Oz tour of SL, Jan 29 - Feb 13

[mikesiva]

Surprised Sri Lanka have only used 4 bowlers and dhanjaya hasn't bowled himself...

Surprised also that Kamindu wasn't used either.

Sri Lanka 165 all out

Chandimal 72

Kuhnemann 5-63
Lyon 3-57

Follow on enforced.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Seems unaustrialian to enforce a follow on. No sweat though- on the threshold of victory. Thanks to the spinners.

[mikesiva]

Sri Lanka 247 all out

Vandersay 53
Matthews 41

Kuhnemann 4-86
Lyon 4-78

Australia won by an innings and 242 runs.

[Arthur Crabtree]

SL batting a similar number of overs both innings- but totals suggest different approaches.

[andy]

Very impressive from Kuhenmahn, disappointing game for Murphy though ......dominant from Australia though

[Arthur Crabtree]

Also unaustralian to have three spinners, but no wrist spinner.

[andy]

Swepson was the last one they used but he seems to be way down the pecking order these days....other one around is zampa who isn't really much of a red ball spinner so could be a long time before another leg spinner plays tests for Australia..... Kuhenmahn may be pushing himself ahead of Murphy in the pecking order nowadays

[Durhamfootman]

When Kuhnemann played for Durham a couple of seasons ago he looked a really good player. It was a damned shame that he got injured after the first few games

[GarlicJam]

SL batting a similar number of overs both innings- but totals suggest different approaches.

Part of the seconds innings scoring was down to Aus not caring about runs - they had so many to play with - and had attacking field placements, allowing for plenty of easy boundary shots.

[andy]

Good decision from the selectors to send konstas back home to play red ball cricket...guys barely played any cricket and so the more he plays the better...

When does the second test start?

[Arthur Crabtree]

4.30am.

[GarlicJam]

4.30am.

Which is 3.30 pm our time.

A fine time for a test to start - just so long as I cab view it.

[andy]

GJ anything been said about team selection? I've seen more than one article today suggesting Marnus could be left out for 2nd test

[GarlicJam]

I haven't been paying attention, Andy - but now you mention is, I did hear Travis Head on the radio coming out in support of Marnus this afternoon.

Didn't think anything of it until now.

[sussexpob]

GJ anything been said about team selection? I've seen more than one article today suggesting Marnus could be left out for 2nd test

Some reports saying he dropped, while his coach came out to support him....

Form has been pretty average for a long time now. Maybe do him some good to play at a lower level and rediscover himself.