2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Australia @ Galle Feb 6-10, 2025

[hineyrulz]

Extra batting really came in handy.

 

[This Year?]

its out imo

 

[undertaker]

Connolly clearly didn't earn his test selection with the type of shots he played in his short innings.

 

[mave]

It's either caught, or lbw...take your pick

Edit....too high, my bad.

 

[Chins]

its out imo

Settle down Joel

 

[This Year?]

Hah get f**ked balltracker.

 

[This Year?]

going down

 

[undertaker]

Aussies need to get at least a 200 run lead to put the pressure on Sri Lanka

 

[mave]

Haha, Joel Wilson quickly back to his usual form.

 

[jargan83]

Joel Wilson a worse umpire than the time I did a stint as the central umpire after 6 beers.

 

[hineyrulz]

Joel Wilson lol.

 

[undertaker]

Seriously, how the hell did Joel Wilson ever make it to the ICC elite panel??? That was clearly going down leg side

Of all the umpires going around, he has had the most number of decisions overturned

 

[undertaker]

Webster gets a long stride in + can clearly see off and middle stump at the point the ball hits Webster's pad + the ball not turning + the ball still has to travel approx. 2 metres to get to the stumps = ball easily going down leg side.

 

[hineyrulz]

Joel Wilson wouldn't get a gig at D grade Indoor.

 

[This Year?]

Joel Wilson would be a maestro in the NRL bunker

 

[undertaker]

Joel Wilson wouldn't get a gig at D grade Indoor.

Thankfully he can't screw Australia over the way he did at Headingley 2019 whenever Australia have reviews up their sleeve.

 

[Cheese sandwich]

Joel Wilson wouldn't get a gig at D grade Indoor.

Neither would Connolly tbf

 

[undertaker]

There have been some shockers over the years who should've got nowhere near umpiring at international level (e.g. Rudi Koertzen, Billy Bowden, Asoka de Silva etc)

However, since the ICC elite panel of umpires was formed in 2002 (and therefore, neutral umpires for test matches), Russell Tiffin is the umpire that I can remember who would give Joel Wilson a run for his money for worst umpire. Still remember the 2002/03 summer just like yesterday. Tiffin made numerous elementary blunders in both the Ashes and ODI tri-series.

My favourite howler from Tiffin was in an ODI tournament in Kenya about 3 months prior to the 2002/03 summer. In an Australia vs Pakistan ODI match, Jason Gillespie bowled a Yorker that went between Abdul Razzaq's legs when Razzaq was trying to dodge it...and Tiffin called a WIDE!!!

 

[This Year?]

Why can't these merkins just keep the game on 7mate instead of forcing me to reach for the remote?

 

[Marshall_magic]

Highest scores by Australian wicket keepers:
Gilchrist 204*
Haddin 169*
Healy 161*
Carey 151*

Gilly had a 164 as well, Carey lands 5th on high scores by an Aussie keeper.

He gets flack for his batting however his average was .32 runs lower than Brad Haddin’s coming into this game, and is now a few runs higher. Gilchrist really changed the expectation of wicketkeeper batsmen. For context he was batting about 5 runs higher than Ian Healy.