WC2007: Super 8

[Adarsh]

IF, is the main word. Thing is he's very inconsistent. A few years ago Bond and Lee were like Tait, Bond not so much I suppose. But then they learnt that they needed to bowl good lines and get swing which makes them much harder to face.

 

[aussie1st]

He gets swing it's just the line and length. With his action I can't see him being a consistent bowler and he has said he won't be changing his action.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Jawawardane and Silva playing quite well , good recovery by Lanka

 

[aussie1st]

Good knock from Silva comes to an end. He seemed to have problems scoring against the spinners so no surprise the Hogg got him in the end.

 

[angryangy]

Hogg has quite surely stopped Sri Lanka from building a large total, momentum is all Australia's way now. They can still make a tidy sum, however, but it remains to be seen whether Kulasekera and Maharoof are up to defending it.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

What kind of shot that was from Dilshan he know he have to stay there , now i reckon whether 220 will come up or not

 

[aussie1st]

Good show of faith from Ponting on Tait. That what I like about him as you don't just cast him off if he has a bad day. Once again just needed that one wicket and the Aussie machine starts of again.

 

[angryangy]

Oh!

That might be the chop on of the century.

 

[aussie_ben91]

I'd laugh if Tait ended up taking his 1st 5fer after what he was bowling earlier.

 

[Damo01]

Australia has got their game back as I can see. I reckon Australia is going to win this...unless things happen naturally unexpectedly when Australia comes into bat. Still I think Sri Lanka need get at least over or close to 250+ to be able to be defendable.

 

[aussie1st]

Won't happen now as Bracken has come back to the party again. Tait could get a 4 fer if Bracken lets him although Tait's full ball hasn't been working too well today.

 

[angryangy]

His bouncers have been pretty good today, Jayasuriya got away with a top edge for four as he so often does.

Bracken strikes. Not much of Sri Lanka is left now.

 

[aussie_ben91]

Gee wiz, 8 overs, 3 wkts for only 9 runs conceeded by Andy G. That's got to be up there with the best.

 

[aussie1st]

Tait's bouncers are usually hard to get away. Same happened in the CBS against the English when he was getting hammered but they were getting out to his bouncers.

Last time I saw Bracken's figures was Bangladesh spinner at the previous WC I think it was. Didn't take any wickets but was as economical.

 

[aussie_ben91]

One of the Irish bowlers bowled 8 overs, conceeded 5 runs and took 2 wkts in the Pakistan match I think.