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

[govinda indian fan]

This is also much closer to the pitch in 2022 where SL won by an innings and plenty, as opposed to the rank turner where Aus won comfortably.

Sl do have good batsmen to respond to wethever total Australia posts

 

[Burgey]

Thank god these spuds didn’t make the WTC final.

 

[Spikey]

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usman > waugh

 

[govinda indian fan]

Have to say bumrah made khawja look bad

 

[GotSpin]

That khawaja reverse sweep is so silky

 

[halba]

Have to say bumrah made khawja look bad

He made most of the aus team look bad. Two players got dropped during series as a result of Bumrah- Mcsweeney and Mitch Marsh. He's on track to become the best test fast bowler ever if he can get around 350+ test wickets at a 20 average

 

[social]

Negative stuff doesn’t serve much purpose before tea on day one

 

[Qlder]

Fun fact: before this test, Sri Lanka had won the toss 61% of the time at Galle

I'm thinking Sri Lanka bet it all that they would win the toss and bat

 

[Gob]

The Sri Lankan team XI actually has more career Test hundreds than the Australian team XI playing this test . It's just a good toss to win so relax lol

You were quoting a nut job

 

[halba]

Yes should retire after ashes but can he score vs wood carse and co

Wood is injured. Not sure he will be fit for the Ashes as he's prone to break down.

No bumrah or anyone near that quality, maybe Carse is great but he's not as good as Bumrah on aus pitch

 

[morgieb]

This is also much closer to the pitch in 2022 where SL won by an innings and plenty, as opposed to the rank turner where Aus won comfortably.

Yeah Vandersay in particular did get the ball to turn quite a bit at times. Granted he's a leggie, but I think the deck will take a lot of turn later on, which is why it's so important the rest of the batting take the lead from the Top 4.

 

[Spark]

Yeah Vandersay in particular did get the ball to turn quite a bit at times. Granted he's a leggie, but I think the deck will take a lot of turn later on, which is why it's so important the rest of the batting take the lead from the Top 4.

From what I remember of that game we were in a pretty strong position at 4/300 or something like that but then just fell over. Then we just couldn't get Chandimal out.

 

[Burgey]

That leg stump negativity on day one is just awful. Should have test status taken away for employing that tactic

 

[honestbharani]

Should have tear status

Yes, you are not allowed to cry.

 

[Starfighter]

The crows are more interesting than the cricket at the moment

 

[Starfighter]

Annoyingly from Channel 7's perspective, the most interesting session would have been by far the least watched.

 

[the big bambino]

Wood is injured. Not sure he will be fit for the Ashes as he's prone to break down.

No bumrah or anyone near that quality, maybe Carse is great but he's not as good as Bumrah on aus pitch

Wood is playing for England in T20 right now.

 

[Starfighter]

Firstly, these really are piker tactics. Secondly, surely DDS or Matthews could have sent down a couple of overs, just for a change?

 

[GotSpin]

This is pretty hard to watch right now

 

[morgieb]

I feel like umps should be stamping this **** out. Not entirely sure how though.