*Official* Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2022

[Himannv]

What’s happening in Colombo mate?

Curfew at the moment. They’re lifting it now. There’s a mass protest planned.

 

[Burgey]

Curfew at the moment. They’re lifting it now. There’s a mass protest planned.

Stay safe there mate. Same for all our SL CWers

 

[Burgey]

Oh jeez what a shot that work through midwicket was. He’s broken the shackles with the hundred.

 

[Spark]

Was going to say he looks well in for a double but he's probably not going to have time for that

 

[Burgey]

Fmd Carey won’t get a better chance at a test ton than here. Looked completely nailed on and holes out. He looks so well suited to these decks.

Chance to get rolled for sub-400 now, which will be well below par. Should have been be eyeing off 450 plus.

 

[Burgey]

Was going to say he looks well in for a double but he's probably not going to have time for that

Might have to slog his way to it depending on how Starceh goes here.

 

[Spark]

Might have to slog his way to it depending on how Starceh goes here.

That's exactly what he'll do once it gets to 8/9 down but 75 runs probably too much to get playing like that on a slow, slightly inconsistent deck

 

[Burgey]

Pissed at Carey rn. Bloke is so obviously a massive step up with the bat on Paine, and he has a method which should work well on these pitches. Thrown away a ****ing poultice of runs there

 

[Burgey]

**** that’s worth a shout if he didn’t hit it

 

[Burgey]

Good catch that

Gotta love tailenders. Bat on off stump so you can use your six feet six reach to get outside the line against the spinners, then stand still on the crease and poke at one that goes straight on.

 

[Burgey]

How aren’t you giving that live? Fmd nothing but out

 

[ashley bach]

The bowler certainly looked disappointed it wasn't given, rightly so.

 

[Burgey]

Hahahahah “No bat involved” says the third umpire as snicko gives a spike but Lyon has already walked 3/4 the way off. Stupid

Smith willgo coco bananas now if Swepson lasts the over

 

[TheJediBrah]

Part of me would just like to see TPC do a Chanderpaul and protect the average here

 

[CricAddict]

Why has Smith been taking a single off first or second ball of every over when the tail is on? Has also not started hitting out. Is he playing for the red ink?

 

[Spark]

Time to farm Smitteh.

 

[CricAddict]

Part of me would just like to see TPC do a Chanderpaul and protect the average here

He is fulfilling your wish very well.

 

[Spark]

Why has Smith been taking a single off first or second ball of every over when the tail is on? Has also not started hitting out. Is he playing for the red ink?

He did that literally once when Lyon was in champ.

 

[Spark]

That Lyon ultraedge had more evidence of the edge than the one that got given in the last Test against Pakistan...

 

[TheJediBrah]

Why has Smith been taking a single off first or second ball of every over when the tail is on? Has also not started hitting out. Is he playing for the red ink?

Taking a leaf out of the Steve Waugh protect the average "trust the tail" playbook

Would be very unlike Smith to not throw his wicket away when he could have been not out though