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1st Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Kandy, 9-13 Sep 1999
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Match State: Match scheduled to start at 0430 GMT
Waugh calls heads and heads it is. Australia will bat first. He
doesn't think the pitch favours the side batting or bowling first
Jaya thinks the pitch looks good. Both teams with 2 spinners and 2
quicks.
Sri Lanka's squad of 16 obviously not presenting enough choices, so
Chandana was a late draftee into the squad and the XI
Ranatunga and de Silva are back. As are the Australian opener pair
of Slater and Blewett. The latter 2 coming off some indifferent
form in the English counties
0.1 Muralitharan to Slater, no run, low one left alone on the off side
0.1 Vaas to Slater, no run, low one left alone on the off side
0.2 Vaas to Slater, OUT: seaming in, pitching on about the middle
stump, struck in line with middle and off, would've hit off stump,
and that didn't take long at all
Australia 0/1, Partnership of 0
MJ Slater lbw b Vaas 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
GS Blewett 0* (0b) WPUJC Vaas 0.2-0-0-1
0.3 Vaas to Langer, no run, quick and a bit close to the leftie's off
stump, flashes the bat over the top of it
0.4 Vaas to Langer, no run, again waving the bat over the top of it,
thru to Kalu outside the off stump
0.5 Vaas to Langer, no run, quick and thru, Vaas generating some pace
0.6 Vaas to Langer, FOUR, poked thru the gully area, a boundary is
received from nothing much of a shot
End of over 1 (4 runs) Australia 4/1
WPUJC Vaas 1-0-4-1
GS Blewett 0* (0b) JL Langer 4* (4b 1x4)
1.1 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, and another left quick opening from the
other end, clips the pad on the way thru down the leg side
1.2 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, big seam down the leg side, Kalu does way
to collect
1.3 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, coming forward, dead bats it towards the
mid off
1.4 Zoysa to Blewett, OUT: rolling his fingers over it, off cutter,
short of a length, into Blewett's knee roll in front of middle and
off. Did someone say Calcutta?
Australia 4/2, Partnership of 4
GS Blewett lbw b Zoysa 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
JL Langer 4* (4b 1x4) DNT Zoysa 0.4-0-0-1
Australia's illustrious opening pair really out doing themselves
today
at least they saw off 6 deliveries of the new ball
1.5 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, pushed onto the on side, Waugh getting
to demostrate his Test opening skills
1.6 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, wild ball on the off side, Kalu with the
big dive to his right
End of over 2 (maiden) Australia 4/2
DNT Zoysa 1-1-0-1
JL Langer 4* (4b 1x4) ME Waugh 0* (2b)
2.1 Vaas to Langer, no run, behind it well just outside the off stump
2.2 Vaas to Langer, no run, pushed square to the cover point region
2.3 Vaas to Langer, no run, seaming in, flicks the flap of the pad,
Langer dangerously leaving that one alone with his bat in the air
2.4 Vaas to Langer, no run, inside edge into the thigh, one handed
defence
2.5 Vaas to Langer, no run, giving him width, good cut shot, but Trevor
Chappell's training shows agin, Arnold with a top save at backward
point
2.6 Vaas to Langer, no run, coming into the pads, another big appeal,
but Venkat is no doubt bored of all these lbws
End of over 3 (maiden) Australia 4/2
WPUJC Vaas 2-1-4-1
ME Waugh 0* (2b) JL Langer 4* (10b 1x4)
3.1 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, ball spits off the bat square to the
point area
3.2 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, knocked down into the ground, runs to
the point area
3.3 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run
3.4 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, seaming in big time, into the pads, big
appeal, but probably missing the leg stump
3.5 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, short and quick over the batsman's head,
Kalu has to leap high
3.6 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, bat raised to the heavens, thru to the
keeper outside the off stump
End of over 4 (maiden) Australia 4/2
DNT Zoysa 2-2-0-1
JL Langer 4* (10b 1x4) ME Waugh 0* (8b)
still only the 1 scoring shot so far
4.1 Vaas to Langer, no run, down the leg side and ends up quite wide to
the keeper
4.2 Vaas to Langer, no run, comes forward, defends outside the off
stump towards the mid off
4.3 Vaas to Langer, two runs, slashing, bit cramped with the cut shot,
thru the backward point area
4.4 Vaas to Langer, no run, defends into the ground, ball bounces up,
looks heading for the stumps, Langer bumps it away with his hips
4.5 Vaas to Langer, (noball) no run, defends, ball ends up with the
point fielder
4.5 Vaas to Langer, no run, another quick one, good bounce, Langer with
a real hack outside the off stump, half a drive, missed
4.6 Vaas to Langer, no run, struggling with the concept of the ball
hitting the middle of the bat, inside edge into the pads
End of over 5 (3 runs) Australia 7/2
WPUJC Vaas 3-1-7-1 (1nb)
ME Waugh 0* (8b) JL Langer 6* (17b 1x4)
5.1 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, turning it away onto the on side,
collected around square leg
5.2 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, bat lifted to the heavens, ball passes
to the keeper
5.3 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, another ripping off cutter, into the
pads, too high and doing too much to demand an appeal
5.4 Zoysa to ME Waugh, one run, pushes into the covers, the captain
with some scrappy fielding from mid off, misfield allows the
single
3 slips, 2 gullies, short leg, point, mid off
heavily stacked off side field for the left to left
5.5 Zoysa to Langer, one run
5.6 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, defending onto the off side
End of over 6 (2 runs) Australia 9/2
DNT Zoysa 3-2-2-1
JL Langer 7* (18b 1x4) ME Waugh 1* (13b)
6.1 Vaas to Langer, no run, ball squirts onto the on side from the
defence, short leg is alert
6.2 Vaas to Langer, no run, coming forward, thick edge from the push
into the covers, the comeback kid Arjuna dives to save the runs at
3rd slip
and I dare say Arjuna is looking a little thinner
6.3 Vaas to Langer, OUT: pitching a little short, Langer with a very
unconfident shot, pushing tentatively, edges straight to the 1st
slip, he's is a gone
Australia 9/3, Partnership of 5
JL Langer c de Silva b Vaas 7 (21b 1x4 0x6)
ME Waugh 1* (13b) WPUJC Vaas 3.3-1-7-2 (1nb)
Sri Lanka off to a beautiful start, turns out to be a brilliant
toss to lose, but it's all thanks to some excellent opening
bowling
6.4 Vaas to SR Waugh, two runs, pushing thru the mid wicket, needless
second taken, mark waugh nearly run out, what fun and larks
6.5 Vaas to SR Waugh, no run, to the keeper
6.6 Vaas to SR Waugh, no run, trying to bowl too quick, a tad over
excited, wide of the off stump
End of over 7 (2 runs) Australia 11/3
WPUJC Vaas 4-1-9-2 (1nb)
ME Waugh 1* (13b) SR Waugh 2* (3b)
7.1 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, down the leg side
7.2 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, not even sniffing at it, left alone to
the keeper
7.3 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run
7.4 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, bat raised, ball to thine keepereth
7.5 Zoysa to ME Waugh, FOUR, looked like an attempted chinaman, off
cutter, quite slow, Mark Waugh casually tonks it thru the mid off
7.6 Zoysa to ME Waugh, one run, turned off the legs and down to the
long leg
End of over 8 (5 runs) Australia 16/3
DNT Zoysa 4-2-7-1
ME Waugh 6* (19b 1x4) SR Waugh 2* (3b)
8.1 Vaas to ME Waugh, no run, trying to turn it off the pads thru the
square leg
8.2 Vaas to ME Waugh, OUT: awfully played down the wicket,
spectacularly gathered by the bowler, Waugh misjudging the length,
Sri Lanka's having a party and everyone's invited
Australia 16/4, Partnership of 7
ME Waugh c & b Vaas 6 (21b 1x4 0x6)
SR Waugh 2* (3b) WPUJC Vaas 4.2-1-9-3 (1nb)
and now attention turns to Australia's lowest Test score, 36 at
Brum in 1902
8.3 Vaas to Ponting, no run, thru to the keeper outside the off stump
8.4 Vaas to Ponting, no run, bat raised, ball passes to the keeper
again
8.5 Vaas to Ponting, no run, Ponting playing an unneeded fancy on
drive, ball squirts to the point
8.6 Vaas to Ponting, no run, terrific ball, short and seaming away,
just failing to grab the backfoot defence, lovely to watch
End of over 9 (maiden) Australia 16/4
WPUJC Vaas 5-2-9-3 (1nb)
SR Waugh 2* (3b) RT Ponting 0* (4b)
9.1 Zoysa to SR Waugh, two runs
9.2 Zoysa to SR Waugh, no run, bat raised, ball passes quite wide of
the off stump
9.3 Zoysa to SR Waugh, no run, pushes confidently on the off side,
gathered by the mid off
9.4 Zoysa to SR Waugh, no run, driving thru the mid off, at least that
was the plan, big miss, to the keeper
9.5 Zoysa to SR Waugh, no run, on the back foot, dead batting it
outside the off stump
9.6 Zoysa to SR Waugh, one run, played on the on side
End of over 10 (3 runs) Australia 19/4
DNT Zoysa 5-2-10-1
SR Waugh 5* (9b) RT Ponting 0* (4b)
10.1 Vaas to SR Waugh, no run, keeping low, this pitch probably won't
see the full quota of days, to the keeper
10.2 Vaas to SR Waugh, one run, poked into the covers, off they scramble
for a single
return throw is intercepted by Waugh's bat
10.3 Vaas to Ponting, no run, bat raised very high, Ponting's favourite
shot, and quite an appropriate one
10.4 Vaas to Ponting, no run, again lifts the bat over the helmet,
protecting the fabric from the sun's harmful rays
10.5 Vaas to Ponting, no run, defending on the off side, bowler fields
and passes off to the mid off
10.6 Vaas to Ponting, no run, more defence, Australia survive another
over without losing a wicket, well done boys
End of over 11 (1 run) Australia 20/4
WPUJC Vaas 6-2-10-3 (1nb)
SR Waugh 6* (11b) RT Ponting 0* (8b)
11.1 Zoysa to SR Waugh, no run
11.2 Zoysa to SR Waugh, (noball) no run, driving away on the off side
with little timing
11.2 Zoysa to SR Waugh, no run, more defence as the TV comms digress
onto the subject of "little monkeys"
11.3 Zoysa to SR Waugh, no run, squared up, plays at across the pads
early, thick edge runs to the gully
11.4 Zoysa to SR Waugh, FOUR, overpitched outside the off stump,
cracking cover drive, shot of the day, and well there isn't a lot
to choose from
11.5 Zoysa to SR Waugh, no run, driving and into the covers, fielded
well
11.6 Zoysa to SR Waugh, FOUR, smack! short and wide of the off stump,
cut shot hammers the ball thru the cover point
End of over 12 (9 runs) Australia 29/4
DNT Zoysa 6-2-19-1 (1nb)
RT Ponting 0* (8b) SR Waugh 14* (18b 2x4)
Zoysa losing his concentration that over. Perhaps time for a
change. Jaya must be wishing he had Wickers to turn to.
12.1 Vaas to Ponting, no run, defends into the covers, the captain
fields
12.2 Vaas to Ponting, no run, bat raised to shade the helmet, ball
passes to the keeper
12.3 Vaas to Ponting, no run, defends down the pitch, Vaas runs along
the pitch to gather with his left hand
and Murali is doing some stretches of sorts, whether his hope is
springing internal or external is another matter
12.4 Vaas to Ponting, one run
12.5 Vaas to SR Waugh, no run, a bit slower and a bit short, very easily
defended on the back foot
12.6 Vaas to SR Waugh, no run, dead batted on the on side, and here come
the much needed (for the Australians) drinks
End of over 13 (1 run) Australia 30/4
WPUJC Vaas 7-2-11-3 (1nb)
RT Ponting 1* (12b) SR Waugh 14* (20b 2x4)
Match State: Drinks
and here comes "M'litharan". Who I believe is Muralitharan
13.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, great turn and good line straight
away, helped on the off side
13.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, pushed past the silly point
13.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, pushing just a bit too far, thru
the hands of the silly point, Australia aiming to be bowling
before lunch and so get some help from the pitch
13.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run
13.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, nudged close again
13.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, turned away behind square leg
End of over 14 (1 run) Australia 31/4
M Muralitharan 1-0-1-0
RT Ponting 2* (18b) SR Waugh 14* (20b 2x4)
14.1 Vaas to Ponting, one run, nicely played down to the fine leg
14.2 Vaas to SR Waugh, no run, wide of the off stump, firm drive, but
direct to the mid off
14.3 Vaas to SR Waugh, one run, flicks off the thigh, down to the long
leg, Vaas looks knackered as well
14.4 Vaas to Ponting, no run, pushing on the off side, towards the
covers
14.5 Vaas to Ponting, no run, prodded away to the forward square leg,
Jaya must be looking at what dibberly dobberly mediums he has
available
14.6 Vaas to Ponting, no run, left well alone, could we see the mighty
Arjuna turning his arm over?
