***Official*** England in Sri Lanka 2014

[WalkingWicket]

England make Thisara Perera look like a world class bowler...

And England's middle order is pants.

 

[cnerd123]

Can England pick 10 men and just have Moeen Ali bat twice?

 

[Howe_zat]

I reckon Morgan not being in the Test side has unhelpfully extended his stay in the ODI side. People will insist on splitting the two wherever possible and the ongoing urge to find ODI 'specialists' even if there are none has meant he gets far less flak than anyone who can actually play all formats. Sadly he's been **** for ages.14 matches without a fifty, striking at 70.

 

[theegyptian]

Probably game over

 

[Antihippy]

Jesus christ someone should actually try to form a partnership with moeen.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hell of an innings from Moeen.

 

[theegyptian]

Batted moeen.

 

[Howe_zat]

Safe to say that the middle order has failed the lull batting here. If Moeen/Bopara/Stokes don't chase this, and right now SL are easily favourites, England lost because they weren't boring enough.

 

[Howe_zat]

Moeen has looked a class apart. Looks like he will be getting into the side as a batsman at least, which makes balancing the side vastly easier.

 

[Antihippy]

I mean it's not like morgan, root or bell got out slogging. They got out playing nothing shots.

 

[Howe_zat]

I mean it's not like morgan, root or bell got out slogging. They got out playing nothing shots.

You mean it was due to not batting very well? Can't be. Law of nature says we have to blame any England one-day problems on tactics.

 

[anil1405]

Moeen gone.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Well looks like this match is basically done then.

 

[wpdavid]

Well looks like this match is basically done then.

You'd think so. Shame we can't expect more than one of our top 6 to go on with it, or even make a start in most cases. Great innings by Moeen though.

Whatever happened to Morgan? A few years ago he was world class in this format. Nowadays he barely deserves to be in the side.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Was there anyone watching that over not think that Stokes was about to get himself out?

 

[Howe_zat]

Intriguing finish if we had 2 extra wickets.

...yeah there we go. Ravi the one with no support now.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Brilliant stumping that.

Gave them a bit more of a scare than I expected we would though.

 

[Howe_zat]

Beaut of a spell from Herath in all fairness

 

[wpdavid]

Brilliant stumping that.

Gave them a bit more of a scare than I expected we would though.

Entirely down to one player though. The rest of them were pretty much as expected.

 

[wpdavid]

Come on Treds, at least get some bat on it.