Australia in Sri Lanka 5 x ODIs - June 2022

[Fangs]

Worrying signs against spin. But we keep picking prank sides. Really over seeing Carey up the order. Not to mention Marsh at 3.

 

[TheParraboy]

SOS The Admiral

 

[Fangs]

SOS The Admiral

Not out of the question. Especially if he has a big T20 WC.

 

[TheParraboy]

Not out of the question. Especially if he has a big T20 WC.

Im thinking game 5 of this series to regain some respectability 2-3

He is retiring after the T20 WC

God how we will all miss him

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[Bazal]

It's time for change now surely? Its a meaningless series but we keep picking the same clown sides for the same result. Finch is cooked.

Phillipe/Inglis (wk)
Warner (for a bit longer)
Head
Smith OR Labs (can't have both but a steady hand in the middle order is nice)
Bison
Maxwell

Green can play sometimes and shuffle the middle or don't play Smith/Labs... Otherwise pick someone at 7 who can just go ballistic at the end

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Carey has to go, really needs to concentrate on test cricket as his keeping isn’t failsafe at that level and his levers/toys aren’t good enough at white ball stuff. Inglis 9r Phillipe, make a decision and give either a run.

Labuschagne is a no for me, too weird, not up to it. Smith looks disinterested in the white ball caper tbh.

McDermott had the hot hand and should have been in the squad.

Finch obviously should be punted, Head is your captain.

Marsh and Maxwell acceptable at this stage.

 

[Fangs]

Im thinking game 5 of this series to regain some respectability 2-3

He is retiring after the T20 WC

God how we will all miss him

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I think things can change quickly. He can go out with a boom in the T20WC. Spank everyone around during the domestic home season. His numbers might be irresistible.

 

[TheParraboy]

SL won the toss and will bat

Inglis in for Head

Huge crowd by the looks

 

[TheParraboy]

Lot of the SL crowd turning up in all yellow, as a way to say thank you to Australia for touring there

Pretty nice gesture

 

[Bazal]

Not sure on the batting approach. Obvs Chamika has been left a lot to do but I reckon there were plenty of deliveries from the three spinners he could have scored off and they seem to prefer making us bowl as many overs as they can.

The tail ender is going well but he's at ten for a reason and his number will come up. Just think Chamika has had chances to be more positive and look for 150, 160, 170 even.

 

[Bazal]

Last five overs much better. 136 now. That boundary off Green was real nice

 

[yobbo84]

SL 9 down, Hazlewood and Cummins with plenty of overs left, and Finch bowls part timers...

 

[Hutty1986]

Lol, 8/85 and they still make 160. Whiff of 4-1 in the air!

 

[TheParraboy]

161 to win

Aust 1/13

im not confident

 

[TheParraboy]

2/14

Great catch , Davey out

 

[Fangs]

Send in maxy to knock these runs over fast.

 

[Fangs]

This reminds me of old 90s one dayers. Like the Bevan final over against WI in 1996.

 

[TheParraboy]

3/19

 

[TheParraboy]

Bison and Marnus at the crease
One of these guys needs a big 50 if we are to get these runs

 

[Fangs]

Getting a bit tense. Someone needs 20 odd to get us in the game.