End of over 15 (2 runs) Australia 33/4
WPUJC Vaas 8-2-13-3 (1nb)
SR Waugh 15* (22b 2x4) RT Ponting 3* (22b)
15.1 Muralitharan to SR Waugh, no run, leaning all over it, killing the
ball
15.2 Muralitharan to SR Waugh, no run, defending, ball runs away thru
the vacant gully
15.3 Muralitharan to SR Waugh, no run, coming forward for more hard
yakka defence
15.4 Muralitharan to SR Waugh, no run, awful shot, went to lift it over
mid wicket like he's playing some la de dah ODI, then aborted the
shot and instead missed it, nearly fell over, Kalu went for the
stumping
15.5 Muralitharan to SR Waugh, no run
15.6 Muralitharan to SR Waugh, no run, pushed away on the off side
End of over 16 (maiden) Australia 33/4
M Muralitharan 2-1-1-0
RT Ponting 3* (22b) SR Waugh 15* (28b 2x4)
this partnership has reached the sky high total of 17
16.1 Vaas to Ponting, no run, defends on the on side, mid wicket fields
smartly
16.2 Vaas to Ponting, no run, again to the shortish forward square leg
mid wicket fielder
16.3 Vaas to Ponting, no run, bat over the helmet again, complete replay
of at least a dozen of the balls he's faced today
16.4 Vaas to Ponting, one run, pushed towards a gap in the coverss, they
take a well judged single
16.5 Vaas to SR Waugh, no run, coming forward, stiff defence back to the
bowler
16.6 Vaas to SR Waugh, no run, quick and outside the off stump, to the
keeper, that should just about be Vaas's last over of his initial
lot
End of over 17 (1 run) Australia 34/4
WPUJC Vaas 9-2-14-3 (1nb)
RT Ponting 4* (26b) SR Waugh 15* (30b 2x4)
17.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, coming forward, stretching to
defend at the pitch of the ball
17.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defends a little square, Ranatunga
loafs around from 1st slip
17.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defending onto the on side,
towards the mid on
17.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, more safe defence, but he won't be
able to do that all day
17.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, very uncharacteristic full toss
induces the off drive, Murali still gets a hand to it to save the
boundary
17.6 Muralitharan to SR Waugh, FOUR, overpitched and wide of the off
stump, big swing on one knee over the mid wicket
End of over 18 (5 runs) Australia 39/4
M Muralitharan 3-1-6-0
RT Ponting 5* (31b) SR Waugh 19* (31b 3x4)
Waugh again showing off his one-man-team responsibility
18.1 Zoysa to Ponting, one run
18.2 Zoysa to SR Waugh, no run, in behind it, played back to the bowler
18.3 Zoysa to SR Waugh, no run, pitching outside the leg, into the pads
outside the leg, Waugh missing the shot across the line and he
isnt happy with himself
18.4 Zoysa to SR Waugh, no run
18.5 Zoysa to SR Waugh, OUT: quick but wide of the off stump, Waugh
playing a late slashing cut shot, awful amateurish rubbish, top
edge flies to the 1st slip, the one-man-team is all out
Australia 40/5, Partnership of 24
SR Waugh c de Silva b Zoysa 19 (35b 3x4 0x6)
RT Ponting 6* (32b) DNT Zoysa 6.5-2-20-2 (1nb)
18.6 Zoysa to Healy, no run, safely sees off the 1st ball
End of over 19 (1 run) Australia 40/5
DNT Zoysa 7-2-20-2 (1nb)
RT Ponting 6* (32b) IA Healy 0* (1b)
19.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, shuffling down the pitch, lunging
at it, misjudging the pitch, missing, off the pad to the slip,
appeal for an edge
19.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, sweeping behind the square leg
19.3 Muralitharan to Healy, no run, prodded away on the on side towards
the mid on
19.4 Muralitharan to Healy, FOUR, typical Healy, ever so casually lifted
over the forward square leg
19.5 Muralitharan to Healy, no run, stepping back and defending
19.6 Muralitharan to Healy, no run, more defence outside the off stump
End of over 20 (5 runs) Australia 45/5
M Muralitharan 4-1-11-0
RT Ponting 7* (34b) IA Healy 4* (5b 1x4)
the blond caveman padded up and due in next
20.1 Zoysa to Ponting, no run, pushing towards mid off, but it's that
sort of day, inside edge spurts to the square leg
20.2 Zoysa to Ponting, no run, bat raised, ball to the keeper
20.3 Zoysa to Ponting, one run, flicked away thru the square leg
20.4 Zoysa to Healy, no run, defending a little bit away from the body,
poking it back to the mid off
20.5 Zoysa to Healy, no run, wild short ball over the off stump,
allegedly pronouced "well bowled"
20.6 Zoysa to Healy, no run, pushed down on the on side and to the mid
on
End of over 21 (1 run) Australia 46/5
DNT Zoysa 8-2-21-2 (1nb)
RT Ponting 8* (37b) IA Healy 4* (8b 1x4)
around about 15 mins to lunch, so the Lankans are well struggling
with the over rate, lots of pauses for fielding changes
21.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, nudges it away onto the on side
21.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, FOUR, commits himself, two bunny hops down
the pitch and then dispatches it to the cover boundary, the
Australian fifty is up, something that was not a sure thing
earlier on
21.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run
21.4 Muralitharan to Healy, no run, big turner, into the thigh, an
appeal for lbw I think
21.5 Muralitharan to Healy, one run, forcing it into the covers, they
take a single
21.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defendiung outside the off stump
End of over 22 (6 runs) Australia 52/5
M Muralitharan 5-1-17-0
IA Healy 5* (10b 1x4) RT Ponting 13* (41b 1x4)
22.1 Zoysa to Healy, three runs, forward and driving, finds the gap in
the covers, they grab a precious triple
22.2 Zoysa to Ponting, no run, outside the off stump and to the keeper
22.3 Zoysa to Ponting, one run, works it awat into the covers
22.4 Zoysa to Healy, no run, played back to the bowler
22.5 Zoysa to Healy, three runs, plants the front foot down and crashes
it thru the covers, Zoysa has past his use by date, some neat
chasing and fielding prevents the boundary
22.6 Zoysa to Ponting, no run
End of over 23 (7 runs) Australia 59/5
DNT Zoysa 9-2-28-2 (1nb)
IA Healy 11* (13b 1x4) RT Ponting 14* (44b 1x4)
23.1 Muralitharan to Healy, OUT: and there's numero 6 before lunch,
Healy coming down the pitch, missing the shot at the pitch of the
ball, bowled or stumped, it's your choice, Australia's dual teams
policy working a treat
Australia 59/6, Partnership of 19
IA Healy st Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan 11 (14b 1x4 0x6)
RT Ponting 14* (44b 1x4) M Muralitharan 5.1-1-17-1
oh dear, replays show that ball bouncing off Kalu's chest,
completely accidental stumping, gosh the worldwide standard of
keeping is low
23.2 Muralitharan to Warne, no run, pushing to the silly point, perhaps
off the bat, Warne given the benefit of the doubt, nearly lucky 7
23.3 Muralitharan to Warne, no run, dragged around the corner but no run
23.4 Muralitharan to Warne, no run
23.5 Muralitharan to Warne, no run
23.6 Muralitharan to Warne, no run, pushed awya on the off side, towards
point
End of over 24 (maiden) Australia 59/6
M Muralitharan 6-2-17-1
RT Ponting 14* (44b 1x4) SK Warne 0* (5b)
24.1 Zoysa to Ponting, one run, defending away to the mid off
24.2 Zoysa to Warne, no run, short and outside the off stump, aborted
pull shot, Warne playing underneath and all around it
24.3 Zoysa to Warne, no run, another short one, appeal for caught behind
after flicking the glove, Venkat says no, replays say otherwise,
Warne already onto hsi 3rd life
24.4 Zoysa to Warne, no run, defending away into the covers
24.5 Zoysa to Warne, OUT: another short one, Warne decides to go for it,
falls into the most obvious trap in the world, it had flashing
lights and loud sirens, straight down the deep square leg's throat
Australia 60/7, Partnership of 1
SK Warne c Atapattu b Zoysa 0 (9b 0x4 0x6)
RT Ponting 15* (45b 1x4) DNT Zoysa 9.5-2-29-3 (1nb)
24.6 Zoysa to Gillespie, no run, short again, and it whistles thru to
the keeper, evading Gillespie's nose
End of over 25 (1 run) Australia 60/7
DNT Zoysa 10-2-29-3 (1nb)
RT Ponting 15* (45b 1x4) JN Gillespie 0* (1b)
25.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, squeezes it away onto the on side
25.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, nudges it past the short leg this
time, Ponting taking his "protect the tail" lessons from Bevan
25.3 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, played well on the on side
25.4 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, scrapes it back down the pitch
25.5 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, shuffles around it and works it
back down the pitch
25.6 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, defends and there is lunch,
fantastic session of cricket for Sri Lanka, they have the self
proclaimed World Champs on the proverbial ropes
End of over 26 (1 run) Australia 61/7
M Muralitharan 7-2-18-1
RT Ponting 16* (47b 1x4) JN Gillespie 0* (5b)
back in 40 minutes, at it seems about 0715 GMT
Match State: Lunch
26.1 Vaas to Ponting, no run, defending outside the off and down to the
mid off
26.2 Vaas to Ponting, no run, bat raised, ball thru to the keeper
26.3 Vaas to Ponting, (noball) one run, straight driving, on the off
side of the bowler's stumps
26.3 Vaas to Gillespie, no run, pitching a little short, outside the
off, ends up very well wide
26.4 Vaas to Gillespie, no run, pitching up this time, keeping low, the
pitch playing some tricks although none have contributed to any of
the dismissals
26.5 Vaas to Gillespie, (noball) no run, lovely ball, overstepping big
time, perfect out seamer after a bit of in swing, evades the
outside edge
26.5 Vaas to Gillespie, no run, no direction, Gillespie barely moves
26.6 Vaas to Gillespie, no run, dead batted down the pitch, no footwork,
wielding the willow into position
End of over 27 (3 runs) Australia 64/7
WPUJC Vaas 10-2-17-3 (3nb)
RT Ponting 17* (50b 1x4) JN Gillespie 0* (10b)
27.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, driven to the mid on
27.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, buries the ball into the pitch
27.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, squeezed away square on the on
side
27.4 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, again to the square leg, but no
run this time
27.5 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, Gillespie coming forward to
drive, missing, nearly bowled, nearly stumped, he's really not
much good at scoring runs
27.6 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, thrusts the forward pad outside
the off stump without offering a shot
End of over 28 (1 run) Australia 65/7
M Muralitharan 8-2-19-1
RT Ponting 18* (53b 1x4) JN Gillespie 0* (13b)
28.1 Vaas to Ponting, one run, finding the run in the covers and
abandoning Gillespie to face the mere 5 balls remaining
28.2 Vaas to Gillespie, no run, passing outside the off stump, to the
keeper
28.3 Vaas to Gillespie, no run, bat raised skywards, for some reason he
gives it a jiggle as the ball passes beneath
28.4 Vaas to Gillespie, no run, keeping very low outside the off stump,
possible 3 day Test by the looks of that
28.5 Vaas to Gillespie, no run, once again, bat raised, ball to the
keeper
28.6 Vaas to Gillespie, no run, defends, ball runs square to point
End of over 29 (1 run) Australia 66/7
WPUJC Vaas 11-2-18-3 (3nb)
RT Ponting 19* (54b 1x4) JN Gillespie 0* (18b)
29.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, turns it off the pads direct to
DPM at short fine leg
29.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, pushing down on the on side
29.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, flicking off the pads fine again,
stop start stop start but the run is taken and Ponting cops the
throw on the ankle
29.4 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, defending on the on side
29.5 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, Gillespie stretching and missing
the one that turns the other way, no effing idea, and not many
people would have
29.6 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, thick edge poked into the
covers, the Gillespie dot-a-thon continues
End of over 30 (1 run) Australia 67/7
M Muralitharan 9-2-20-1
RT Ponting 20* (57b 1x4) JN Gillespie 0* (21b)
nearly 20 minutes late, we've reached the 30 over mark. Expect
around an hour of overtime at this rate
30.1 Vaas to Ponting, no run, pushing on the on side to the short mid
wicket
30.2 Vaas to Ponting, no run, turned square on the on side
30.3 Vaas to Ponting, FOUR, trying to play thru the covers, thick edge
runs thru the gully, Arjuna could've dived to save, but not in
this lifetime
30.4 Vaas to Ponting, no run, poking away on the on side
30.5 Vaas to Ponting, no run, poking away on the off side
30.6 Vaas to Ponting, no run, bat raised, Ponting facing the whole of
the over
End of over 31 (4 runs) Australia 71/7
WPUJC Vaas 12-2-22-3 (3nb)
JN Gillespie 0* (21b) RT Ponting 24* (63b 2x4)
31.1 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, thrusting the pad outside the
off, pads to the short leg
31.2 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, worked back to the bowler
31.3 Muralitharan to Gillespie, three runs, played very late, trying to
defend, EDGED! but Arjuna was no where near quick enough in his
attempt for a catch at slip
31.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, prodded down outside the off stump
31.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, FOUR, coming down the wicket, getting to
the pitch of the ball, didn't care where it went as long as it
went over the infield, ends up at the long on boundary
31.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defended
End of over 32 (7 runs) Australia 78/7
M Muralitharan 10-2-27-1
JN Gillespie 3* (24b) RT Ponting 28* (66b 3x4)
32.1 Vaas to Gillespie, no run, defending on the on side, bowler fields
32.2 Vaas to Gillespie, one run, again defending late, prodded into the
covers, quick run taken
32.3 Vaas to Ponting, one run, defending short of the covers, another
quick ODI-like run
32.4 Vaas to Gillespie, no run, works up a head of steam, places it
under Jason's left arm-pit
32.5 Vaas to Gillespie, no run, slow ball breaks its leash, defended on
the off side as a full toss
32.6 Vaas to Gillespie, FOUR, manages to wave the wand outside the off
stump, abracadabra, 4 to the vacant 3rd man boundary
End of over 33 (6 runs) Australia 84/7
WPUJC Vaas 13-2-28-3 (3nb)
RT Ponting 29* (67b 3x4) JN Gillespie 8* (29b 1x4)
33.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, little shuffle down the pitch and
plays it to the mid on
33.2 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run
33.3 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, thrusts the pad without actually
playing a shot, and still doesn't connect, thru his legs and
somehow misses the off stump, quite incredible
33.4 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run
33.5 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run
33.6 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, into the pads once more with no
shot
End of over 34 (1 run) Australia 85/7
M Muralitharan 11-2-28-1
RT Ponting 30* (68b 3x4) JN Gillespie 8* (34b 1x4)
34.1 Zoysa to Ponting, no run, long stretch down the pitch, one handed
fend into the gully
34.2 Zoysa to Ponting, no run, bat raised, no shot, ball passes wide of
the off stump
34.3 Zoysa to Ponting, no run, low and very very wide, both bowlers
struggling to match their excellent initial spells
34.4 Zoysa to Ponting, no run, I think both Vaas and Zoysa are just
plain unfit and Sri Lanka are going to have a big problem if pace
continues to be more effective than spin
34.5 Zoysa to Ponting, two runs, driving thru the mid wicket, fielded
near the boundary, they have time for 3 but choose not to
34.6 Zoysa to Ponting, no run, wide outside the off stump and to the
keeper
End of over 35 (2 runs) Australia 87/7
DNT Zoysa 11-2-31-3 (1nb)
JN Gillespie 8* (34b 1x4) RT Ponting 32* (74b 3x4)
not going out on a limb by announcing that to be a poor poor over
35.1 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, attempted defence, onto the on
side
35.2 Muralitharan to Gillespie, FOUR, Gillespie in "playing a shot"
shocker! sweeping and into the short leg, still gets a boundary
35.3 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run
35.4 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, defended back down the wicket
35.5 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, more stuff onto the pads
35.6 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, eeeked away onto the off side
End of over 36 (4 runs) Australia 91/7
M Muralitharan 12-2-32-1
RT Ponting 32* (74b 3x4) JN Gillespie 12* (40b 2x4)
Jaya sees Zoysa's last over for the barrel it was, and so
interestingly turns to himself instead of Chandana
36.1 Jayasuriya to Ponting, no run, just defending the first one
36.2 Jayasuriya to Ponting, one run, worked off the pads behind square
leg
36.3 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, well behind it, defending on the
off side
36.4 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, chopped late from outside the off
stump and back to the bowler
36.5 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, dangerously left alone outside the
off stump, and that's only *just* outside
36.6 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, thrusted back down the pitch to
the bowler
End of over 37 (1 run) Australia 92/7
ST Jayasuriya 1-0-1-0
RT Ponting 33* (76b 3x4) JN Gillespie 12* (44b 2x4)
Zoysa in fact being swapped to the opposite end
37.1 Zoysa to Ponting, three runs, cutting thru the covers somehow, gets
a triple before it's fielded
37.2 Zoysa to Gillespie, no run, outside off, predictablyleft alone
37.3 Zoysa to Gillespie, no run
37.4 Zoysa to Gillespie, no run
37.5 Zoysa to Gillespie, no run, pushed away on the on side
37.6 Zoysa to Gillespie, no run, wide of the off stump to complete
another ineffective over from Zoysa
End of over 38 (3 runs) Australia 95/7
DNT Zoysa 12-2-34-3 (1nb)
RT Ponting 36* (77b 3x4) JN Gillespie 12* (49b 2x4)
this partnership has now reached the lofty heights of 35
38.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, Murali from the City End for the
first time
38.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, hoping down the pitch and pushed
to the mid off
38.3 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run
38.4 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run
38.5 Muralitharan to Gillespie, one run, driving wide of the mid on
38.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, two runs
End of over 39 (4 runs) Australia 99/7
M Muralitharan 13-2-36-1
JN Gillespie 13* (52b 2x4) RT Ponting 39* (80b 3x4)
39.1 Zoysa to Gillespie, no run
39.2 Zoysa to Gillespie, no run
39.3 Zoysa to Gillespie, no run
39.4 Zoysa to Gillespie, no run
39.5 Zoysa to Gillespie, FOUR, spanking it thru the covers, Gillespie
giving his esteemed top order a lesson in patient bowling
39.6 Zoysa to Gillespie, no run, straight down the leg side, missed
glance, Kalu misses the collection as well
End of over 40 (4 runs) Australia 103/7
DNT Zoysa 13-2-38-3 (1nb)
RT Ponting 39* (80b 3x4) JN Gillespie 17* (58b 3x4)
40.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run
40.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run
