currently match stands at…
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
** Australia 401/3 (109.0 ov)
Sri Lanka
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and some discussion about hookers and pullers and general blah-blah 
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Peter Parker (not Spidey but the reserve umpire) is inspecting the conditons out in the middle. Now, I can’t see too many umbrellas around. The spectators are perfectly okay. It’s just a faint drizzle but here we are, with no cricket. Such is life.
Mike writes in from Canada: “Wow. Can never understand why cricketers can’t perfectly play under even a thunderstorm or heavy rain when footballers (soccer players) play even in mud puddles! Gimme a break guys!”
Jenny Thompson pops up with some news (unrelated to this Test, of course): “Just while there is a rain delay, you might want to know that Karen Rolton has reached 4000 domestic runs for South Australia, the second player to do so behind Belinda Clark. She’s currently on 42 not out against New South Wales.” Incidentally Jenny is Rolton’s new team-mate at Port Adelaide. These women, I tell you. They’re a talented lot.
“Speaking of hookers,” Mani starts in mouth-watering fashion, “infamous hookers include Andrew Hilditch, Graeme Wood and Kim Hughes.” What an anti-climax. I can think of a few but will leave it at that …
Brad from Australia: “Ian Chappell told me on a teaching video once, pull shot is waist high, hook shot is head high. Ian knows his cricket”
Jason: “My understanding of it was that a hook shot is from a shorter delivery around shoulder height and is played fine, between fine leg and deep backward square. A pull is played from between waist & chest height and generally goes through square leg/midwicket region.”
Bharat: "I think the hook describes the “hook shape” arc of the bat whereas a pull is a shot where the ball is “pulled” across its trajectory "
Chirag: “I think pull is the one that is played in front of the wicket while hook is played behind the wicket.”
Clive from UK ends the arguement: “Hook is an aggressive, cross-batted shot played off the back foot towards the leg side off a short pitched delivery. The pull is played with extended arms in front of the body and usually hit in front of square.”
And Dion takes the cake: “A hook is something you catch fish with and a pull is something you do to open restaurant doors.”
Brent throws in a whacko stat: “Hayden got dismissed on his 13000th ball faced at test level yesterday”
The umpires are still out there, though. Discussing the merits and demerits of imperialism, of course. Actually it might have to do with the interruption.
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and a lot others know it too and some will soon know it 
Rudi did an irreperable damage to Kumar Sangakkara. He spoiled a great innings i saw in the recent times by a shocking decision . Rude kuertzon.