Sri Lanka vs Australia-5th ODI

[Gozu]

We hold an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series so not much riding on the final ODI on Monday night. It seems Fox's broadcast will start at 6pm.

[Swamp Donkey]

We hold an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series so not much riding on the final ODI on Monday night. It seems Fox's broadcast will start at 6pm.

Thank God for Shaun March though, Watson, Ponting, M. Hussey, D. Hussey all failed chasing 130 odd

[Gozu]

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl.

For us Hastings & Pattinson in, Bollinger & Lee out.

[Media Park]

Jayawardene claims a great catch, then the umps get together, so he stops and goes over to them to say "I'm not sure"...

If the umps had stood rooted in the spot, one with finger raised, then I doubt Jayawardene would have said boo.

Now Tony Grieg sings his praises as one of the last honourable cricketers...

[Media Park]

2/71
Marsh out early
Ponting c: Randiv (SUB) b: Mathews 31

[Squids]

Clarke really needs to go on with this here, he has eaten up a lot of balls and now as captain he needs to go on and make a big score. If not I will continue to think he is a selfish batsmen.....

[Media Park]

He's a plodder in ODI's really...

edit... he just danced down and hit a four...

[NFC]

Watto out. Well made 56.

Hussey brothers need to make scores here, especially Duss.

[NFC]

How many freaking times does Hussey get out in that exact same fashion?

[Squids]

Great end to the innings Australia...........

[GWW]

Score..??

[RustyCage]

Hat-trick for Malinga. First bowler to get three international hat-tricks

[Squids]

We lost the last 5 wickets for 1 run.

Finished on 211.

[NFC]

James Pattinson!!!!

I love this kid, huge future!!

Great first over!

[NFC]

PATTINSON!!!

The future!!!

[Jim05]

SL 3/86 (14)
Aussies bowling crap, 11 wides in first 14 overs. The Lankans will wrap this up inside 30 overs the way they are going

[Jim05]

John Hastings is utter poop

[Gozu]

5th ODI

Australia 211

Watson 56 (84)
Clarke 47 (67)
D. Hussey 46 (49)

Malinga 3/35 (8)
A. Mendis 3/49 (9.1)
Eranga 2/45 (8)

Sri Lanka 6/213

Jayawardene 71 (119)
Silva 63 (71)

Pattinson 2/41 (10)
Doherty 2/54 (10)

MOTM: Lasith Malinga

Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets & Australia won the series 3-2

[Goat Herder]

John Hastings is utter poop

That's a fairly generous assessment....

[Lightning McQueen]

Clarke really needs to go on with this here, he has eaten up a lot of balls and now as captain he needs to go on and make a big score. If not I will continue to think he is a selfish batsmen.....

46 off 67 balls IIRC, that's ok for someone steadying the ship. What we lack is aggressive middle order batsmen who can hit boundaries and take risk on a regular basis to compliment the like sof Clarke, it's something we don't have anymore and unfortunately anyone new is too worried about losing their spot to attempt this feat.