Australia tour of Sri Lanka (July-September 2016)

[IanG]

Australia's tour of Sri Lanka

26-30 July First Test Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
04-08 Aug Second Test Galle International Stadium
13-17 Aug Third Test Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

21 Aug First ODI R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
24 Aug Second ODI R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
28 Aug Third ODI Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
31 Aug Fourth ODI Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
04 Sept Fifth ODI Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

06 Sept First T20I Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
09 Sept Second T20I R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

 

[CerealKiller]

Thirst Test

I suppose there won't be any drinks breaks in this match.

 

[Markkkkk]

I heard all the players are trapped in a room with 1 bottle of water in the middle and the last one to go for it loses...

 

[IanG]

I suppose there won't be any drinks breaks in this match.

Whoops. Buggered that one. Up. Third test I meant. Mind you having said that the fact that they always seem to have the 12th Man running drinks onto the field at the fall of wickets, between overs and having eskies behind the boundary ropes, it almost makes the idea of drinks breaks redundant

 

[Umair7]

WTF Sri Lanka ALL OUT FOR 117

 

[Velocity]

Anyone think that Sri Lanka will be playing Division Two cricket in the future?

 

[Umair7]

Bangladesh/Sri Lanka/West Indies/Zimbabwe for sure ...

 

[aditya123]

Bangladesh/Sri Lanka/West Indies/Zimbabwe for sure ...

You guys are`nt exactly setting the pitch on fire, are you?

 

[Umair7]

You guys are`nt exactly setting the pitch on fire, are you?

Are you stupid or what ??
Sri Lanka have been piss poor everywhere even at home they cant do anything !!

Aus/Ind/NZ/RSA/ENG/PAK are surely better than SriLanka in test cricket so now it all depends on how many teams will be in DIV1

 

[Velocity]

Sri Lanka have been pretty poor, but England not an easy tour when you are trying to get your team together. Zimbabwe for sure should play Division Two cricket. Perhaps put them there and let Afghanistan play Test Cricket.Bangladesh is okay. This was just a passing remark, seriously

You guys are`nt exactly setting the pitch on fire, are you?

 

[Velocity]

Are you stupid or what ??
Sri Lanka have been piss poor everywhere even at home they cant do anything !!

Aus/Ind/NZ/RSA/ENG/PAK are surely better than SriLanka in test cricket so now it all depends on how many teams will be in DIV1

I bet you when Herath retires, Sri Lanka are heading towards the path West Indies in tests are going
Since Jaywardene, Sanga and Murali left, Sri Lanka have turned into a TRASH team. It's hard to belive that in ODI'S there ranked sixth even though they lost their last series in England. Just looked out of sorts

 

[Umair7]

I bet you when Herath retires, Sri Lanka are heading towards the path West Indies in tests are going
Since Jaywardene, Sanga and Murali left, Sri Lanka have turned into a TRASH team. It's hard to belive that in ODI'S there ranked sixth even though they lost their last series in England. Just looked out of sorts

Exactly !

 

[aditya123]

Are you stupid or what ??
Sri Lanka have been piss poor everywhere even at home they cant do anything !!

Aus/Ind/NZ/RSA/ENG/PAK are surely better than SriLanka in test cricket so now it all depends on how many teams will be in DIV1

Just wait till you write a side off this early in a test match. This is`nt a one-sided test match by any stretch of imagination. The current Australian side overseas is far from settled. I agree SL themselves are`nt the best side going around in test cricket. The fact that the Aussies are`nt cakewalking this test shows that they have a long way to go in overseas conditions.

 

[Umair7]

Just wait till you write a side off this early in a test match. This is`nt a one-sided test match by any stretch of imagination. The current Australian side overseas is far from settled. I agree SL themselves are`nt the best side going around in test cricket. The fact that the Aussies are`nt cakewalking this test shows that they have a long way to go in overseas conditions.

Look what i am trying to say is Sri Lanka needs to play against small nations to rebuild and then they can play in Div1 this will help them a lot! Plus Herath is going to retire soon!

 

[aditya123]

Look what i am trying to say is Sri Lanka needs to play against small nations to rebuild and then they can play in Div1 this will help them a lot! Plus Herath is going to retire soon!

Lets wait. There is no Div1 or two in place currently in test cricket. Lets talk about that when it is put in place. At the moment, this test match is far from over. Why are we writing sides off so early?

Herath might retire but every side faces retirements of the established players. Does that mean they would`nt find replacements? You just had the rookie chinaman bowler from SL doing well and now Kusal Mendis has come up with this cracking knock. SL have a decent seam bowling stock in Pradeep, Prasad, Eranga, Chameera and Lakmal. If their batsmen could show signs of improvement, they won`t take long to recover.