The Cricket Thread

[StJabbo1]

Oh dear Sri Lanka. After 2 innings of applying themselves properly they've gone back to pathetic.

Now on the way to posting a half decent score for England to chase.

 

[davecg69]

Now on the way to posting a half decent score for England to chase.

Pretty easy to pick a Sri Lanka MOTM I guess - even before England’s 2nd innings!

 

[StJabbo1]

Pretty easy to pick a Sri Lanka MOTM I guess - even before England’s 2nd innings!

Well, lets see what happens Embuldeniya certainly the pick of the Sri Lankans.

 

[StJabbo1]

Well, lets see what happens Embuldeniya certainly the pick of the Sri Lankans.

First double figure score by an opener in this series. Whoops

 

[garysfc]

Not often Root has better innings bowling figures (wickets & economy) vs Anderson

 

[davecg69]

Straight into a bucket of whitewash from Jonny!!

 

[StJabbo1]

Sibley living on the edge, millimetres in those decisions.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Root bowled for 11 and Sibley battles on.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

Root bowled for 11 and Sibley battles on.

Bugger.

 

[davecg69]

Bugger.

Could get very interesting now .....

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

89-4.....

 

[garysfc]

Great 50 by Sibley

 

[tomw24]

Well batted Dom Sibley. This will be a boost to his confidence ahead of the India tour.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

Phew .

Well played !

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Apart from the fact that the series was effectively lost by 2 awful collapses by Sri Lanka, that’s a perfect warm-up for the India series. Joe Root is back to his peerless best, with some young apprentices learning their trade in subcontinental conditions. All good stuff!

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

Apart from the fact that the series was effectively lost by 2 awful collapses by Sri Lanka, that’s a perfect warm-up for the India series. Joe Root is back to his peerless best, with some young apprentices learning their trade in subcontinental conditions. All good stuff!

I still think we will be soundly beaten in India , but that's just me

 

[ChilcoSaint]

I still think we will be soundly beaten in India , but that's just me

If you had said anything else I would have worried mate!

 

[fran-MLs little camera]

Bet no one thought that today would include the end of our 1st innings, the Sri Lankan 2nd innings and then us winning by 6 wickets with a day left. Good for morale before India.

 

[st_brendy]

Going to be weird not having Sky or TMS for the India series.

Even weirder than only selecting Buttler for the first test, regardless of how many runs he scores.

 

[davecg69]

Going to be weird not having Sky or TMS for the India series.

Even weirder than only selecting Buttler for the first test, regardless of how many runs he scores.

Is it not going to be televised?