Australian tour of Sri Lanka

[Bill Manspeaker]

Holland gets his first wicket! pretty shower ball but an even worse shot. no review this time

[Bill Manspeaker]

Starc gets his 4th. one to go, get a 5fa Starcy

[Bill Manspeaker]

and he gets it! beautifully bowled Starcy

Lanka all out 281

[Bill Manspeaker]

geez I get nervous when we play back to spinners. one is gonna skid low and you're dead

[Bill Manspeaker]

flower off. just knew it was gonna happen. wicket in the last over I mean

2/54 at stumps

[Jay]

That Joe Burns dismissal was horrid.

[PowerBug]

So test cricket is dead? England vs Pakistan and Sri Lanka vs Australia! What great series we have going on :)

[ossie85]

So test cricket is dead? England vs Pakistan and Sri Lanka vs Australia! What great series we have going on :)

Exactly PB. People have been saying test cricket has been dead for years/decades, but I just don't see it. Sure the crowds maybe down, but I think the interest is stronger than ever.


Disappointing Warner got out in the last over, really changes the momentum a bit.

Lyon and Holland probably have to bowl a bit better in the 2nd innings.

I'm nervous.

[Bill Manspeaker]

Smiddy with an early chance. should've been stumped there

[Bill Manspeaker]

just no idea against spin

[Jukes]

3 wickets and a missed stumping in 17 balls, not looking good...definitely need Superman Voges to gun it

[Levi434]

4

[ossie85]

the bowling never worried me, lets see how we bat in Asia

I'll just keep quoting this every time we play in Asia.

Just wait... the Summer will come around and we'll dominate on a batsmen's paradise, and everyone will forget about it!!

We need to tear up our pitches. I'm tired of our batsmen only being good in conditions that suit them.

[PowerBug]

the bowling never worried me, lets see how we bat in Asia

I'll just keep quoting this every time we play in Asia.

Just wait... the Summer will come around and we'll dominate on a batsmen's paradise, and everyone will forget about it!!

We need to tear up our pitches. I'm tired of our batsmen only being good in conditions that suit them.

England have attempted to make things better by allowing the captain of the visiting team in County matches to elect to bowl first without a toss. If they don't want to take it then they toss like normal

Maybe Australia should try something similar?

[ossie85]

the bowling never worried me, lets see how we bat in Asia

I'll just keep quoting this every time we play in Asia.

Just wait... the Summer will come around and we'll dominate on a batsmen's paradise, and everyone will forget about it!!

We need to tear up our pitches. I'm tired of our batsmen only being good in conditions that suit them.

England have attempted to make things better by allowing the captain of the visiting team in County matches to elect to bowl first without a toss. If they don't want to take it then they toss like normal

Maybe Australia should try something similar?

I've been saying that for years. Home advantage is too much of an advantage, let the away team choose whether to bat/bowl and watch the pitch conditions change....