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

[Pratters]

Gonners. Poor from Woakes entire over. Loss of concentration perhaps.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Typical flowery Woakes cameo. You wonder how he's so effective in County Cricket.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Not been a nice innings to watch at all but hugely vital knock from Moeen. SL are going to get totally demoralized if the tail get another 60-70.

 

[Pratters]

It's a flat wicket. Maybe Lankans will make 350, who knows.

 

[grecian]

Typical flowery Woakes cameo. You wonder how he's so effective in County Cricket.

Bit more than a cameo for a number 8, but yeah kinda agree, he's not really looked at ease batting in International cricket that much. Was a vital partnership for England though, no matter how scrappy it was.

Broad looks like he's just going to leather it, might as well, he's in such rubbish form he may hit himself out of it. We've got Finn and Jimmeh to block.

 

[StephenZA]

Putting a 3rd slip in after the nick to the new batsmen helps no one...

I wonder how many runs would be saved if they had a 3rd man or the 3rd slip rather than a fine leg for the leg stump volley...

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Broad batting brainlessly again. When there is someone set at the other end play for the team not yourself you prick.

 

[StephenZA]

Broad really has become a proper tail-ender hasn't he...

 

[grecian]

Broad really has become a proper tail-ender hasn't he...

He has yes, it's unfortunate, but there's no getting away from it, at this stage I just don't expect anything from him. Lucky he can bowl a bit.

 

[StephenZA]

I so want another nick through 3rd slip with Finn facing..... Just for laughs

 

[91Jmay]

Mathews really is so defensive it is amazing.

 

[StephenZA]

I`m starting to suspect that SL do not have the best bowling attack in the world....

 

[grecian]

Fair to say Lakmal won't have a comfortable time if he bats against Finn after that ball.

 

[Pratters]

If they are going to get 100 more runs in singles, its going to by quite dull.

 

[91Jmay]

After lunch hope they play some shots, move the game along and either get bowled out quick or get to 450+

 

[Compton]

Bollocks tactics to Finn.

 

[GIMH]

I just hope the games goes into Monday with it being a bank holiday and all

 

[grecian]

ATM, greatest Test number 7 in history, WAB.

Yeah I know that's the ultimate jinx, but just had to put it there.

 

[weldone]

The odd of Moeen top-scoring was 21 before the start. I think that's the highest odd I've won. (though it was a small bid)

 

[grecian]

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.

The question should be "How in blazes did Moeen ever score two Test hundreds?

Epic Beard is epic.