40.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, squeezing down upon it onto the on
side
40.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, 2 half steps down the wicket and
then he decides to loft a sweep over backward square leg
40.5 Muralitharan to Gillespie, one run, poor attempted drive, inside
edge trickles down on the on side
40.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defends direct to the short leg
End of over 41 (2 runs) Australia 105/7
M Muralitharan 14-2-38-1
JN Gillespie 18* (59b 3x4) RT Ponting 40* (85b 3x4)
and here's the chunderer
41.1 Chandana to Gillespie, no run
41.2 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, stretching forward and defended
41.3 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, prodding at it outside the lef stump
41.4 Chandana to Gillespie, two runs, somehow pokes it square thru the
covers, into the deep
41.5 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, bat raised, ball passes outside the
off stump and to the keeper
Gillespie now the 2nd highest top scorer in the innings
41.6 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, defending, debatable whether this
partnership it good or bad for Australia. It does show that
batting can be quite easy when patience is applied
End of over 42 (2 runs) Australia 107/7
UDU Chandana 1-0-2-0
RT Ponting 40* (86b 3x4) JN Gillespie 20* (64b 3x4)
Match State: Drinks
42.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, coming down the wicket and pushing
back to the bowler
42.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, turned behind square leg for a
little single
42.3 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, prodded close on the on side
42.4 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, pushed away from the silly point
42.5 Muralitharan to Gillespie, two runs, another non-shot reaping
rewards for GIllespie, ball dribbles away to the 3rd man area
42.6 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, poked close on the on side
End of over 43 (3 runs) Australia 110/7
M Muralitharan 15-2-41-1
RT Ponting 41* (88b 3x4) JN Gillespie 22* (68b 3x4)
43.1 Chandana to Ponting, no run, UDL Bourbon with his second over,
worked to the mid wicket
43.2 Chandana to Ponting, one run, driven on the off side for the reward
of a single
43.3 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, into the covers
43.4 Chandana to Gillespie, two runs, into the covers again, but thru
the covers being the difference
43.5 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, prodding at it, edging, but falling
just short of the big guy at 1st slip
43.6 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, leg break ripping across the right
hander, beats the edge, Kalu thinks otherwise
End of over 44 (3 runs) Australia 113/7
UDU Chandana 2-0-5-0
RT Ponting 42* (90b 3x4) JN Gillespie 24* (72b 3x4)
44.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, turned direct to the short fine
leg
44.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, coming down the wicket to defends
44.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, flicked away thru the mid wicket
44.4 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run
44.5 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run
44.6 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, prodded drive wide of the bowler
on the off side
End of over 45 (1 run) Australia 114/7
M Muralitharan 16-2-42-1
RT Ponting 43* (93b 3x4) JN Gillespie 24* (75b 3x4)
45.1 Chandana to Ponting, one run, sweeping and dragging it down behind
the square leg
45.2 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, defending away close to the pitch
past the silly point
45.3 Chandana to Gillespie, no run
45.4 Chandana to Gillespie, one run, illtimed drive into the covers from
an overpitched ball
45.5 Chandana to Ponting, FOUR, driving square thru the cover point, 4
stars and 4 runs
45.6 Chandana to Ponting, no run, tapped away close onto the on side
End of over 46 (6 runs) Australia 120/7
UDU Chandana 3-0-11-0
JN Gillespie 25* (78b 3x4) RT Ponting 48* (96b 4x4)
46.1 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, dabbing away close on the off
side
46.2 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run
46.3 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, bat pad defence turns out to be
all pad defence
46.4 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, worked down the wicket back to
the bowler
46.5 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, ball spits off the pad high in
the air, and then he smothers it on the second attempt
46.6 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, spinning into the pads, very
ambituous appeal well wide of the off stump
End of over 47 (maiden) Australia 120/7
M Muralitharan 17-3-42-1
RT Ponting 48* (96b 4x4) JN Gillespie 25* (84b 3x4)
47.1 Chandana to Ponting, no run, down the pitch to give it a real
whack, DROPPED by the bowler, saving a boundary in the process
47.2 Chandana to Ponting, no run, not quite as aggressive this time
47.3 Chandana to Ponting, no run
47.4 Chandana to Ponting, no run, prodded down the wicket, towards the
bowler
47.5 Chandana to Ponting, one run, shuffling all about the place, grinds
it away to the forward square leg area
47.6 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, flukes some bat on it, ball bounces
down the leg side
End of over 48 (1 run) Australia 121/7
UDU Chandana 4-0-12-0
RT Ponting 49* (101b 4x4) JN Gillespie 25* (85b 3x4)
48.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, driving well, but the bowler does
enough to save any runs
48.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, top spinner stays straight,
Ponting misplays it short of the slips
48.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run
48.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, works the drive direct to the lone
cover fielder
48.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, defends wide of the slip, and
that's a more valuable than usual 50, 106 balls, 168 mins, 4x4 0x6
48.6 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, straight one, anything out of
the ordinary usually beats Gillespie
End of over 49 (1 run) Australia 122/7
M Muralitharan 18-3-43-1
RT Ponting 50* (106b 4x4) JN Gillespie 25* (86b 3x4)
49.1 Chandana to Ponting, no run
49.2 Chandana to Ponting, no run, defending, silly point collects
49.3 Chandana to Ponting, one run, jumping down the wicket, strong
drive, dive by the cover saves a probable boundary
49.4 Chandana to Gillespie, no run
49.5 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, pushing on the on side for no damage
49.6 Chandana to Gillespie, FOUR, very neat cover drive, picks the gap
perfectly, the deep cover gets his foot to it but it still
trickles over the rope
End of over 50 (5 runs) Australia 127/7
UDU Chandana 5-0-17-0
RT Ponting 51* (109b 4x4) JN Gillespie 29* (89b 4x4)
more of a jab thru the covers than a drive really
50.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run
50.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, two runs, on drive collects some more
runs, life's looking a lot different now for Aust
50.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, this time it's a single thru the
mid wicket
50.4 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run
50.5 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, sweeping and missing a quite a
lot, outside the off and to the keeper
50.6 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, defending past the silly point
End of over 51 (3 runs) Australia 130/7
M Muralitharan 19-3-46-1
RT Ponting 54* (112b 4x4) JN Gillespie 29* (92b 4x4)
51.1 Chandana to Ponting, no run, leaning over it, defending to silly
point
51.2 Chandana to Ponting, no run, pushing and defended away to the mid
wicket
51.3 Chandana to Ponting, two runs, good use of the feet, playing thru
the covers, "BOWLER BOWLER" is the call, but they're quite safe
51.4 Chandana to Ponting, no run, bat raised, ball to the keeper
51.5 Chandana to Ponting, FOUR, sweeping, ball passes just to the right
of the square leg, Ponting getting jiggy with it
51.6 Chandana to Ponting, no run, down the wicket once more, driving
into the covers, but no run found
End of over 52 (6 runs) Australia 136/7
UDU Chandana 6-0-23-0
JN Gillespie 29* (92b 4x4) RT Ponting 60* (118b 5x4)
the partnership is worth quite an amusing 76 runs now
52.1 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run
52.2 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, gives it some air, but Dizzy is
aggressive in his shot, played to the mid off
52.3 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, poked on the on side
52.4 Muralitharan to Gillespie, three runs, another aggressive shot,
scraped thru the covers, chased and fielded just short of the rope
52.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, a good bit of kick off the pitch,
Ponting chooses well to leave that alone
52.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, poked down the wicket and back to
the bowler
End of over 53 (3 runs) Australia 139/7
M Muralitharan 20-3-49-1
JN Gillespie 32* (96b 4x4) RT Ponting 60* (120b 5x4)
53.1 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, pushed down upon on the off side
53.2 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, defends away on the on side this
time
53.3 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, played diretcly back to the bowler
53.4 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, loose and very wide, Gillespie
lunges at it, cut with zero power to point
53.5 Chandana to Gillespie, no run
53.6 Chandana to Gillespie, no run, defends, ball dribbles away in front
of the slip
End of over 54 (maiden) Australia 139/7
UDU Chandana 7-1-23-0
RT Ponting 60* (120b 5x4) JN Gillespie 32* (102b 4x4)
54.1 Jayasuriya to Ponting, no run, bowler around the wicket, ball
defended on the on side
54.2 Jayasuriya to Ponting, one run, sweeps to the fielder in the
infield, and yet they still scamper a single
54.3 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, more bat and pad defence
54.4 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run
54.5 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, prodded down the wicket and to the
mid on
54.6 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, pushes down the pitch and to the
bowler
End of over 55 (1 run) Australia 140/7
ST Jayasuriya 2-0-2-0
RT Ponting 61* (122b 5x4) JN Gillespie 32* (106b 4x4)
partnership reaching the quite ridiculous proportion of 80 runs now
55.1 Chandana to Ponting, two runs, driven past the mid wicket
55.2 Chandana to Ponting, SIX, down the pitch, good bye to you, lofting
way over the straight long off
55.3 Chandana to Ponting, FOUR, and again, it may as well be 448/7,
lands just short of the rope, long off again
55.4 Chandana to Ponting, FOUR, Chandana suitably rattled, lands short,
Ponting with the lunging but eventually easy cut shot
55.5 Chandana to Ponting, no run, defended, such negative batting!
55.6 Chandana to Ponting, no run, clamping down upon it outside the leg
stump, 16 off the over, more than the top 4 pathetically manage to
scrape together
End of over 56 (16 runs) Australia 156/7
UDU Chandana 8-1-39-0
JN Gillespie 32* (106b 4x4) RT Ponting 77* (128b 7x4 1x6)
56.1 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, defending on the off side
56.2 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, around and wide of the wicket,
poked square to point
56.3 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, padded down the wicket, silly
point dives to no effect
56.4 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, on drive, a little mix up in the
calling, "sorry sorry sorry" is overheard
56.5 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, some more defence
56.6 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, one run, squeezing it off the pads, behind
square and he keeps the strike
End of over 57 (1 run) Australia 157/7
ST Jayasuriya 3-0-3-0
JN Gillespie 33* (112b 4x4) RT Ponting 77* (128b 7x4 1x6)
the mediocre Chandana is hauled off
57.1 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, stretching and defending
57.2 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run
57.3 Muralitharan to Gillespie, one run, played slowly to Zoysa at deep
mid off
57.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, two runs, worked away thru the slips, past
the ice hockey goal keeper
57.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defended
57.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, more defence, although this one
travels less
End of over 58 (3 runs) Australia 160/7
M Muralitharan 21-3-52-1
JN Gillespie 34* (115b 4x4) RT Ponting 79* (131b 7x4 1x6)
58.1 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, captain still around the wicket,
keeping it tight
58.2 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, no run, worked off the leg stump and to
the short fine leg
58.3 Jayasuriya to Gillespie, one run, driven in between the non striker
and the umpire
58.4 Jayasuriya to Ponting, no run, works hard to get some bat on the
sweep shot
58.5 Jayasuriya to Ponting, no run, puts the weight on the back foot,
pushing into the covers
58.6 Jayasuriya to Ponting, no run, down the leg side, to the keeper
End of over 59 (1 run) Australia 161/7
ST Jayasuriya 4-0-4-0
JN Gillespie 35* (118b 4x4) RT Ponting 79* (134b 7x4 1x6)
over rate has been picked up dramatically. we're back on par and
may even get a bonus over
59.1 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, defended away
59.2 Muralitharan to Gillespie, two runs, onto the knee, lofted shot
travels reasonably straight over the wide mid on area
59.3 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, poked close
59.4 Muralitharan to Gillespie, no run, shuffling back towards the
stumps, defended
59.5 Muralitharan to Gillespie, FOUR, full toss, Jason sees the ball,
Jason sends it to the long on boundary
59.6 Muralitharan to Gillespie, OUT: ripping off spinner, Murali really
put some work on that one, into the pads in front of middle and
off, caught shuffling behind the crease
Australia 167/8, Partnership of 107
JN Gillespie lbw b Muralitharan 41 (124b 5x4 0x6)
End of over 60 (6 runs) Australia 167/8
M Muralitharan 22-3-58-2
RT Ponting 79* (134b 7x4 1x6)
and that's tea, Sri Lanka leaving it until the last minute to claim
a wicket
Match State: Tea - Day 1
60.1 Vaas to Ponting, no run, driven to the mid off
60.2 Vaas to Ponting, no run, left alone
60.3 Vaas to Ponting, FOUR, fantastic smash thru the covers, lovely
drive
60.4 Vaas to Ponting, no run, driven down the pitch
60.5 Vaas to Ponting, no run, poked away to the mid off
60.6 Vaas to Ponting, no run, bat over the helmet, thru to the keeper
End of over 61 (4 runs) Australia 171/8
WPUJC Vaas 14-2-32-3 (3nb)
CR Miller 0* (0b) RT Ponting 83* (140b 8x4 1x6)
61.1 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, Miller miles away with his defence,
into the pads it goes
61.2 Muralitharan to Miller, OUT: inside edge into the pads, bounces
tamely to the short leg, easy catch, not a lot of emotion
displayed
Australia 171/9, Partnership of 4
CR Miller c Atapattu b Muralitharan 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
RT Ponting 83* (140b 8x4 1x6) M Muralitharan 22.2-3-58-3
Funky finding spin a bit more difficult than Ambrose
61.3 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, spinning in and off the pads
61.4 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, overpitched and scraped away on
the off side to the mid off
61.5 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, pushing into the covers
61.6 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, working it off the pads, or not,
off the thigh and onto the on side
End of over 62 (maiden) Australia 171/9
M Muralitharan 23-4-58-3
RT Ponting 83* (140b 8x4 1x6) GD McGrath 0* (4b)
Ponting to face, 17 needed for his ton
62.1 Vaas to Ponting, no run, defends outside the off stump
62.2 Vaas to Ponting, FOUR, do be not wasting time, final over of an ODI
stuff, lifted and whacked over the wide mid off area
62.3 Vaas to Ponting, no run, vicious bounce, plays with the glove,
which is a tad softer than the bat
62.4 Vaas to Ponting, one run, trying to play thru the mid wicket,
leading edge down to the 3rd man
62.5 Vaas to McGrath, no run, some might call it defence, why are earth
is he opening the face therew
62.6 Vaas to McGrath, no run, defends safely into the covers
End of over 63 (5 runs) Australia 176/9
WPUJC Vaas 15-2-37-3 (3nb)
RT Ponting 88* (144b 9x4 1x6) GD McGrath 0* (6b)
63.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run
63.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run
63.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run
63.4 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, prodded down the wicket
63.5 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, missed sweep
63.6 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, defended
End of over 64 (1 run) Australia 177/9
M Muralitharan 24-4-59-3
RT Ponting 89* (147b 9x4 1x6) GD McGrath 0* (9b)
64.1 Vaas to Ponting, two runs, flicked off the pads behind square leg
64.2 Vaas to Ponting, no run
64.3 Vaas to Ponting, no run
64.4 Vaas to Ponting, no run
64.5 Vaas to Ponting, no run
lots of toing and froing with the fielding positions
64.6 Vaas to Ponting, FOUR, short and whacked to the deep backward
square leg boundary
End of over 65 (6 runs) Australia 183/9
WPUJC Vaas 16-2-43-3 (3nb)
GD McGrath 0* (9b) RT Ponting 95* (153b 10x4 1x6)
65.1 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run
65.2 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, squeezed away on the on side
65.3 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run
65.4 Muralitharan to McGrath, FOUR, plants the front foot near the pitch
of the ball, driven hard and long to the boundary
65.5 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, shuffling back poorly, ball
bouncing too much onto the thigh
65.6 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, stretching and killing the ball
End of over 66 (4 runs) Australia 187/9
M Muralitharan 25-4-63-3
RT Ponting 95* (153b 10x4 1x6) GD McGrath 4* (15b 1x4)
66.1 Jayasuriya to Ponting, no run, Jaya showing no patience with his
quickies since lunch
66.2 Jayasuriya to Ponting, no run, poked of the off side
66.3 Jayasuriya to Ponting, no run, to the mid wicket
66.4 Jayasuriya to Ponting, no run, swept around direct to the short
fine leg
66.5 Jayasuriya to Ponting, no run, sweeping and missing down the leg
side
66.6 Jayasuriya to Ponting, one run, playing onto the off side for a
single, Ponting getting the Rural Farmer's Award
End of over 67 (1 run) Australia 188/9
ST Jayasuriya 5-0-5-0
RT Ponting 96* (159b 10x4 1x6) GD McGrath 4* (15b 1x4)
67.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, OUT: coming down the wicket to defend,
misjudging it, good catch for Murali reaching in front, quite a
lame way to get out
Australia 188/10, Partnership of 17
RT Ponting c & b Muralitharan 96 (160b 10x4 1x6)
GD McGrath 4* (15b 1x4) M Muralitharan 25.1-4-63-4
but let that not deny an excellent fightback innings for Ponting.
