*Official* Sri Lanka Tour of Australia 2019

[quincywagstaff]

That Zimbabwe have played Test cricket more recently in Oz than Bangladesh is baffling.

 

[mr_mister]

Alyssa Heavy is a dish

 

[Burgey]

Alyssa Heavy is a dish

Tad harsh

 

[morgieb]

Bangladesh or Afghanistan would probably be better tbh. It's stupid that we refuse to host Bangladesh at any stage but give SL prime time series every few years.

Yeah I feel at this point Sri Lanka is a worse team than Bangladesh or the West Indies.

 

[stephen]

Alyssa Healy is a dish

A better sledger than her lesser- known husband too.

 

[the big bambino]

Genuine question - if the two sides just shook hands now and agreed to call off the rest of this match, would anyone actually care? I seriously doubt anyone would.

That's what's known in scientific circles as The SL Tour Effect. Turning even the most rabid cricket fanatics off the game since 1985.

They blanked us in SL. I'm happy to wait a little longer to repay the favour.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah I feel at this point Sri Lanka is a worse team than Bangladesh or the West Indies.

I think the current WI side would beat this Australian team out here and over there.

 

[Burgey]

A couple more of these Little Lankans are in danger of ducking into another short one with the way they're playing them.

 

[mr_mister]

I love how fast bowlers act super tough after a bouncer that a batsman narrowly evades, but if they actually connect with the body it's suddenly time be mortified and concerned?

It's a bit strange psychology wise


I get you're not trying to harm the batsman, but can you be surprised at the outcome?

 

[CricAddict]

With WI thrashing England and Australia hammering SL, who carries the favourites tag going into the Ashes? So far, I thought it will be England but the tables are turning.

 

[Burgey]

I love how fast bowlers act super tough after a bouncer that a batsman narrowly evades, but if they actually connect with the body it's suddenly time be mortified and concerned?

It's a bit strange psychology wise


I get you're not trying to harm the batsman, but can you be surprised at the outcome?

Yeah, it's the same type of personality disorder which allows you to sledge the **** out of someone all day, but say "Shot mate" when the bloke you've been into crisps a cover drive for four (with apologies to the Grade Cricketer).

 

[Burgey]

With WI thrashing England and Australia hammering SL, who carries the favourites tag going into the Ashes? So far, I thought it will be England but the tables are turning.

Home ground advantage is substantial for England against this Australian side imo. The batting line up doesn't play the moving ball well at all. Smith (and to a lesser extent in england, Warner) will obviously strengthen it, but I don't know if it will be enough. The bowling should keep Australia competitive, provided they adjust to the Duke ball. Richardson could be a real find in those conditions. He's a faster, better looking, non-condition reliant Anderson really.

 

[stephen]

With WI thrashing England and Australia hammering SL, who carries the favourites tag going into the Ashes? So far, I thought it will be England but the tables are turning.

England have beaten the West Indies at home once since the 1960s. Despite the West Indies being rubbish for two decades, England have not been able to beat them reliably in the West Indies.

 

[stephen]

Geez you'd be dirty with yourself getting out to Labaschagne's filthy part timers.

 

[Burgey]

The poor bloke would just want to get it over and done with, wouldn't he?

 

[TheJediBrah]

England have beaten the West Indies at home once since the 1960s. Despite the West Indies being rubbish for two decades, England have not been able to beat them reliably in the West Indies.

Yeah I recall England even at their strongest in recent times bafflingly struggle to beat some very weak Windies teams over there. It's strange.

 

[stephen]

That was a ridiculous waste of a review.

 

[Burgey]

Obviously not using the old “play and miss at 3 or more in a row and you have to drop your strides” playing condition.

 

[Victor Ian]

haha - Is Cummins going to deny Starc his 10.?

edit: maybe not

 

[stephen]

Starc is going to deny Starc his 10 the way this is going.