Sri Lanka vs Australia | 1st Test | Galle | Aug 31st - Sept 4th

[cricfan967]

This seems to be a promising contest.
I personally don't care who wins, just want to see a nice contest.
Toss in a few minutes!

 

[pakistanbest]

Hope Sri Lanka wins, this will decrease Aussies ranking points and get Pakistan to the top

 

[Random Aussie]

Rain delay, weather is apparently ordinary.

2 debutants confirmed for us, Copeland and Lyon.

When you add Hughes and Khawaja to that list it is clear the rebuild has begun.

SL will confirm team at the toss, 8 spinners and 3 FTB

 

[Ruri]

Bah, bat first, wanted to see Lyons and Copeland.

Go Aussies! (Weird but meh, atm I don't feel like supporting SL)

Probably only because I like a few Aussie players and I only like one SL player.

 

[Bilal.Shuja]

Hoping something great from Michael Clarke

 

[spoiled]

not much interest in the match

looks like

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka has the advantage of quality spinners.

 

[spoiled]

any hd sky like links? veetle like?

 

[Justcrazy]

How did Sri lanka leave out mendis??????????

 

[Justcrazy]

Australian openers are out

 

[cricfan967]

Tough batting conditions, 265 - 290 will be par

 

[cricfan967]

And Watson off the mark with his first run

 

[Random Aussie]

How did Sri lanka leave out mendis??????????

One of the stupidest selection moves I have seen against us.

Excellent we bat!

 

[Random Aussie]

Watto with the first 4. 6 off the opening over.

 

[Random Aussie]

Hughes and Watson going to be a very quick scoring opening pair - while they are out there anyway...

 

[Random Aussie]

These opening bowlers both have averages of about 50 :

 

[Random Aussie]

Imma post to myself aight?

 

[Cover Drive]

Khawaja batting a bit too down the order? No RA?

 

[Justcrazy]

3

 

[Justcrazy]

Watson on fire.

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

24 after 3 overs........ what a start by Australia.

 

[Random Aussie]

Watto bringing it as usual. 3 fours in a row.

Yes CD Usman should be batting in the top 4. But like every team we have egos to manage and neither Clarke or Ponting will move to accomodate him.

I think he should bat at 4 actually. Clarke at 5 where he has made all his Test runs and Hussey at 6 where he made mountains of runs. Means batting order goes right, left, right, left. But hey that's probably too clever for current team management.

Watto hits another 4.

 

[Justcrazy]

I think that Sri lanka have to get in spin early here

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Random Aussie]

I think that Sri lanka have to get in spin early here

The way they are going they might as well open with the spinners.

Now Hughes belts a 4. 28 after 4 overs in tough conditions apparently.

 

[Justcrazy]

Watson has been on song in all the 3 formats for the last 3 years, yet to have a bad patch as opener.

 

[Cover Drive]

Watto bringing it as usual. 3 fours in a row.

Yes CD Usman should be batting in the top 4. But like every team we have egos to manage and neither Clarke or Ponting will move to accomodate him.

I think he should bat at 4 actually. Clarke at 5 where he has made all his Test runs and Hussey at 6 where he made mountains of runs. Means batting order goes right, left, right, left. But hey that's probably too clever for current team management.

Watto hits another 4.

I totally agree with you but I would say this tactic have worked for Aussies over the past and they have produced lots of big names like Punter, Clarke, Hussey etc and I sincerely hope Khawaja is next big thing just sake of his left hand batting and impeccable timing.

After Saeed Anwar he is the third left hand batsman I have been impressed with (first tow Kumar Sangakarra and Umar Amin).

 

[Justcrazy]

Time for spin, Dilshan should think out of box, bring on spin.

 

[Justcrazy]

faster men do not look likely taking any wickets unless batsman make mistake here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka need to look hard into there fast bowling options.

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Justcrazy]

I have been telling to get the spin on. and here it strikes with the first ball

 

[Justcrazy]

danger man Wattoo goes

 

[Justcrazy]

Pointing comes in....... he has 12364 runs so far.

 

[Justcrazy]

Mendis should have played here.

 

[Justcrazy]

He would have cut through this batting on this surface.

 

[Random Aussie]

Herath the Destroyer

 

[Justcrazy]

36 /1 after 9. Srilanka need to pick another soon.

 

[Sanchez]

herath the destroyer

We might see more of that

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Justcrazy]

Hughes fails again.

 

[Justcrazy]

This is a real tough pitch to bat upon, this could be an exciting test match.

 

[Justcrazy]

10 overs and already so much drama in it.

 

[Strike!]

Looks like Sri Lanka don't need Mendis anyway.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pointing looking cautious here, he wants to make an impact.

 

[Random Aussie]

Phillip Hughes.

Can't even play the short ball in Sri Lankan conditions.

 

[pinger]

Bit of Juice in the pitch- Sri Lanka have bounced back here after a quick-ish start from the openers.

 

[Random Aussie]

From the look of it SL spinners want to bowl 80 of the overs today, their "quicks" are getting smashed.

Consecutive 4's to the Ponting.

 

[Bilal.Shuja]

Couple of cracking boundry from Punter ! wOOOhOO!

 

[MVP26]

45 for 2

 

[Justcrazy]

This is a crucial partnership for Australia, there best two batsman are at the crease.

 

[MVP26]

Ponting looks set for a big one.

 

[Justcrazy]

Dilshan should use himself for 3 - 4 overs here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Clarke still on nought.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka need to strike again before lunch, bring in the new man to the crease and apply pressure.

 

[Justcrazy]

%0 up

 

[Justcrazy]

50 up

 

[Justcrazy]

both the batters looking solid here

 

[Random Aussie]

Herath the Destroyer is back

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka need another one before lunch to get upper hand.

 

[Justcrazy]

If australia go in the lunch with two down, it would be evens stevens

 

[Justcrazy]

Australian batsman are clearly playing for the lunch.here

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Justcrazy]

Australia 67/2

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka made a mistake here, should have played Mendis. He has more variations and the pitch suited him perfectly.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Clarke lucky to be out there. Don't know why Dilshan refused to take the review.

 

[sazz]

Good opening session for bot SL and Aus, match is evenly poised.

My prediction Pointing to hit a ton...

 

[Amjid Javed]

1st inns is going to be hugely vital here as pitch looks like it will crumble on days 4/5. Theres already something in it for the bowlers.

I think the Aussies will want to get big runs on the board so that they can they apply pressure on Sri lankans later on.

Game evenly poised at moment.

 

[Watsupdoc]

Hughes fails yet again...

 

[Justcrazy]

Hearth has bowled well, the pitch has turn.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Welegedara averages 53.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka know that hussey can be a dangerous player on this surface, can play the innings that would make the difference.

 

[Justcrazy]

Welegedara averages 53.

With the ball.

He is Sri lankas answer to Sami.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pointing one short of 12400 runs.

 

[Justcrazy]

100 up

 

[Justcrazy]

Australia 104/3

 

[nish_mate]

Thought the day will never come, but "Go Ozzies Go"

 

[SID_ZONE]

Ponting gone

 

[Justcrazy]