*Official* Sri Lanka Tour of Australia 2019

[TheJediBrah]

We literally have Indians, Sri Lankans, South Africans, Kiwis and Aussies in our office.

congratulations?

 

[Starfighter]

We literally have Indians, Sri Lankans, South Africans, Kiwis and Aussies in our office.

Any Poms or Yanks? Or Pakistanis?

 

[Spark]

Bizarre how Oz have gone from stonewalling to attacking every ball with Cummins wicket.

Obviously they're doing it with if wickets fall that they get a crack at SL tonight but such and abrupt change suggests the tactics and communication within the Oz side aren't the best atm.

the tactics have been really really average all summer across all teams. obviously paine and finch are responsible for that, but the common factor - as well as the abrupt deterioration compared to last year - suggests there's an alternate explanation...

 

[Spark]

yeah that looked stone dead to me

 

[Starfighter]

That's out. Just get off the field now and have a crack at them.

 

[Spark]

well I do not understand the tactics at all

 

[quincywagstaff]

Geez, Patterson wasn't within a mile of that.

 

[Spark]

That's out. Just get off the field now and have a crack at them.

instead they decided to stonewall and bat normally because of the message they were given? really really weird

 

[aussie tragic]

What a fantastic choice by Aussie selectors...they wanted thirties and finally they chose K Pat to give them one

 

[YorksLanka]

well bowled Lakmal..worked hard for his 5fer..

 

[Starfighter]

well I do not understand the tactics at all

Paine has consistently proven himself a tactical nonentity and your veiled serve at Langer is well placed. Just get the eight overs at them in. If worst comes to worst we get more new ball tomorrow night.

 

[Spark]

What a fantastic choice by Aussie selectors...they wanted thirties and finally they chose K Pat to give them one

give it up man

 

[Spark]

this is bewildering. get them off and bowl ffs

 

[Starfighter]

The eight-nine overs we would have gotten from Patterson's wicket might have been useful. Having three overs is just stupid.

 

[aussie tragic]

give it up man

Give up what, wanker

 

[Spark]

The eight-nine overs we would have gotten from Patterson's wicket might have been useful. Having three overs is just stupid.

yeah it's a total waste now. basically, that message never should have been sent out - they should have continued with exactly the mindset they had beforehand

 

[Starfighter]

Give up what, wanker

This'll be well quoted when you get banned,

 

[aussie tragic]

This'll be well quoted when you get banned,

Why would that get me banned. Spark attacked me?

 

[Spark]

This'll be well quoted when you get banned,

tbf it's a big of variety relative to the same utterly uninteresting "those terrible selectors daring to pick this bloke" post recycled over and over and over again

 

[quincywagstaff]

Wonder if Paine wants to declare but doesn't have the confidence as a captain to do that because it may be perceived as arrogant.