Sri Lanka in Australia thread

[Craig]

Australia 28/0 after Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Wicket is looking pretty flat.

 

[Kent]

Can someone in NZ tell me what's going on with the coverage of this test?

For some reason it's listed to start at 4.30 on SS2 each day. That's 10 minutes before tea by my reckoning, which is an odd time to join it when you're currently showing American kiddies competing in maths!

 

[Kent]

if there was an award for 'the most home orientated batsman', jayawardene would win it hands down.

Home 57.23
Away 35.58

Here's a close contender -

CD McMillan
Home 51.64
Away 31.52

Not a bad discrepancy after 7 years on the circuit!

 

[Mingster]

Bloody hell, why doesn't SKY show it on Sky Sport 1?

 

[Jnr.]

Why is it that they can compete anywhere, against anyone in ODIs but not in tests away from the sub-continent.

Except Zimbabwe.

Australia 0/233.

 

[Waughney]

Australia piling on the runs, 0-234

 

[Waughney]

Turns out I will be going to the test, 3rd day onwards. Anyone else going?

 

[Jnr.]

Stumps Day 1
Australia 2/370
Langer 159
Martyn 56

What a slaughter.

 

[Eclipse]

Ponting will be kicking himself.

 

[AUST_HiTMaN]

Yep I'm heading to Carins in a matter of a few hours now. Will be there for the remainder of the match (day 2-5). Ive got tix got the grandstand for day 2 and 3, days 4 and 5 are buy at the gate.

Should be good fun.

 

[Craig]

Make sure you take heaps of photos.

 

[AUST_HiTMaN]

Yep will do - Got a 256mb card for my camera last week so that will come in handy.

 

[tooextracool]

Check your stats. Jayawardene averages 37.64 away from home, which is more than Jayasuriya (35.65). Atapattu averages 39.98 and Sangakkara 50.88 away from home. Clearly, Jayawardene contributes about as much as Jayasuriya and Atapattu, hence you can't say that the batting lineup revolves solely around the top 3.

nope check here

regardless i dont think jayasuriya or attapattu are world class batsman....and the batting certainly doesnt revolve around them away from home.....the only real world class batsman in that side is sangakkara....and i think that is reflected in his stats

 

[age_master]

How is Jayasuria not world class

 

[Adamc]

nope check here

regardless i dont think jayasuriya or attapattu are world class batsman....and the batting certainly doesnt revolve around them away from home.....the only real world class batsman in that side is sangakkara....and i think that is reflected in his stats

Meh, I trust cricinfo.

 

[Waughney]

Make sure you take heaps of photos.

Will do to, just got to try to take some good ones!

 

[Jnr.]

Ponting will be kicking himself.

Yeah he looked really disappointed in himself as he was walking off. Shame he got out, he looked in really good touch, middled everything.

 

[Waughney]

Hayden will be annoyed with his dismissal to, getting out to such a terrible ball.

 

[Simon]

i am thinking that is the worst ball ever bowled thats taken a test wicket!
the ball really should be somewhere in downtown cairns right now....

 

[marc71178]

How is Jayasuria not world class

If you rate Jayasuriya as World Class then you have a very low threshold for "World Class"