Sri Lanka v Australia - 1st Test

[Brodlach]

2/63 after 17

[RustyCage]

Looks like it is a pretty bad pitch.

6.1 and he strikes first ball! Or does he? Yes, he does. This ball is six overs old, and turns a mile when tossed up by Herath. Watson pushes forward to defends this, the ball pitches short of a driving length, around off, and then breaks away and bounces to take the edge - a healthy one - through to P Jayawardene, who is the best wicketkeeper to spin bowling 28/1

9.4 What a pitch! What a beauty this Test could be. Takes off, explodes, from short of a length. It's close to off, and Hughes is committed to playing at it. The extra bounce means he has to fend at it, and it takes the shoulder of the bat before lobbing to slip. He didn't even run his fingers across this one. Let me remind you this is just the 10th over. Vicious bounce there from a length 36/2

[Grahaml]

2/72 at lunch with Clarke and Ponting both playing some nice shots, doesn't seem too bad a pitch.

[Gozu]

How many spinners have we gone through in Test cricket since Warnie's retirement?

Stuart MacGill-44 Tests 208wk @ 29.02

Brad Hogg-7 Tests 17wk @ 54.88

Beau Casson-1 Test 3wk @ 43

Cameron White-4 Tests 5wk @ 68.4

Jason Krejza-2 Tests 13wk @ 43.23

Nathan Hauritz-17 Tests 63wk @ 34.98

Bryce McGain-1 Test 0/149

Steve Smith-5 Tests 3wk @ 73.33

Xavier Doherty-2 Tests 3wk @ 102

Michael Beer-1 Test 1wk @ 112

Nathan Lyon-Debut

Have I missed any?

[Gozu]

That was plumb, Clarke gone.

[stampy]

lyon must be licking his lips

[mighty_tiger_79]

any danger watson might hang around at the crease a little longer and play a tad more sensibly - there is a time and a place for bashing the ball around - t20

[stampy]

maybe he had read the pitch and didnt think he could hold out too long

[brod]

Australia 4/121

Hussey 18*
Khawaja 2*

Ponting 44 (cought trying to hit over long off)
Herath 3/38

[Jimmy]

Little **** are carrying on like a bunch of wild animals! Clearly not out FFS

[Jimmy]

any danger watson might hang around at the crease a little longer and play a tad more sensibly - there is a time and a place for bashing the ball around - t20

What are you talking about? he nicked one behind, he didn't do a pointing and lose his head!!

[Pottsy]

Amazing, the ability to keep arguing even after a slow motion review!

[Jimmy]

I usually like Tom moody but he is sounding like a spastic. FFS, what country are you from? A blind midget could see that he didn't hit it.

[Pottsy]

I thought there was a tiny bit of doubt. So did the third umpire judging by the amount of time he spent on the decision. Hot spot would have helped.

[Brodlach]

Umpire (former?) Simon Taufel is commentating

[Pottsy]

Simon taufel in the commentary box, something different. Was gonna say this could be interesting, but with the politicians answer he gave to the first question I think it might be pretty bloody dull.

[Brodlach]

4/152 after 51.1

Hussey 31
Kwahaja 19

[Jim05]

Geez just got home and turned on the TV, didnt realise we were playing on a cow paddock

[Jim05]

Missing leg by a mile you cheating little pricks

[Jim05]

Huss not out on review, no reviews remaining for the Lankans