Sri Lanka vs West Indies (2 Tests)

[PhatBoy]

I initially thought he hit it the first time when it ricocheted off his arm, my mistake

Even if he did I believe you’re allowed to deliberately hit the ball twice on the proviso that you’re doing it to protect your stumps

 

[Cleavy]

I can’t believe they have gone to him over Hope or even Powell. Sad to see what happened to him.

Hope only made 10 as the concussion sub...

 

[PhatBoy]

Hope only made 10 as the concussion sub...

I know this

 

[PhatBoy]

It’s a big ask of a young player who is keeping wickets but I wonder if Da Silva wouldn’t have some value as an opening partner for Brathwaite or a #3. He is a little bit limited and even someone like Dowrich was much better at scoring quick runs with the lower order but he does seem to have the most organised defence in the team aside from Brathwaite

 

[Del125763]

And now the covers dance...

 

[Santana]

Karunaratne going for 4 tons in a row

 

[corbies]

Karunaratne going for 4 tons in a row

I was about to come in here and say I feel like he's made a lot of runs recently. 4 tons in a row is certainly that.

 

[PhatBoy]

Second player in Sri Lankan history (not hard to guess the other - he did it twice) to pass 50 six innings in a row.

They’re still a very decent side at home - Karunaratne, Chandimal and Mathews all average over 40 and no matter what spin attack they field at home they’re decent. Windies will do well to escape with a draw here

 

[Cleavy]

Windies need 348 to win

 

[PhatBoy]

Windies need 348 to win

I’d have said this before the famous Bangladesh chase and got egg on my face but I can’t see us getting close. Mayers is our best attacker of spin and by the time he comes in we will be four down. I’d love to be wrong but I think we will lose if rain doesn’t intervene

 

[Santana]

I’d have said this before the famous Bangladesh chase and got egg on my face but I can’t see us getting close. Mayers is our best attacker of spin and by the time he comes in we will be four down. I’d love to be wrong but I think we will lose if rain doesn’t intervene

Yeah, I don't think they are going to get this one.

 

[Cleavy]

6/29 FFS!

 

[PhatBoy]

This just undoes every bit of decent work in the last few years. This sort of farce just does untold damage to a side.

 

[PhatBoy]

This just undoes every bit of decent work in the last few years. This sort of farce just does untold damage to a side.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Oh, Windies.

 

[PhatBoy]

8 batsmen have faced 210 balls for the West Indies this innings.

6 of them account for 55 of those deliveries

 

[PhatBoy]

Bonner has an abysmal first class record but has shown in his short test career a rather un Caribbean like flair for occupying the crease particularly on slower pitches. Da Silva really does have temperament if a bit of limitation around his strokeplay

 

[PhatBoy]

100 partnership. Well done boys

 

[PhatBoy]

F*** me I’m gifted

 

[Santana]

Sounds like they will get the 2nd test started today after some rain.

 

[PhatBoy]

We can’t win batting second

 

[Santana]

Already looking pretty bad for the Windies. Need a breakthrough soon.

 

[Santana]

Sri Lanka are collapsing here. Windies finger spinners getting them back into this.

 

[PhatBoy]

Can’t say I saw this coming. Mathews is injured as well now

 

[PhatBoy]

A punchy 70-80 from Blackwood wouldn’t go go astray here