2nd Test v Sri Lanka

[The Coon Dog]

Australia won the toss & batted.

0/5 after 2 overs.

[The Coon Dog]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

1/86 at lunch.

Jaques 48*
Ponting 16*

Hayden made 17.

[GVGjr]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

Great position to be in. They will be looking to score another 90 to 100 for the session for just the loss of another wicket.

[Mantis]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

Australia as they have a habit of doing will just grind Sri Lanka into the ground alas last week's test match.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

2/145

Ponting c DPMD Jayawardene b Muralitharan 31
Jaques 85
Hussey 4

[Dogs 24/7]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

3 for 329 is a great day for us again.
Jacques backs up and even 100 in the first test with an even 150 in the second test.
Hussey once again brilliant. I suppose the question is can he maintain a batting average of over 80 by the end of the series against India as well? I doubt it but its phenomenal for him to still have an average that high.
With Symonds and Gilchrist still to come a score of 450 plus should secure the game for us.

[Dry Rot]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

Is the pitch dead or the SL attack just rubbish?

[Dogs 24/7]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

Is the pitch dead or the SL attack just rubbish?

A bit of both. The Sri Lankans played a bowler short for a fair bit of the day.

[westdog54]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

Brett Lee has 2 quick wickets, SL now 3/162. Jayawardene gone first ball.

[Mantis]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

Stumps Day 4

S/L 3/247 still 259 runs behind.

MacGill bowled one of the worst spells I have ever seen late this afternoon, absolute crap.

[Dogs 24/7]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

Stumps Day 4

S/L 3/247 still 259 runs behind.

MacGill bowled one of the worst spells I have ever seen late this afternoon, absolute crap.

I agree fully about MacGill. Little to no control and very expensive.

Does anyone think we will lose this?

[The Coon Dog]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

Silva c Ponting b Johnson 0.
Jayawardene LBW next ball.

Johnson on a hatrick.

Sprays next ball down leg side.

Sri Lanka 6/272.

[Mantis]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

Surprised they went with Johnson before Clark this morning, but it has certainly paid off.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

Maharoof c Lee b MacGill 4
Fernando Run out 2
Sangakkara 134 no
8/290

[mjp]

Re: 2nd Test v Sri Lanka

A run-out? Morons.