1st Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele on Jul 26-30, 2016 - SRI LANKA WON BY 106 RUNS

[hineyrulz]

He's gone this time.

 

[Hutty1986]

Oh dear. Need to win 2 tests in a row now. Another superb aussie batting performance

 

[St Tangles]

We will be doing a rain dance in the tea break

 

[hineyrulz]

Looking pretty dark out there, it's a reverse 12th man

 

[Tommy Smith]

Credit to Australia.

This has been a lot closer thanI thought it would be.

I figured they'd struggle to make 150 in either innings on a sub continent wicket.

 

[hineyrulz]

Lol welcome back Tommy, you always slink in here when we are doing poorly

 

[Pete Cash]

Man i still had hope for a draw while Smith was still there. If only he didnt get out like a mentalist in the first innings lol.

Our top 5 needs some work against spin that is for sure. Sometimes Smiths brain just stops working and suddenly he is stumped after charging down the wicket randomly. The rest...are just shit.

 

[hineyrulz]

Darsh perfect case in point, he actually looked really good out there and just missed a straight one. He's not cut out for test match batting.

 

[BunniesMan]

Dave Warner has nothing on pitches that offer something to bowlers or just in general against bowlers bowling positively and with confidence. He is the very definition of flat track bully and someone who cashes in against already mentally defeated teams.

 

[BunniesMan]

Darsh perfect case in point, he actually looked really good out there and just missed a straight one. He's not cut out for test match batting.

Funny that. It's almost as if his first class batting average of 30.54 suggests he isn't a top 6 test bat. The selectors seem to disagree. He must be a superstar in the nets.

 

[Pete Cash]

Warner is worryingly out of form. He is obviously a home town batsman but he hasnt scored above 25 since the australian summer (in tests)

 

[umina panther]

Why are we still blocking? Have a go

 

[umina panther]

Dave Warner has nothing on pitches that offer something to bowlers or just in general against bowlers bowling positively and with confidence. He is the very definition of flat track bully and someone who cashes in against already mentally defeated teams.

Can be true but hes done well in SA against quality. He is a player worth carrying some games because he'll win others on his own

 

[Pete Cash]

He was also very good in the uae.

 

[Hutty1986]

How many times has the so-called "number 1" test side in the world lost after rolling the opposition for less than 120 in the first dig?

This has been just a capitulation since then. Shit batting, shit bowling and belted around by a bloke barely in his 20's and the usual last innings batting collapse. Says a lot when our highest score has been 55 ffs.

 

[hineyrulz]

It raining yet???

 

[Tommy Smith]

Why is the Aussie lower order better than the top order at playing spin?

It's like the Kiwis during the Vettori years.

Weird.

 

[Bazal]

How many times has the so-called "number 1" test side in the world lost after rolling the opposition for less than 120 in the first dig?

This has been just a capitulation since then. Shit batting, shit bowling and belted around by a bloke barely in his 20's and the usual last innings batting collapse. Says a lot when our highest score has been 55 ffs.

It's also the second highest score for the match....let's be honest, the difference is Mendis.

 

[Pete Cash]

Good effort nevill. Looked like he just lost concentration for a minute.

 

[undertaker]

Outstanding effort from Nevill, and now from O'Keefe