Sri Lanka vs England (Two tests)

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Worst number one side ever? They can't be far off.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Through the dust cloud, Broad is plumb.

7/122 - Poms utterly crapping their undies against straight balls.

Ed: hooray, Swann uses his feet, whack, whack, whack and there's three boundaries, and tickle, another one.

 

[krisholio14]

Hands up who thought Bell would get a half century today?

 

[silverscope]

Swann's hat looks much newer than Sangakkara's

 

[krisholio14]

OK I took care of Bell

Herath bowling beautifully today

 

[rocker_oz33]

What the hell is going on with the poms these days! they got smashed by the paks now getting done by Sri Lanka.

 

[dumb]

last pair are ruining the fun

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Monty and Anderson scramble 36 for the last wicket and England are bundled out for 193, in less than 47 overs.

Woeful effort really.

 

[The Speaker]

I think you'll find most batsmen don't perform as well away from home. As you'd expect really.

Perhaps.

But the gap between home and away for SL's best is bigger than for those from other countries.

Mahela's is ridiculous. In the 60s in SL and India, Pakistan is the only other country where he averages above 40.

 

[Ducky Tie]

88 runs between the 4 tailenders. I know Broad isn't really a tailender but even still, of it wasn't for those four it would have been even more embarrassing.

 

[damochandler]

the poms get found out quickly against spinners. don't use thir feet at all and they too sweep conscious. just like their batting coach was

england and australias batting coaches, coach the way they played thats for sure. sweep everything for gooch when spinners are going and play at every ball that at on or outside off for langer

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Hello hello, Jayawardene falls to Swann.

Sri Lanka 3/14.

 

[dumb]

sri lanka trying hard to let england back in

think they would be better served going back to tharanga opening instead of thirimanne

 

[thecatattack]

Awesome test is awesome.

 

[krisholio14]

Is this deja vu or vuja de?

 

[Roo-hoo]

Is it Tony Grieg in with the skysports commentary crew? He fits right in

Him and Beefy in the com box together is like a wet Pommy dream

Did anyone else think it just a tad insensitive earlier on when Tony Grieg waxed lyrical about the ocean surrounding the ground, and the beautiful waves? Given the 2004 tsunami and all...

 

[dumb]

no doubt broad wiped some of his moisturiser on the ball

 

[Dipper]

the poms get found out quickly against spinners. don't use thir feet at all and they too sweep conscious. just like their batting coach was

england and australias batting coaches, coach the way they played thats for sure. sweep everything for gooch when spinners are going and play at every ball that at on or outside off for langer

Your points may stand for the way the current England batsmen are playing but don't criticise Goochie as a batsman he was a great player of spin bowling.

Warne rates him up there with the best he bowled to.

He used to absolutely destroy finger spinners and wasn't to shabby against the top leggies.

As for his sweeping, watch the world cup semi final against India in India, they thought it was their destiny to win the thing and Gooch made a century that won the game and he just swept and lapped their spinners all match and scored about 70 of his runs that way.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Sangakarra gawn 4/41. Swann has 3.

....gotta keep switching between this and Dexter.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

There goes Sangakkara. SwannyG66 is back! He's bowled some absolute beauties here. Monty causing problems at the other end.

Lead only 166. Keep them to 250 and this will be one hell of an epic. What an 18 months it's been for Test cricket.

Where is Nasser? I haven't heard any good, old-fashioned whinging since the UAE series.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Samarraweera goes galloping up the pitch, misses it and is stumped by 3 yards.

5/72 - Swann has 4.

 

[Cousin Jed]

Running down the pitch to try and block. Horrendously dumb batting.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Running down the pitch to try and block. Horrendously dumb batting.

Beautiful shot when played correctly in Ashes 09 on XBox.

 

[frankrizzo]

Did anyone else think it just a tad insensitive earlier on when Tony Grieg waxed lyrical about the ocean surrounding the ground, and the beautiful waves? Given the 2004 tsunami and all...

Tony is actually paid by the sri lankan government to sprout only positive views on the country.

His official role is Sri Lankan Tourism ambassador.

 

[frankrizzo]

This pitch actually looks a lot easier to play on that the one we got, inept and brainless batting from both teams today.