Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2022 - 3 T20Is, 5 ODIs & 2 Tests

Happy to see Australia show a bit of faith in Swepson even though the start to his Test career has been a bit naff. Rewarded them with two-in-two as well
 
I am not confident about Sri Lanka's batting once Mathews retires.

And why is Chandimal batting at 6, below Dhananjaya de Silva?
 
Asian Tests specialist Glenn Maxwell in shambles...

Feel bad for the bloke though, after so much hype and prep to just see it all wash away because the Lankans couldn’t handle Head’s grenades.
 
So Australia might actually play Maxi in as a specialist finisher/third spinner if the same conditions persist for the second test in place of Starc. Honestly, I have no idea about this. I can see the rationale for not requiring Starc if the pitch behaves the same as you could get a few overs from Green at the start and the Lankans seem really poor at playing spin for odd reasons at the moment.

I'd then go with this XI I suppose

Warner
Ussie
Labu
Smith
Green
Head
Maxi
Carey
Cummins
Lyon
Sweppo

But let's all be honest, they're not going to bat Green above Head are they? Despite them being perfectly suited to the other's batting position in the current lineup because all-rounders apparently should bat below the specialist batsmen. :rolleyes
 
Looks like the Sri Lankans are playing spin more patiently in this game aided by a more docile pitch of course.
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And of course as I post this the captain’s gone with Sweppo getting the breakthrough. :D

Still wonder why he’s bowled the least number of overs so far though. There’s plenty in him to be a valuable player if backed properly. Would love to see him play more games and bowl more overs.
 
Get this guy in there.

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Get this guy in there.

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Ramiz Raja busy on the line with Jay Shah to organize an Indian tour of Pakistan with this hypothesis as we speak. :D
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He’s been an absolute madman with his constant sweeps alongside Green. Feel like Carey game is best suited to these conditions and he could cement his legacy by being crucial in this overseas cycle.
 

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