crickets not exciting Sri Lanka beat Australia by 106 runs in Pallekele to claim only their second Test victory over the tourists, who set a Test match record in defeat. Chasing 268 in the first Test, Australia were all out for 161, their innings finishing with a record 154 consecutive deliveries without a run.
You have to be impressed with the amount of concentration that must have taken though...Boycott-esque effort!
Geoffrey would have been disappointed with a record like that. His game was based on risk assessment. He would,have been trying to score but with low risk shots. The Aussies must have had a total blocking mentality to go so long without scoring. All the pundits will say that even in a "playing for a draw" situation you need to rotate the strike and score when you can.
Seems impossible really,imagine what it was like to watch, would be interesting to know how many or if there were ANY attempted scoring shots played. Just can't see how no spinner is good enough to not give any chance of scoring and with a pace surely you are at least going to get a streaky an edge.