Australia v. Sri Lanka. Tests.

[Pies4shaw]

What is interesting from an Australian point of view is that (as cricinfo has pointed out) that was the first time ever that Australia has won a Test in Sri Lanka batting second.

[Donny]

That, by the way, was the highest fourth innings total ever made to win a Test match within an over.

All my own work.

Good one, Pies4.

Second fastest Test win since 1936. Thought I just heard this on the ABC News.

Is that correct ? And ... Overall or Australian ?

[Pies4shaw]

The ABC report carries this:

The win came in 153.2 overs for the Test match, Australia's fastest since it demolished Pakistan in Sharjah in 2002.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-01/ ... /101202166

Here's the overall list: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/conte ... 15456.html

So, the stat was just for Australia. The fastest victories for Australia by balls bowled are:

109.2 overs v South Africe, 1932, Melbourne. That's also the fastest ever victory overall.
198 (4 ball) overs v England, 1888, Lord's.
145.2 overs v New Zealand, 1946, Wellington.
148.5 overs v Pakistan, 2002, Sharjah.
153.2 overs v Sri Lanka, 2022, Galle.

[Donny]

"Australia's left-arm spinner Ashton Agar has been ruled out of their second Test against Sri Lanka, which begins on 8 July.

The 28-year-old will fly home after failing to recover from a side strain and has been replaced by left-arm finger spinner Jon Holland."

CA.

[K]

FTB got a taste of his own medicine!!
And he hated it!
Huge hissy fit as he walked off aimed at Mr NickIt!

So he bones all his batting partners and shows no remorse...
But when he gets run out he goes berko... (And Mark Taylor reckons they were both equally to blame.)

Shameful.

[Donny]

"Three Sri Lanka players have been ruled out of the second Test against Australia in Galle, starting on Friday, after they tested positive to COVID-19.

Dhananjaya de Silva, Asitha Fernando and Jeffrey Vandersay, who all played in the first Test, returned positive COVID tests on Wednesday, ruling them out of the series finale.

It brings to five the number of Sri Lankan players who have tested positive to the virus in the past week.

Former skipper Angelo Mathews will be available for the second Test despite testing positive during last week's first Test, which forced him out of the side partway through the match."

CA.

[Donny]

Starts today. 2,30 AEST.

[Donny]

Cummins won the toss and elected to bat.

Teams.

SL: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Pasqual Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Neketh Jayasuriya, Kasun Rajitha

AUS: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Swepson

[Donny]

2/184. Khawaja 37, Warner 5.

Labu 94*, Smith 43*.

[Donny]

2/199.

Labu 100*, Smith 51*.

[Donny]

First Test ton away from home for Labuschagne.

[Donny]

Labu, Smith blunt Lankans attack.

After Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat, Sr Lanka took the early wicket of Dave Warner (5) and then Usman Khawaja (37). Marnus Labuchagne and Steve Smith added 134 for the 3rd. wicket.

Labu was out, just before tea, for 104.

Aust. 3/204. Smith is 52n.o.

https://www.facebook.com/AussieCricket-278637879094

[Pies4shaw]

First Test ton away from home for Labuschagne.

Much-needed. It was starting to look like a bad pattern for him. Well done!

[Donny]

4/251. Head 12.

Smith 82*.

[Donny]

Green (4) out. Prabath Jayasuriya 3/76.