**Official** Sri Lanka in England and Ireland 2016

[flibbertyjibber]

Bizarre dismissal. There you go, another ton thrown away by Root.

 

[91Jmay]

I am actually raging at that dismissal, it is so ****ing annoying. Big ton was there for the taking.

 

[Stace]

****'s sake I just got home

Finish work early to watch Joe Root, put tv on watch Root get out

**** off

Next time don't go home until he gets his 100, jinxers.

 

[Spark]

I think asking for 200+ is a bit over the top. But yeah, Joe Root seems like the guy that gets out in the 70s or 80s when you don't expect it.

9 100s, 19 50s. You really think he should be doing better than that, the ease with which he's batted for two years now.

 

[MW1304]

A lot of the dismissals have been from really poor shots again. Sri Lanka have been steady with the ball and great in the field but we've been sloppy in giving them their chances.

And that neatly encapsulates what I just said.

 

[91Jmay]

5 giveaways. ****ing awful. Bayliss should be shredding them.

Could there be a better summary of Vinces' career? Beautiful shots, effortlessly gets to 35 at a good rate then gets caught off cover off a nothing bowler.

 

[Raffski]

Who knew we'd replace Ian Bell so easily

 

[StephenZA]

Siriwardana .... SL secret weapon? Let the English batsmen give their wicket away?

 

[YorksLanka]

partnership breaker does it again..thing is Siri doesn't have huge amounts of ability but at the age of 30 has played a lot of domestic cricket and knows where his strengths and weaknesses are.Good cricketing brain...Another good catch

 

[Groundking]

I think asking for 200+ is a bit over the top. But yeah, Joe Root seems like the guy that gets out in the 70s or 80s when you don't expect it.

With the way he's batted, having a distribution of 50's=19 100's=8 200's=1 is really poor for a player of his quality IMO. I think he should have 5 or 6 more 100's and a couple more 200's. And once again he's gotten out poorly having batted wonderfully past 50, and failed to ton up.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Love Siriwardana.

 

[OverratedSanity]

With the way he's batted, having a distribution of 50's=19 100's=8 200's=1 is really poor for a player of his quality IMO. I think he should have 5 or 6 more 100's and a couple more 200's. And once again he's gotten out poorly having batted wonderfully past 50, and failed to ton up.

Couple more 200s is pushing it. Even ATG players usually just get 4-5 doubles throughout their careers.

Bit yes, he really should be converting more when he's batting as well as he is.

 

[91Jmay]

I am still so pissed off a Root. How can he only have 9 test tons?

 

[weldone]

partnership breaker does it again..thing is Siri doesn't have huge amounts of ability but at the age of 30 has played a lot of domestic cricket and knows where his strengths and weaknesses are.Good cricketing brain...Another good catch

doesn't look like a 'good cricketing brain' when he bats

 

[YorksLanka]

doesn't look like a 'good cricketing brain' when he bats

that's cos I think our team are environmentally friendly and share one..

 

[91Jmay]

Seems like they've let this partnership accumulate nicely. 40 more runs and I will feel ok, 100 more and will be in a really good position.

 

[YorksLanka]

Seems like they've let this partnership accumulate nicely. 40 more runs and I will feel ok, 100 more and will be in a really good position.

yes agree, you just cant simply let Bairstow score at will..we need to limit his scoring and frustrate him otherwise he will ton up again.Also considering Ali is a very good player of spin, lets now feed him with it...

 

[StephenZA]

Why would you not have a 3rd slip with the new ball?.... at least for a couple of overs.

 

[Prince EWS]

It's straight up ridiculous that he's still keeping in that much pain. I don't even actually think he's the best keeper in the eleven.

 

[StephenZA]

How do you review that?....That was always missing leg. Only QDK is probably worse at calling for a review.