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

[Jacknife]

Broad could have so many more wickets this series, he's past the outside edge countless amount a times.

 

[Spark]

Broad could have so many more wickets this series, he's past the outside edge countless amount a times.

Is there any more evidence you need that he needs to pitch it a yard fuller? I agree though, could well have had a bag.

 

[Uppercut]

WHY run two? Just take a single and let Mahela face Swann!

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Are they trying to throw this away?

Batting like it is a one dayer.

 

[hazsa19]

Broad could have so many more wickets this series, he's past the outside edge countless amount a times.

If he pitched it up a bit the ball would deviate less before it reached the bat and might take an edge rather than sailing through.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

As for the Prior "Windowgate" incident.

At any other ground in the world i'd be ashamed but it probably woke up the stuffy dopey members so good on him i say.

 

[Uppercut]

Is there any more evidence you need that he needs to pitch it a yard fuller? I agree though, could well have had a bag.

Yeah, he bowls almost no deliveries that threaten the stumps. I don't think he's as unlucky as he looks.

 

[Spark]

Yeah, he bowls almost no deliveries that threaten the stumps. I don't think he's as unlucky as he looks.

Definitely unlucky in Cardiff though, had a stupid amount of edges go to third man.

 

[Athlai]

Finn to get an undeserved wicket in his first over?

 

[Isura]

We are awful. Should have set 260. I don't get all the negative talk.

 

[Furball]

Yeah, he bowls almost no deliveries that threaten the stumps. I don't think he's as unlucky as he looks.

Over the course of an innings, you might consider him to be unlucky.

However since Flower and Strauss took charge (and I'm aware that I'm cherry picking stats here by ignoring when Broad averaged 40+), he's taking a wicket every 64 balls. Given that he's played 26 Tests in that time, it suggests that he's simply not posing enough of a wicket taking threat to be a Test bowler.

 

[Athlai]

Jayawardene would've collected that. Prior is such a slug with the gloves.

 

[Uppercut]

Beauty. But again, wtf are they doing running two to get the lefty back on strike. They're byes ffs, the batsman won't even get credited for them.

 

[Uppercut]

Over the course of an innings, you might consider him to be unlucky.

However since Flower and Strauss took charge (and I'm aware that I'm cherry picking stats here by ignoring when Broad averaged 40+), he's taking a wicket every 64 balls. Given that he's played 26 Tests in that time, it suggests that he's simply not posing enough of a wicket taking threat to be a Test bowler.

Hmm. But you sound as though there's some kind of line which a bowler needs to be above before he should play tests. The quality of the competition comes into play too.

Can see him being left out at some stage if Finn and Tremlett keep outbowling him. It's not like they really need his batting or anything.

 

[Jacknife]

Jayawardene would've collected that. Prior is such a slug with the gloves.

Yes right.

 

[benchmark00]

I've raved over Cook enough, but I'll say it again - he is phenominal. Definition of a no fuss run scoring machine.

 

[Athlai]

Yes right.

Jayawardene would've been actually following the ball and starts waaaaaay lower to the ground to the spinners than big old Prior.

 

[wpdavid]

I've raved over Cook enough, but I'll say it again - he is phenominal. Definition of a no fuss run scoring machine.

Latest stat is that he's scored more runs for England than Jack Hobbs.

 

[benchmark00]

Latest stat is that he's scored more runs for England than Jack Hobbs.

tbf Jack Hobbs has been dead for 50 years. Can't see him breaking out of his form slump anytime soon.

 

[Himannv]

Latest stat is that he's scored more runs for England than Jack Hobbs.

Needs to beat his FC record to be worth mentioning tbh.