Australia v Sri Lanka; 2nd Test @ Manuka Oval Feb 1-5.

[Tadpole]

Ton up for Khawaja. Great stuff.

 

[gordo2016]

Normally I would agree. Declaring earlier doesn't always give you more time. But there is rain forecast for much of tomorrow, that has to be taken into consideration.

There may be a shower or two over the next couple of days, but hardly enough to delay play for long.

 

[weetert]

Declare now, Usman doesn't deserve a ton after what he's dished up all summer.

I love Usman but if this were Shaun Marsh people would be losing their minds

 

[Gough]

That one looked like it really meant something to him. He's usually pretty cool is our Ussie.

 

[SportsCentre]

Dickwella can watch the replay of 100* on TV

 

[Aussie_boy]

Does one innings against Sri Lanka at Manuka magically make you in form again? Not sure myself.

 

[Jimthegreat]

It's an improvement on dropping a simple catch and enough to stitch his place on the Ashes Tour. Alot of starts this summer and finally 100.

Wonder if he'll open in England with maybe Patterson at no.3.

 

[Damon_3388]

I will say this about Head, he's only ever been dismissed in single figures once so far and it was his first innings of test cricket.

If he somehow manages to come out of England unscathed, we will have a legit gun middle order player who's only 25 years old.

Doing it despite not having a good-but-not-great Shield record, too - 63 matches, 116 innings, 36.08 average (7 hundreds, 25 fifties, 12 ducks) - and never really having a monster (800+ runs total, or 50+ average) season.

 

[daz17]

Head wanted that 60. Unlucky

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Congrats Usi. Great to see a bat come back into form.

On SM-G960F using BigFooty.com mobile app

Not sure scoring 100 against this attack is considered getting back into form.

 

[Joffaboy]

Does one innings against Sri Lanka at Manuka magically make you in form again? Not sure myself.

So you haven't been watching? His innings just got better and better.

On SM-G960F using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Tugga27]

What a crap day
Carlton women get flogged
Starc and Khawaja junk time their way into the starting 11 for the ashes after letting us down all summer

You mentioning the AFLW made it even worse.

 

[Richard Pryor]

Does one innings against Sri Lanka at Manuka magically make you in form again? Not sure myself.

Yeah, not convinced Khawaja is 'back' so to speak, but to be fair he's been under tremendous pressure having to replace Smith as the bloke carrying the side, and in his personal life with his brothers situation.

A ton doesn't mean he's in form, but it can't hurt, and hopefully it rebuilds his confidence and he can turn it into a run of form.

 

[Len Nicodemo]

2 down overnight I’d say. Both to Richardson.

 

[Aussie_boy]

So Travis Head averaging over 50 in Test Cricket. Nice thing to look at everytime I look up his cricinfo page between now and the Ashes.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

I love these commentators. They sound almost offended that the captain doesn't declare at precisely the same time as they think they should

 

[Pykie]

Doing it despite not having a good-but-not great Shield record, too - 63 matches, 116 innings, 36.08 average (7 hundreds, 25 fifties, 12 ducks) - and never really having a monster (800+ runs total, or 50+ average) season.

Good thing for him.

Good test numbers = better FC record.

 

[Jimthegreat]

We lost 8 wickets for the Test for 732, 6 of them for 65.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

The sooking over not declaring is at obscene levels.

 

[Blue1980]

The sooking over not declaring is at obscene levels.

I think it’s mainly because the commentators get bored

 

[Aussie_boy]

So you haven't been watching? His innings just got better and better.

On SM-G960F using BigFooty.com mobile app

Yeah so what, well done on him for making a hundred but it was against one of the worst bowling attacks in test cricket on a road. Feel like it is going to paper over the cracks a little bit.

 

[to1994]

Does one innings against Sri Lanka at Manuka magically make you in form again? Not sure myself.

It's enough for us to back him given he's shown his class in the past including overseas on our last tour away. Would much rather that then replacing him with any of Burns, Patterson, Labuschagne etc. at 3 at Edgbaston.

 

[Blue1980]

Not sure scoring 100 against this attack is considered getting back into form.

Well Harris and Lambshanks couldn’t do it

 

[footyfan1978]

FMD, Guess Usman back on Ashes tour.. Every ****ing day this tour squad look seems to change

 

[Joffaboy]

Not sure scoring 100 against this attack is considered getting back into form.

Of course it is. Time in the middle, feet started to move, timing came back, concentration was good, one poor shot .
Yes the attack is ordinary, does that mean Haydens 380 against the Zimmers meant nothing?
You can only score against who you are playing.


On SM-G960F using BigFooty.com mobile app