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

[BoyBrumby]

Still 65 overs (theoretically) to be bowled today.

We should be at 400 by tea even allowing for the wide of off stuff SL will inevitably send down, so I'd hold the closure until then at least.

Should have 40 over after tea at them, which might even be enough.

 

[GIMH]

Morgan looked much better since the break tbf

 

[TopCat]

There's no urgency in the running from England post-lunch. Leads me to wonder if they are actually going to try to win this game.

Perhaps Bell will put his foot down once he passes 100?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Bell's cut is just dreamy, isn't it? Plays it soooo late.

 

[Isura]

Bell gun batsmen. My favorite England player

 

[vcs]

Beautiful shot by Bell.

 

[TopCat]

Consecutive sublime boundaries by Ding Dong.

 

[Howe_zat]

That's my ding-a-ling.

 

[Jono]

When is the last time England lost a series at home? Feels like a while.

I think I may remember SA doing it in 2008 but please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[vcs]

That's my ding-a-ling.

I'll bet Bell's hurts a bit right now though.

 

[TopCat]

Hooray, some urgent running at last.

 

[BoyBrumby]

When is the last time England lost a series at home? Feels like a while.

I think I may remember SA doing it in 2008 but please correct me if I am wrong.

Yeah, that'd be it. 2-1. Saw the end of Vaughan's captaincy and the first of KP's brief interregnum.

Since it's been:

2-0 v Windies (2 tests)
2-1 v Oz (5 tests)
2-0 v Bangladesh (2 tests)
3-1 v Pakistan (4 tests)

 

[GIMH]

When is the last time England lost a series at home? Feels like a while.

I think I may remember SA doing it in 2008 but please correct me if I am wrong.

Spot on

 

[Howe_zat]

When is the last time England lost a series at home? Feels like a while.

I think I may remember SA doing it in 2008 but please correct me if I am wrong.

Both the last one they lost and the last one they didn't win.

 

[Isura]

We have 1 test standard bowler in this touring squad.

 

[TopCat]

50 for Morgan now, well played!

 

[Howe_zat]

We have 1 test standard bowler in this touring squad.

Welegedera's done alright, got some seam movement. Herath I can see working as more defensive bowler, he'd get a game for a few Test teams. At home SL can play another spinner, so that's three. There's something there.

Just need to stop massing bits-and-pieces medium pacers and you'll do alright.

 

[Howe_zat]

Morgan's looked so, so much better since lunch. Just a better player when he's playing shots by a huge distance.

Heh, steals the strike with Bell on 99.

 

[TopCat]

There it is! Century no. 14.

Brilliant innings Bell.

 

[zaremba]

We have 1 test standard bowler in this touring squad.

Malinga?