Looks like this could be a long tour for the Lankans.....
I dont really understand the logic in picking Chandana ahead of Herath , at least not when they are batting Chandana at number 8 (in other words they've picked him almost exclusively for his bowling , despite Herath being almost undisputedly the better bowler of the two).
This attack just dosent look capable of bowling the Australian's out cheaply to me , Vaas is a class act but he needs support to be a huge threat and it dosent look like he's gonna get it , Malinga is quick but he's been pretty wayward so far , dosent do a lot with the ball and I dont think he'll give this batting lineup to much greif.
Zoyza is looking pedestrian , he can be a handful when conditions suit him but he hasnt got sufficient pace or control to trouble the better batting side's in conditions like these.
Herath has troubled the Australian's in the past and he would've at least added a little bit of substance to the attack , but the spinning options they have gone for in Thilan & Chandana are really not gonna cause an awful lot of problems at this level.
Plus there is just a general lethargic look about them in the field , playing against the best team in the world on the first morning of a test match should generally get you pretty pumped , but apart from Vaas & Jayasuria they dont look overly enthusiastic.
I dont really understand the logic in picking Chandana ahead of Herath , at least not when they are batting Chandana at number 8 (in other words they've picked him almost exclusively for his bowling , despite Herath being almost undisputedly the better bowler of the two).
This attack just dosent look capable of bowling the Australian's out cheaply to me , Vaas is a class act but he needs support to be a huge threat and it dosent look like he's gonna get it , Malinga is quick but he's been pretty wayward so far , dosent do a lot with the ball and I dont think he'll give this batting lineup to much greif.
Zoyza is looking pedestrian , he can be a handful when conditions suit him but he hasnt got sufficient pace or control to trouble the better batting side's in conditions like these.
Herath has troubled the Australian's in the past and he would've at least added a little bit of substance to the attack , but the spinning options they have gone for in Thilan & Chandana are really not gonna cause an awful lot of problems at this level.
Plus there is just a general lethargic look about them in the field , playing against the best team in the world on the first morning of a test match should generally get you pretty pumped , but apart from Vaas & Jayasuria they dont look overly enthusiastic.
