I agree but surely you give a kid more than 2 matches. Especially against a weaker competitor
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Donât count out the power of Sri Lankan rain! Galle has a âtropical rainforestâ or equatorial climate- meaning it can piss down at any time of year. They call Sri Lanka the âteardrop isleâ but I call it the âraindrop isleâ.
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One of my favourite tunes! Massive Attack.
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So two Tests currently on both involving Australia (Sri Lanka in Mens, and Womenâs Ashes) and both are very one sided affairs, weather permitting looking like theyâll result in a landslide innings victory to Australia.
I guess I should be happy that itâs Australia who are winning, but Iâd much prefer a real competitive contest, even if it means Australia losing in a close one.
That was my mantra in the late 90s/early 2000s with the freak side we had then. The current womenâs team are perhaps even more dominant.
In reality only a minority of contests are edge of the seat stuff, whatever the sport. But we keep watching in the hope of seeing one. I find that test cricket in the UK is the best of all, generally good wickets (if a bit biased toward pace bowling) that give everyone a chance and they also produce results most of the time.
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Agree, probably the best balance between bat and ball out of all pitches in general, you have to bowl well to get wickets, and you have to bat well to make runs⊠the way it should be.
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Annabel Sutherland has been added to the Australian test centuries honour board at the MCG, after making 163 in the Womenâs Ashes test last night. She was the first Australian woman to score a test century at the venue and the first Victorian to achieve the milestone after Graham Yallop 40 years ago.
(Photo: Melbourne Cricket Ground social media)
UPDATE
Beth Mooney had also scored her first test century. Mooney becomes the first Australian woman (fourth woman overall, after Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont and Laura Wolvaardt) to score a 100 in all three formats of international cricket - test, ODI and Twenty20. She also becomes the fourth Australian - man or woman - to score a 100 in all three formats, following Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell and David Warner.
Australia were ultimately dismissed for 440, losing their last five wickets for nine runs, including Mooney for 106. Sophie Ecclestone took 5/143.
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Mark Latham can fuck righr off. Sheâs a better cricketer than he will ever be.
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Barbara Rae, who organised Australiaâs first womenâs cricket match in Bendigo in 1874, will be honoured with a bronze statue at the cityâs Queen Elizabeth Oval.
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Sri Lanka Menâs and England Womenâs both 8 down at the same time against Australia. Be interesting to see who is all out first.
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Both at 9 wickets now.
Perhaps you could place a bet 
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The women got the job done first less than a minute before the men. âIn almost consecutive ballsâ.
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Itâs all over 
Relief for Australian viewers that these snoozefests are done! Nah, in all seriousness, congrats to the Aussies on both fronts, very impressive, you can only compete with the competition youâre served.
Very surprised the rain held off in Sri Lanka today, reckon it went very close.
Seven might try to pad out until 9pm edt.
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Sri Lanka suffered their biggest loss in test cricket history, by an innings and 242 runs. That margin was also Australiaâs biggest test win over Sri Lanka. Unsurprisingly Usman Khawaja was named player of the match for his superb career best innings of 232. The result means Australia retain the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy.
Meanwhile at the MCG, Australia also won by an innings against England, to achieve the first whitewash in Womenâs Ashes series history. Annabel Sutherland received player of the match award for her 163, while Alana King was named player of the series after taking 23 wickets. Lots and lots of soul searching for England.
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Both happened less than 2 min apart.
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That whole Womens Ashes series has been a case of Women vs Girls.
The pushback around the (justified) criticism of the English performance is something to watch as well
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Following Annabel Sutherlandâs appearance on the MCG honour board, three more names had been added: Beth Mooney, Sophie Ecclestone and Alana King.
The team that continues to write history.
â Melbourne Cricket Ground (@MCG) February 1, 2025
Beth Mooney takes her place on the MCG honour boards after recording her maiden Test century đ pic.twitter.com/l4niTLzWse
The first female to make it on the visitors MCG honours board đ„č𫶠pic.twitter.com/Z0eT3ouR5B
â England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 1, 2025
One last order of the day.
â Melbourne Cricket Ground (@MCG) February 1, 2025
A. M. King takes her throne đ pic.twitter.com/59QCbQxd7V
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Michael Bevan has been inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. He is the third and final inductee this year following Michael Clarke and Christina Matthews.
"It was Michaelâs exceptional playing record and public standing that pushed the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame Committee to review its selection criteria,â Hall of Fame chairman Peter King said.
âTo ensure players who excelled in one-day or Twenty20 Internationals were equally recognised as those who shone in the Test format.
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