The Cricket Thread 2015-16

I do think we will beat Sri Lanka though. They're not a great side since Sangakkara and Jayawardene retired.

 

At least the game tomorrow will still be of interest instead of a dead rubber.

 

It would have been anyway regardless of today's result.

 

Damm, lost the toss and batting first.

Effectively a QF game for us, and effectively a last 16 game for SL.

 

Sri Lanka have a really daft sounding anthem and prove what I have always noticed...the less important a country is on the world stage, the longer their anthem.

 

I prefer to chase a score as I don't trust England to set a decent score. At least batting second, they would know what they need. A 50:50 game, I think.

 

Although it's stopping us from potentially getting off to a flyer, the benefit to us of SL bowling all this spin now, is that they won't have as much spin to bog us down with in the middle overs - unless a part-timer like Dilshin gets 3 or 4 overs.

 

Should be aiming for 170 from here. And yes Bumble/Nick, I'd be promoting Buttler to come in next.

 

Buttler has to come in next.

 

Buttler's padding up.

 

Bye Root. Awful dismissal.

 

Buttler in.

 

OK, time to go England.

 

Bye Roy. Good, he was stuttering.

 

Come on England, singles do **** all. Boundaries now.

 

England do know this is a 20 over game, right?

 

Swing. The. Bat.

 

OK, they've seen off Herath. Now get on with it.

 

Right, Herath is done now. Five overs, seven wickets (all of whom can bat!), left. Got to go.

 

This over has to go.