Final.

[Matt79]

4/281 - fair effort from 38 overs.

SL will have to play very well, and the Aussies bowl quite badly for this to be close - but weirder things have happened. Hope McGrath bowls well, and I really hope Watson gets the two wickets I need to have Fiery adopt the Watto avatar.

 

[nightprowler10]

282 to win for SL. Can they do it?

I gotta go pick up my mom so will probably miss the first part of the inning.

 

[LA ICE-E]

so 282 to get from 228 balls i would call it impossible under the circumstance and against the best team in the world.

 

[Fusion]

281 final score. Very very tough. All depends on Jayasuriya.

 

[nightprowler10]

Spotters award to NP. Good knowledge.

I only sat through every ball of that test series

 

[Trigger_Tiger]

.....

Reachable target with the batting lineup Sri Lanka has. The just need to fire all their cylinders if they want the cup now!

 

[Dissector]

Australia will win easily though they weren't particularly impressive after Gilly got out. Underlines what an amazing innings he played.

 

[LA ICE-E]

282 to win for SL. Can they do it?

I gotta go pick up my mom so will probably miss the first part of the inning.

i one word:no

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Haha, Julian and Border in the Fox studio look so tired.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

282 to win. Things could have been worse for SL, but there's no way SL will chase this. If they do it will be the greatest WC final, if not match, ever.

I daresay, even with Tait in the side....

 

[LA ICE-E]

Reachable target with the batting lineup Sri Lanka has. The just need to fire all their cylinders if they want the cup now!

no its not.

 

[LA ICE-E]

sri lanka to crumble like india in 2003

 

[Burgey]

Hope the umpires are consistent here - Aleem Dar - public enemy no. 1 to the Aussies - they just don't get on with him and vice cersa. If Hair did that, imagine the uproar.......

Interesting that Gilly apart, no one really got going - I wonder if the pitch is really as easy to bat on as he made it look.

 

[Evermind]

I think SL wouldn't make it even if they were given 50 overs, man. 280 is just ridiculous with the WC pressure and all that.

 

[pasag]

I only sat through every ball of that test series

Richard would beg to differ

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Ponting wins the toss, Australia will be batting first! I wonder which side a 38 over game advantages more?

 

[pup11]

I still think its hardly a flat track and Gilly made it look ridicously easy today because he was in his zone, but you look at all the other batsmen none were able to time there shots or give any momentum to their innings so it proves that it isn't easy to bat on that pitch.

 

[LA ICE-E]

I think SL wouldn't make it even if they were given 50 overs, man. 280 is just ridiculous with the WC pressure and all that.

i agree.

 

[pasag]

Haha Reiffel having a go at Dar, isn't Reiffel an umpire trying to crack the international circuit?

 

[Matt79]

Hope the umpires are consistent here - Aleem Dar - public enemy no. 1 to the Aussies - they just don't get on with him and vice cersa. If Hair did that, imagine the uproar.......

You reckon? Unless its a tie or a one run loss, it made f-all difference, and technically he was right.

I'm not annoyed at him at all. Unless one of the above results occurs!