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

[S Chanderpaul]

Cook's pulling

What a player!

 

[vcs]

Imperious. I think Cook might just be the best player of the pull shot in the game right now, apart from Kallis.

 

[Spark]

URGH

This pissed me off so much during the Ashes. Cook hooks/pulls/glances a few rubbish balls for four then square leg goes deep and he starts helping himself to singles there! Don't do it Tilly!

 

[vcs]

Those were pretty decent short balls as well.. he made it look so easy.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Needed this partnership, need it doubling though to get into a strong position.

 

[Howe_zat]

These two have done pretty well to avoid the total disaster, though the bowling has been just good rather than excellent. Given that they were put in to bat on what turned out to be quite a lively track, another 30 without loss will see them back to even.

Reckon we're back there now. These two need to go on though, two fifties from the top five isn't enough.

 

[Spark]

Fine 50, tbh.

EDIT: That's crazy timing. Forward defense beats backward point for four!

 

[vcs]

Yep, Gower's got it spot on.. no point in bowling even the occasional short ball to Cook. He loves it there.

 

[Howe_zat]

I'm hanging around waiting for my CWPL match to start and Spork's still hanging around in here?

Hop to it, boy.

 

[Spark]

I'm hanging around waiting for my CWPL match to start and Spork's still hanging around in here?

Hop to it, boy.

Fine! *leaves in huff*

 

[TopCat]

Bell goes fishing outside off and gets caught at slip.

Gone for 52.

 

[Spark]

Ick, bad shot to throw it away.

 

[Howe_zat]

Huge innings for Morgan.

 

[keeper]

Oh dear, no soft hands there. Should have made this start count really, poor dismissal.

 

[Athlai]

Come on Lanka get Morgan quickly.

 

[keeper]

Haven't checked the cricinfo commentary but am assuming it says something like... "crisis for England, if only they had Ravi Bopara (who didn't go to the IPL in case you didn't know) walking to the wicket"...

 

[wpdavid]

Oh dear, no soft hands there. Should have made this start count really, poor dismissal.

He'd been iffy ever since the lunch break. Poor effort after the start he made.

 

[wpdavid]

Haven't checked the cricinfo commentary but am assuming it says something like... "crisis for England, if only they had Ravi Bopara (who didn't go to the IPL in case you didn't know) walking to the wicket"...

Not really. Someone's written in pointing out that his average of 34 in D2 doesn't amount to much, and that's about it.

 

[vcs]

What kind of scores would England and Sri Lanka be satisfied with respectively (taking into account England's attack, SL's short batting lineup, Swann bowling last on this wicket etc.)?

 

[TopCat]

Lovely on drive from Morgan.