Warne-Muralidaran Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka) Aug-Sep 2011

[angryangy]

Ooh Ponting has just bunted that slower ball to mid on and there's a fielder there... *Shastri* but he's timed that magnificently over the fielder for four runs!

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Clarke given not out on the lbw, but Dilshan has challenged... like a tracer bullet! He's out.

 

[aussie1st]

No debut captains knock for Pup for the first innings anyway. Hopefully our bowlers can do what SL are doing, don't want to be seeing us bowled out for 200 and them cruising to it with no wickets lost.

 

[Num]

Is Mendis one of the best players to have in a squad but not actually play? The cost of preparation time he exacts on the opposing team, regardless of whether he actually ends up playing, is possibly an underrated factor, because the time spent watching film of Mendis' variations out of the hand could be utilised to prepare more thoroughly for other bowlers (ie. Herath).

 

[aussie1st]

Is Mendis one of the best players to have in a squad but not actually play? The cost of preparation time he exacts on the opposing team, regardless of whether he actually ends up playing, is possibly an underrated factor, because the time spent watching film of Mendis' variations out of the hand could be utilised to prepare more thoroughly for other bowlers (ie. Herath).

Good point you make and going by how we have gone to the other two spinners that would well be the case.

 

[angryangy]

I think Sri Lanka could have gone in with Mendis instead of Randiv, but you know; there are reasons for these things. We may have been given reason to say the opposite.

It looked to me to be a tough pitch where the odd ball was always doing something. Most of the batsmen tried hard and in these circumstances I think 250+ is a reasonable starting point, certainly something the opposition can fail to reach.

Man... that square drive from Ponting on one foot; I fear I will forever try to repeat. Let the records show that he was at times quite beautiful here, even though he made an unnoticeable score.

 

[Rehan_24]

I haven't seen Australian's Innings,Just saw the score-card, Its disappointing for me that Ricky Ponting couldn't captailise on his set platform. Another crazy thing I have observed that why Usman Khawaja has played at number 6 position. If he is a new ball player and supposed to be a potential opener/Ricky Ponting replacement then why such a drastic batting order change???

Further, I don't think that Watson is at his re-building stage anymore. He should take more responsibility now, Such a class talent more often not score much runs and stay on wicket. Disappointing

 

[aussie1st]

Onto the moment we have all been waiting for, seeing how Copeland and Lyon fair in their debut. The pitch looks like it will suit both of them so not the worse pitch to be making your debut on.

 

[aussie1st]

Well well well, our crazy selectors might have got one right in Lyon. Wicket in his first ball! Copeland second ball. Nice turn first up by Lyon and you are doing dam well if you can get Sangakkara.

 

[Biggy]

Onto the moment we have all been waiting for, seeing how Copeland and Lyon fair in their debut. The pitch looks like it will suit both of them so not the worse pitch to be making your debut on.

All good so far, haha. Second and first ball wickets, awesome.

 

[midgetwars]

Ahh, haven't been here for a while...

Anyway, did Australia just do a Sri Lanka on Sri Lanka?? i.e. Running 2 people out with one ball

 

[iridescentt]

Whos that Stuart Broad lookalike up in the stands?

 

[aussie1st]

Watson! So awesome having an all rounder that can absolutely destroy a team with his reverse swing.

Lyon what a debut! Can't wait to see how he goes in SA and then Australia.

 

[ferg512]

Imagine what you would have said if someone told you Lyon would get a five-for on debut!

 

[aussie1st]

Someone on CW predicted Lyon to do well, one response was "I'll have what you are smoking" What a way to bring up his 5 fer, kept it economical as well.

 

[Left_Hander]

Did not expect that from Lyon. I probably would of played Beer because he was the incumbent and from the tour match (on figures) was the better bowler, from memory. But congrats to him! I hope he can have a good run in the side.

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Watson gone first ball! Oh no. Hughes is going to have to score some runs here.