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

[Migara]

I'd take half fit Chandimal over Tharanga on these conditions

 

[Spark]

Sounds like the side will be

Warner, Hughes, Clarke, Bailey, D Hussey, Wade, Cutting/Maxwell, Johnson, Starc, McKay, Doherty

Throw Watson in there and the top 7 looks quite strong.

Throw Watson in there and that's basically first choice.

 

[Migara]

Migara, I'm looking forward to seeing a bit more of Kushal Perera. I had my first look at him on Sunday and that drive for four looked classy, so I hope I can see a bit more of him over the next 3 matches.

Perera won't be magnificient against pace BTW. But he will make sure that Doherty or any spinner won't be bowling when he's in. And it was spinners that tie down likes of Sanga, Mathews and Mendis.

 

[Spark]

This is the first series where SL haven't decided to bat like spuds against Doherty from time to time, to be fair.

 

[benchmark00]

Has Moises been ruled out? I'm under the impression that he will play if fit, otherwise it's between Maxwell/Cutters Cutting.

 

[Jarquis]

Moises has got his fingers crossed? Can't imagine that's helping the situation...

 

[Spikey]

Mike Hussey is at the centre of a rumour doing the rounds by email, and published in of all places a financial gossip column on Thursday, that he and Michael Clarke had a spectacular falling out after his farewell Test at the SCG. According to the scuttlebutt, Hussey and Clarke had been split over where post-match celebrations should be held - Mr Cricket wanted them in the dressing room and then the hotel, but the captain preferred a planned evening on James Packer's super yacht Seahorse. Hussey, it was claimed, boycotted the boat ride in protest, having also just been surprisingly left out of the one-day squad. He was joined by two other players, the email said. The Tonk was made aware of the alleged dispute on Wednesday morning and quickly had it shot down vehemently by Hussey's management and Cricket Australia. There is at least one element of truth to the email, though - Hussey did not join teammates on Packer's vessel. But the way it was told to this column is that was because the team had already celebrated in their SCG dressing room and then their hotel until about 10pm and he wanted to rejoin his family, who were staying with him in a suite at the team's Sydney base. The Tonk was told the others who stayed in the hotel at The Rocks instead of boarding the boat were Shane Watson, who missed the Test because of injury but wanted to be part of Hussey's farewell, and Peter Siddle. Support staff with families present, including Steve Rixon and Dene Hills, also stayed with Hussey in the hotel rather than hitting Sydney Harbour.

CA shoots down talk of Clarke, Hussey row

glad to be rid of this ****er who keeps on ruining post match celebrations tbh

 

[benchmark00]

Last time I partied on a boat there were strippers and chicken. How could Hussey turn that down??

 

[NUFAN]

Last time I partied on a boat there were strippers and chicken. How could Hussey turn that down??

Explains why Siddle stayed back, good man.

I think the spectacular falling out is a load of rubbish.

 

[ajdude]

Has Moises been ruled out? I'm under the impression that he will play if fit, otherwise it's between Maxwell/Cutters Cutting.

i'm glad Cutting doesn't have red hair or something, a headline like "Moises parts for the red C" would make me quit the world

 

[Spikey]

i dont geti t

 

[Daemon]

Moises (Moses) parts for the red (headed) C (cutting/sea)

Jesus.

 

[Spikey]

i dont understand

 

[uvelocity]

i thought it was a **** joke

 

[Prince EWS]

I thought it was quality. You blokes suck.

 

[Jono]

Agree with PEWS

 

[uvelocity]

mine was a pun though

 

[NUFAN]

Too many if and buts to make that joke funny.

If Cutting's nickname was C or he did have red hair, it might me mildly funny.

 

[ajdude]

tbf it wouldn't be funny anyway, hence why I said I'd quit the world

 

[morgieb]

Went over my head.