Him and Gillespie have saved Australia's hide for the time being.
10 minute break, and then we'll be back for the Lankan innings
Match State: Change of innings
0.1 McGrath to Jayasuriya, no run, very loose one, lucky to not be
called wide. In fact an absolute joke not to be called wide
0.2 McGrath to Jayasuriya, FOUR, pushing at it, thick edge races to the
3rd man boundary
0.3 McGrath to Jayasuriya, FOUR, flogging it thru the covers, Jaya
aiming for the 1st innings lead by stumps
0.4 McGrath to Jayasuriya, one run
0.5 McGrath to Atapattu, no run, defended
0.6 McGrath to Atapattu, no run
End of over 1 (9 runs) Sri Lanka 9/0 (trail by 179 runs)
GD McGrath 1-0-9-0
ST Jayasuriya 9* (4b 2x4) MS Atapattu 0* (2b)
1.1 Gillespie to Jayasuriya, no run, throwing the bat at it, big miss
outside the off stump
1.2 Gillespie to Jayasuriya, two runs, playing off the pads and thru
the mid wicket area
1.3 Gillespie to Jayasuriya, one run, pushing into the covers
1.4 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run
1.5 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, seaming away outside the off stump,
batsman not even sniffing at it
1.6 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, bat raised outside the off stump
again, Healy does what he's paid for
End of over 2 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 12/0 (trail by 176 runs)
JN Gillespie 1-0-3-0
ST Jayasuriya 12* (7b 2x4) MS Atapattu 0* (5b)
2.1 McGrath to Jayasuriya, no run, short and quick, batsman easily
negotiates it by ducking
2.2 McGrath to Jayasuriya, two runs, easily and casually worked off the
pads forward of square leg, a lazy 2 taken
2.3 McGrath to Jayasuriya, one run, off the hip and down to the long
leg
2.4 McGrath to Atapattu, no run, quick with a little extra bounce, and
that strikes him on his precious parts
little birds are tweet-tweeting around his head. he's on his hands
and knees sucking in some big breaths of air
no doubt a little bit of nausea is striking
2.5 McGrath to Atapattu, no run, outside the off stump and to the
keeper
2.6 McGrath to Atapattu, no run, prodded away on the off side, time for
Marvan to adjust himself some more
End of over 3 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 15/0 (trail by 173 runs)
GD McGrath 2-0-12-0
ST Jayasuriya 15* (10b 2x4) MS Atapattu 0* (8b)
3.1 Gillespie to Jayasuriya, no run
3.2 Gillespie to Jayasuriya, one run, prodding away for the single
3.3 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, onto the back foot, defending short
of the covers
3.4 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, seaming away outside of the off
stump, Healy gathers after some sharp bounce
3.5 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, glances onto the on side, towards
the square leg
3.6 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, flaps the bat over the top of it,
ball passes to the keeper
End of over 4 (1 run) Sri Lanka 16/0 (trail by 172 runs)
JN Gillespie 2-0-4-0
ST Jayasuriya 16* (12b 2x4) MS Atapattu 0* (12b)
4.1 McGrath to Jayasuriya, one run, fiddled across the line, a bit of a
risky single taken, luckily the square leg was too alert and the
throw wasn't the smartest
4.2 McGrath to Atapattu, no run, sharp bouncer, into the leading
armpit, Atapattu slowly turning a lovely shade of blue
4.3 McGrath to Atapattu, no run, defending outside the off stump,
inside edge into the thigh
4.4 McGrath to Atapattu, no run, draws the bat inside the line of a
straight one outside the off stump
4.5 McGrath to Atapattu, FOUR, lovely comeback, good off drive, down to
the rope
4.6 McGrath to Atapattu, no run, bat raised, ball passes to the keeper
End of over 5 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 21/0 (trail by 167 runs)
GD McGrath 3-0-17-0
ST Jayasuriya 17* (13b 2x4) MS Atapattu 4* (17b 1x4)
5.1 Gillespie to Jayasuriya, no run, down the leg side, both these
bowlers struggling with their line and wasting the new ball
5.2 Gillespie to Jayasuriya, no run, defended away, short of the covers
5.3 Gillespie to Jayasuriya, no run, more rubbish, short and easily
ducked, ball passes wide of the left hander's leg stump
5.4 Gillespie to Jayasuriya, one run, poking it into the cover point
area, they take the single on offer
5.5 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, glanced away, very well saved by
Langer at the unconventional leg gully position
5.6 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, pushed into the covers
End of over 6 (1 run) Sri Lanka 22/0 (trail by 166 runs)
JN Gillespie 3-0-5-0
ST Jayasuriya 18* (17b 2x4) MS Atapattu 4* (19b 1x4)
6.1 McGrath to Jayasuriya, OUT: bowling close to the stump, pitching on
middle and then striking just outside the middle stump, quite
plumb, Venkat shows him the L shaped arm
Sri Lanka 22/1, Partnership of 22
ST Jayasuriya lbw b McGrath 18 (18b 2x4 0x6)
MS Atapattu 4* (19b 1x4) GD McGrath 3.1-0-17-1
18 off 18 balls, Jaya not noticing the significance of the white
clothes and red ball
6.2 McGrath to Arnold, no run, into the replacement leftie's pads,
small appeal
6.3 McGrath to Arnold, no run, short and well defended
6.4 McGrath to Arnold, (noball) no run, defended late
6.4 McGrath to Arnold, no run, worked square, direct to the point
6.5 McGrath to Arnold, no run, bat raised about the head, ball passes
to the keeper outside the off stump
6.6 McGrath to Arnold, no run
End of over 7 (1 run) Sri Lanka 23/1 (trail by 165 runs)
GD McGrath 4-0-18-1 (1nb)
MS Atapattu 4* (19b 1x4) RP Arnold 0* (6b)
7.1 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, inside edge into the thigh, coming
forward to defend high
7.2 Gillespie to Atapattu, one run, drops the ball close, very risky
run, Gillespie could've effected the run out if he hit the stumps
7.3 Gillespie to Arnold, no run, poked away to the point
7.4 Gillespie to Arnold, no run, down the leg side
7.5 Gillespie to Arnold, one run, dropped short of the covers, more
silly running, SL weren't the best between the wickets in the
ODIs, and they're continuing the same shenannigans now
7.6 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, defended back to the bowler, who
doesn't have much of a smile on his dial
End of over 8 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 25/1 (trail by 163 runs)
JN Gillespie 4-0-7-0
RP Arnold 1* (9b) MS Atapattu 5* (22b 1x4)
8.1 McGrath to Arnold, no run, playing away from the body, defended to
the bowler
8.2 McGrath to Arnold, two runs, mistimed drive, finds the gap in the
covers, Miller takes an eon to chase it
8.3 McGrath to Arnold, one run, another edge, to short fine leg, for
another single
8.4 McGrath to Atapattu, no run, ducking, keeper collects
8.5 McGrath to Atapattu, no run, backfoot defence, Miller fields at
extra cover
8.6 McGrath to Atapattu, three runs, pushed without much power down
towards the long off boundary
End of over 9 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 31/1 (trail by 157 runs)
GD McGrath 5-0-24-1 (1nb)
MS Atapattu 8* (25b 1x4) RP Arnold 4* (12b)
9.1 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, defends, ball trickles towards the
wide mid off area
9.2 Gillespie to Atapattu, FOUR, carving it thru the covers, cracking
shot to the boundary
9.3 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, squeezing it down close onto the on
side
9.4 Gillespie to Atapattu, one run, dabs it into the covers for an
easier single
9.5 Gillespie to Arnold, no run, defending a ball well away on the off
side
9.6 Gillespie to Arnold, no run, driving with some medium timing
towards the mid off area, Miller dives and saves
End of over 10 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 36/1 (trail by 152 runs)
JN Gillespie 5-0-12-0
MS Atapattu 13* (29b 2x4) RP Arnold 4* (14b)
10.1 McGrath to Atapattu, no run, prodded down and away onto the on
side, good defending
10.2 McGrath to Atapattu, one run, dropped close on the on side, Blewett
pounces, throws down the bowler's wicket, TV called, seems safe,
but Cooray taking an awful long time to decide, finally the green
light comes on
10.3 McGrath to Arnold, no run, left alone outside the off stump
10.4 McGrath to Arnold, no run, bat hidden behind the body, no shot
attempted
10.5 McGrath to Arnold, no run, bouncer but too short, no concern of the
batsman's
10.6 McGrath to Arnold, no run
End of over 11 (1 run) Sri Lanka 37/1 (trail by 151 runs)
GD McGrath 6-0-25-1 (1nb)
MS Atapattu 14* (31b 2x4) RP Arnold 4* (18b)
11.1 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, pitched up, defended well on the on
side
11.2 Gillespie to Atapattu, no run, 3 slips, 2 gullies, point, mid off
in place
11.3 Gillespie to Atapattu, three runs, driving well thru the vacant
cover region
Gillespie around the wicket to the leftie now
11.4 Gillespie to Arnold, three runs, worked straight of the mid on,
Gillespie is very cheesed off with this bowling lot
11.5 Gillespie to Atapattu, three runs, 3 3s on the 9th of the 9th. Does
life get any more spooky. Blewett chasing another one thru the
covers
11.6 Gillespie to Arnold, no run, outside the off stump and no shot
offered
End of over 12 (9 runs) Sri Lanka 46/1 (trail by 142 runs)
JN Gillespie 6-0-21-0
MS Atapattu 20* (35b 2x4) RP Arnold 7* (20b)
time it get funked up, it's Miller
12.1 Miller to Atapattu, legbye: one run, starting with his allegedly
quick ones, clips the pad down the leg side
12.2 Miller to Arnold, two runs, pushed thru the mid wicket area for a
double
12.3 Miller to Arnold, one run, on the back foot, pushing away on the
off side past the mid off
12.4 Miller to Atapattu, no run, with an offie now, turning it into the
pads
12.5 Miller to Atapattu, no run
12.6 Miller to Atapattu, two runs, worked away thru that mysterious area
with no name between mid wicket and forward square leg
End of over 13 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 52/1 (trail by 136 runs)
CR Miller 1-0-5-0
RP Arnold 10* (22b) MS Atapattu 22* (39b 2x4)
double change, by the sounds of the (small) crowd it must be Warne
13.1 Warne to Arnold, no run, outside the off and thru to Healy
13.2 Warne to Arnold, FOUR, overpitched, Arnold driving, slices it
behind point to the boundary
13.3 Warne to Arnold, no run, overpitrched, or is he doing it
deliberately, a bit of turn wide of the crease
13.4 Warne to Arnold, no run, again pitched up and wide of the off
13.5 Warne to Arnold, one run, tapped well short of the covers for an
easy run
13.6 Warne to Atapattu, no run, defended, ball floats a little square
End of over 14 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 57/1 (trail by 131 runs)
SK Warne 1-0-5-0
RP Arnold 15* (27b 1x4) MS Atapattu 22* (40b 2x4)
14.1 Miller to Arnold, no run, around the wicket, pitched up on the off
stump, defended
14.2 Miller to Arnold, FOUR, pushed away deliberately wide of the slip,
races down to the boundary
14.3 Miller to Arnold, no run, bat pad defence is all pad and no bat,
Miller asks "Howsat" but the umpire denies
14.4 Miller to Arnold, no run, more defence
14.5 Miller to Arnold, no run, meagre turn away from the left hander, to
the keeper
14.6 Miller to Arnold, no run, coming forward and defending
End of over 15 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 61/1 (trail by 127 runs)
CR Miller 2-0-9-0
MS Atapattu 22* (40b 2x4) RP Arnold 19* (33b 2x4)
15.1 Warne to Atapattu, three runs, overpitched down the leg side,
Marvan scrapes some bat on it, glances to the fine leg
15.2 Warne to Arnold, legbye: one run, leg break into the left hander,
off the pad and towards the square leg
15.3 Warne to Atapattu, no run, defending well outside the off stump
15.4 Warne to Atapattu, no run, defended close on the off side, cover
runs in well
15.5 Warne to Atapattu, no run, good turn, but pitched outside the off
stump gives no trouble
15.6 Warne to Atapattu, no run, more defence, just onto the on side
End of over 16 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 65/1 (trail by 123 runs)
SK Warne 2-0-8-0
RP Arnold 19* (34b 2x4) MS Atapattu 25* (45b 2x4)
16.1 Miller to Arnold, no run, watchful defence, straight back to the
bowler
16.2 Miller to Arnold, no run, no shot given, thrusting the pad at it,
an appeal despite it clearly spinning away from the stumps
16.3 Miller to Arnold, no run, pushed onto the off side
16.4 Miller to Arnold, no run, thrown into the pads aimed at the off
stump, appeal, but Arnold was playing a shot
16.5 Miller to Arnold, no run
16.6 Miller to Arnold, no run, again, another appeal despite the ball
hitting on or around the off stump and spinning away
End of over 17 (maiden) Sri Lanka 65/1 (trail by 123 runs)
CR Miller 3-1-9-0
MS Atapattu 25* (45b 2x4) RP Arnold 19* (40b 2x4)
more pressure coming from the vocals than the deeds with the ball
17.1 Warne to Atapattu, no run, defends, small inside edge onto the pad
makes a mockery of the appeal
17.2 Warne to Atapattu, no run, good ball pitching on middle and
spinning to aim at middle
17.3 Warne to Atapattu, no run, same as the previous, good defence
17.4 Warne to Atapattu, no run, well judged? just a guess? leaving it
alone after pitching on off, spins very close to the off stump
17.5 Warne to Atapattu, no run, again left alone to the keeper
17.6 Warne to Atapattu, no run, shuffling towards the stumps, defended
off the middle stump
End of over 18 (maiden) Sri Lanka 65/1 (trail by 123 runs)
SK Warne 3-1-8-0
RP Arnold 19* (40b 2x4) MS Atapattu 25* (51b 2x4)
18.1 Miller to Arnold, no run
18.2 Miller to Arnold, no run, clamps down upon it outside the off stump
18.3 Miller to Arnold, no run, off the pad to the short leg, Arnold
playing across the line, big big appeal, but Venkat says no
18.4 Miller to Arnold, no run, into the pads, another long and loud
appeal, Venkat sees the Australian cup as half empty
18.5 Miller to Arnold, bye: FOUR, ripping off spinner, lucky to make it
to the batsman at all, beats everyone and travels to the 3rd man
boundary
18.6 Miller to Arnold, no run
End of over 19 (4 runs, maiden) Sri Lanka 69/1 (trail by 119 runs)
CR Miller 4-2-9-0
MS Atapattu 25* (51b 2x4) RP Arnold 19* (46b 2x4)
19.1 Warne to Atapattu, no run, misdirected down the leg side, perhaps
