*Official* Sri Lanka Tour of Australia 2019

[vcs]

Dilruwan is one of the worst spinners around at keeping any sort of control over the runrate.

 

[Gnske]

Usually this would be so prosaic an innings, but after the run-rates this summer I'm quite glad the feast has arrived.

 

[vcs]

We could be looking at 400 today if these two stick around till the end.

 

[stephen]

This is declaration batting by these two.

 

[Gnske]

Getting an ad before the last ball of the over, thanks Network Seven.

 

[Starfighter]

Surely Sandakan would have been no more expensive and at least somewhat more threatening on this pitch than Perera.

 

[Starfighter]

Whoah, I did not expect a partnership record to fall here.

 

[Starfighter]

Head is just trying to hit everything as hard as possible here. In fairness, it is pretty much buffet.

 

[Gnske]

Gotta say, if anyone deserved a home feast with stat padding it's Joe Burns. Can't just let Usman and Warner get away with it year after year.

 

[harsh.ag]

Am glad Burns got this shot. Have been thinking for a while that he is a good option (only in Australia mind)

 

[stephen]

Joe Burns involved in 3 out of the last 4 Australian 250+ run partnerships.

 

[Starfighter]

I've rarely seen a bowler look so bereft of options with the old ball as Fernando does right now.

 

[howardj]

Go HUUUUGE boys

Change your lives

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Hopefully these two are still batting when I arrive around lunch tomorrow.

 

[stephen]

So given our next tests are in England and we'll have Warner and Smith are back, what happens to Burns?

I was thinking:

Harris
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Head
Burns
Paine

Harsh on Patterson.

 

[TheJediBrah]

So given our next tests are in England and we'll have Warner and Smith are back, what happens to Burns?

I was thinking:

Harris
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Head
Burns
Paine

Harsh on Patterson.

Patterson in for Khawaja or Harris.

Not sure why you'd have Harris keep the opening spot over Burns

 

[ajdude]

they're gonna give this out cause of the soft signal aren't they

 

[Starfighter]

That looks like it's touched the ground quite obviously. It was very good take from the slip fielder.

 

[stephen]

That soft signal was the equivalent of an umpire gunning you in grade cricket because he's sick of seeing you.

 

[Burgey]

Harris can **** off. He’s like the bloke I used to play with who looks a million bucks down on one knee trying to blaze one over cover, only to spoon it to point and mutter something about “one day it’ll come off.” He should tour but as reserve opener now. Plus I quite like the right-left thing if it’s 50/50 between him and Burns.