17th Match - England v Sri Lanka (26th March)

[James]

Discussion surrounding the 17th Match of the World Cup between England and Sri Lanka (Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi).

 

[theegyptian]

Would think this game is 50/50. This may be as bad a SL team as there has been in recent times in t20. However England rarely line up well against SL and their spinners in asian conditions.

Win and a semifinal against likely NZ which certainly isn't a bad matchup for England even if NZ will be favourites.

 

[Niall]

Would think this game is 50/50. This may be as bad a SL team as there has been in recent times in t20. However England rarely line up well against SL and their spinners in asian conditions.

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England are best price with the bookies 1/2 to win tomorrow, sorry but even with stolen money I am not touching that.

England are favs, but SL know how to beat England especially in Asia.

 

[weldone]

2 consecutive wins will take SL to semis, interesting.

 

[91Jmay]

Beat Sri Lanka in last T20 World Cup to be fair. We should win but wouldn't shock anyone if we don't. Morgan needs a performance

 

[Scaly piscine]

Yea it's scary when England are favourites these days.

 

[MW1304]

Great hearing Sanga in the Sky studio talking about some technical stuff.

 

[LightningStrike]

England can't bat first. They haven't got a clue how to read pitches and set totals.

Sri Lanka have become firm favourites.

It's gonna be another nail biter.

 

[Goughy]

Hard to have confidence in this England team, especially with Jordan continuing to be there. Time for him to justify the continued selection. Hard to see England defending anything under 180 unless Plunkett smashed SL's top order.

 

[Howe_zat]

Bumbles says that one advantage Sri Lanka has got is knowledge of the conditions.

They're playing in Delhi, so in distance terms this is like claiming England possess local knowledge of Istanbul.

But hey, continents are continents right

 

[Howe_zat]

England can't bat first. They haven't got a clue how to read pitches and set totals.

Sri Lanka have become firm favourites.

It's gonna be another nail biter.

You don't get to change who favourites are when you feel like it, you know? It's actually a thing that exists.

England 1.53, Sri Lanka 2.5 right now

 

[Scaly piscine]

May as well predict a Roy 15 ball 15, because that's the only way he'll not be completely useless.

 

[LightningStrike]

Morgan needs a performance

I wondered if Morgan was actually a plant to help bring down the English.

 

[Howe_zat]

That massive swipe across the line from halfway down the pitch for no run shows Roy being just too tentative. He should have just been more aggressive and play his shots. It'd be four.

 

[LightningStrike]

LOL. England vs spin!!!

 

[MW1304]

Oh dear. One ball has spun and it fills me with dread.

 

[Howe_zat]

Ah jeez.

 

[Goughy]

Looked a shocker on first view

 

[LightningStrike]

Good job England have 9 and 2 half batsmen. They might need them all to try and get 100 yet.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Utterly gormless so far.