some variation as the ball didn't turn
19.2 Warne to Atapattu, no run, defending outside the off stump
19.3 Warne to Atapattu, no run, bat raised, well or dangerously judged
as it turns off the off stump
19.4 Warne to Atapattu, no run, forced away onto the on side, short leg
fielded
19.5 Warne to Atapattu, no run, a little short, too wide of the off
stump, big cut shot, but direct to the point fielder
19.6 Warne to Atapattu, no run, pitched up on the leg stump, slides down
the line, late defence
End of over 20 (maiden) Sri Lanka 69/1 (trail by 119 runs)
SK Warne 4-2-8-0
RP Arnold 19* (46b 2x4) MS Atapattu 25* (57b 2x4)
we're one minute short of the full time hooter, so we'll get a
bonus over
20.1 Miller to Arnold, no run, defended
20.2 Miller to Arnold, OUT: no shot offered, thrusts the pad outside the
off stump, Venkat loses his rag and gives him, at best it was just
clipping the off stump, but if you don't use your bat you leave
yourself open to that sort of stuff
Sri Lanka 69/2, Partnership of 47
RP Arnold lbw b Miller 19 (48b 2x4 0x6)
MS Atapattu 25* (57b 2x4) CR Miller 4.2-2-9-1
and that's stumps, Sri Lanka just with their nose in front after
looking quite safe up to that last ball
an excellent day of cricket, it's great to have Tests back. The
wicket is taking plenty of turn so tune in tomorrow at about 0435
GMT for the 2nd day.
Match State: Stumps - Day 1
20.3 Miller to de Silva, no run, driven into sillyl point
20.4 Miller to de Silva, no run, defends
20.5 Miller to de Silva, one run, played behind square leg
20.6 Miller to Atapattu, OUT: props forward jumps off pad/bat to short
leg
Sri Lanka 70/3, Partnership of 1
MS Atapattu c Langer b Miller 25 (58b 2x4 0x6)
End of over 21 (1 run) Sri Lanka 70/3 (trail by 118 runs)
CR Miller 5-2-10-2
PA de Silva 1* (3b)
21.1 McGrath to de Silva, (noball) no run, cuts down to gully
21.1 McGrath to de Silva, FOUR, cuts a short ball through point
21.2 McGrath to de Silva, no run, cuts down to point too close for the
shot
21.3 McGrath to de Silva, no run, left well wide of off stump
21.4 McGrath to de Silva, no run, played back to the bowler
21.5 McGrath to de Silva, no run, left
21.6 McGrath to de Silva, no run, defends
End of over 22 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 75/3 (trail by 113 runs)
GD McGrath 7-0-30-1 (2nb)
DPMdeS Jayawardene 0* (0b) PA de Silva 5* (10b 1x4)
22.1 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, driven back to the bowler
22.2 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, drives inside edge to mid on
22.3 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, pads up outside off stump
22.4 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, chipped in the air to square
leg. confusion on a run
22.5 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, beaten taken on body down to
slip
22.6 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, defends
End of over 23 (maiden) Sri Lanka 75/3 (trail by 113 runs)
CR Miller 6-3-10-2
PA de Silva 5* (10b 1x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 0* (6b)
23.1 McGrath to de Silva, FOUR, short ball cracked behind point
23.2 McGrath to de Silva, no run, left
23.3 McGrath to de Silva, FOUR, complete tripe keeps putting 'em there
and they keep bouncing off the fence
23.4 McGrath to de Silva, no run, left
23.5 McGrath to de Silva, no run, left again
23.6 McGrath to de Silva, no run, played to mid on
End of over 24 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 83/3 (trail by 105 runs)
GD McGrath 8-0-38-1 (2nb)
DPMdeS Jayawardene 0* (6b) PA de Silva 13* (16b 3x4)
24.1 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, one run, pushed through cover
24.2 Miller to de Silva, no run, defended up the wicket
24.3 Miller to de Silva, no run, walking into a ball turned past short
leg
24.4 Miller to de Silva, no run, played to cover
24.5 Miller to de Silva, no run, played down to short leg
24.6 Miller to de Silva, no run, played to mid on
End of over 25 (1 run) Sri Lanka 84/3 (trail by 104 runs)
CR Miller 7-3-11-2
DPMdeS Jayawardene 1* (7b) PA de Silva 13* (21b 3x4)
25.1 McGrath to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, ducks a short ball
25.2 McGrath to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, played to cover
25.3 McGrath to DPMdeS Jayawardene, two runs, played throudh cover
25.4 McGrath to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, left
25.5 McGrath to DPMdeS Jayawardene, FOUR, Jayawardene this time gets the
soft short wide ball and smacks behind point
25.6 McGrath to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, left
End of over 26 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 90/3 (trail by 98 runs)
GD McGrath 9-0-44-1 (2nb)
PA de Silva 13* (21b 3x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 7* (13b 1x4)
26.1 Miller to de Silva, no run, turned around the corner
26.2 Miller to de Silva, FOUR, full ball blazed just forward of point
26.3 Miller to de Silva, no run, pushed back to the bowler
26.4 Miller to de Silva, no run, defends with the bat and pad together
26.5 Miller to de Silva, FOUR, another wide ball a bit wide hit a bit
straight to the cover rope
26.6 Miller to de Silva, no run, pushed to short leg
End of over 27 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 98/3 (trail by 90 runs)
CR Miller 8-3-19-2
DPMdeS Jayawardene 7* (13b 1x4) PA de Silva 21* (27b 5x4)
27.1 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, defends
27.2 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, pushed back to the bowler
27.3 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, left
27.4 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, taken on the pad to square
leg
27.5 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, short rising ball thinks
of pulling but leaves good bal
27.6 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, played defensively
End of over 28 (maiden) Sri Lanka 98/3 (trail by 90 runs)
JN Gillespie 7-1-21-0
PA de Silva 21* (27b 5x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 7* (19b 1x4)
28.1 Miller to de Silva, no run, pushes forward
28.2 Miller to de Silva, one run, played wide of mid on
28.3 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, FOUR, lifted a big wildly over mid on
28.4 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, chipped just short of
midwicket, came down trying to hit on the on side comes low
bouncing just before Arky Marky at midwicket
28.5 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, defends
28.6 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, FOUR, driven a full toss to long on
End of over 29 (9 runs) Sri Lanka 107/3 (trail by 81 runs)
CR Miller 9-3-28-2
PA de Silva 22* (29b 5x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 15* (23b 3x4)
29.1 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, defends to mid off
29.2 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, driven to mid off
29.3 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, pushed to square leg
29.4 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, aiming a big pull shot, the ball not
short enough under edges into the body
29.5 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, driven to cover
29.6 Gillespie to de Silva, one run, driven to cover, who gets a bad
bounce and has to run after it instead of cutting off the single
End of over 30 (1 run) Sri Lanka 108/3 (trail by 80 runs)
JN Gillespie 8-1-22-0
PA de Silva 23* (35b 5x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 15* (23b 3x4)
30.1 Miller to de Silva, no run, pushed away on the off side
30.2 Miller to de Silva, no run, pushed awawy on the off side
30.3 Miller to de Silva, no run, padded away
30.4 Miller to de Silva, no run, pushed away
30.5 Miller to de Silva, one run, turned behind square leg
30.6 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, two runs, tries to sweep goes very
fine
End of over 31 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 111/3 (trail by 77 runs)
CR Miller 10-3-31-2
PA de Silva 24* (40b 5x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 17* (24b 3x4)
31.1 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, played to mid off
31.2 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, played to mid off
31.3 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, played to the bowler
31.4 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, played to midwicket
31.5 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, left
31.6 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, played to mid on
End of over 32 (maiden) Sri Lanka 111/3 (trail by 77 runs)
JN Gillespie 9-2-22-0
DPMdeS Jayawardene 17* (24b 3x4) PA de Silva 24* (46b 5x4)
32.1 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, defends
32.2 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, drives away from the body
inside edge runs to mid on
32.3 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, pads away
32.4 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, turning down legside
32.5 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, played to bowler
32.6 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, played to mid on
End of over 33 (maiden) Sri Lanka 111/3 (trail by 77 runs)
CR Miller 11-4-31-2
PA de Silva 24* (46b 5x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 17* (30b 3x4)
33.1 Gillespie to de Silva, two runs, short ball puleld down to ground
just short of the rope
33.2 Gillespie to de Silva, FOUR, better shot beats the square leg this
one behind square leg
33.3 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, defended to the bowler
33.4 Gillespie to de Silva, two runs, full ball driven to the long on
area just runs short
33.5 Gillespie to de Silva, two runs, another full ball this one driven
to long off
33.6 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, defended
End of over 34 (10 runs) Sri Lanka 121/3 (trail by 67 runs)
JN Gillespie 10-2-32-0
DPMdeS Jayawardene 17* (30b 3x4) PA de Silva 34* (52b 6x4)
34.1 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, defends
34.2 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, one run, pushed around behind square
leg
34.3 Miller to de Silva, no run, pushed away behind point
34.4 Miller to de Silva, one run, short ball pulled just behind square
leg
34.5 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, FOUR, pushes forward takes the inside
edge past leg stump down to fine leg
34.6 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, one run, turning sharply into him
takes it off the stumps behind point
End of over 35 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 128/3 (trail by 60 runs)
CR Miller 12-4-38-2
DPMdeS Jayawardene 23* (34b 4x4) PA de Silva 35* (54b 6x4)
35.1 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, played to mid off
35.2 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, left rising ball outside
off
35.3 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, FOUR, hit in the air off the edge
through slip
35.4 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, two runs, pulls
35.5 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, played to mid off
35.6 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, defends
End of over 36 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 134/3 (trail by 54 runs)
JN Gillespie 11-2-38-0
PA de Silva 35* (54b 6x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 29* (40b 5x4)
Match State: DRINKS
36.1 Miller to de Silva, no run
36.2 Miller to de Silva, no run
36.3 Miller to de Silva, no run
36.4 Miller to de Silva, no run, pushed away on the off side
36.5 Miller to de Silva, no run
36.6 Miller to de Silva, no run, pads away
End of over 37 (maiden) Sri Lanka 134/3 (trail by 54 runs)
CR Miller 13-5-38-2
DPMdeS Jayawardene 29* (40b 5x4) PA de Silva 35* (60b 6x4)
37.1 Gillespie to DPMdeS Jayawardene, three runs, driven well through
cover
37.2 Gillespie to de Silva, no run
37.3 Gillespie to de Silva, two runs, drivne to long on
37.4 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, left
37.5 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, defends
37.6 Gillespie to de Silva, no run, slower ball didn't pick it
End of over 38 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 139/3 (trail by 49 runs)
JN Gillespie 12-2-43-0
DPMdeS Jayawardene 32* (41b 5x4) PA de Silva 37* (65b 6x4)
fine leg and backward square leg have collided trying to catch a
sweep
38.1 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, two runs, swept behind square leg, SR
Waugh cannons into the legs of gillespie coming
strong suggestion is SR Waugh's nose is broke
Waugh went nose first into Gillespie and blood everywhere
the ball just landed between the colliding bodies
blood messing up his whites
dizzy not entirely happy either
Gillespie being carried off the field
SR Waugh being assissted from teh ground
Match State: Collison stopped play after sunspot stopped telecast
38.2 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, played to cover
38.3 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, props forwrd
38.4 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, played to mid on
38.5 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run
38.6 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run
End of over 39 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 141/3 (trail by 47 runs)
CR Miller 14-5-40-2
PA de Silva 37* (65b 6x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 34* (47b 5x4)
The blonde ego into the attack with dizzy off the ground
39.1 Warne to de Silva, no run, defends back to the bowler
39.2 Warne to de Silva, no run, defends
39.3 Warne to de Silva, no run, defends
39.4 Warne to de Silva, no run, left
39.5 Warne to de Silva, two runs, cuts off the thick edge just hauled in
at third man
39.6 Warne to de Silva, no run, pushed away
End of over 40 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 143/3 (trail by 45 runs)
SK Warne 5-2-10-0
DPMdeS Jayawardene 34* (47b 5x4) PA de Silva 39* (71b 6x4)
