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

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Cooper Connolly batting at no.8 , wonder who was the last non wicketkeeper to debut at no.8 with no FC wickets

 

[Starfighter]

If the ball's kicking out of the footmarks like that already, fair bet the pitch is drier underneath than last test

 

[Starfighter]

With Kuhnemann not looking threatening surely it's time to give the Next Big Thing in Australian Cricket a go?

 

[kevinw]

I get debut-ing Connolly but I'd have just left out Carey tbh.

 

[morgieb]

Looks a really good toss to win.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Aus bowling trash

 

[TheJediBrah]

Here's the last 10 Aussie debutants and the number of Tests played before being dropped

462. Neser - 1
463. Boland - 3
464. Swepson - 4
465. Murphy - 4
466. Kuhnemann - 3
467. McSweeney - 3
468. Konstas - 2
469. Webster - 3*
470. Inglis - 2*
471. Connolly - 1*

*I'm thinking the last three will also likely be dropped after this test with Smith, Green and Head locks in the middle order for WTC final

Seems you need 5+ tests in a row to make it

Green needs to earn his spot back for mine

 

[Burgey]

This SL team is overloaded with Mendises

And mediocrity

 

[quincywagstaff]

Signs Oz mentally a bit off their game so far this session; Smith cracked it early on in that Webster over as the fielder who went after it (I think it was Head), seemed to dawdle and SL got a 3 instead of a 2.

 

[halba]

Flat pitch #2. SL are a joke.

 

[Silver Silva]

Great first session, much better strategy to spin playing the orthodox cricket strokes rather than elaborate sweeps .We need a big score from Dimuth his lack of runs has hurt the team

 

[Gob]

Signs Oz mentally a bit off their game so far this session; Smith cracked it early on in that Webster over as the fielder who went after it (I think it was Head), seemed to dawdle and SL got a 3 instead of a 2.

Camp is divided. Cracks are showing

That is a very good toss to win. Last wicket did offer fair bit of turn on the first morning albeit slow. Can't recall a ball turning here after the initial shine was off. Sri Lanka should definitely eye 400 plus from here

 

[Gob]

I get debut-ing Connolly but I'd have just left out Carey tbh.

Haha I was going to ask for your mums availability to keep and then remembered Inglis is in the side

 

[centurymaker]

It's a mistake to go in with just 3 frontline bowlers (including Starc).

 

[GotSpin]

Head needs to bowl a heap here

 

[Qlder]

Aussie squad for the 2 ODIs in Sri Lanka is now down to 11 players (Marsh out injured, Stoinis just retired, Cummins & Hazlewood not yet declared fit)

They have 5 fresh players (Ellis, Hardie, Short, Zampa, Maxwell) while other 6 are playing this Test (Carey, Head, Inglis, Labuschagne, Smith, Starc)

Maybe Test reserves Abbott, Boland, McSweeney and Murphy might get an ODI game to rest some test players as only 1 day rest between games

 

[andruid]

I'm gonna be Yron,
Like a Lyon, in Zyon,

 

[Burgey]

fmd that super slowmo side by side on Lyon and Kuhnemann's actions is diabolical for the latter. Should be playing for the home side.

 

[Burgey]

This is a good shift from Lyon so far on a pretty slow deck.

 

[Nintendo]

Need to give coops a new nickname. Hearing "kooney" screamed over and over is bad vibes.