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

[Daemon]

just 3 runs added for batting the first 18 overs thinking it's a 50 over game doesn't seem fair.

 

[MW1304]

I was surprised at that, especially since they were 127/1 at that stage.

 

[Howe_zat]

An entertainer is Roy. And only should have been out twice so far.

Going pretty well out there

 

[Howe_zat]

Shanaka failing to dibbly dob properly here which is a crying shame. A true dobber is a thing of beauty

 

[Howe_zat]

12.3
Pradeep to Roy, FOUR, waltzing across the stumps, clipping with an arrow-straight bat through backward square, and up comes the hundred with a volley of boundaries
12.2
Pradeep to Roy, FOUR, slower ball, outswing, too much width and Roy meets that with a crashing drive through the covers!
12.1
Pradeep to Roy, SIX, big stride, big swing, thwacked like a nine iron, high over long-on!

For those not watching, this is actually a serious bloody innings

 

[Compton]

This partnership has been excellent.

England have displayed great composure and match awareness when batting recently.

 

[King Pietersen]

Really like Hales and Roy at the top of the order. Roy building himself a handy ODi record!

 

[Howe_zat]

This has been alarmingly straightforward

 

[Groundking]

This partnership has been excellent.

England have displayed great composure and match awareness when batting recently.

Yup, they spent the first 10 just ticking over and getting in, and since then they've gone to town, 105 runs in the last 11 overs (IIRC).

 

[Howe_zat]

This has been alarmingly straightforward

I'll claim that one

 

[Groundking]

Well done Roy, now make it a 150/160 N.O.

 

[Compton]

That's about as good as catch as you'll see. Sensational fielding.

 

[Howe_zat]

Stunning catch. They needed a lift. Got to be careful now.

Morgan really didn't look to be timing it right, looked lethargic in comparison to Root. Probably dismissed by the first shot he really got hold of.

 

[Howe_zat]

Roy fast moving into the highest ever England ODI innings Batting records | One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

Gower's 158 (113) in 1983 seems ludicrously ahead of its time. Have never heard of it before but it must have been a memorable knock.

 

[Compton]

Roy fast moving into the highest ever England ODI innings Batting records | One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

Gower's 158 (113) in 1983 seems ludicrously ahead of its time. Have never heard of it before but it must have been a memorable knock.

Was just thinking that when they showed the all-time list on Sky there. That's an incredible innings now, but to do it in 1983 is just ridiculous.

 

[Compton]

D'you think Roy knows he's 9 runs from the record? Strikes me as the sort of record that you might be loosely aware of without knowing the exact number.

 

[Compton]

Damn.

Hard lines, Jason.

 

[Howe_zat]

279 runs between dismissals for Roy

 

[Howe_zat]

Winning series is pretty nice innit

 

[GIMH]

What was the deal with Hales?

Not seen any of today's play so sorry if I'm missing something obvious

Sounds like Howe was right about Roy playing a serious innings. Good shizzle.