40.1 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, pushes forward
news is SR Waugh has a broken nose
40.2 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, pushed awya on the off side
Corncern for dizzy is on his knee and shin
40.3 Miller to DPMdeS Jayawardene, one run, jumps down dragged behind
square leg
40.4 Miller to de Silva, no run, defends
40.5 Miller to de Silva, no run, pushed away
40.6 Miller to de Silva, no run, defends
End of over 41 (1 run) Sri Lanka 144/3 (trail by 44 runs)
CR Miller 15-5-41-2
DPMdeS Jayawardene 35* (50b 5x4) PA de Silva 39* (74b 6x4)
41.1 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, pushsed to square leg
41.2 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, props
41.3 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, one run, cut behind point
41.4 Warne to de Silva, no run
41.5 Warne to de Silva, one run, played behind point
41.6 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, defends
End of over 42 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 146/3 (trail by 42 runs)
SK Warne 6-2-12-0
PA de Silva 40* (76b 6x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 36* (54b 5x4)
42.1 Miller to de Silva, FOUR, short tripe ball pulled to the fence
42.2 Miller to de Silva, no run, puhsesforward
42.3 Miller to de Silva, no run, left
42.4 Miller to de Silva, no run
ambulance leaves the ground with one or moreaustralia players on
board
42.5 Miller to de Silva, FOUR, short again pulled to the square leg
42.6 Miller to de Silva, no run, coming around struck on pad loud lbw
appeal not out
End of over 43 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 154/3 (trail by 34 runs)
CR Miller 16-5-49-2
DPMdeS Jayawardene 36* (54b 5x4) PA de Silva 48* (82b 8x4)
43.1 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, FOUR, on the legstump lifted over
midwicket
43.2 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, two runs, comes downb a little lofted
straight to long on
43.3 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run
43.4 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run
43.5 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run
43.6 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run
End of over 44 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 160/3 (trail by 28 runs)
SK Warne 7-2-18-0
PA de Silva 48* (82b 8x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 42* (60b 6x4)
McGrath back, Australia need to bowl well not the tripe he served
earlier today
44.1 McGrath to de Silva, FOUR, full and wide and smashed to cover
44.2 McGrath to de Silva, FOUR, short ball crashed to squareleg
44.3 McGrath to de Silva, no run, left
44.4 McGrath to de Silva, (noball) no run
44.4 McGrath to de Silva, no run, left
44.5 McGrath to de Silva, no run, defends
44.6 McGrath to de Silva, no run, shortball defended by to point
End of over 45 (9 runs) Sri Lanka 169/3 (trail by 19 runs)
GD McGrath 10-0-53-1 (3nb)
DPMdeS Jayawardene 42* (60b 6x4) PA de Silva 56* (89b 10x4)
45.1 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, charges down to a well outside
legstump ball taken on pad away on the onside
45.2 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run
45.3 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run
45.4 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, FOUR, flicked over midwicket
45.5 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, pushed to mid on
45.6 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run, flipper defended away on the
off
End of over 46 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 173/3 (trail by 15 runs)
SK Warne 8-2-22-0
PA de Silva 56* (89b 10x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 46* (66b 7x4)
46.1 McGrath to de Silva, two runs, played through cover
46.2 McGrath to de Silva, no run
46.3 McGrath to de Silva, one run, playedto fine leg
46.4 McGrath to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run
46.5 McGrath to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run
46.6 McGrath to DPMdeS Jayawardene, no run
End of over 47 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 176/3 (trail by 12 runs)
GD McGrath 11-0-56-1 (3nb)
PA de Silva 59* (92b 10x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 46* (69b 7x4)
47.1 Warne to de Silva, no run, swept
47.2 Warne to de Silva, one run
47.3 Warne to DPMdeS Jayawardene, OUT: comes down driving through
midwicket hits to the midwicket
Sri Lanka 177/4, Partnership of 107
DPMdeS Jayawardene c Ponting b Warne 46 (70b 7x4 0x6)
PA de Silva 60* (94b 10x4) SK Warne 8.3-2-23-1
47.4 Warne to Ranatunga, no run, pads away
47.5 Warne to Ranatunga, FOUR, lifted off drive runs tothe rope
47.6 Warne to Ranatunga, no run
End of over 48 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 181/4 (trail by 7 runs)
SK Warne 9-2-27-1
PA de Silva 60* (94b 10x4) A Ranatunga 4* (3b 1x4)
48.1 McGrath to de Silva, no run, defends
48.2 McGrath to de Silva, no run, defensively pushed up the off side
48.3 McGrath to de Silva, no run, defends
48.4 McGrath to de Silva, no run, pushed to cover
48.5 McGrath to de Silva, no run, left
48.6 McGrath to de Silva, no run, pushed to midwicket
End of over 49 (maiden) Sri Lanka 181/4 (trail by 7 runs)
GD McGrath 12-1-56-1 (3nb)
A Ranatunga 4* (3b 1x4) PA de Silva 60* (100b 10x4)
49.1 Warne to Ranatunga, OUT: cuts and takes a thin edge tothe keeper
Sri Lanka 181/5, Partnership of 4
A Ranatunga c Healy b Warne 4 (4b 1x4 0x6)
PA de Silva 60* (100b 10x4) SK Warne 9.1-2-27-2
and that would be lunch
Match State: Lunch play resumes at 0510GMT
49.2 Warne to Kaluwitharana, no run
49.3 Warne to Kaluwitharana, no run
49.4 Warne to Kaluwitharana, no run, defends
49.5 Warne to Kaluwitharana, no run, pushed back up the off side
49.6 Warne to Kaluwitharana, no run, defends
End of over 50 (maiden) Sri Lanka 181/5 (trail by 7 runs)
SK Warne 10-3-27-2
PA de Silva 60* (100b 10x4) RS Kaluwitharana 0* (5b)
50.1 McGrath to de Silva, no run, pushed to midon
50.2 McGrath to de Silva, no run, pushedto square leg
50.3 McGrath to de Silva, no run, left
50.4 McGrath to de Silva, no run, pushed back up the wicket
50.5 McGrath to de Silva, no run, played to mid off
50.6 McGrath to de Silva, no run, defends
End of over 51 (maiden) Sri Lanka 181/5 (trail by 7 runs)
GD McGrath 13-2-56-1 (3nb)
RS Kaluwitharana 0* (5b) PA de Silva 60* (106b 10x4)
51.1 Warne to Kaluwitharana, no run, down legside tries to sweep
51.2 Warne to Kaluwitharana, no run, pushes away
51.3 Warne to Kaluwitharana, no run, comes down and then defends
51.4 Warne to Kaluwitharana, no run, cuts off the stumps to point
51.5 Warne to Kaluwitharana, one run, comes down and drives buttakes the
inside edge to midon
51.6 Warne to de Silva, no run, short cuts but to point
End of over 52 (1 run) Sri Lanka 182/5 (trail by 6 runs)
SK Warne 11-3-28-2
RS Kaluwitharana 1* (10b) PA de Silva 60* (107b 10x4)
52.1 McGrath to Kaluwitharana, no run, driven to mid on
52.2 McGrath to Kaluwitharana, no run, driven to midwicket
53.6 Warne to Kaluwitharana, no run, triesto pull falls down to slip
End of over 54 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 195/5 (lead by 7 runs)
SK Warne 12-3-33-2
PA de Silva 65* (112b 11x4) RS Kaluwitharana 9* (17b 2x4)
54.1 McGrath to de Silva, no run, short ball played to square leg
54.2 McGrath to de Silva, no run, pushed to square leg
54.3 McGrath to de Silva, no run, defends
54.4 McGrath to de Silva, two runs, legstump full toss hit behind square
leg
54.5 McGrath to de Silva, no run, played to midon
54.6 McGrath to de Silva, no run, big short ball nothreat at all
End of over 55 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 197/5 (lead by 9 runs)
GD McGrath 15-2-66-1 (3nb)
RS Kaluwitharana 9* (17b 2x4) PA de Silva 67* (118b 11x4)
55.1 Miller to Kaluwitharana, OUT: played around the ball and takes the
stumps apart
Sri Lanka 197/6, Partnership of 16
RS Kaluwitharana b Miller 9 (18b 2x4 0x6)
PA de Silva 67* (118b 11x4) CR Miller 16.1-5-49-3
took the top of off
55.2 Miller to Chandana, FOUR, clouted over long on
55.3 Miller to Chandana, FOUR, cut behind point good shot
55.4 Miller to Chandana, no run, played to midwicket
55.5 Miller to Chandana, legbye: one run, comes offthe pad behind point
55.6 Miller to de Silva, no run, played behind square leg
End of over 56 (9 runs) Sri Lanka 206/6 (lead by 18 runs)
CR Miller 17-5-57-3
UDU Chandana 8* (4b 2x4) PA de Silva 67* (119b 11x4)
56.1 McGrath to Chandana, no run
56.2 McGrath to Chandana, no run, left
56.3 McGrath to Chandana, no run, defends
56.4 McGrath to Chandana, no run, played to cover
56.5 McGrath to Chandana, no run
56.6 McGrath to Chandana, no run, yorker dug out
End of over 57 (maiden) Sri Lanka 206/6 (lead by 18 runs)
GD McGrath 16-3-66-1 (3nb)
PA de Silva 67* (119b 11x4) UDU Chandana 8* (10b 2x4)
57.1 Miller to de Silva, no run
57.2 Miller to de Silva, no run
57.3 Miller to de Silva, no run
57.4 Miller to de Silva, no run, in the air off bat past short leg
57.5 Miller to de Silva, no run, pushed away on the off side
57.6 Miller to de Silva, FOUR, pushes forward takes the edge down to
third man
End of over 58 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 210/6 (lead by 22 runs)
CR Miller 18-5-61-3
UDU Chandana 8* (10b 2x4) PA de Silva 71* (125b 12x4)
58.1 McGrath to Chandana, no run, left
58.2 McGrath to Chandana, no run, defends
58.3 McGrath to Chandana, no run, defended to cover
58.4 McGrath to Chandana, no run
58.5 McGrath to Chandana, no run
58.6 McGrath to Chandana, no run
End of over 59 (maiden) Sri Lanka 210/6 (lead by 22 runs)
GD McGrath 17-4-66-1 (3nb)
PA de Silva 71* (125b 12x4) UDU Chandana 8* (16b 2x4)
59.1 Warne to de Silva, no run
59.2 Warne to de Silva, no run
59.3 Warne to de Silva, no run
59.4 Warne to de Silva, no run
59.5 Warne to de Silva, no run
59.6 Warne to de Silva, no run
End of over 60 (maiden) Sri Lanka 210/6 (lead by 22 runs)
SK Warne 13-4-33-2
UDU Chandana 8* (16b 2x4) PA de Silva 71* (131b 12x4)
60.1 McGrath to Chandana, no run
60.2 McGrath to Chandana, no run
60.3 McGrath to Chandana, no run
60.4 McGrath to Chandana, no run
60.5 McGrath to Chandana, no run, plays and misses
60.6 McGrath to Chandana, no run
End of over 61 (maiden) Sri Lanka 210/6 (lead by 22 runs)
GD McGrath 18-5-66-1 (3nb)
PA de Silva 71* (131b 12x4) UDU Chandana 8* (22b 2x4)
Apologies for the problems with the scoring, the current score is
8/226 with Chandana just out trying tosweep Warne caught at square
leg
Apologies for the problems with the scoring, the current score is
7/226 with Chandana just out trying tosweep Warne caught at square
leg
61.1 Warne to de Silva, no run
61.1 Warne to de Silva, legbye: one run
61.1 Warne to de Silva, one run
61.1 Warne to de Silva, no run
61.2 Warne to Chandana, legbye: one run
61.2 Warne to de Silva, three runs
61.3 Warne to Chandana, legbye: one run
61.4 Warne to de Silva, no run
61.5 Warne to de Silva, no run
61.6 Warne to de Silva, no run
End of over 62 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 214/6 (lead by 26 runs)
SK Warne 14-4-36-2
UDU Chandana 8* (23b 2x4) PA de Silva 74* (136b 12x4)
62.1 Miller to Chandana, legbye: one run
62.2 Miller to de Silva, FOUR
62.3 Miller to de Silva, no run
62.4 Miller to de Silva, (noball) no run
62.4 Miller to de Silva, no run
62.5 Miller to de Silva, no run
62.6 Miller to de Silva, no run
End of over 63 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 220/6 (lead by 32 runs)
CR Miller 19-5-66-3 (1nb)
UDU Chandana 8* (24b 2x4) PA de Silva 78* (142b 13x4)
63.1 Warne to Chandana, no run
63.1 Warne to Chandana, no run
63.1 Warne to Chandana, no run
63.2 Warne to Chandana, no run
63.2 Warne to Chandana, no run
63.2 Warne to Chandana, no run
63.3 Warne to Chandana, FOUR
63.3 Warne to Chandana, FOUR
63.3 Warne to Chandana, FOUR
63.4 Warne to Chandana, OUT:
Sri Lanka 224/7, Partnership of 27
UDU Chandana c sub (ML Hayden) b Warne 12 (28b 3x4 0x6)
PA de Silva 78* (142b 13x4) SK Warne 14.4-4-40-3
63.4 Warne to Chandana, OUT:
Sri Lanka 224/7, Partnership of 27
UDU Chandana c sub (ML Hayden) b Warne 12 (28b 3x4 0x6)
PA de Silva 78* (142b 13x4) SK Warne 14.4-4-40-3
63.4 Warne to Chandana, OUT: caught at backward square leg trying to
sweep
Sri Lanka 224/7, Partnership of 27
UDU Chandana c sub (ML Hayden) b Warne 12 (28b 3x4 0x6)
PA de Silva 78* (142b 13x4) SK Warne 14.4-4-40-3
63.5 Warne to Vaas, one run
63.5 Warne to de Silva, one run
63.5 Warne to Vaas, one run, hit through cover
63.6 Warne to de Silva, no run
End of over 64 (11 runs) Sri Lanka 225/7 (lead by 37 runs)
SK Warne 15-4-41-3
WPUJC Vaas 1* (1b) PA de Silva 78* (143b 13x4)
64.1 Miller to Vaas, no run
64.2 Miller to Vaas, no run
64.3 Miller to Vaas, no run
64.4 Miller to Vaas, no run
64.5 Miller to Vaas, one run
64.6 Miller to de Silva, no run
End of over 65 (1 run) Sri Lanka 226/7 (lead by 38 runs)
CR Miller 20-5-67-3 (1nb)
WPUJC Vaas 2* (6b) PA de Silva 78* (144b 13x4)
0.1 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, playes and beaten on the inside
edge
0.2 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run
0.3 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, struck on pad loud lbw appeal
0.4 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, coming well forward pushed away on
the off side
0.5 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, played to mid on
0.6 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, psuhed to mid on
End of over 1 (maiden) Australia 0/0 (trail by 46 runs)
M Muralitharan 1-1-0-0
GS Blewett 0* (6b) GS Blewett 0* (6b)
1.1 Zoysa to Slater, no run
1.2 Zoysa to Slater, no run
1.3 Zoysa to Slater, no run
1.4 Zoysa to Slater, no run
1.5 Zoysa to Slater, no run
1.6 Zoysa to Slater, no run
End of over 2 (maiden) Australia 0/0 (trail by 46 runs)
DNT Zoysa 1-1-0-0
GS Blewett 0* (6b) MJ Slater 0* (6b)
2.1 Vaas to Blewett, no run
2.2 Vaas to Blewett, no run
2.3 Vaas to Blewett, no run, blewett feathers the ball through to the
keeper and the only man who doesn't realise that is out is the
umpire
2.4 Vaas to Blewett, no run, left
2.5 Vaas to Blewett, no run
2.6 Vaas to Blewett, no run, pushed to mid off
