Eng V SL

[canveyshrimper]

Did i mention i'm off to Lords tomorrow? :angel:

Not for about 10 minutes mate. Weather is set fair hope you have a great day.

 

[E for B and Billy Best]

Did i mention i'm off to Lords tomorrow? :angel:

Me too leaving now hopefully in Lords when gates open, watch the teams warm up and have a bit of breakfast at the nursery end and then to the pavilion end and listen to some early morning jazz, then watch some cricket that hopefully hasn't been tainted by dodgy asian bookies.

 

[BrettieAngell]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13620144 :sad:

**** me, how can this happen in Italy again?? That is unbelievable!

 

[number11]

Sri Lanka won the toss and bowl. Very rare for a team to bowl first, especially in nice weather. What are the commentators saying about that decision? Would we have bowled or was their decision entirely based on not wanting to face our bowlers so soon after being routed?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Sri Lanka won the toss and bowl. Very rare for a team to bowl first, especially in nice weather. What are the commentators saying about that decision? Would we have bowled or was their decision entirely based on not wanting to face our bowlers so soon after being routed?

They're running scared. Blue skies in London and Lords is usually a belter.

Dilshan's inexperienced but WTF was Stuart Law thinking?

 

[number11]

And Strauss goes early to Welegedra....bringing the bowlers test bowling average down from 58 to 54...... Their other opening bowler averages 50 per wicket

 

[canveyshrimper]

Trott & Pietersen both out for 2, latest 49/3 after 14 overs. On the face of that it doesn't seem a bad decision to bowl first, but.....

 

[BrettieAngell]

Trott & Pietersen both out for 2, latest 49/3 after 14 overs. On the face of that it doesn't seem a bad decision to bowl first, but.....

It will give their confidence a boost but if the pitch gets quicker on day 2 and 3 then that will play into our hands if we can recover from this **** poor start.

 

[canveyshrimper]

It will give their confidence a boost but if the pitch gets quicker on day 2 and 3 then that will play into our hands if we can recover from this **** poor start.

I blame BLUEBLOOD. :angry:

 

[BrettieAngell]

I blame BLUEBLOOD. :angry:

Has he gone today? :winking:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Has he gone today? :winking:

I think he would have mentioned if he was going to.

 

[Boreham Shrimper]

Pretty disastrous so far. Bell now gone for 52. Cook still there on 65.

England 136/4

 

[Pubey]

What's a par score? 350?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Alastair Cook's test batting average for 2011 is currently over 200.

His test career average is currently 49.12. Amongst English players who have scored 5,000 test runs only Barrington, Hammond, Hobbs, Hutton and Compton have averaged more. Statistically, he makes the all-time England XI.

Apologies for putting the kiss of death on you Cookie.

 

[Pubey]

you ****er Matt!!!

 

[Boreham Shrimper]

Alastair Cook's test batting average for 2011 is currently over 200.

His test career average is currently 49.12. Amongst English players who have scored 5,000 test runs only Barrington, Hammond, Hobbs, Hutton and Compton have averaged more. Statistically, he makes the all-time England XI.

Apologies for putting the kiss of death on you Cookie.

:witch Hunt:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Not my fault that one, it was several overs (even at Sri Lanka's slow overrate) and runs after I posted that that he got out.

He's still 6th in the all-time England averages, but his average for the year has gone down to 139.33.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Not my fault that one, it was several overs (even at Sri Lanka's slow overrate) and runs after I posted that that he got out.

He's still 6th in the all-time England averages, but his average for the year has gone down to 139.33.

In 7 Test Matches from Brisbane to Lord's he's scored an incredible 995 runs.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Did i mention i'm off to Lords tomorrow? :angel:

That was your first day at a Test wasn't it? What a great 'debut' day.

 

[Pubey]

Not my fault that one, it was several overs (even at Sri Lanka's slow overrate) and runs after I posted that that he got out.

He's still 6th in the all-time England averages, but his average for the year has gone down to 139.33.

apologies, i think the BBC website updates were quite slow.