1st Test v Sri Lanka

[The Coon Dog]

SL won the toss & elected to bowl. Start delayed by 15 mins due to wet outfield.

[GVGjr]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

Is the cricket actually on?

Bugger about the rain though.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

0/52
Hayden 36
Jacques 12

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

Haydon c Murili b Vaas 43
Jacques 27
Ponting 4
1/78

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

1/156

Jacques 67
Ponting 42

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

Ponting st Jayawardene b Murali 56
Jacques 81

2/184

[Dry Rot]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

Jacques out for a ton. Good effort. Murali looking dangerous.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

We aren't sitting too badly, although I feel we need more runs. I'm not overly confident about our bowling stocks.

[The Coon Dog]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

I was quite surprised that SL didn't play Malinga.

[Topdog]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

Still going along with no problems.

Pretty much no chance of losing this game already.

[The Coon Dog]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

Clarke 64*
Hussey 85*

3/359

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

3/397
Hussey 101
Clarke 86

[LostDoggy]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

Did we make the right decision enforcing the follow on?

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

Did we make the right decision enforcing the follow on?

I'm anti making them follow on but in this case it won't matter.

[GVGjr]

Re: 1st Test v Sri Lanka

I'm anti making them follow on but in this case it won't matter.

I think we should have batted for a few hours and freshened up the bowlers. I wonder if not letting Murali get another bowl was a consideration with Ponting.