End of over 3 (maiden) Australia 0/0 (trail by 46 runs)
WPUJC Vaas 2-2-0-0
MJ Slater 0* (6b) GS Blewett 0* (12b)
3.1 Zoysa to Slater, no run
3.2 Zoysa to Slater, no run
3.3 Zoysa to Slater, no run, left outside off stump
3.4 Zoysa to Slater, no run, left
3.5 Zoysa to Slater, wide: no run, miles offthe wicket
3.5 Zoysa to Slater, no run, pushed to mid off
3.6 Zoysa to Slater, FOUR, jumps on him takes the edge through
gully/slip to the rope
End of over 4 (5 runs) Australia 5/0 (trail by 41 runs)
DNT Zoysa 2-1-5-0 (1w)
GS Blewett 0* (12b) MJ Slater 4* (12b 1x4)
4.1 Vaas to Blewett, no run, pushed back up the wicket
4.2 Vaas to Blewett, one run, played down tofine leg
4.3 Vaas to Slater, one run, dropped on the off side
4.4 Vaas to Blewett, two runs, played behind square leg
4.5 Vaas to Blewett, no run
4.6 Vaas to Blewett, no run
End of over 5 (4 runs) Australia 9/0 (trail by 37 runs)
WPUJC Vaas 3-2-4-0
MJ Slater 5* (13b 1x4) GS Blewett 3* (17b)
5.1 Zoysa to Slater, no run, played to point
5.2 Zoysa to Slater, no run, left
5.3 Zoysa to Slater, no run, left
10.1 Zoysa to Slater, no run
10.2 Zoysa to Slater, no run, plays and misses
10.3 Zoysa to Slater, two runs, pushed to midwicket, overthrow gets 2
10.4 Zoysa to Slater, no run, played onthe off side
10.5 Zoysa to Slater, one run, taken off the bat down to fine leg
10.6 Zoysa to Blewett, FOUR, crap short ball pulled to square leg
End of over 11 (7 runs) Australia 23/0 (trail by 23 runs)
DNT Zoysa 5-1-16-0 (1w)
MJ Slater 15* (31b 1x4) GS Blewett 7* (35b 1x4)
11.1 Muralitharan to Slater, FOUR, comes down drives to long on
11.2 Muralitharan to Slater, no run, pushede to short leg
11.3 Muralitharan to Slater, no run, pushed wide of mid off
11.4 Muralitharan to Slater, no run, defends
11.5 Muralitharan to Slater, no run, pushed to square leg
11.6 Muralitharan to Slater, one run, played through square leg
End of over 12 (5 runs) Australia 28/0 (trail by 18 runs)
M Muralitharan 2-0-6-0
MJ Slater 20* (37b 2x4) GS Blewett 7* (35b 1x4)
12.1 Zoysa to Slater, no run, played back to bowler
12.2 Zoysa to Slater, no run, left outside off stump
12.3 Zoysa to Slater, one run, dropped on the legside
12.4 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, left
12.5 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, angles the bat in a defensive shot
12.6 Zoysa to Blewett, one run, played to fine leg
End of over 13 (2 runs) Australia 30/0 (trail by 16 runs)
DNT Zoysa 6-1-18-0 (1w)
GS Blewett 8* (38b 1x4) MJ Slater 21* (40b 2x4)
13.1 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, defends
13.2 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run
13.3 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, defends
13.4 Muralitharan to Blewett, one run, pushed inside mid on
13.5 Muralitharan to Slater, no run, pushes forward in the air through
silly point
13.6 Muralitharan to Slater, one run, played behind point
End of over 14 (2 runs) Australia 32/0 (trail by 14 runs)
M Muralitharan 3-0-8-0
MJ Slater 22* (42b 2x4) GS Blewett 9* (42b 1x4)
14.1 Zoysa to Slater, no run, left
14.2 Zoysa to Slater, no run, left
14.3 Zoysa to Slater, no run, defended to mid on
14.4 Zoysa to Slater, no run, played behind square leg
14.5 Zoysa to Slater, no run, played to point
14.6 Zoysa to Slater, one run, played to mid on
End of over 15 (1 run) Australia 33/0 (trail by 13 runs)
DNT Zoysa 7-1-19-0 (1w)
MJ Slater 23* (48b 2x4) GS Blewett 9* (42b 1x4)
15.1 Muralitharan to Slater, FOUR, lofted over long
15.2 Muralitharan to Slater, OUT: caught on the backfoot in front, they
call that plumb
Australia 37/1, Partnership of 37
MJ Slater lbw b Muralitharan 27 (50b 3x4 0x6)
GS Blewett 9* (42b 1x4) M Muralitharan 3.2-0-12-1
15.3 Muralitharan to Langer, no run, pushes forward turns past the edge
of the bat
15.4 Muralitharan to Langer, (noball) one run, pushed through square leg
15.4 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, pushes forward tkes the edge
through point
15.5 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, props
15.6 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, defends
End of over 16 (6 runs) Australia 39/1 (trail by 7 runs)
M Muralitharan 4-0-14-1 (1nb)
JL Langer 1* (2b) GS Blewett 9* (45b 1x4)
16.3 Zoysa to Langer, no run, struck on pad angling down leg
16.4 Zoysa to Langer, no run, props forward taken on pad
16.5 Zoysa to Langer, no run, short ball a well timed pullshot, but
poorly placed straight to square leg who can't quite hold on to it
16.6 Zoysa to Langer, no run, dropped on the on side
End of over 17 (maiden) Australia 39/1 (trail by 7 runs)
DNT Zoysa 8-2-19-0 (1w)
GS Blewett 9* (45b 1x4) JL Langer 1* (8b)
17.1 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, pushed forward
17.2 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, pushed away on the legside
17.3 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, props pad to silly point
17.4 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, left
17.5 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, driven to the bowler
17.6 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, defends
End of over 18 (maiden) Australia 39/1 (trail by 7 runs)
M Muralitharan 5-1-14-1 (1nb)
JL Langer 1* (8b) GS Blewett 9* (51b 1x4)
18.1 Zoysa to Langer, legbye: one run, comes off the pad down to long
leg
18.2 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, pushes forward bat/pad away on the off
side
18.3 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, played to point
18.4 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, played to square leg
18.5 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, left
18.6 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, comeing down played to mid on
End of over 19 (1 run, maiden) Australia 40/1 (trail by 6 runs)
DNT Zoysa 9-3-19-0 (1w)
JL Langer 1* (9b) GS Blewett 9* (56b 1x4)
19.1 Muralitharan to Langer, no run, back drives to point
19.2 Muralitharan to Langer, no run
19.3 Muralitharan to Langer, no run, played to cover
19.4 Muralitharan to Langer, FOUR, swept very fine runs to the rope
pretty well
19.5 Muralitharan to Langer, no run, plays and misses
19.6 Muralitharan to Langer, no run, pushing forward again past the edge
End of over 20 (4 runs) Australia 44/1 (trail by 2 runs)
M Muralitharan 6-1-18-1 (1nb)
GS Blewett 9* (56b 1x4) JL Langer 5* (15b 1x4)
20.1 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, played back up the wicket
20.1 Vaas to Blewett, no run, played back up the wicket
20.2 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, left
20.2 Vaas to Blewett, no run, left
20.3 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, left
20.3 Vaas to Blewett, no run, left
20.4 Zoysa to Blewett, no run, defends to mid off
20.4 Vaas to Blewett, no run, defends to mid off
20.5 Zoysa to Blewett, one run, dragged to square leg trying a draft
defensive
20.5 Vaas to Blewett, one run, dragged to square leg trying a draft
defensive
20.6 Zoysa to Langer, no run, pushed away on the legside
End of over 21 (1 run) Australia 45/1 (trail by 1 runs)
DNT Zoysa 10-3-20-0 (1w)
GS Blewett 10* (61b 1x4) JL Langer 5* (16b 1x4)
20.6 Vaas to Langer, no run, pushed away on the legside
End of over 21 (5 runs) Australia 45/1 (trail by 1 runs)
WPUJC Vaas 5-2-6-0
GS Blewett 10* (61b 1x4) JL Langer 5* (16b 1x4)
21.1 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, played to the bowler
21.1 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, played to the bowler
21.2 Muralitharan to Blewett, FOUR, fulltoss just hist past the bowler
21.2 Muralitharan to Blewett, FOUR, fulltoss just hist past the bowler
21.3 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, props takes the pad to short leg
21.3 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, props takes the pad to short leg
21.4 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, props
21.4 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, props
21.5 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, left but turns sharply past the
jutting pad
21.5 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, left but turns sharply past the
jutting pad
21.6 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, pushes forward
End of over 22 (4 runs) Australia 49/1 (lead by 3 runs)
M Muralitharan 7-1-22-1 (1nb)
JL Langer 5* (16b 1x4) GS Blewett 14* (67b 2x4)
21.6 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, pushes forward
End of over 22 (4 runs) Australia 49/1 (lead by 3 runs)
M Muralitharan 7-1-22-1 (1nb)
JL Langer 5* (16b 1x4) GS Blewett 14* (67b 2x4)
22.1 Zoysa to Langer, no run, taken on pad away on off side. lbw appeal
not out
22.1 Vaas to Langer, no run, taken on pad away on off side. lbw appeal
not out
22.2 Zoysa to Langer, no run, pushes forward taken on pad
22.2 Vaas to Langer, no run, pushes forward taken on pad
22.3 Zoysa to Langer, OUT: cuts back in kept a little low? took an
inside edge? onto pad and given lbw
Australia 49/2, Partnership of 12
JL Langer lbw b Zoysa 5 (19b 1x4 0x6)
GS Blewett 14* (67b 2x4) DNT Zoysa 10.3-3-20-1 (1w)
bloody great edge onto pad there, very very unlucky
22.3 Vaas to Langer, OUT: cuts back in kept a little low? took an inside
edge? onto pad a
Australia 49/2, Partnership of 12
JL Langer lbw b Vaas 5 (19b 1x4 0x6)
GS Blewett 14* (67b 2x4) WPUJC Vaas 5.3-2-6-1
bloody great edge onto pad there, very very unlucky
22.4 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, defends
22.4 Vaas to ME Waugh, no run, defends
22.5 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, pushed to cover
22.5 Vaas to ME Waugh, no run, pushed to cover
22.6 Zoysa to ME Waugh, no run, tapped to square leg
End of over 23 (maiden) Australia 49/2 (lead by 3 runs)
DNT Zoysa 11-4-20-1 (1w)
GS Blewett 14* (67b 2x4) ME Waugh 0* (3b)
22.6 Vaas to ME Waugh, no run, tapped to square leg
End of over 23 (maiden) Australia 49/2 (lead by 3 runs)
WPUJC Vaas 6-3-6-1
GS Blewett 14* (67b 2x4) ME Waugh 0* (3b)
23.1 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, pushed away
23.2 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, tries to sweep loops up
23.3 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, props
23.4 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run
23.5 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run
23.6 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run
End of over 24 (maiden) Australia 49/2 (lead by 3 runs)
M Muralitharan 8-2-22-1 (1nb)
ME Waugh 0* (3b) GS Blewett 14* (73b 2x4)
24.1 Vaas to ME Waugh, no run, played to midwicket
24.2 Vaas to ME Waugh, OUT: tries to cut away chops onto the stumps
Australia 49/3, Partnership of 0
ME Waugh b Vaas 0 (5b 0x4 0x6)
GS Blewett 14* (73b 2x4) WPUJC Vaas 6.2-3-6-2
24.3 Vaas to Ponting, no run, played to cover
24.4 Vaas to Ponting, no run
24.5 Vaas to Ponting, no run, pushed back up the wicket
24.6 Vaas to Ponting, no run, played to cover
End of over 25 (maiden) Australia 49/3 (lead by 3 runs)
WPUJC Vaas 7-4-6-2
GS Blewett 14* (73b 2x4) RT Ponting 0* (4b)
25.1 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, pushes forward
25.2 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, props
25.3 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, defends
25.4 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, pads away
25.5 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, props forward
25.6 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, tries to sweep flies high off the
pad
End of over 26 (maiden) Australia 49/3 (lead by 3 runs)
M Muralitharan 9-3-22-1 (1nb)
RT Ponting 0* (4b) GS Blewett 14* (79b 2x4)
26.1 Vaas to Ponting, no run, dragged back to the bowler
26.2 Vaas to Ponting, no run
26.3 Vaas to Ponting, no run, left
26.4 Vaas to Ponting, no run
26.5 Vaas to Ponting, no run
26.6 Vaas to Ponting, no run, driven to mid off
End of over 27 (maiden) Australia 49/3 (lead by 3 runs)
WPUJC Vaas 8-5-6-2
GS Blewett 14* (79b 2x4) RT Ponting 0* (10b)
27.1 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, props
27.2 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, leftturns back in past the pad
just outside the stumps
27.3 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run
27.4 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, comes down gets in a mess but
survives
27.5 Muralitharan to Blewett, no run, props
27.6 Muralitharan to Blewett, OUT: sweeps bobs up off the formarm and
the appeal is given yay
Australia 49/4, Partnership of 0
GS Blewett c Atapattu b Muralitharan 14 (85b 2x4 0x6)
End of over 28 (maiden) Australia 49/4 (lead by 3 runs)
M Muralitharan 10-4-22-2 (1nb)
RT Ponting 0* (10b)
SR Waugh is dropping down the order due to his injuring in
afielding collison with dizzy Gillespie
28.1 Vaas to Ponting, no run, dragged to mid on
28.2 Vaas to Ponting, one run, played to square leg for a single
28.3 Vaas to Healy, no run, played to mid on
28.4 Vaas to Healy, no run, defends
28.5 Vaas to Healy, no run, defends to cover
28.6 Vaas to Healy, no run, played to cover
End of over 29 (1 run) Australia 50/4 (lead by 4 runs)
WPUJC Vaas 9-5-7-2
RT Ponting 1* (12b) IA Healy 0* (4b)
29.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, played to square leg
29.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, played to midon
29.3 Muralitharan to Healy, one run, tapped away on the off side
29.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, dropped on the on side
29.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defends
29.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, pulls inside a good ball that goes
straight through
End of over 30 (2 runs) Australia 52/4 (lead by 6 runs)
M Muralitharan 11-4-24-2 (1nb)
IA Healy 1* (5b) RT Ponting 2* (17b)
30.1 Vaas to Healy, no run, defends back to the bolwer
30.2 Vaas to Healy, no run, pushed to mid off
30.3 Vaas to Healy, no run, left
30.4 Vaas to Healy, no run, played to mid on
30.5 Vaas to Healy, one run, played behind square leg
30.6 Vaas to Ponting, no run, left
End of over 31 (1 run) Australia 53/4 (lead by 7 runs)
WPUJC Vaas 10-5-8-2
IA Healy 2* (10b) RT Ponting 2* (18b)
31.1 Muralitharan to Healy, no run, defends
