Australia in Sri Lanka

[Rangeela]

Match Schedule

February

20 First ODI Dambulla (day/night)
22 Second ODI Dambulla
25 Third ODI Colombo (RPS) (day/night)
27 Fourth ODI Colombo (RPS) (day/night)
29 Fifth ODI Colombo (SSC) (day)

March

8-12 First Test Galle
16-20 Second Test Kandy
24-28 Third Test Colombo (SSC)

 

[bomber]

Does anybody know if this Series will be on free to air TV within Aust?

 

[Radaga]

No im pretty sure that fox sports are the only ones with it

 

[squiz]

yer, only games in Australia go free to air within Australia, with the exception of the World Cup

 

[djkay]

That sucks!!!

 

[squiz]

sure does , if Australia end up playing against the Rest of the World, i will get Foxtel, but if i cant get that, i will be watching them over the internet live. Costs a fair bit though, but its a small price to pay

 

[Scatter]

foxtel is sh?t... if it wasn't for the sports, i wouldn't even bother with the pirated signal...

interesting tour this - pity it is ridiculously scheduled.

I can still see the Aussies coasting through it depsite the ridiculous workload they have been through since the World Cup.

 

[Rangeela]

Australia One-Day Squad

Ricky Ponting
Adam Gilchrist
Michael Bevan
Michael Clarke
Jason Gillespie
Brad Haddin
Ian Harvey
Matthew Hayden
Brad Hogg
Michael Kasprowicz
Simon Katich
Brett Lee
Damien Martyn
Andrew Symonds
Brad Williams


Adam Gilchrist receives a traditional welcome as the Australian side arrives in Sri Lanka

 

[Rangeela]

McGrath insists he's fit to tour

 

[squiz]

I hope they take him, he is a big part of the Australian Bowling attack

 

[Radaga]

he and warne should both go, it is just not right if they dont.
there are the two of the best bowlers in the world and the slectors have to think about wether they want to take them!

Even if they aren't at their best, they are still better than what is going there now!

 

[sachin]

mcgrath wont go butn warnie will.go murali.

 

[Radaga]

McGrath should go too, Australia needs him, u need a good line and length if you are a pace bowler in Sri Lanka.

 

[Iron-Haggis]

McGrath, like Warne needs to prove himself. McGrath needs to do more than Warne to prove he should be selected. All Warne had to do was show he still knows how to bowl legspin. McGrath has to show he can still bowl pace and he needs to show he is fit enough to bowl extensive spells, no point taking McGrath if he can only bowl a couple of shorts spells.

 

[Rangeela]

Sri Lanka Squad

Marvan Atapattu (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk), Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Dharmasena, Nuwan Kulasekara, Saman Jayantha, Russel Arnold, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Nuwan Zoysa