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

[halba]

the spinners look tough to get away is the main issue. they only have one pacer- SL.

 

[Burgey]

Thankfully yes, was same with Alinta

If Cummins had agreed to do ads for Alinta we wouldn't have lost a game in any format in four years.

At least, that's what Maurice Newman told me.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Thankfully yes, was same with Alinta. Our home test shirts have been legitimately vile since big sponsor badges became okay.

Toyota still looks hideous but at least its not the Alinta / Tim Paine era.

The big Toyota logo just makes me think state 2nd XI (or even Futures league when it still was that, **** you Greg Chappell), was on the shirts there for years

Some of Australia's Test batting of recent times doesn't exactly help to dispel that notion

 

[Burgey]

Tea , for alcohol it's Toddy a type of palm wine, and Arrack which is basically coconut fermented whiskey

This Arrack stuff sounds the goods. Do they export much of it? Would like to give it a go.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Eeugh, Jo-el is up in the third umpires box

 

[Burgey]

**** you'd love to open the batting on a deck this flat.

Galle always brings the pretty. Great venue.

 

[Gnske]

The big Toyota logo just makes me think state 2nd XI (or even Futures league when it still was that, **** you Greg Chappell), was on the shirts there for years

Some of Australia's Test batting of recent times doesn't exactly help to dispel that notion

NZ's is my favourite, cross-compatible with their LO jersey colours and very complimentary.

Of course our NZ contingent may disagree, but trust me when you got India running around in BYJUs, us running around with Toyota and England with whatever the **** Cinch is, the alternatives are far worse.

 

[trundler]

Don't think Fernando has landed two balls in the same area so far

 

[Gnske]

Appealing like Siraj there, jesus

Thank god DDS isn't as weak as Rohit

Edit: I stand by this completely. Good on DDS for not succumbing to requiring DRS to get wickets

 

[Burgey]

Thought that pitched in line but he edged it.

 

[Burgey]

Don't think Fernando has landed two balls in the same area so far

Yeah he's been terrible so far.

 

[trundler]

No idea why the cameraman zoomed in on that couple that long. Felt a bit voyeuristic

 

[Gnske]

Edit to the above post aside, amazed that was in line.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

I definitely thought that was pitching outside leg live

Seemingly not

 

[Gnske]

No idea why the cameraman zoomed in on that couple that long. Felt a bit voyeuristic

Got the guys from SuperSport on secondment clearly

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Odds on that the next over of pace in this test match will be bowled by Mitchell Starc

 

[Himannv]

Very impressive start from Head.

 

[ashley bach]

BURNT

 

[Burgey]

Yeah it seemed to me he was playing a shot at that despite what the comms said, it was just a pretty sh!t one.

 

[Niall]

Odds on that the next over of pace in this test match will be bowled by Mitchell Starc

Don't forget Big Ange is still bowling heat.