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

[aussie tragic]

Clarke to play

Sky News: Michael Clarke to play in Test Series

 

[Midwinter]

Will some players be so prone to "potential" injuries that they won't get picked at all ?

"Don't bother bowling son. We've scanned you, you're gonna be a crock"

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Probably true, but the problem now is guys in their mid to late 20s are also going down with random injuries because they are never bowling fit. As they never bowl enough when they are younger, to get their bodies used to demands of bowling fast. It all good to promote the resting policy as allowing bowlers to be injury free when they get older. But simple facts are they are still getting consistent random injuries when they are older. It is not working to keep older bowlers on the park for extended periods.

who exactly are you referring to? Guys like Hilfenhaus were bowling spinner like workloads in domestics.

 

[chaminda_00]

who exactly are you referring to? Guys like Hilfenhaus were bowling spinner like workloads in domestics.

Siddle, Johnson, Bollinger, Tait, Lee, Watson, Hastings, McKay etc. Even Hifenhaus has had consistent injuries the last couple seasons. Since the started to reduce his bowling workload. When he was injury free it was when he was bowling big overs at domestic level.

 

[hendrix]

was going to put a bet on SL winning this, but it's only paying 6:1.

 

[centurymaker]

Starc is out? Wtf is going on?
You don't rest players when the series is still alive!

 

[howardj]

Will be at the MCG next year for the Ashes

Can not wait

 

[howardj]

Starc is out? Wtf is going on?
You don't rest players when the series is still alive!

Mate we rest them when there is a world championship decider (see Perth)

 

[chaminda_00]

"Nuwan Kulasekara misses out as he's injured. Dhammika Prasad takes his place."

Hopefully he latest outperforms MJ, though I'm sure he will take more bad habits from watching him bowl, rather then just trying to bowl like him.

 

[Midwinter]

It's not so much the resting, its the replacements

First gamers and Mitchell Bloody Johnson

 

[howardj]

It's not so much the resting, its the replacements

First gamers and Mitchell Bloody Johnson

Yeah our talent pool is not deep enough to pull guys in and out

e.g. Hastings

 

[ajdude]

It's not so much the resting, its the replacements

First gamers and Mitchell Bloody Johnson

stfu birds ****ing amazing

in regards to first gamers

 

[aussie tragic]

Siddle bowling first change?

Clarke must be thinking one of Bird and Johnson will need to be replaced quickly

 

[Ruckus]

pace from Bird...surprised

 

[Top_Cat]

BL: "Bird's a swing bowler."

Just doesn't watch domestic matches any more, does Bill?

 

[ajdude]

yeah I was expecting him to roll out the leggies

 

[Burgey]

Book Johnson in for a five fer here.

 

[ajdude]

gotta feel for tharanga paranavitana don't ya

 

[Ruckus]

wicket already looks very flat

 

[Burgey]

Starc is out? Wtf is going on?
You don't rest players when the series is still alive!

The series died when Sri Lanka's bowling squad was announced.