***Official*** Sri Lanka in England and Ireland 2014

[Spark]

He has 25 hundreds. I know he's often better on tour but he must have scored a few on his own shores.

Hmm, IIRC in recent years his only really good patch at home came against two complete joke attacks in the same summer.

 

[Howe_zat]

Second verse, same as the first. Little bit louder and a little bit worse.

 

[wpdavid]

He has 25 hundreds. I know he's often better on tour but he must have scored a few on his own shores.

Sure, but his godlike series have been elsewhere haven't they?

No-one's saying he should be dropped, but it's no great surprise to see him go cheaply in a home test.

 

[Prince EWS]

Cook actually averages more in England than he does abroad. I think his home struggles are exaggerated in the mind a bit by the fact that he's never done well in a home Ashes series.

 

[wpdavid]

Hmm, IIRC in recent years his only really good patch at home came against two complete joke attacks in the same summer.

Was that 2011 against SL and India?

Even then, his respectable average against India was massively skewed by one innings.

 

[Spark]

Cook actually averages more in England than he does abroad. I think his home struggles are exaggerated in the mind a bit by the fact that he's never done well in a home Ashes series.

Nah I think it's more what grecian just mentioned. In recent years, anyway.

 

[GIMH]

I swear he was good, or at least showed some promise when he started though. Maybe I imagined this.

He was great in the 2009 Ashes and I think most on here agreed.

 

[Bahnz]

I arrived slightly late to this, so this may have been covered already, but wtf is going on with that beard?

 

[nevermind]

How good is Warne's commentary?

Bring him back on.

And by that I mean never put him on ever again. Unbearable. Never shuts up.

 

[Adders]

Balance playing a dangerous game with this field. Almost seems to be looking for the gaps in the 4 slips and a gully.

 

[superkingdave]

I'm there in the cheap seats tomorrow, hopefully we are still batting by that point

 

[Adders]

I'm there in the cheap seats tomorrow

Is there such a thing as a "cheap" seat at Lords?

 

[King Pietersen]

That's the shot of the morning so far. Beautiful from Bell, enjoying this partnership!

 

[Flem274*]

There's that rebuilding phrase...not a fan. Teams that are "rebuilding" usually get stuck there for years. Nothing dispels uncertainty and talk about "rebuilding" like a test series win or two.

 

[hendrix]

Is Lakmal injured?

 

[Prince EWS]

Is Lakmal injured?

Yes.

 

[YorksLanka]

Is Lakmal injured?

Hopefully back for headingley dependant on passing a fitness test..

 

[hendrix]

Yes.

Hopefully back for headingley dependant on passing a fitness test..

OK.

Well in that case with my limited knowledge of SL players I think the selectors have done an excellent job.

 

[GIMH]

There's that rebuilding phrase...not a fan. Teams that are "rebuilding" usually get stuck there for years. Nothing dispels uncertainty and talk about "rebuilding" like a test series win or two.

Nah it's a valid phrase

 

[YorksLanka]

OK.

Well in that case with my limited knowledge of SL players I think the selectors have done an excellent job.

Yes I stand corrected on my calls for us playing two spinners..