Sri Lanka v Australia - 1st Test

[NFC]

Fancy Lyon getting 'told off' for placing a foot on the pitch for all of 0.0002 seconds. JOKE.

Bigger fish to fry umpires, surely?

[CENTURION]

Fancy Lyon getting 'told off' for placing a foot on the pitch for all of 0.0002 seconds. JOKE.

Bigger fish to fry umpires, surely?

where else is he supposed to bat!

[stampy]

9/207 375 ahead

[Grahaml]

Huge lead in the context of the game. Another innings over 200 by a supposedly brittle Australian lineup with their best bat of the last couple of years failing twice, on a raging turner against a good spin attack when we can't (apparently) play spin. Obviously it's not an easy track for batting, but there are certainly runs out there. Get rid of Sangakkara, Jayawardene and Dilshan and the rest of the Lankans are suddenly very, very brittle. I'd say they're no chance of 375 apart from the fact that Sangakkara is a magnificent batsman, even on wickets like this. Still remember that innings down in Tassie a couple of years ago where we were lucky he didn't bat them to victory in very, very similar circumstances.

[Brodlach]

All out 210

Lead of 378

[NFC]

I love this Aussie line-up, finally 'feels' right.

[RoosterMarty]

Sensational delivery by Harris!

1/0

[Brodlach]

0.1


Harris to Paranavitana, OUT, appeal for lbw first ball, given! My first reaction was this might have pitched outside leg. Paranavitana seemed happy with the call, and walked off. Harris has got really close to the stumps to negate that angle, pitches this within the stumps, and the ball stays a touch low to catch Para on the crease and in front of off. So everything right with the decision, and Australia are on their way





NT Paranavitana lbw b Harris 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

[NFC]

Referral!!! Looks close!!

[NFC]

Go and get stuffed, should've been out.

Shoulda been on a hat trick!!

[CoverKing]

Premature again mate

[RoosterMarty]

GONE!!!!

On a hat trick!!

God damn that rule sucks, that was clearly hitting the stumps but only 45% or so of the ball was pitching in line!

[NFC]

GONE!!!!

On a hat trick!!

God damn that rule sucks, that was clearly hitting the stumps but only 45% or so of the ball was pitching in line!

Rubbish call. You pause it when the ball bounced, if that's not at least 50%.....

[NFC]

Premature again mate

Typical.

[Brodlach]

Premature again mate

Thats what his wife says too





Sorry NFC

[Brodlach]

Bowled him

Harris picks up Dilshan 2/15

[RoosterMarty]

This new ball bowling has been awesome.

[NFC]

This new ball bowling has been awesome.

No pie chucker certainly helps, and the ever threatening Hilf....

Our Ashes line-up was vomit inducing stuff.

[Brodlach]

How low is the ball keeping at times

[CoverKing]

Haddin is keeping well so far in terrible keeping conditions