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

[Spark]

Nice knock from Prasanna tbf. SL might have a good total if a few more of his fellow batsmen showed the same temperament.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

What a waste of wicket! The wrong Jaya was playing pretty well and he and Fernando were putting up some good runs.

 

[Athlai]

Ah Prasanna you silly bugger.

 

[Bun]

swanneh... wag

wondering why strauss kept on bowling broad, when he had swann in. jeebus the guy knows how to bowl on these pitches!

 

[Spark]

Somehow Dilhara Fernando has 29 runs. Err.

 

[Athlai]

Haha Fernando nearly at his highest ever FC score.

 

[Stapel]

Isn't it a bit bit too easy to all jump on the Broad is garbage wagon? Sure He's not been showing what has shown in the past (ocasionally). But I don't think his bowling was that crap. I could very well argue he has been a bit unlucky today!

 

[vcs]

Nice knock from Prasanna tbf. SL might have a good total if a few more of his fellow batsmen showed the same temperament.

Yeah, played very well and daresay changed a few opinions. Hard to blame him too much for chancing his arm there, though it was a disappointing way to go after working so hard.

Yep, another goes. Makes Prasanna's shot that bit more forgivable.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Don't think Lakkers fancied facing the big fella much.

 

[Athlai]

Herath has scored more runs this tour than Sangakkara. Jeez.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

The gigantic paceman gets another one. Jeez, he's irresistible. A 7-fer would look so cool on his already stellar resume.

 

[Jacknife]

Isn't it a bit bit too easy to all jump on the Broad is garbage wagon? Sure He's not been showing what has shown in the past (ocasionally). But I don't think his bowling was that crap. I could very well argue he has been a bit unlucky today!

Thinking the same and when people start saying things like WAC, shows a lack of class.

 

[wpdavid]

You'd have to fancy a good attack to have dismissed SL for under 100 in these conditions. Whether their attack is good enough to make England pay is debatable, but this hasn't been nearly good enough apart from Tremlett.

 

[Jacknife]

How did he dig that out.

 

[vcs]

You'd have to fancy a good attack to have dismissed SL for under 100 in these conditions. Whether their attack is good enough to make England pay is debatable, but this hasn't been nearly good enough apart from Tremlett.

Setting some high standards there.. three batsmen averaging 50+ in that lineup.

 

[wpdavid]

Setting some high standards there.. three batsmen averaging 50+ in that lineup.

Yeah, but having removed two of them by the time the side had reached 39, they shouldn't have let them off the hook. Badly worded on my part in my previous effort.

 

[vcs]

Swann has a pretty cushy job in these early summer England Tests, though you have to say he stepped up and did his bit in the first Test.

 

[indiaholic]

Can't understand all the Broad hate. If anybody ever starts an appreciation society for him I will join it just to make sure that criticism against him is balanced out. Honestly feel he is better than Finn.

 

[Tom Halsey]

You'd have to fancy a good attack to have dismissed SL for under 100 in these conditions. Whether their attack is good enough to make England pay is debatable, but this hasn't been nearly good enough apart from Tremlett.

Would be interested to hear your definition of "good attack" given ignoring Broad the other three are all better than good. Can't think of too many attacks in history who could roll out sides for under 100 on demand whenever the conditions suit.

EDIT: Hadn't seen your other post a couple of minutes ago, ignore.

 

[Bun]

You'd have to fancy a good attack to have dismissed SL for under 100 in these conditions. Whether their attack is good enough to make England pay is debatable, but this hasn't been nearly good enough apart from Tremlett.

dwta. I don't rate this sl lineup, but tbf they've notched up 400 scored twice in this series already. agreed dilshan had something to with it, but still this side is not a sub 100 bad.