*Official* Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2022

[StephenZA]

This says it all. Imagine saying that South Africa of years past winning a Test in NZ is "impressive". You'd get a lot of strange looks.

This has as much to do with NZ playing very good Test cricket recently. They have just won the WTC.

 

[halba]

having said that, none of the current world test sides would stack up against past great sides . there has been a drop off in quality for sure due to t20 and other things.

 

[Burgey]

The current-era Indian side would own any other in its history because it has an all-conditions quality attack.

 

[CricAddict]

The current-era Indian side would own any other in its history because it has an all-conditions quality attack.

The 2000s lineup will give a tough fight due to the strong batting but this team is still better due to the attack.

 

[CricAddict]

Sehwag-Gambhir--Dravid-Sachin-Laxman-Ganguly-Dhoni will be a tough nut to crack for Bumrah and Co.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah they would be, I just think if you’ve got an attack which can take 20 wickets anywhere, you’re always a chance. I don’t really see any weaknesses in the current Indian attack. They can bowl sides out anywhere

 

[Burgey]

And what’s more, the ****s keep doing it.

It’s very annoying tbh.

 

[honestbharani]

Kinda sucks that our entire middle order went off the boil when we finally have decent openers and a good bowling attack and a decently strong tail.

 

[Burgey]

It all comes back to Kohli imo. If he gets back to even 80% of what he was, it will make such a massive difference. I hope he does, I've come to actually like the bloke these days. Carried on a bit but always prioritized test cricket, to his credit.

 

[TheJediBrah]

It all comes back to Kohli imo. If he gets back to even 80% of what he was, it will make such a massive difference. I hope he does, I've come to actually like the bloke these days. Carried on a bit but always prioritized test cricket, to his credit.

Carrying on is the best part about him. Cricket needs a bit more Nick Kyrgios energy

 

[Aritro]

Nick Kyrgios is like the likeable class clown at school, except if instead of pulling funny pranks and being cheeky with teachers, he took a massive **** in the middle of the classroom. And then scooped it up and smeared a swastika all over the wall. And then tipped over the kid in the wheelchair. And then went into a persecutory rant about people being against him. While manipulating his arsehole into a "talking goatse".

Nothing needs more Nick Kyrgios energy.

 

[Shady Slim]

Nick Kyrgios is like the likeable class clown at school, except if instead of pulling funny pranks and being cheeky with teachers, he took a massive **** in the middle of the classroom. And then scooped it up and smeared a swastika all over the wall. And then tipped over the kid in the wheelchair. And then went into a persecutory rant about people being against him. While manipulating his arsehole into a "talking goatse".

Nothing needs more Nick Kyrgios energy.

lol this is dross

 

[TheJediBrah]

Nick Kyrgios is like the likeable class clown at school, except if instead of pulling funny pranks and being cheeky with teachers, he took a massive **** in the middle of the classroom. And then scooped it up and smeared a swastika all over the wall. And then tipped over the kid in the wheelchair. And then went into a persecutory rant about people being against him. While manipulating his arsehole into a "talking goatse".

Nothing needs more Nick Kyrgios energy.

Someone's been eating up the media's anti-Kyrgios propaganda

 

[Aritro]

Someone's been eating up the media's anti-Kyrgios propaganda

Possibly. I don't follow tennis. He does seem like a huge, huge ****wit though.

 

[Shady Slim]

bold of you to declare he's conceptually akin to scrawling a swastika with his own feces given you don't follow tennis not gonna lie

 

[Aritro]

How engaged in tennis do you have to be to be justified in saying someone is conceptually akin to someone drawing a swastika in their own ****? Probably a lot, yeah? But what are the scales?

 

[Shady Slim]

i mean it's a pretty hefty accusation i would say tbqh

 

[TheJediBrah]

Possibly. I don't follow tennis. He does seem like a huge, huge ****wit though.

Fair but bit of an extreme comment to then admit you don't follow tennis

 

[TheJediBrah]

How engaged in tennis do you have to be to be justified in saying someone is conceptually akin to someone drawing a swastika in their own ****? Probably a lot, yeah? But what are the scales?

haha as long as you're on an anonymous board do what you like

 

[quincywagstaff]

This Test just makes Oz's Test tour of Sri Lanka in 2016 all the more amazing as one would've expected that's how those 3 Tests would've turned out, even more so. Australia were No. 1 ranked Test team, likes of Smith and Warner were closer to their peak, Starc was in career-best form, Sri Lanka had poor Test form in the leadup and - Herath apart - their side didn't seem much stronger than this one is.

And yet it was Australia's only 3 Test or more losing whitewash in recent decades (I think 1982 Pakistan tour was the previous one they had) and was a nightmare on pretty much all fronts.

Edit: Forgot Oz lost 4-0 in India in 2013.