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

[Starfighter]

The keeper is standing an early sixties distance behind the stumps for Fernando.

 

[Gob]

Time to blow

Edit - bowl

 

[Starfighter]

Now we're in silly territory

 

[Silver Silva]

Now we're in silly territory

Probably aiming to bat once with 3 spinners to use

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

True but he did score 150* and 153 in the same test in Pakistan

Doesn't mean they are in the top 10. Top 20...probably.

 

[Starfighter]

Now declaring with Carey on 46*

 

[Kraken]

Now declaring with Carey on 46*

it isn’t 96*, play on

 

[Qlder]

Now declaring with Carey on 46*

I was just about to post surely they're not batting on to get Carey a 50

 

[Molehill]

Probably happy to get a red inker to nudge his average up a bit (which I find surprising is only 12 runs more than Starc's).

 

[Qlder]

Now that Australia's bowling, Starc needs 2 wkts for most wkts by a visiting pacer. Here are the top 4 pace bowling records for visitors

Akram: 30 wkts @ 20.43 (8 tests)
Starc: 29 wkts @ 17.48 (5 tests)
Hadlee: 27 wkts @ 12.29 (4 tests)
Waqar: 25 wkts @ 19.00 (5 tests)

 

[Spark]

Would be curious where that ranks on the list of longest innings with only four (or fewer) bowlers used.

 

[Gob]

This must be the first time a team conceded 600 plus runs while only using four bowlers. Can't recall any other occasion personally

 

[Gob]

Would be curious where that ranks on the list of longest innings with only four (or fewer) bowlers used.

Haha yes

 

[trundler]

Starc should've been allowed to get 2 more runs, giving Marnus the lowest score

 

[Kraken]

Probably happy to get a red inker to nudge his average up a bit (which I find surprising is only 12 runs more than Starc's).

that just highlights starc is a great stick for a bowler tbh

 

[Starfighter]

That trophy must be the strangest in international cricket, and we've had one that was topped with a cracker.

 

[Victor Ian]

Because Allan Border's highest Test score in Asia was 162 which is not in the top 10 highest scores in Asia for Australian batsman.

Fair enough. I saw a stat of 200s and thought that was in Asia. I still think the AB rule should be inked by the mods just in case it happens in the future.

 

[Starfighter]

Would be curious where that ranks on the list of longest innings with only four (or fewer) bowlers used.

Charles Davis might have this, and if not, he probably will the next time he posts.

 

[Victor Ian]

True but he did score 150* and 153 in the same test in Pakistan

Still the most non wanker performance ever.

 

[Qlder]

That trophy must be the strangest in international cricket, and we've had one that was topped with a cracker.

I agree as the fact it's a cast of their actual hands looks really creepy to me