**Official** Australia in Sri Lanka

[age_master]

If i recall correctly, i thin kit was Bugssy who was bagging out Kaspa's selection...

and me... i still reakon Tait should have gone well done to Kaspa though, from what ive heard, an excellent spell

 

[mavric41]

Queenslanders come to the fore again.

 

[aussiefan]

did not hear from the lankan prince for quite some time now

 

[Craig]

Michael Bevan - groin injury.

Do you know bad it is?

I think he might sit out the next game and play Katich.

 

[Andre]

I think he might sit out the next game and play Katich.

My gut feeling is that Haddin, Katich, Williams and Lee will play the next match with Gilchrist, Hayden, Gillespie and possibly Harvey/Bevan rested.

With the Test players in SL now, Lehmann may just sneak in if Bevan is injured - selectors will be keen to rest Gilly and Hayden for sure.

 

[Ferd]

I would like to see(but won't) Justin Langer play in the 5th ODI. I have watched him play the one-day game on telly and I think he deserves a run.

 

[Gaijin-san]

I'm not sure that Australia will tinker with the lineup too much. There's not much of a point to it, I think. Perhaps Bevan won't play (thank God), which would see Katich in. But Kasprowicz won't rest and I can imagine that Lee would come back instead of Williams (if either is to come back). If Gilchrist wants a rest then Haddin will come in.

So the lineup could be absolutely anything, but this is still the final match and Australia should look to go in with full intensity.

 

[Eclipse]

Look's like Ponting has decided to rest himself for this match along with Hayden and Gillespie.

 

[Gaijin-san]

And byebye to Harvey, also.

 

[biased indian]

During the game they were showing two aussies having
serious net practice on t.v

shane warne having bowling practice by bowling to macgill

while langer was getting beaten by a local off spinner on the other pitch

 

[Ferd]

Best game I've ever read...

Australia innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
*+AC Gilchrist lbw b Zoysa 18 41 26 3 0
BJ Haddin c Jayasuriya b Zoysa 9 30 21 1 0
MJ Clarke c Dilshan b Muralitharan 16 67 47 1 0
SM Katich run out (Zoysa/Sangakkara) 13 23 15 2 0
DR Martyn b Chandana 38 72 62 2 0
MG Bevan c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 14 33 33 1 0
A Symonds c Arnold b Zoysa 40 68 48 4 1
GB Hogg not out 35 66 48 1 0
B Lee not out 1 3 1 0 0
Extras (lb 6, w 7, nb 1) 14
Total (7 wickets, 50 overs, 205 mins) 198

Bowling O M R W
Zoysa 10 3 34 3 (5w)
Kulasekara 10 0 50 0 (1nb)
Chandana 8 0 38 1
Dilshan 3 0 11 0
Jayasuriya 10 1 24 0 (2w)
Muralitharan 9 0 35 2

 

[Craig]

Look's like Ponting has decided to rest himself for this match along with Hayden and Gillespie.

Unless it was 2-2, I think he was going to have a break once the series was won.

 

[Ferd]

Could be an interesting game if Australia get Arnold out.

 

[Ferd]

Sri Lanka require another 34 runs with 3 wickets and 40 balls remaining,

 

[Mister Wright]

Zoysa getss stuck into Lee and now Symonds - Sri Lanka need 18 off 33.

 

[Ferd]

Bring Kaspa Back! Bring Kaspa Back! Bring Kaspa Back!

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Two short deliveries from Lee swing it the Lankans' way...

Kaspa's got two overs left, they might bring back Symonds or Williams too...

 

[Slow Love™]

Was there any rhyme or reason to Gilchrist bringing Lee back and continuing with Hogg?

I realise that it's a dead rubber and half the team is out, etc, but surely Kasprowicz and Williams were better options, in tandem with Symonds? Perhaps he was sure the game was going to reach 50 overs... Feels like fumbling the game to me, when the Aussies were so close.

It'll kill his 100% success rate in one-dayers when Sri Lanka wins this. Strange game.

 

[Ferd]

Maiden Over from Kaspa. 7 off 18 needed...

 

[Slow Love™]

I know it's easy from the sidelines, but Kasper's maiden really does make Gilchrist look a little silly. Of course, after those two boom overs, the Sri Lankans can certainly afford to play out one or two maidens.