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

[YorksLanka]

yes our use of drs has been shocking this series..we're just not very good at it !!

 

[weldone]

yes our use of drs has been shocking this series..we're just not very good at it !!

You should learn from India.

 

[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.

Nearly cost them a wicket there.

 

[YorksLanka]

one more wicket before the end and this would be a good day for us..provided we bat properly that is..

 

[GIMH]

Imagine being disappointed with 48 from Bairstow a year ago

 

[Scaly piscine]

Another largely underwhelming performance from England's batting lineup. Need to step up if they want to beat Pakistan. Moeen Ali's batting has really gone downhill as well. Used to be a proper batsman who was dodgy against the short stuff, now he just looks like a dodgy batsman.

 

[Pothas]

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.

I have cursed him for it many a time but its his second test innings, still very early days. Huge missed chance today though.

 

[Grumpy]

How in blazes did Moeen ever score a Test hundred? That too on a 5th day pitch. He is so loose. Should be dropped for Rashid.

 

[marc71178]

On what basis? He's a better batsman and better bowler than Rashid who appears to be benefiting from the old "not being in the team so we can't see how good he actually is" adage.

 

[Gnske]

Amazing, Chandimal is actually more mummified right now than Marlon was at Hobart last year.

 

[Compton]

On what basis? He's a better batsman and better bowler than Rashid who appears to be benefiting from the old "not being in the team so we can't see how good he actually is" adage.

I'm not sure he's a better bowler. Definitely a better batsman though.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Been a crap start by SL today.

England will be happy having ridden their luck.

 

[Compton]

Both batsman have gotten away with a pretty loose opening half hour. With that and the new ball over 20 overs old, England should look to press on to 400+ now.

 

[Compton]

Awful review. Again.

 

[Pratters]

Not a bad low order batsman, CW favourite, Moeen gets a 50 then.

 

[grecian]

Welll even as his greatest fan I can't really say that 50 was a thing of beauty, hasn't timed it well at all which is his strength.

Yet still the beard must be feared.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

From here with Broad to come we should be looking at getting close to 500 against a demoralised team.

 

[Pratters]

No real turn for Herath.

 

[grecian]

Moeen a bit better against the spin it has to be said.

 

[fredfertang]

Why the **** has the cat suddenly taken to sitting on the TV stand - bloody animal is at mid off at the moment - it's been doing it all week - we are going to fall out if this continues