Australia V Sri Lanka - 1st Test - Hobart - December 14th

[stampy]

Saw some pics of the pitch yesterday, looks like they have just mowed a strip in the middle of the ground, hard to tell the differance between the pitch and outfield. Hopefully its better by tomorrow otherwise it will be over inside 3 days

minefield, why would the curator dish up anything else...........unless tassie host the ss final

[Phantom Gossiper]

Saw some pics of the pitch yesterday, looks like they have just mowed a strip in the middle of the ground, hard to tell the differance between the pitch and outfield. Hopefully its better by tomorrow otherwise it will be over inside 3 days

minefield, why would the curator dish up anything else...........unless tassie host the ss final

Need a minefield, otherwise with SL bowling attack they'll never get AUS out.. even Cowan will look Warner'esque

[Squids]

5 day test match = 5 days of revenue

[The Sleeping Giant]

Hope it's a green top. Love the ball zipping around. Why should the bowlers get favourable conditions for only 1 hour.

[stampy]

showers forecast until monday

[The Dark Knight]

Centrebet market for the Series:

Australia $1.23
Drawn Series $7.00
Sri Lanka $8.00

What are the odds for the Hobart test match?

[The Dark Knight]

Hope it's a green top. Love the ball zipping around. Why should the bowlers get favourable conditions for only 1 hour.

Agree with this.

[Dogwatcher]

My thoughts on the series ahead:

http://wp.me/p1Tnfg-V0

[Pup]

Centrebet market for the Series:

Australia $1.23
Drawn Series $7.00
Sri Lanka $8.00

What are the odds for the Hobart test match?

Aussies were $1.65 on Tuesday and Sri Lanka $4

[FlyingHigh]

Reckon these three test will be a lot closer than many people expect, though expecting the Aussies to get up, perhaps 2-1.

[Pup]

Reckon these three test will be a lot closer than many people expect, though expecting the Aussies to get up, perhaps 2-1.

How are they going to bowl us out?

Kumar, Mahela and Dilshan better make a lot of runs

[mal]

Hope it's a green top. Love the ball zipping around. Why should the bowlers get favourable conditions for only 1 hour.

Agree 100%
Too often I get bored watching runfests on road decks

Im tipping the Test deck will be much flatter than the SS decks of the last 2 seasons

[FlyingHigh]

Reckon these three test will be a lot closer than many people expect, though expecting the Aussies to get up, perhaps 2-1.

How are they going to bowl us out?

Kumar, Mahela and Dilshan better make a lot of runs

Still not sure we have got the batting right, and I expect the decks to be more bowler-friendly than the three we have seen so far. They also have a quality spinner the South Africans didn't, yet Petersen still took some wickets against us.

[whufc]

Very disappointed Clarke hasn't moved up to four!

We will smash the Lankans around but long term Clarke can't stay at five!

[whufc]

Aus 1/18

Cowan out

Hoping for Hughes to ton up!!!

[Pup]

Aus 1/18

Cowan out

Hoping for Hughes to ton up!!!

That was a terrible shot by Cowan

[RustyCage]

terrible innings by Cowan, made four, was dropped in the first over, and got out to a terrible shot

[RustyCage]

great to watch Hughes bat in a Test again

[mal]

Here we go again
A predictable response to a batsman playing a productive shot and being dismissed
Cowan played that shot very well against South Africa , and no complaints

Pup
Pafc1870
What do you want batsman to do, give up all shots and block there way to 50 runs in a days play ?

[Pup]

Here we go again
A predictable response to a batsman playing a productive shot and being dismissed
Cowan played that shot very well against South Africa , and no complaints

Pup
Pafc1870
What do you want batsman to do, give up all shots and block there way to 50 runs in a days play ?

Come on Mal we went down this track with Haddin and many others.

You tell me that wasn't a bad shot or more to the point it was very badly executed. Cowan very rarely plays shots like that so early in innings especially on wickets like this. It was a poor decision and very poorly executed.