TobyCoulson Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 First time in 27 tests we have got past 400 ending up on 575/9d Root gets a double ton Either we've turned a corner or SL are pants. 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Sri Lankan Pants 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Golf Juliet Tango Posted June 13, 2014 Leadership Team Share Posted June 13, 2014 The absence of Malinga and Muralitharan makes a huge difference! Still, Sangakkara and Jayawardene have scored 624 in a single partnership (v South Africa, Colombo, 27 Jul 2006), so if it is a good day for batting, we may have an arduous time in the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorcher Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Nice one Lavender - well found ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Golf Juliet Tango Posted June 13, 2014 Leadership Team Share Posted June 13, 2014 Sangakkara to the wicket - see also Great Interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Golf Juliet Tango Posted June 13, 2014 Leadership Team Share Posted June 13, 2014 CoP: 140-1 batting wicket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Golf Juliet Tango Posted June 14, 2014 Leadership Team Share Posted June 14, 2014 No sooner has Geoffrey said that his mother wouldn't be able to take a wicket on this flat pitch, than Jayawardene steps right into a straight ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Golf Juliet Tango Posted June 14, 2014 Leadership Team Share Posted June 14, 2014 Is Challengeanneka next into bat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Golf Juliet Tango Posted June 14, 2014 Leadership Team Share Posted June 14, 2014 Sri Lanka 415-7. It's a batting wicket. I predict a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 England didn't collapse in the first innings so they're due one in the second. Basically, there's still time for SL to win it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyCoulson Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 I have to say that Cook as a captain does not inspire me in the slightest. Devoid of any imagination and now he's surrounded himself with yes men I can't see that changing sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Completely agree Toby. All his wins came from stifling the opposition run rate and forcing bad shots with tight bowling. Then relying on himself, Trott, Bell or KP to score runs. I don't necessarily mind that as it wins games, but the bowlers aren't tight any more (and no Swann either) and the current line-up is shaky at best. I can't see the current squad doing anything major until the next proper shake up. For the record, I loved Vaughan's attacking approach under Fletcher. Vaughan was a proper leader and was able to think on his toes when necessary too. Edited to remove ham fisted iPad typing.... Edited by - eagle on 14 Jun 2014 22:08:37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Piper Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 +1for Vaughan but not a fan of KP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyCoulson Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 Now that's how you get rid of a tailender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 What do we think for the second innings...? All guns blazing for a quick fire 350? Maybe get A/O for 250 in the process? Might make for an interesting day 5 too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyCoulson Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 Quoting eagle: What do we think for the second innings...? All guns blazing for a quick fire 350? Maybe get A/O for 250 in the process? Might make for an interesting day 5 too! That requires ingenuity and imagination. See earlier post 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Oops, good point! 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Quoting eagle: Maybe get A/O for 250 in the process? ...and so it begins...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Golf Juliet Tango Posted June 16, 2014 Leadership Team Share Posted June 16, 2014 Some nervous times yesterday as Cook (well out of form & has been for months), Robson, Bell, Root and Moeen came and went, as if in a revolving door. Jordan appears to be the natural replacement for Tim Bresnan, every comment I have read says he just appears to belong at international level. Although Ballance got the century, it was Jordan who changed the atmosphere and set things right. We might get ten wickets (but were very close to defending the position). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Quoting TobyCoulson: I have to say that Cook as a captain does not inspire me in the slightest. Devoid of any imagination and now he's surrounded himself with yes men I can't see that changing sadly. It is easy to look good as a captain when you have a great team around you, see Mike Brearley. Cook is so badly out of form you wonder if he will even recover, particularly given the likely pressure on his captaincy isn't going away any time soon. Cook's response to the "incident" in the last ODI says it all. Can you imagine how an Australian captain would have responded. Maybe not on the day. But you want those guys to know that one day, somewhere, there is going to be a ball headed for your face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Golf Juliet Tango Posted June 16, 2014 Leadership Team Share Posted June 16, 2014 Five down, but I will stand by my previous suggestion: it will be a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 2 wickets in 2 overs needed now..... (Bound to be a draw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 All down to the final ball... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 HOW CLOSE WAS THAT???!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-B Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 That, was too durn close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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