**Official** Australia in Sri Lanka Jan - Feb 2025

[Qlder]

When you only pick 3 bowlers for a Test, thank goodness Lyon is one of them

 

[Starfighter]

Need to give coops a new nickname. Hearing "kooney" screamed over and over is bad vibes.

I don't think that's referring to Connolly

 

[trundler]

Is Mathews the Sri Lankan Asad Shafiq who somehow managed to con an even longer career

 

[Qlder]

Time for some

 

[Silver Silva]

Is Mathews the Sri Lankan Asad Shafiq who somehow managed to con an even longer career

He's going on 38 , been a great servant to SL cricket but it's time

 

[Daemon]

Why hasn't Kuhnemann been tested yet? Would be hilarious if he was no balled in Sri Lanka.

 

[Anthony Clayden]

Wow got your wish

 

[Burgey]

The Bin Lid !!

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Is Mathews the Sri Lankan Asad Shafiq who somehow managed to con an even longer career

Brilliant player. Not far behind Ross Taylor imo.
Better than Misbah and MUCH better than Shafiq.

 

[Burgey]

Why hasn't Kuhnemann been tested yet? Would be hilarious if he was no balled in Sri Lanka.

Reliably informed he has been cleared by A/Prof Murali at the University of WA

 

[Starfighter]

Get in the bin you utter potato

 

[quincywagstaff]

This session how I expected the opening session to go; Australia's bowlers right on top and on song with Sri Lanka gifting them some wickets along the way.

 

[Burgey]

Smith has worked the bowlers beautifully this series.

 

[Daemon]

Reliably informed he has been cleared by A/Prof Murali at the University of WA

That means nothing until TJB has cleared him with the protractor

 

[centurymaker]

Terrible from Lanka. In deep trouble unless pitch starts spinning sharply.

 

[Burgey]

This spell from Starc has been terrific on a flat deck. All over Mendis like a cheap suit

 

[morgieb]

Man Chandimal has really stood a mile ahead of the rest of the team this series.

 

[Burgey]

Man Chandimal has really stood a mile ahead of the rest of the team this series.

Yeah he’s been very good

 

[Qlder]

Chandimal gone. Would have been into a long tail last test but this time recalled Ramesh Mendis comes in at #8. Averages 40 in FC cricket

 

[halba]

Re kuhnemann chucking? Then what about Murali then. He managed 800 test wickets all around the world with his action. Kuhnemanns action isn't worse than murali. Granted it doesn't look that great but it's not worse than the SL ATG.

Re Connolly looks part time only.

Re they should just bowl Head and Lyon from both ends to get them out