**Official** Australia in Sri Lanka Jan - Feb 2025

[Burgey]

I wanted Handscomb or Maxwell

Sucked in, ****

 

[Prince EWS]

Sucked in, ****

I'm never that devastated to see Victorians missing out.

 

[Burgey]

Devastated enough to post about it.

 

[Prince EWS]

Devastated enough to post about it.

Mostly because now Handscomb gets to finish the Shield season tbh.

 

[TheJediBrah]

They've added an extra ODI. 2 Tests and 2 ODIs

Still quite a reduction from back in the day. late 90s-early 2010s it was generally 3 Tests & 5 ODIs (was even a Tri Series in 1999)

 

[Qlder]

The extra ODI means only 1 day off after the Test if it goes the distance. Good thing there are 9 non-test squad players in the ODI squad, as well as Inglis likely not playing the Test.

Starc should rest for sure with Cummins, Hazlewood and Ellis fresh so that just leaves one of Labuschagne, Smith, Head or Carey to play the 1st ODI (or maybe just tag Abbott to play the one ODI and give all the Test players a rest)

 

[GotSpin]

They've added an extra ODI. 2 Tests and 2 ODIs

Still quite a reduction from back in the day. late 90s-early 2010s it was generally 3 Tests & 5 ODIs (was even a Tri Series in 1999)

It’s been two tests for a long time though hasn’t it

 

[TheJediBrah]

It’s been two tests for a long time though hasn’t it

Nah only last time.

1999 - 3 tests
2004 - 3 tests
2011 - 3 tests
2016 - 3 tests

 

[morgieb]

I'm never that devastated to see Victorians missing out.

Says the person with a Bushrangers avatar.

 

[halba]

They've added an extra ODI. 2 Tests and 2 ODIs

Still quite a reduction from back in the day. late 90s-early 2010s it was generally 3 Tests & 5 ODIs (was even a Tri Series in 1999)

Schedule packed due to t20

 

[Gnske]

I'm never that devastated to see Victorians missing out.

I see you share your password with GAS