{"id":148444,"date":"2025-02-01T13:25:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T13:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=148444"},"modified":"2025-02-02T08:39:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T08:39:43","slug":"sri-lanka-vs-australia-test-2025-by-trevine-rodrigo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/sri-lanka-vs-australia-test-2025-by-trevine-rodrigo\/","title":{"rendered":"Divine intervention is Sri Lanka&#8217;s only hope of saving themselves from many blushes.  Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle.  &#8211; BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.\u00a0  (eLanka Sports Editor)."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Divine intervention is Sri Lanka&#8217;s only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle. &#8211; BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.\u00a0 (eLanka Sports Editor).<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148469 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Divine-intervention-is-Sri-Lankas-only-hope-of-saving-themselves-from-many-blushes.-Australia-sits-in-wait-for-a-historic-Lanka-thrashing-in-Galle-4-e1738485132694.jpeg\" alt=\"Divine intervention is Sri Lanka's only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle\" width=\"600\" height=\"491\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-134630 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Trevine-Rodrigo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"205\" \/>Nightmares have a unscripted way of delivering itself as the drama at Galle revealed for Sri Lanka cricket, when Australia rubbed their dominance into the dust at Galle International Stadium after a run fest that is likely to remain unparalleled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Total disdain from Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith and debutante Josh Inglis who smashed the Sri Lankan attack into submission in what the home team will have nightmarish memories of after this ordeal is done and dusted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It was more a one day approach than a Test match, as Khawaja 232 off 252 balls, skopper Steve Smith 142 off 251 deliveries,\u00a0 Inglis 102 off 94 balls, Travis Head 57 off 40 balls and Alex Carey 46 off 69 balls reduced Sri Lanka&#8217;s bowling to a shambles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Prabath Jayasuriya and Jeffrey Vandersay toiled in vain against a ferocious Australian onslaught, bowling 98 overs between them to grab three wickets each.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Records tumbled as a rampant Australia, matching the surrounding wonder of the ancient Dutch Ramparts, made what\u00a0 was perceived to be a closely fought contest into a national embarrassment, as Sri Lanka&#8217;s bowlers took a pummelling in a venue they have been consistently superior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148474 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Divine-intervention-is-Sri-Lankas-only-hope-of-saving-themselves-from-many-blushes.-Australia-sits-in-wait-for-a-historic-Lanka-thrashing-in-Galle-9-e1738484899916.jpeg\" alt=\"Divine intervention is Sri Lanka's only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle\" width=\"600\" height=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Australia&#8217;s batters showed scant respect for the home team&#8217;s attack which was inocous and lacked their usual variation. They used their feet to spray the bowlers to all parts while racing to the highest total ever in Galle beating Sri Lanka&#8217;s best not so long ago by a fair margin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A hurricane 654 for 6 stands as the best score in Galle ever, and Sri Lanka&#8217;s pathetic 136 for 5 in reply underlined the difference between the two teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A fighting knock of 68 not out by veteran Dinesh Chandimal and Sri Lanka&#8217;s last hope in Kusal Mendis left Sri Lanka 518 in arrears with two days to go. If they continue to bat like they have upto now, a crumbling wicket does not guarantee it will progress to far on day five.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148472 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Divine-intervention-is-Sri-Lankas-only-hope-of-saving-themselves-from-many-blushes.-Australia-sits-in-wait-for-a-historic-Lanka-thrashing-in-Galle-7-e1738484967237.jpeg\" alt=\"Divine intervention is Sri Lanka's only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Lack of home ground dominance in this instance,\u00a0 was instead a death dive of cricket in a country that previously was revered for their exceptional talent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A rain interrupted third day gave the home team a glimmer\u00a0 of hope of getting away with a face saving draw as early unseasonal monsoonal rain curtailed play. But Sri Lanka&#8217;s batters have shown they are far from competing with an allround dominant Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Right now, divine intervention in the form of an out of character and unusual weather pattern in Galle, is Sri Lanka&#8217;s only hope of scrambling to a face saving draw. They certainly are travelling in a wing and a prayer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148471 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Divine-intervention-is-Sri-Lankas-only-hope-of-saving-themselves-from-many-blushes.-Australia-sits-in-wait-for-a-historic-Lanka-thrashing-in-Galle-6-e1738485048971.jpeg\" alt=\"Divine intervention is Sri Lanka's only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle\" width=\"600\" height=\"551\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Since Englishman Chris Silverwood,\u00a0 Sri Lanka&#8217;s former coach departed the shores of the emerald Isle, Sanath Jayasuriya was perceived to be the saviour of a nation struggling to regain their glory days of Kumar Sangakkara,\u00a0 Mahela Jayawardena, Chaminda Vaas, Muralitharan, Rangana Herath and himself among a few others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">But that early indication has quickly dissipated to, back to mediocre, in the blink of an eye.