Sri Lanka v Australia, 5xODIs + 2xT20s, 21 Aug - 9 Sep, 2016

I'm not very enthused about this meaningless tripe, and I bet the Aussies are even less interested i.e. another 3 weeks in SL.

And we don't even get to pour shit on Maxwell when he does something stoopid.

Still, I will enjoy watching Starc bowl, however meaningless the contest.

JGK wrote:And we don't even get to pour shit on Maxwell when he does something stoopid.

Still, I will enjoy watching Starc bowl, however meaningless the contest.

Still have Finch for you to pick on.

Hopefully Starc doesn't get injured.

Just why?

good question....still confused why Mere who did sfa was sent home (to presumably go on a bender)

I expect us to be slaughtered and the Lankans to feast on bowlers such Qunt-Denial and have fun with our batsmen.

I note the standard CA craven article on the Test series debacle....inter alia praises Bog (effectively seeing him as a fixture now) but fails to mention he was given four lives in his ton.

Well this gash starts in about 70 minutes. One can only hope that our selectors will capitalize on their good start of dumping Maxwell & sending Marsh home by picking a side with some guts & that doesnt include Reeks.

OZ win the toss & will bowl FFS! No word on the team makeup.

Big Dog wrote:OZ win the toss & will bowl FFS! No word on the team makeup.

No Lyon & No Marsh. Reeks & Head are in which means we are farked.

Farkin Reeks!!! Dear God in Heaven.

Koo has taken up where he left off in the Tests, bowling Perera early.

Fork gets 2 wickets in an over (Mendis and Flange) to get Aus back into it. SL 4-124 after 30 overs.

Koo takes the 5 Lankan wicket and grabs the record for fastest ever to 100 JAMODI wickets.

Well at least they supply some decent weather here. Trinidad and Durban are totally uninspiring venues atm. The latter seems to be always light and weather bedevilled.

well bowled Fork and Koo!!

Reeks FFS got tonked as did Haze

Cruising at 3-190 after 37 overs only to suffer the inevitable collapse to 7-222 to the spinners. But Fork and Koo held sway and got us home with 3 and a bit overs to spare.

I hope we get something out of this tour, if only for Koo's sake. He had another massive game, along with Fork. As for Reeks - FFS!!!

Kjnr loves Reeks FFS

Warner is becoming a liability. When was the last time he made a score?

Big Dog wrote:Warner has become long been a liability. When was the last time he made a score?

fixed...needs to lose vc role...would be staggered if he offered any nous...even to the cognitively short changed Smith.

Aye, Beetle should be the VC.

Beetle is not up to test standard.

horace wrote:Beetle is not up to test standard.

These are not Tests

Aust will undoubtedly retain the same side despite Warner, Head & Henriques being such liabilities. Starc & Fork will be relied upon to keep us in the game again.

SL win the toss & will bat. Lyon comes in for Hazlewood & Seekkuge Prasanna and Danushka Gunathilaka in for Lakshan Sandakan and Milinda Siriwardana.

Good start by Koo and Elmer. A wicket each to have Lanka 2-13 after 4.

Lanka bat down to 10, FFS!!!

Chandimal tonks the 1st Lankan 6 of the series, off Elmer.

Geez Mendis looks secure at the crease.

That hurts. Head leaks 20 to Mendis in 1 over.