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

[Stapel]

Ah, good intent, good footwork: Good cricketer that Chris Jordan.

Edit: Nasser explaining he was brought to England for his batting!!!

 

[Scaly piscine]

The over rate an absolute joke again then.

 

[viriya]

Warne should just give up on this "3 overs before close" yap..

 

[stumpski]

Warne should just give up on this "3 overs before close" yap..

Likewise Holding prattling on about the bloody honours board. Just bat till the close and declare overnight. Ballance would need another half an hour to get his ton.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So we will declare overnight with Ballance on 97* then.

 

[stumpski]

Well, maybe not ... 95* overnight would make it interesting.

 

[stumpski]

So we will declare overnight with Ballance on 97* then.

A fellow Zimbabwean would sympathise.

 

[viriya]

Ballance to be left stranded at 99*..

 

[Stapel]

Likewise Holding prattling on about the bloody honours board. Just bat till the close and declare overnight. Ballance would need another half an hour to get his ton.

The reverse sweep suggests otherwise! He will get there tonight!

 

[stumpski]

He was on 81 when I wrote that, then went to 94 in about 5 minutes. 11 balls left probably.

 

[grecian]

Well done Gary, doing it in the grand style too.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well done Ballance, did it well.

 

[stumpski]

A 6 to go to your first 100, that takes some chutzpah. Well played young man.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Think it is safe to say that Ballance and Jordan are here for the summer at least.

 

[Pothas]

Top innings that.

Some decent things come out of this test match.

 

[91Jmay]

Very well batted. Showed he can fight through tough stuff and then play some expansive shots.

 

[zaremba]

Delighted at that Ballance ton. The future England batting order will be built around him, a fact established some time ago when he demonstrated his credentials through consistent brilliance for Sussex in ICC 2012.

 

[Stapel]

Very well batted. Showed he can fight through tough stuff and then play some expansive shots.

I like the fact he tonned up while watching 7 wickets fall at the other end.

 

[YorksLanka]

If they are happy to bounce the England bowlers then he should expect it back. End of.

absolutely agree...

 

[Migara]

Things started when Jordan started bouncing the Sri Lankan tailenders in ODI series. Then Mathews welcomed Jordan with few short ones in second ODI. Since then, bowlers have a go at each other with short stuff.