Go the Sri-Lankans!!!!!!!

[Octane (Humayun)]

Can you imagine the celebrations going on back home?

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[Suzy]

Originally Posted by Octane

Can you imagine the celebrations going on back home?

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I'm about to send messages to my family, perhaps even a phone call. My cousin was bowler on the Sri-Lankan team, he played here last for the world cup when Sr-Lanka won it, and then went on to a top job within the sport, so I am beside myself thinking about all the excitement that will be going on there right now amongst my family, and the country in general.

[Jeffkop (Jeff)]

Originally Posted by ngcles

What you don't do dopey is this: with S.L needing 30-odd runs and beginning to believe they could pull it off, bring on Shane Watson to bowl medium-paced straight-breaks and Mitchell Johnson to bowl fast wides and then decide to bowl the last over yourself.

I'll see Everything Les said and double it.
Absolutley once and for all made my mind up about "the PUP" and his carrer as the Aussie skipper ... I just hope its over.

Fast and medium pace bowlers dishing up juicy half vollies to batsman seeing the ball like its a pumpkin dont know much about their craft either !!!! Great disection of those tail enders ablilites Les .. I didnt go there but rahter .. especially MJ ... whats wrong with pitching it about 2 feet shorter and making those tail enders have to think more about it ... do anything to take them out of that comfort zone ... GORD !!!!!

Anyway, if the opposition puts in a performance like that then they deserve to get belted and lose ... Congrats to Sri Lanka was impressive display from the tail and they capitalized perfectly !!!

[el_draco (Rom)]

Call me a bloody traitor, but I just love to see the Aussie cricket team get thumped. I'll never forget the chapel "under arm" problem and I would like to see this team get its nose rubbed in it for the next decade, just to know what it feels like.,,, Arrogant sods

[AstralTraveller (David)]

I don't know who to expect to win today. After Wednesday the Sri Lankans will be feeling pretty good and the Aussies pretty bad, but both sides know the Sri Lankan top order capitulated. But I also think the Aussie batting is brittle, though punter's return should help the batting and captaincy. The weather will also play a part. It's already raining on the central coast and down here the few patches of blue sky seen earlier are gone and it's overcast and grey. It isn't a matter of if there is a rain delay but when.

C'arn the Ozzies.

[mozzie (Peter)]

just come home and about to turn on to watch. wheres suzy should be a good night of cricket and a laugh of a thread!!!!!

[Suzy]

I'm here Mozzie
I wasn't home this afternoon, so the summary I wrote below is taken off the Cricket Australia Website unfortunately. But I am here and watching now since the Australians started batting.

I'm not doing score posts like I did in the last match, but it doesn't mean I won't comment.

Today we are onto the 2nd One Day International between Australia & Sri-Lanka. Sri-Lanka have already batted and gotten 213.

On the Sri-Lankan side who batted first, Mathews got 17 runs off 11 balls (good man) & Dilshan hit 47 off 57 (another hard worker). Dilshan also hit two boundaries from the first three balls from Johnson. And Tharinga not out for 86 (he takes his cricket seriously).

Now Australia are batting. Australia's second wicket fell at 2/32 Gosh, Aussie, what's going on, and that was Ponting that fell at the second wicket . I'm going to write a letter to apply for opening batsman . Come on Aussies, get your act together.

[Suzy]

I only posted that last posted minutes ago, and now someone else got out - now Aus. 3/78. See! I am a cricket jinx!!!!

[Suzy]

Aus now 4/80 within minutes again of my last post.
You are in sooooo much trouble Aussie!

[Suzy]

Originally Posted by Suzy

I'm not doing score posts like I did in the last match, but it doesn't mean I won't comment.

Pffft! If Aussie are getting out this quickly, I guess I will be!

Lift your game Aussie!

[h0ughy (David)]

i think SL will win tonights match the sad fact is that australia are not up to the task. indiana jones is on 7...... wonder if he can play for us

[Suzy]

Won by 29 runs (3/213). CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN SRI-LANKA!!!!!

PARTY TIME!

They have just won their first One Day International Series in Aussie.

The final match in the series will be played at the Gabba on Sunday.
I hope the Aussies get some serious practice, and some good "talking to" for the next match.

Boy, I'm glad my cockiness paid off for me in this thread, otherwise you guys would have had a field day with me

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Due to overwhelming demand (jjj) this thread will now be locked!

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I said no such thing!!

[Suzy]

Originally Posted by [1ponders]

Due to overwhelming demand (jjj) this thread will now be locked!

Crikey when I saw that line I thought I was in trouble and went looking for the lock thingy. Honestly, I will believe anything. Then I had a good giggle.
Sore losers eh?

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Still looking forward to meeting him now?

[AstralTraveller (David)]

Hello Susy, are you there?? Hello ... hello ....

Not a peep out of you after last night.

Actually it was very nice of the SLs to get the game over by 7.30 so I could switch over and watch A history of Scotland.

[Kevin Trendy (Brett)]

Hancock was more entertaining than the Sri Lankans batting

[Suzy]

We let you guys have that game so you'll could save face.
And are you kidding me, I wasn't going to be posting last night - that was just asking for trouble . You may as well have tied me to a bougainvillea bush and pegged me with rotten tomatoes.

But seriously, well done Aussie. In just 22 overs you ate us up and spat us out It is good to see you'll back in form. I was secretly hoping you'll would win, because after the Sri-Lankans finish playing, I am after all, back on the Aussie side. I know, I know, there's a word for people like me .
I was squirmming with embarrassment with that pathetically low score of 115 runs in 32 overs. We already knew the game was won by the Aussies after the Sri-Lankans had finished batting. Wasn't rocket science to work that one out, then after the first 2 wickets fell, all hope was gone for the slightest hint of a challenge. Apparently this match attracted the smallest crowd at the Gabba between an international team and Australia.

Yep, was nice of them to rap the match up early wasn't it - the family got to watch their movie.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Originally Posted by Suzy

We let you guys have that game so you'll could save face.
And are you kidding me, I wasn't going to be posting last night - that was just asking for trouble . You may as well have tied me to a bougainvillea bush and pegged me with rotten tomatoes.

But seriously, well done Aussie. In just 22 overs you ate us up and spat us out It is good to see you'll back in form. I was secretly hoping you'll would win, because after the Sri-Lankans finish playing, I am after all, back on the Aussie side. I know, I know, there's a word for people like me .
I was squirmming with embarrassment with that pathetically low score of 115 runs in 32 overs. We already knew the game was won by the Aussies after the Sri-Lankans had finished batting. Wasn't rocket science to work that one out, then after the first 2 wickets fell, all hope was gone for the slightest hint of a challenge. Apparently this match attracted the smallest crowd at the Gabba between an international team and Australia.

Yep, was nice of them to rap the match up early wasn't it - the family got to watch their movie.

Nice bit of SPIN there Suzy did you learn that from Shane Warne