**Official** Sri Lanka in England / Scotland - 2011

[Nate]

Mendis to gun it.

 

[Spark]

Seems to be a lot of empty seats ATM. Only the first morning obviously, but still.

You mean afternoon. Rain will have kept a few away.

 

[Isura]

iirc Mendis has never played England in tests. Possibly a factor in the selection

 

[Bun]

Dilshan pushin it..

 

[benchmark00]

Is this Nick Knight commentating?

Such a knob polisher.

 

[Austerlitz]

Mendis to gun it.

Agree if there's any way sri lanka to get 20 wkts it has to be mendis,randiv not good enough to run through the batting line up,whereas if england fail to pick mendis they could be in trouble.
Still england should take this ftb dilshan to pasture now,taking too long.

 

[Spark]

Well well. Dilshan's had enough of leaving.

 

[Austerlitz]

Broad looking toothless atm.

 

[Bun]

Broad looking toothless atm.

has been almost always

 

[Isura]

Probing over from Broad. Parana needs to be patient

 

[Spark]

Rubbish rubbish rubbish bang one past the edge. Weird. That was a good over though.

 

[benchmark00]

Broad looking toothless atm.

has been almost always

Bad timing.

 

[Bun]

its a shame to see such poor crowds for a season opener in eng... always thoguht it was kind of a last bastion for test cricket

 

[Woodster]

its a shame to see such poor crowds for a season opener in eng... always thoguht it was kind of a last bastion for test cricket

Tbf, think a fair few may have given up hope of any play long before the delayed start time.

 

[Austerlitz]

Nice couple from tremlett to dilshan.

 

[Spark]

So many plays and misses today.

 

[Austerlitz]

still tbh,english bowlers haven't made the lankans play at the ball as much as they should have.

 

[Bun]

not gud cap by straus.... let broad bowl too much.. shuda brought in swann much earlier...

good batting by tharanga n dilshan

 

[fredfertang]

This just goes to prove Sri Lanka don't need Maharoof - they should let him go back to Lancashire now

 

[Blaze 18]

For those watching the match - flat pitch or Sri Lanka batting really well/England bowlers not quite up to the mark?