Australia opt not to deviate from the template

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How is he when it's 112-5? Irrelevant really.Australia bat first and all but remove any chance of a Sri Lankan win by the end of the first day. On the second day they drive home their advantage before declaring at about 550 allowing them a few overs at the Sri Lankan openers.

That was the first Test and it’s also been the second Test too. If it ain’t broke…

This is all getting a little bit boring. We don’t blame Australia though. You can’t blame a team for being better than everyone else and making the game too predictable – you blame everyone else for not being as good.

Hands up everyone who thought Lasith Malinga would have made a big difference in the first Test as well. We certainly did. You can’t say for definite, but it really doesn’t look like it would have mattered a great deal.

DON'T BE LIKE GATT!

Mike Gatting wasn't receiving the King Cricket email when he dropped that ludicrously easy chance against India in 1993.

Coincidence?

Why risk it when it's so easy to sign up?

4 comments

  1. I’m glad I didn’t make any outrageous comments along the lines of Malinga taking ten wickets in the match.

    …oh.

  2. I fully intend to blame Australia. I’m starting a campaign to ban them from international cricket until they’re of a similar standard to everyone else.

    I don’t pay my sky sports subscription to see Andrew sodding Symonds looking smug.

  3. I’m continuing my campaign of ignoring this test because it’s boring and one-sided.

    Jacques Kallis hit a century today. Yes, that’s right, another one. I bet he’s actually Australian but hasn’t told anyone.

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