1st T20I: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, Aug 6, 2011

[Hallatia]

Lalala

First Australian international match since the world cup ...
Match starts in just over 4 hours, I don't have much to say about it right now, but I figured it deserved a thread.

 

[TheParraboy]

SL will win this

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Are ABC broadcasting this tour? I can't handle Tony Greig and his constant fapping over these leetle sree lunkunssss

 

[Gidley Up]

Still waiting for the first cricket shot to be played. Hopefully Kumar can add some class to this game.

 

[Hallatia]

Dilshan 104
Lankans 198 after 20

 

[Y2Eel]

Why did the spinners only bowl a max of 3 overs while the fast bowlers who are throwing pies bowled the 4 each?!

 

[Y2Eel]

And i think Warner should bat in the test side any where.. He is the best batsmen we have in any form at the moment..

 

[Hallatia]

really?

 

[aussies1st]

From what I'm reading Warner is the only player that had any idea against the spinners.

 

[Twizzle]

our top order was shit except for Warner, the bear seems to struggle against spin especially if he cant just hack them over mid wicket

 

[hineyrulz]

Watched the highlights this morning, or should i say low lights. Dilshan batted well but gee we bowled poo. and as for the batting lol, Warner was the only batsman that was will to play straight to the spinners.Lucky the tail wagged a bit and made the scoreline respectable. White what a hacking spastic :lol:

And the highlight of the match for me was hearing Justin Langer has been promoted to assistant coach, good to see his successful work with our batsman has payed off........ :?

 

[IanG]

Are ABC broadcasting this tour? I can't handle Tony Greig and his constant fapping over these leetle sree lunkunssss

I don't think so!

Though they did mention they'll be doing the series in South Africa

 

[yappy]

WTG Captain Victorian.

Spinners 5 overs at a tick over 6 rpo
Quicks 15 overs at over 10.67 rpo

oh and nice batting too champ.

 

[beads6]

The quicks got smashed because they shouldn't have been bowling, it was clearly a deck for spinners... Poor captaincy from White, which we all expected... We need a new coach, we aren't doing the basics right anymore... T20 is so overrated.. We better play better in the tests.

 

[woodyk2]

fail to see why white is in any team.

 

[Twizzle]

The quicks got smashed because they shouldn't have been bowling, it was clearly a deck for spinners... Poor captaincy from White, which we all expected... We need a new coach, we aren't doing the basics right anymore... T20 is so overrated.. We better play better in the tests.

I dont see why it is so hard to teach bowlers how to bowl yorkers in T20

Its not exactly rocket science, they talk about the 3 lengths but they bowl far too many short of a length balls on a flat pitch, I think they should stick to the other two (yorker and bouncer) as the short of a length is too easy to hit on a flat pitch

 

[CrazyEel]

White is an amazing cricketer, I've never seen an Ozzie cricketer who offers as little as he does.

 

[Hallatia]

White is one guy I have never seen in any value in, I don't understand how the Australian selectors justify their liking him. And he's captain of the T20 side too, which makes it more difficult to see him getting dropped.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

White is an amazing cricketer, I've never seen an Ozzie cricketer who offers as little as he does.

Scott Muller?

 

[beads6]

I dont see why it is so hard to teach bowlers how to bowl yorkers in T20

Its not exactly rocket science, they talk about the 3 lengths but they bowl far too many short of a length balls on a flat pitch, I think they should stick to the other two (yorker and bouncer) as the short of a length is too easy to hit on a flat pitch

I honestly don't get it either, I am no bowler but even in the nets bowling my meds I can hit it around the blockhole 9/10 times and I am a muppet..