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

[TopCat]

Lakmal is bowling as wide, if not wider than he did at Cardiff if that is actually possible.

 

[Cevno]

No point in playing a second spinner when Dilshan will bowl himself excessively

Maybe instead of Herath?

Srilankan spinning options are much better than their seam options atleast.

 

[Stapel]

Sri Lanka open up with one bowler with an average of 58 and another with an average of 50.

I bet Strauss and Cook are quaking in their boots.

Don't forget these two have a monstrous combined total of 16 test wickets between them!

I'm not so sure why England were sent in....

 

[Isura]

Maybe instead of Herath?

Srilankan spinning options are much better than their seam options atleast.

I think they should play 2 spinners. We aren't good enough to pick based on variety or whatever. Must pick the best 4-5 bowlers and hope to get 20 wickets.

 

[TopCat]

Strauss plumb lbw

England 5-1


Time now for the Cook & Trott run accumulation show.

 

[Cevno]

Strauss Gone......

 

[Stapel]

Can't be confident that they can bat, weather is lovely. Hand the initiative to England why don't you.

Odds on a Trott ton today?

Trott wil come in after tea, so no .


And while I type.............

 

[vcs]

I will cry if Trott and Cook put on another soul-destroying 200 run partnership here.

 

[TopCat]

Sky's just shown Trott's Lord's average - 223

 

[Xuhaib]

have somewhat always rated Walagedara time to show it son.

 

[morgieb]

I will cry if Trott and Cook put on another soul-destroying 200 run partnership here.

Almost certain to happen imo.

 

[Cevno]

Welegedara looks a bit threatening when he pitches it up.

Lakmal on the other hand has looked ordinary again so far.

 

[Howe_zat]

The mullets of the Sri Lanka bowlers are just appalling. No excuse.

 

[vcs]

The mullets of the Sri Lanka bowlers are just appalling. No excuse.

Fernando's haircuts just get worse and worse.

 

[Xuhaib]

Lakmal cricinfo pic is quality deserves a spot in the XI just for that

 

[TopCat]

Trott reviews a positive lbw decision............

Gone!

 

[vcs]

GOOONE! Lakmal gets Trott.. but they've reviewed it. Out IMO. Yep.

 

[Isura]

Maybe we're all dumb and Dilshan is a genius.

 

[TopCat]

Looks like Sri Lanka's bowl first decision has been vindicated.

Low 80's mph bowlers getting lbws against top class batsman - wtf is goin on?

 

[Teja.]

Something in the pitch for the bowlers IMO. Carn Lankans!