***Official*** Australia in Bangladesh 2017

[honestbharani]

Australia did better than many visiting teams have done but TBF, what TJB said does sum up their performance overall. But then again, the first test was an absolute royal thumping and not many sides have done that to India at home, since the 80s at least. Nothing to be ashamed of and quite a lot to be proud of that from that series for the Aussies.

 

[Starfighter]

And there'll always be this to remember it by:

 

[quincywagstaff]

Australia did win pretty convincingly in SL in 2011 against a much stronger side then the one that smashed them in 2016.

 

[Gob]

If they don't drop Pujara at Bangalore in the 2nd test, they win the series.

Third innings come back was awesome though. Starc getting two in two and Hazlewood following up with two of his own very next over.

****ing Shaun Marsh not reviving also hurt bad cos it did look missing to the naked eye and Marsh is a sort of a bloke who could have made a 40 odd there and win the game.

Over all far better than the dross England served up in the earlier series.

 

[Starfighter]

Australia did win pretty convincingly in SL in 2011 against a much stronger side then the one that smashed them in 2016.

We did have Hussey though. I think that helped.

 

[Gob]

We did have Hussey though. I think that helped.

Aust team that lost in 16 was a far better team than the one that beat SL back in 11

 

[Starfighter]

I think that's an exaggeration at least, especially with regards to the batting.

 

[Burgey]

Was one of the more compelling test series in recent years tbh.

 

[quincywagstaff]

I was talking about the Sri Lanka 2011 lineup being much stronger than the 2016 (in the batting mainly).

 

[Burgey]

I was talking about the Sri Lanka 2011 lineup being much stronger than the 2016 (in the batting mainly).

Yeah I think you're right on that.

I was referring to the recent Aus-India series as being compelling. In hindsight, probably should have quoted the post I was referring to.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I was talking about the Sri Lanka 2011 lineup being much stronger than the 2016 (in the batting mainly).

So Sri Lanka were stronger in 2011 and Australia were weaker than 2016, yet Sri Lanka won comfortably in 2016 and Australia won comfortably in 2011

funny game

 

[Spark]

Was Australia really weaker in 2011? On paper that was a pretty decent lineup.

 

[Gob]

Was Australia really weaker in 2011? On paper that was a pretty decent lineup.

Yeah on paper

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Can't bet on this series yet. itstl.

 

[Spark]

Yeah on paper

And it did fine in practice too, so

 

[Gnske]

And there'll always be this to remember it by:

The ball that killed Jono

 

[TheJediBrah]

Was Australia really weaker in 2011? On paper that was a pretty decent lineup.

It will always be looked back on with regret as the series Nathan Lyon took a 5-for on debut on an absolute dustbowl where any club 3rd XI spinner would take a bag, and hence was kept in the team for the next 6 years and counting.

 

[Starfighter]

You do talk some nonsense sometimes...

 

[Gob]

And it did fine in practice too, so

For that series it did yes

 

[TheJediBrah]

You do talk some nonsense sometimes...

sometimes?