31.2 Muralitharan to Healy, no run
31.3 Muralitharan to Healy, (noball) one run, played to wide mid on
31.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, pushed back in the air towards the
bowler
31.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run
31.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, played in the air through popint
31.6 Muralitharan to Healy, no run
End of over 32 (3 runs) Australia 56/4 (lead by 10 runs)
M Muralitharan 12-4-27-2 (2nb)
RT Ponting 3* (21b) IA Healy 3* (14b)
Jayasuriya's left arm orthodox into the attack
32.1 Jayasuriya to Ponting, no run, played to midwicket
32.2 Jayasuriya to Ponting, no run
32.3 Jayasuriya to Ponting, one run, played wide of mid off
32.4 Jayasuriya to Healy, no run
32.5 Jayasuriya to Healy, no run
32.6 Jayasuriya to Healy, no run, played to silly point
End of over 33 (1 run) Australia 57/4 (lead by 11 runs)
ST Jayasuriya 1-0-1-0
RT Ponting 4* (24b) IA Healy 3* (17b)
33.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run
33.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, played to mid on for a suicide
single would have been run out on a direct hit but it takes out
the batsman instead
33.3 Muralitharan to Healy, OUT: turns back sharply cramply healy even
as he tries to defend dorps from the bat onto the stumps
Australia 58/5, Partnership of 9
IA Healy b Muralitharan 3 (18b 0x4 0x6)
RT Ponting 5* (26b) M Muralitharan 12.3-4-28-3 (2nb)
33.4 Muralitharan to Warne, no run, defends
33.5 Muralitharan to Warne, one run, whooshy sweep goes behind square
leg
33.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defends
End of over 34 (2 runs) Australia 59/5 (lead by 13 runs)
M Muralitharan 13-4-29-3 (2nb)
SK Warne 1* (2b) RT Ponting 5* (27b)
34.1 Zoysa to Warne, one run, played through square leg
34.2 Zoysa to Ponting, FOUR, well timed off drive
34.3 Zoysa to Ponting, FOUR, driven through midwicket
34.4 Zoysa to Ponting, no run, played away on the off side
34.5 Zoysa to Ponting, no run
34.6 Zoysa to Ponting, no run, played back to bowler
End of over 35 (9 runs) Australia 68/5 (lead by 22 runs)
DNT Zoysa 10-3-28-0 (1w)
SK Warne 2* (3b) RT Ponting 13* (32b 2x4)
35.1 Muralitharan to Warne, one run, pushed away on the off side
35.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defends
35.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, played down to shortfine leg
35.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, pushed to mid off
35.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defends
35.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, two runs, played to the on side a shot at
stumps breaks them but allows 2 runs
End of over 36 (3 runs) Australia 71/5 (lead by 25 runs)
M Muralitharan 14-4-32-3 (2nb)
SK Warne 3* (4b) RT Ponting 15* (37b 2x4)
36.1 Chandana to Warne, FOUR, bad legstump ball swept
36.2 Chandana to Warne, no run, props
36.3 Chandana to Warne, no run, defends
36.4 Chandana to Warne, no run, chopped into the ground
36.5 Chandana to Warne, no run, defends
36.6 Chandana to Warne, no run, pushed back to theb owler
End of over 37 (4 runs) Australia 75/5 (lead by 29 runs)
UDU Chandana 1-0-4-0
RT Ponting 15* (37b 2x4) SK Warne 7* (10b 1x4)
37.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, played to mid on, confusion on run
warne is sent back tv replay on run out
Australia 75/6, Partnership of 17
SK Warne run out (Jayasuriya) 7 (10b 1x4 0x6)
37.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, driven back to bowler
37.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, pads away
37.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, (noball) no run, defends
37.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, swept behind square leg
37.5 Muralitharan to Miller, legbye: two runs, down to fine leg
37.6 Muralitharan to Miller, no run
End of over 38 (4 runs) Australia 79/6 (lead by 33 runs)
M Muralitharan 15-4-34-3 (3nb)
RT Ponting 16* (42b 2x4) CR Miller 0* (2b)
first of the other spinners to get a second over is de Silva
38.1 de Silva to Ponting, no run, played behind point Miller rushes up
to talk to Ponting about a single, but they're saved by a
misfield so after a quit chat Miller returns to the non strikers
end
38.2 de Silva to Ponting, no run, pushedback to bowler
38.3 de Silva to Ponting, no run, played down to short leg
38.4 de Silva to Ponting, one run, played to backward square leg
38.5 de Silva to Miller, no run, played to wide mid off
38.6 de Silva to Miller, no run, defends
End of over 39 (1 run) Australia 80/6 (lead by 34 runs)
PA de Silva 2-0-2-0
RT Ponting 17* (46b 2x4) CR Miller 0* (4b)
39.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, pushed to mid on
guess Puncher thinks de Silva is more dangerous than Murali
39.2 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, jumps down and pads away
39.3 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, spins back sharply taken on pad
39.4 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, jumps down trying to get the 200
run lead in one blow but takwes the pad
39.5 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, props
39.6 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, driven to mid off
End of over 40 (1 run) Australia 81/6 (lead by 35 runs)
M Muralitharan 16-4-35-3 (3nb)
RT Ponting 18* (47b 2x4) CR Miller 0* (9b)
40.1 de Silva to Ponting, no run, played to long on, again the single
not taken because the dangerous de Silva is bowling
40.2 de Silva to Ponting, no run
40.3 de Silva to Ponting, no run, played to cover
40.4 de Silva to Ponting, no run, played to cover
40.5 de Silva to Ponting, three runs, driven to long on
40.6 de Silva to Miller, no run
End of over 41 (3 runs) Australia 84/6 (lead by 38 runs)
PA de Silva 3-0-5-0
RT Ponting 21* (52b 2x4) CR Miller 0* (10b)
41.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, played to long take the single
because it's only Murali bowling
41.2 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, props
41.3 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, charges takes the pad to slip
41.4 Muralitharan to Miller, bye: FOUR, turns down the legside past the
keeper
41.5 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, driven in the air past the silly
point
41.6 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, pads away to short leg and that is
stumps
End of over 42 (5 runs) Australia 89/6 (lead by 43 runs)
M Muralitharan 17-4-36-3 (3nb)
RT Ponting 22* (53b 2x4) CR Miller 0* (15b)
Arjuna wants the extra day, someone tell him he's no longer captain
we're at the morning of the 3rd day, and god is an australian, it's
raining
however, it's not anything serious, and we should see a start
sometime during the 1st session
so stay tuned, that Steve Waugh and Ponting triple hundred
partnership will just be delayed for an hour or so
Match State: Day 3 start delayed due to rain
it's not heavy rain, but covers are on the pitch and the run-ups.
the word on the street is that Waugh is still in Colombo and won't
be travelling to the ground.
20 minutes after the scheduled start, the sun is out, the covers
are coming off, and the Australian innings will soon be polished
off
play will be underway very very soon - 11 am local time, which
doesn't seem awfully sychronised with the rest of the world
42.1 Vaas to Ponting, no run, outside the off stump, poked firmly into
the covers
42.2 Vaas to Ponting, no run, back foot defence from outside the off
stump and onto the on side
42.3 Vaas to Ponting, one run, turned off the middle stump to the mid
wicket area
42.4 Vaas to Miller, one run, has a little slash outside the off stump,
flies off the thick edge down to the tub at 3rd man
42.5 Vaas to Ponting, no run, outside the off stump and thru to the
keeper
42.6 Vaas to Ponting, no run, leaning into it and pushing some defence
into the covers
End of over 43 (2 runs) Australia 91/6 (lead by 45 runs)
WPUJC Vaas 11-5-10-2
CR Miller 1* (16b) RT Ponting 23* (58b 2x4)
right arm over is the call from the umpire, and the magic man is
Murali
43.1 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, throwing the leading pad at it,
ball dribbles onto the on side
43.2 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, collected by the short leg
43.3 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, usual hopeless dance and slog down
the wicket, keeping his 100% intact, he misses
43.4 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, inside edge into the pads
43.5 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, mistimed drive back to the bowler
43.6 Muralitharan to Miller, (noball) no run, as usual the comms crap on
about how unusual it is for spinners to bowl no balls
43.6 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, dragged around the corner with a
sweep, and now we're informed that over was a maiden. Such depth
of cricket knowledge.
End of over 44 (1 run) Australia 92/6 (lead by 46 runs)
M Muralitharan 18-4-37-3 (4nb)
RT Ponting 23* (58b 2x4) CR Miller 1* (23b)
44.1 Vaas to Ponting, no run, outside the off stump and defended into
the covers
44.2 Vaas to Ponting, no run, thrusting the pad forward and holding the
bat high in the air
44.3 Vaas to Ponting, no run, driving and pushing down to the mid on
44.4 Vaas to Ponting, no run, trying to work it wide of the slips, good
alert fielding around point by Chandana
44.5 Vaas to Ponting, no run, inside edge into the flap on the pad,
Ponting lays an egg around the silly point area
44.6 Vaas to Ponting, no run, defends square to the point
End of over 45 (maiden) Australia 92/6 (lead by 46 runs)
WPUJC Vaas 12-6-10-2
CR Miller 1* (23b) RT Ponting 23* (64b 2x4)
45.1 Muralitharan to Miller, SIX, finally gets a hold of one, throws the
bat into a drive and a bit straight 6 is the result
45.2 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, playing across the line and to the
square leg
45.3 Muralitharan to Miller, no run, looking to dispatch a sweep shot
into dem dere hills, misses, comes off the leading pad to the
silly point has to wildly appealing for a catch
45.4 Muralitharan to Miller, one run, leading edge out of reach of the
silly point and into the covers
45.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, played onto the on side
45.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, using his feet, and direct to the
over-cautious helmetted short mid wicket
End of over 46 (7 runs) Australia 99/6 (lead by 53 runs)
M Muralitharan 19-4-44-3 (4nb)
CR Miller 8* (27b 1x6) RT Ponting 23* (66b 2x4)
46.1 Vaas to Miller, no run, swinging over the square leg, into the pad,
reasonably plumb but pitching outside the leg stump
46.2 Vaas to Miller, no run, late defence, poking down to the mid off
46.3 Vaas to Miller, no run, just repeating the Waugh and Gillespie
won't be batting in this match. Waugh's injury is the more serious
type of broken nose
46.4 Vaas to Miller, no run, excellent yorker on middle stump, Miller
slams the bat onto it
46.5 Vaas to Miller, OUT: going for the swipe over the mid wicket,
inside edge drags it onto the stumps
Australia 99/7, Partnership of 24
CR Miller b Vaas 8 (32b 0x4 1x6)
RT Ponting 23* (66b 2x4) WPUJC Vaas 12.5-6-10-3
McGrath coming in, it's his big day, gets to bat at number 9
46.6 Vaas to McGrath, no run, fantastic defence from the batting
champion, dabbed down the wicket to the bowler
End of over 47 (maiden) Australia 99/7 (lead by 53 runs)
WPUJC Vaas 13-7-10-3
RT Ponting 23* (66b 2x4) GD McGrath 0* (1b)
47.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, sweeping well, to the long leg,
but the easy run is denied
47.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, short fine leg lets the ball pass,
trying to get Ponting off the strike
47.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defending
47.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, down the wicket and into the pad
47.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, thick edge defence to the mdi
wicket
47.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, sweeps direct to the short fine
leg, who of course actually bothers to field it this time, but the
quick single is scampered
End of over 48 (1 run) Australia 100/7 (lead by 54 runs)
M Muralitharan 20-4-45-3 (4nb)
RT Ponting 24* (72b 2x4) GD McGrath 0* (1b)
48.1 Vaas to Ponting, one run, nice little in swinger on middle stump,
driven thru the mid wicket area
48.2 Vaas to McGrath, no run, textbook defence back to the bowler
48.3 Vaas to McGrath, no run, playing inside it, that annoying habit of
opening the face probably saved him
48.4 Vaas to McGrath, no run, turned square towards the square leg
48.5 Vaas to McGrath, no run, poked down the pitch past the non striker
ponting
48.6 Vaas to McGrath, no run, bouncer over the leg stump, easily avoided
End of over 49 (1 run) Australia 101/7 (lead by 55 runs)
WPUJC Vaas 14-7-11-3
RT Ponting 25* (73b 2x4) GD McGrath 0* (6b)
49.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, misplayed defence back to the
bowler
49.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, Australia's 15 year record without
a sub-100 continues, but there is still another 2 Tests in the
series
49.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, worked thru the mid wicket and
they jog a single
49.4 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, coming forward to defend, off the
pad to the short leg
49.5 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, squeezed thru the mid wicket,
under normal circumstances a quick single was possible
49.6 Muralitharan to McGrath, no run, stretching and good defence
outside the mid wicket
End of over 50 (1 run) Australia 102/7 (lead by 56 runs)
M Muralitharan 21-4-46-3 (4nb)
RT Ponting 26* (76b 2x4) GD McGrath 0* (9b)
50.1 Vaas to Ponting, FOUR, a couple of steps down the pitch and a
fantastic loft over the mid off down to the long boundary
50.2 Vaas to Ponting, no run
50.3 Vaas to Ponting, no run, played firmly to the lone cover fielder
50.4 Vaas to Ponting, no run, defends just outside the off stump and
back to the bowler
50.5 Vaas to Ponting, one run, dabbed onto