumps on LSD.

 

[Gob]

They always are!
This was a clear case of a different mentality, the pitch has nothing to do with a whole team deciding to play like a bunch of chumps on LSD.

The pitch played a huge part in it. It was matter of time before getting a bowl with your number in it so the mindset for both teams were get them before they get you

Not the case here

 

[ashley bach]

Yeah good points, just that some common sense needs to take place rather than appearing beyond reckless.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Hearing a lot of talk about Kumar's umpiring. Is he blatantly biased or still just incompetent?

They always are!
This was a clear case of a different mentality, the pitch has nothing to do with a whole team deciding to play like a bunch of chumps on LSD.

Maybe has a little bit to do with it, but it's also a completely different pitch that's a lot easier to survive on

 

[Shady Slim]

Hearing a lot of talk about Kumar's umpiring. Is he blatantly biased or still just incompetent?

not weighing in for fear of racism allegations

 

[Burgey]

I think, given the very delicate situation in SL atm, that the ongoing status of this test match should be reviewed after the morning session today. Rather than make a hasty decision, it seems to me by that time we will have a better idea as to the volatile political situation in the host country, and can then decide whether the delicately poised match should be abandoned and the series scoreline forever left as it stands

 

[Victor Ian]

They always are!
This was a clear case of a different mentality, the pitch has nothing to do with a whole team deciding to play like a bunch of chumps on LSD.

Maybe last week they tried lsd. Now they know...not while a game is on.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

I think, given the very delicate situation in SL atm, that the ongoing status of this test match should be reviewed after the morning session today. Rather than make a hasty decision, it seems to me by that time we will have a better idea as to the volatile political situation in the host country, and can then decide whether the delicately poised match should be abandoned and the series scoreline forever left as it stands

for further information on this matter please read the thread 2022 Sri Lanka political crisis

 

[Gob]

Hearing a lot of talk about Kumar's umpiring. Is he blatantly biased or still just incompetent?

I was wondering myself. Leaning towards incompetence as I doubt anyone wants to risk a job which I'd assume have a ridiculous salary plus benefits

Raufy did but he was loose

 

[Spark]

What I'm saying is I'd like the big 3 to put a solid base for Carey and Green to flourish

Also I don't like the way he (Green) sweeps. I know he made runs in the first test with that but it looks very risky. He plants his front foot way towards the off side and sweeps balls pitched on stumps. What he should do instead is try to get his front foot down close to the pitch of the ball. His long reach would mean the ball is hitting outside the line more often. The way he sweeps now, if he misses he is dead. Especially against some one like Jadeja

His sweeping technique certainly needs some work (the way he got out in the first innings was entirely down to poor execution) but it's worth remembering that he's only just started playing the shot, having never done so before. It generally takes years for a batsman to develop that shot fully in subcontinent conditions; Hayden (the archetype for "big guy who never swept in his youth but learned how to do it to exploit his height and reach on slow pitches") spent an entire off-season doing nothing but sweeping on dustbowls as practice IIRC.

 

[quincywagstaff]

If they get the remaining wickets quickly, don't think Australia are completely out of this. If there's ever a batsman capable and in form do the hard yards to help set a difficult 5th day target, it's Smith.