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Where then,\u00a0 does the revival of Sri Lanka cricket lie?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The answer, as the famous lyrics of a legendary song said, &#8220;is blowing in the wind&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148468 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Divine-intervention-is-Sri-Lankas-only-hope-of-saving-themselves-from-many-blushes.-Australia-sits-in-wait-for-a-historic-Lanka-thrashing-in-Galle-3-e1738485149844.jpeg\" alt=\"Divine intervention is Sri Lanka's only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle\" width=\"600\" height=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A pragmatic analysis suggests that Sri Lanka have lost their way mainly due to the administrative bungling of the past. Those were\u00a0 mostly due to political influence and meddling that destroyed a previous strategy and commitment that was purely aimed at the welfare of a game they were gifted with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lanka&#8217;s die hard fans who number millions at home and worldwide, are at a quandary as to where the future of the game lies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">There&#8217;s definitely no lack of talent. Just finding that re-adjust button, that delivers a killer instinct team, similar to the likes of Australia, South Africa,\u00a0 India,\u00a0 Pakistan and Afghanistan who are an example worthy of following.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148470 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Divine-intervention-is-Sri-Lankas-only-hope-of-saving-themselves-from-many-blushes.-Australia-sits-in-wait-for-a-historic-Lanka-thrashing-in-Galle-5-e1738485067424.jpeg\" alt=\"Divine intervention is Sri Lanka's only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Public perception is rising to a crescendo that the &#8220;Dads Army&#8221; solution for a quick fix is definitely not the answer to Sri Lanka&#8217;s woes as the vacuum left after it puts them back to square one. The heroes of the past have to be made redundant as the top nations do, and the future, if it&#8217;s in transition, has to be the path going forward.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The embarrassment cannot be be endured\u00a0 or be worse than where it currently is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Living a charmed life, Australia let Sri Lanka learn that missed opportunities have dire consequences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148473 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Divine-intervention-is-Sri-Lankas-only-hope-of-saving-themselves-from-many-blushes.-Australia-sits-in-wait-for-a-historic-Lanka-thrashing-in-Galle-8-e1738484949410.jpeg\" alt=\"Divine intervention is Sri Lanka's only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle\" width=\"600\" height=\"923\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lanka&#8217;s bad fielding showed up like a sore thumb for its embarrassing mishaps that contributed to their current\u00a0 predicament.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This Test is surely done and dusted, it was from day one. If Sri Lanka do take it to day four, it will band aid the pain. But it will not make or do nothing to alleviate their sorry position as a worthy opponent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Let&#8217;s throw out the challenge to the home team and dare them to prove they are worthy of their fifth place on the\u00a0 World Test Championship table. That, at this stage, looks more and more improbable after the first innings effort than th<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">e opposite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Divine-intervention-is-Sri-Lankas-only-hope-of-saving-themselves-from-many-blushes.-Australia-sits-in-wait-for-a-historic-Lanka-thrashing-in-Galle-2-e1738485163647.jpeg\" alt=\"Divine intervention is Sri Lanka's only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Divine-intervention-is-Sri-Lankas-only-hope-of-saving-themselves-from-many-blushes.-Australia-sits-in-wait-for-a-historic-Lanka-thrashing-in-Galle-1-e1738485176824.jpeg\" alt=\"Divine intervention is Sri Lanka's only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. 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Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle. &#8211; BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.\u00a0 (eLanka Sports Editor). &nbsp; Nightmares have a unscripted way of delivering itself as the drama at Galle revealed for Sri Lanka cricket, when Australia rubbed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":148469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1713],"tags":[76487,76493,76491,76485,76488,1119,71953,76486,76484,76490,76489,76492],"class_list":{"0":"post-148444","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"category-trrevine-rodrigo","9":"tag-australia-tour-of-sri-lanka-2025","10":"tag-australias-highest-score-in-galle","11":"tag-future-of-sri-lanka-cricket","12":"tag-galle-test-match-2025","13":"tag-galle-test-match-highlights","14":"tag-sri-lanka-cricket-news","15":"tag-sri-lanka-cricket-struggles","16":"tag-sri-lanka-cricket-vs-australia","17":"tag-sri-lanka-vs-australia-test-2025","18":"tag-steve-smith-century-in-galle","19":"tag-usman-khawaja-232-vs-sri-lanka","20":"tag-world-test-championship-sri-lanka","21":"post_format-post-format-aside"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sri Lanka vs Australia Test 2025 - BY TREVINE RODRIGO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Divine intervention is Sri Lanka&#039;s only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. 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