http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 – Cricket News Update
After a devastating last game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, where they faced top quality fast bowling, the Australian batsmen looked unfazed by the below par Sri Lankan pace attack till the close of the first day at Hobart, where they stood at 299 for 4.
Reviewing the visitors’ new-ball attack, former Australian fast bowler Rodney Hogg tagged it as the “worst ever” to visit Australia. He feels it has no quality and would struggle to threaten the formidable Aussie batting line-up in any capacity.
“http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 have the worst new-ball attack that has landed on our shores ever,” Hogg had tweeted earlier.
“I had a look at the stats. No (fast) bowler has got 50 Test wickets,” he added further.
The 61-year-old believes that the Sri Lankan attack will struggle not only in Hobart, but also in the fixtures at Melbourne and Sydney.
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The duo completed their half centuries while the Sri Lankan attack, which lacked pace and bounce, could not find any assistance in the Hobart Pitch, which is otherwise renowned for helping fast bowlers.
“Kulasekara looks like he'd be a good third bowler, and I've gone through all their other fast and fast-medium bowlers, and they're all terrible. It's got to be pretty close to the worst attack doesn't it?” Hogg criticised.
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The No.2 spinner on the rankings, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HMRKB-Herath-c1559, also failed to impress his critics and remained unsuccessful through the day. He was hit for a massive six over mid-on by Phillip Hughes, who was the top scorer (86) for Australia, before he fell to Welegadara.
Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, the Sri Lankan Captain, will have to come out with a different strategy tomorrow to resist the Kangaroo stampede.
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