**Official** Australia in Sri Lanka

[Adamc]

SL are 2/207 ATM. I bet they are looking to take a large first innings lead.....

Still 190-odd runs behind, I doubt they are thinking that far ahead yet! They will be concentrating on seeing out the day at the moment (8 overs left), then building towards Australia's total tomorrow. Judging by Atapattu's double-century conversion rate he may be in for a while yet...

 

[age_master]

Still 190-odd runs behind, I doubt they are thinking that far ahead yet!

exactly, 190 is alot of runs still to get... they should still be concentrating on getting to the Australian score

 

[Craig]

Jaywardene and Dilshan gone early in the first over of the day.

Honestly despite that the two balls were good they werent played very well.

No foot work and back in the hut.

 

[Cactus]

the sri lankans are now 5/293.....and this time it's Warne (shock, horror) who still hasn't taken any wickets!!:O

 

[age_master]

8/385 at tea, Lehmann pushing even harder for MOTM with 3/39 so far (and Warney has 1 wicket)

 

[Linda]

i think a few other people wanted Clarke in for Martyn....

Where are those people now? Lying in a hole, swaying back and forth...:P

Originally posted by Mister Wright
You've known me long enough now to know I don't like them ****roaches (even if they are imported from W.A.).

The worst kind:!(

 

[Linda]

To think people wanted Clarke in ahead of him...

Wasnt me!! I swear...

*coughcoughLehmannwasagoodchoicecoughcough*

 

[Ferd]

Sri Lanka all out for 407

 

[bennyr]

Well, well, well.

2/79 and we see evidence of the changing of the guard.

Steve Waugh did not send a nightwatchman in in the last 5 years.

First series and Ponting sends Dizzy Gillespie in at number 5.

As I type he is dismissed bringing the day to a close.

I guess he did his job.

 

[Linda]

Number 4 I beleive...

But eek I liked the idea of no nightwatchmen, seems like its out the window now...

 

[Jono]

Sri Lanka have now had a first innings lead 3 tests in a row.

I never liked the idea of night watchman's.

 

[Slow Love™]

The game's pretty evenly poised - it's a good opportunity for Katich to be able to contribute something this series. The Aussies can be pretty good at losing these dead rubbers though.

Does anybody have any more info on the Langer/Tillekeratne incident? It sounds quite bad.

 

[Jono]

This is what is written on cricinfo.

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Justin Langer faces a possible reprimand, and/or a fine, after being reported by Steve Bucknor and David Orchard for bringing the game into disrepute under the ICC's Code of Conduct. Langer will attend a disciplinary inquiry on Friday night after the close of play.

Australia's media manager, Jonathan Rose, told reporters, "Justin Langer has been reported for a breach of code of conduct under level one, clause two, which is conduct that brings the game into disrepute."

Langer's hearing followed a bizarre incident during the third morning of the final Test against Sri Lanka, when Australia belatedly appealed for a hit-wicket decision against Hashan Tillakaratne. The umpires referred the decision to the third umpire to verify how Tillakaratne's bail was dislodged.

The television pictures showed that Langer dislodged the bail with his hand while he crossed over the pitch to take up a new fielding position for the right-handed Thilan Samaraweera. Langer insisted that he did not intentionally flick off the bail.

 

[Slow Love™]

Cheers, Jono.

Honestly, this ICC Code of Conduct is about as useful as an ashtray on a harley davidson. You would think that, if Langer's action was accidental, it's not an offence in the slightest. So obviously, the presumption is that if he's found guilty, it's because he did such a thing deliberately. So why on earth would this be categorized as a Level One offence? If Langer did this on purpose, surely bringing the game into that kind of disrepute is more serious than just giving a batsman a sendoff, or claiming a dubious catch.

I'm hoping it was accidental - but the charge the ICC brings makes no sense, IMO. They seem to penalize what I would call light offences more heavily than actually egregious behaviour.

 

[Mister Wright]

Cheers, Jono.

Honestly, this ICC Code of Conduct is about as useful as an ashtray on a harley davidson. You would think that, if Langer's action was accidental, it's not an offence in the slightest. So obviously, the presumption is that if he's found guilty, it's because he did such a thing deliberately. So why on earth would this be categorized as a Level One offence? If Langer did this on purpose, surely bringing the game into that kind of disrepute is more serious than just giving a batsman a sendoff, or claiming a dubious catch.

I'm hoping it was accidental - but the charge the ICC brings makes no sense, IMO. They seem to penalize what I would call light offences more heavily than actually egregious behaviour.

I saw the incident replayed several times on television and it did not look accidental. I mean if it was accidental you think he would have picked up the bails and put them back on, but he just kept walking. Anyway you would have thought that he would have said something when the Aussies appealed. Langer has just had a 'brain explosion' BIG TIME!

These Aussies go on about playing within the spirit of the game, but when things don't go their way they are big sooks. I just hope this incident was of Langer's doing and wasn't a planned thing.

 

[Slow Love™]

I saw the incident replayed several times on television and it did not look accidental. I mean if it was accidental you think he would have picked up the bails and put them back on, but he just kept walking. Anyway you would have thought that he would have said something when the Aussies appealed. Langer has just had a 'brain explosion' BIG TIME!

These Aussies go on about playing within the spirit of the game, but when things don't go their way they are big sooks. I just hope this incident was of Langer's doing and wasn't a planned thing.

The only possibility for Langer's defence is that he just didn't feel anything - ie, he had no idea the stumps were ever knocked off. But you're not the first to have seen the incident that I've heard say it looked quite deliberate (I haven't seen it yet).

If they find that it's deliberate, there's no way this could qualify as a level one offence. It MUST be more punishable than just sounding off at an opposition player.

 

[Jono]

It looks deliberate, but if he does deny it, the question must be asked. Does he deny knocking it over deliberately, or does he deny knowing he knocked it over. I find it hard to not feel your hand knocking the bails off. Therefore even if it was an accident he should of told the Aussies not to appeal.

Weird situation.

 

[SquidAU]

Langer got off completely.

Langer Charge Dismissed

 

[luckyeddie]

When you think that there are any number of cameras permanently focused on the wickets at either end, no-one in their right mind could expect to get away with deliberately removing a bail and then appealing for (presumably) hit wicket.

The first thing which came to my mind was the fact that, even if Langer himself had not been caught on camera knocking the bail off, there would be no way that it could ever be on camera being dislodged by a batsman, consequently there would be nothing to gain.

Bit of a Chewbacca defence, if you ask me. None of it made any sense whatsoever, there are only two possible explanations therefore.....

1. Fielder was having a laugh - silly but nothing more.
2. It was a total accident and the fielder was totally unaware of what had happened.

Seems that common sense has prevailed.

 

[Legglancer]

IMO their is no way Langer could have missed that he tipped the bail over and continue to appeal ... :!(

A typical Trevor Baily Inning by Tillakratna playing for his career ! But It seems his gead is on the block !