Test 1st Test Australia v Sri Lanka 29 Jun - 03 Jul 2022 @ Galle

[NSWCROW]

Oh good lord

 

[Jiggyman]

lol

 

[freo_leo29]

Travis head having his GOAT bowling spell

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Head, the Master.

 

[74561347]

John the bookie best on for Sri Lanka surely

 

[Manbearpig77]

Beautiful bowling Heady

 

[Moonwatcher]

Head the Destroyer strikes again!

 

[grumbleguts]

Head becomes the greatest bowler in test history on this pitch.

 

[freo_leo29]

Well Head aint getting dropped for Maxi


Feels like we missed a trick giving Maxi one game

 

[scoman]

And head has hit an extra set of stumps there. Poor Davey.

 

[Copernicus]

What the actual **** is going on here.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Scores are level so we'll have to bat even if this is a duck

 

[scoman]

That's interesting because, get this, Travis' surname IS Head!

Far out man!

 

[Dazza the Viking]

Swepson should of be able to to turn the ball miles on this pitch as a leg spinner, he just doesn’t toss it higher enough to get the flight of the ball

 

[KBLT]

I guess what shits me is that as a purist it turns matches into
Shootouts. I genuinely enjoyed watching england and New Zealand because the styles were contrasting but there were still ebbs and flows and changing tempos to the game. Even the australia Pakistan series was like that too and to Australia’s credit they were good enough to seize the moments and win the series.

This match it’s like both teams have looked at the pitch and gone ‘it’s gonna spin’ and from the moment the 5th wicket fell in Sri lanka’s first innings it’s like every batsman as admitted it’s too much of a challenge to bother trying to build an innings

That decision has most definitely backfired for the Sri Lankans.

I agree with the purism sentiment too, games like this are fine in isolation, but there hasn't been any real contest between bat and ball. The best kinds of tests are the ones that go down to the wire in the fifth day, and every inch has to be earned.

 

[freo_leo29]

When was the last time we took 10 wickets in an innings without Cummins bowling?

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Travis demands a review.

 

[PhatBoy]

Green and Ussie didn't build meaningful innings?

Both were meaningful innings but Usman’s was the closest one to being ‘built.’ Green is a class player but again his innings galloped along as though his plan was simply to be aggressive.

You can’t bag guys for doing it and succeeding - it’s a lot better than the alternative - but same as Dickwella in the first innings it wasn’t a nuanced knock where he’s had to come up with multiple methods and manoeuvred his way through the innings. It’s not a shot at australia they’ve done it better than Sri Lanka have. It seems to be a trend in the cricket I’ve watched when the conditions are very spin friendly.

 

[74561347]

Watch them take lunch when Australia only have 4 runs to chase

 

[Cleavy]

Sri Lankan master plan to keep Head in the Aust XI. it's like 4D chess

 

[Dazza the Viking]

A bit harsh on Carey as this deck looks a nightmare to keep on with some deliveries doing crazy things..!

Agree Sri Lankan keeper missed a stumping when the ball almost took his head off, and he was almost standing straight

 

[11kgm]

WTF Sri Lanka are crap

 

[Moonwatcher]

Sliding down leg

 

[freo_leo29]

are they ****ing gonna take lunch lol

 

[Taylor]

Is that five LBW decisions that were given not out and overturned on review for Australia now?