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

[PlayerComparisons]

Looks like Khawaja is going to score 300

 

[Starfighter]

Looks like Khawaja is going to score 300

Might want to put the foot down if we want to declare an hour before stumps.

 

[ashley bach]

3-535 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Burgey]

Mrs Burgey feels sorry for the leg spinner because "he's so little." Fair enough too. A Little Lankan spinner brings back memories of the Tony Greig glory days of commentary.

 

[halba]

Ok had enough. It is simply not professional to be making this kind of pitch. Icc should get involved.

Such pitches are bad for test cricket.

 

[Burgey]

I reckon the only bloke int eh Aus set up unhappy with Inglis doing htis will be Carey, though Inglis' keeping is bog ordinary.

 

[ashley bach]

Prabath 1-174 has been the pick of the bowlers

Edit: OK make that 2-174

 

[social]

52 overs left in the day so no reason why Australia can’t get 700 & still have 20 overs to bowl at SL

 

[Silver Silva]

Ok had enough. It is simply not professional to be making this kind of pitch. Icc should get involved.

Such pitches are bad for test cricket.

Wait for when both teams have batted , is the age old saying in cricket

 

[social]

I reckon the only bloke int eh Aus set up unhappy with Inglis doing htis will be Carey, though Inglis' keeping is bog ordinary.

Yeah Inglis is no better than a part timer from what I have seen of him

 

[Starfighter]

DDS bowled in his previous two tests, and he's taken ten wickets across his last two FC matches only a couple of weeks ago. What's stopping him from bowling here?

 

[halba]

On the plus side, Inglis has all but assured he will be in the Xi for the next Ashes. Smashed nearly a ton on debut. He should've been in the side from game 1 of BGT

I imagine they will continue with this same batting lineup in the ashes. Head to open and Inglis to blast down the order.

 

[Qlder]

I missed this Test in September last year, but Sri Lanka made the highest ever 1st innings score at Galle (602/5d). They declared last session of day 2 to get NZ 2/22 off 14 overs.

NZ were bowled out for 88 next morning...what the hell happened?

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-vs-new-zealand-2024-1447091/sri-lanka-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-1447097/full-scorecard

 

[Burgey]

I like they're keeping the left-right thing going here with Carey ahead of Webster.

 

[Burgey]

I missed this Test in September last year, but Sri Lanka made the highest ever 1st innings score at Galle (602/5d). They declared last session of day 2 to get NZ 2/22 off 14 overs.

NZ were bowled out for 88 next morning...what the hell happened?

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-vs-new-zealand-2024-1447091/sri-lanka-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-1447097/full-scorecard

They got bowled out for 88 mate.

 

[ashley bach]

4-554 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Burgey]

I know it's a slow pitch but Inglis' work off the back foot to the spinners has been very good.

 

[ashley bach]

NZ 2/22

@SillyCowCorner1

 

[Burgey]

Presumably the prized wicket of Khawaja will ensure Jayasuriya now bowls unchanged til the declaration, finishing with the pick of the figures at 3/265

 

[govinda indian fan]

When I said top teams I meant Australia, RSA, WI and Pakistan. The other teams around had attacks that didn't really compare to these 4. Sachin was very good vs WI and Australia. Poor vs RSA and decent in the 3 tests vs Pakistan.

He played as a teenager vs sa in 92. In 96 did average 45