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

[Spark]

Stupid, this. You should not be able to get singles on the offside with little nudges with the new ball, let alone twos.

EDIT: Surely it's a better idea to get DPMD nicking off than LBW?

 

[vcs]

Broad. Hope SL take him apart.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Woah, Tremlett is ****ing massive. Yeah, know it's already been said many times. Makes it look like he's bowling with one of those minature hallway cricket balls.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Broad. Hope SL take him apart.

Why, if that happens India won't get chance to do the same.

 

[TopCat]

These bowlers are showing very poor control of line. No pressure is being applied by either bowler relentlessly bowling in the corridor, ball after ball.

 

[zaremba]

Broad averages far too high for a guy who plays most of his cricket in non subcontinental conditions.

Yup, although that's partly because of how high it was in his first couple of years. And there are plenty of miserably flat pitches outside the sub-continent too! But yeah that average is, well, very average.

 

[Spark]

Such dross.

 

[hazsa19]

May as well aim to bowl 2 feet outside off stump rather than serve up leg stump half volleys.

 

[Uppercut]

Stupid, this. You should not be able to get singles on the offside with little nudges with the new ball, let alone twos.

EDIT: Surely it's a better idea to get DPMD nicking off than LBW?

Yeah, I agree. You'd need either a slower pitch or a batsman particularly prone to missing straight balls before this would be the right tactic.

TBH I think they're just a bit frustrated and are trying too hard to attack the new batsman.

 

[Xuhaib]

Sehwag will run riot if England bowl like that too him.

 

[Spark]

And again! My goodness.

 

[TopCat]

Take Finn off, he's bowling complete rubbish.

 

[centurymaker]

Anderson WAG.

 

[irottev]

Man Broad's a worthless bowler.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Take Finn off, he's bowling complete rubbish.

and bowl who?

Broad bowling the same sort of dross

 

[centurymaker]

Sehwag will run riot if England bowl like that too him.

Anderson will get him with swing and Accuracy!!!!!

 

[vcs]

Never noticed Steve Finn's dashing good looks before now. Bowling some rubbish ATM, though.

Might as well toss Swann the new-ish ball with the way he and Broad are bowling right now.

 

[Kylez]

Complete leg side dross being bowled here by Broad and Finn. Can't use the Lord's slope as an excuse unfortunately.

Surprised that Trott hasn't been given a spell with the ball.

 

[Spark]

What? I thought Tremlett was switching ends. Why on earth take him off for Finn?

 

[TopCat]

and bowl who?

Broad bowling the same sort of dross

Perhaps Trott would give better control?