***Official*** Sri Lanka in Australia 2012/2013

[NUFAN]

Thu Dec 6 - Sat Dec 8
23:30 GMT
(prev day) | 10:30 local
07:30 WST | 10:00 CST | 10:30 EST Cricket Australia Chairman's XI v Sri Lankans
Manuka Oval, Canberra

Fri Dec 14 - Tue Dec 18
23:30 GMT
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07:30 WST | 10:00 CST | 10:30 EST 1st Test - Australia v Sri Lanka
Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Wed Dec 26 - Sun Dec 30
23:30 GMT
(prev day) | 10:30 local
07:30 WST | 10:00 CST | 10:30 EST 2nd Test - Australia v Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground

Thu Jan 3 - Mon Jan 7
23:30 GMT
(prev day) | 10:30 local
07:30 WST | 10:00 CST | 10:30 EST 3rd Test - Australia v Sri Lanka
Sydney Cricket Ground


Fri Jan 11
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local
11:20 WST | 13:50 CST | 14:20 EST 1st ODI - Australia v Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground

Sun Jan 13
03:20 GMT | 13:50 local
11:20 WST | 13:50 CST | 14:20 EST 2nd ODI - Australia v Sri Lanka
Adelaide Oval

Fri Jan 18
03:20 GMT | 13:20 local
11:20 WST | 13:50 CST | 14:20 EST 3rd ODI - Australia v Sri Lanka
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Sun Jan 20
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local
11:20 WST | 13:50 CST | 14:20 EST 4th ODI - Australia v Sri Lanka
Sydney Cricket Ground

Wed Jan 23
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local
11:20 WST | 13:50 CST | 14:20 EST 5th ODI - Australia v Sri Lanka
Bellerive Oval, Hobart


Sat Jan 26
08:35 GMT | 19:35 local
16:35 WST | 19:05 CST | 19:35 EST 1st T20I - Australia v Sri Lanka
Stadium Australia, Sydney

Mon Jan 28
08:35 GMT | 19:35 local
16:35 WST | 19:05 CST | 19:35 EST 2nd T20I - Australia v Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground

Sri Lanka Test squad: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Angelo Mathews (vice-capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Tharanga Paranavitana, Thilan Samaraweera, Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara, Shaminda Eranga, Suraj Randiv, Dinesh Chandimal, Chanaka Welagedara, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhammika Prasad, Dimuth Karunaratne

On stand-by: Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Akila Dananjaya, Ajantha Mendis

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

so Paranavitana retains his place after all

 

[uvelocity]

onya noofan

I pick
Cowan
Warner
Watson
Clarke
Huss
Hughes
Wade
Siddle
Haze
Starc
Lyon

 

[NUFAN]

So the main thing I want to discuss in here is who will replace the brilliant Ponting?

We have a number of options:
a) straight swap, so the new bat comes in at 4.
b) Watson moves to 4 and we pick a number 3 or opener and make them bat at 3 like Quiney did.
c) Clarke and/or Huss makes the move up and we go for a specialist bat at 6 or
d) similar to c, but we end up going for an all rounder at 6 or 7.

Personally I would play a specialist bat since he is replacing a specialist bat so for mine the new batsman will be one of: Hughes, Khawaja, Quiney, Smith and Bailey. Doolan and Ferguson are bolters too I guess.

The other option is c, or d where we would go for someone like Maxwell, Henriques, perhaps even Haddin.

In summary, I want Khawaja in the team but believe Hughes will come in at 3, moving Watson down to 4.

 

[Spikey]

I suggest Theo

Theo Doropoulos ‏@TheoDrop

My favourite Ricky Ponting moment was when he high fived me after taking a catch during a test match then asked, "who the hell are you?"

 

[Top_Cat]

haha, that would honestly be a career highlight for anyone.

Watto @ 3, Khawaja @ 4 for me.

 

[robelinda]

Theo!!!! Massive LOL. when was that catch, anyone know? I will so upload it. Love Theo.

 

[robelinda]

Unsure if ANY of the replacements will be able to hold on through the Indian or England tours, do any of them have the ability to against spin, and swing? Wouldnt back Usman in England, at all. Hughes to me seems more likely to thrive in those 2 tours, much more so than Quiney or Doolan or Ferguson.

 

[benchmark00]

3rd Test: Australia v West Indies at Perth, Dec 16-20, 2009 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Spikey]

lot of things going on in that scorecard

 

[benchmark00]

That's interesting though. I have a feeling Ponting wouldn't have been fielding when Theo took the catch. That was the game he hurt his elbow. Batted 9 in the 2nd innings.

 

[hendrix]

Is Bollinger injured?

 

[Top_Cat]

Has a permanent debilitating condition called being Doug Bollinger.

 

[Top_Cat]

That's interesting though. I have a feeling Ponting wouldn't have been fielding when Theo took the catch. That was the game he hurt his elbow. Batted 9 in the 2nd innings.

It's possible Theo is indulging in some hyperbole.

 

[Spikey]

Has a permanent, debilitating injury called being Doug Bollinger.

Only like 4 people have it

 

[benchmark00]

It's possible Theo is indulging in some hyperbole.

Yeah no doubt ****. Obviously Ponting didn't say that. Just thought he would've at least been on the ground.

 

[Top_Cat]

Why let the truth get in the way of some delicious reflected glory?

 

[hendrix]

Has a permanent, debilitating injury called being Doug Bollinger.

haha

I ask because SL's top order really struggled against genuine swing bowlers in the NZ series.

Of course, being that they pretty much never play outside the subcontinent, they're likely to struggle against seam bowlers as well...

 

[Riggins]

Theo!!!! Massive LOL. when was that catch, anyone know? I will so upload it. Love Theo.

reckon he dropped one too

 

[BackFootPunch]

Ponting would've been on the field when Theo took the catch. Was there for the final wicket as per this photo.