Roebuck: Australia in Galle look a professional unit
Peter Roebuck, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald , says there was a level of professionalism in Australia's combination in the Galle Test, as they produced their most suffocating bowling performance for a long time.
Nikita Bastian
25-Feb-2013
Peter Roebuck, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, says there was a level of professionalism in Australia's combination in the Galle Test, as they produced their most suffocating bowling performance for a long time.
Throughout a fretful Sri Lankan innings, the visiting flingers forced their opponents to work for every run. Meanwhile, an alert captain set astute fields. It was a far cry from the gormless cricket observed in recent campaigns ...
Australia's bowlers contributed superbly. Already the attack looks stronger. Not that it is exactly lethal or that every day will go as smoothly. Nor will every pitch be as bone dry or the opponents as supine. But there is honesty and professionalism in this combination that has been missing.
Nikita Bastian is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo