*Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

[harsh.ag]

Special side, England. Someone invariably steps up.

 

[Moonsorrow999]

Stokes is wildly inconsistent and gets over hyped every time he does something. England win the toss again, test cricket is becoming wildly predictable. Hope they change it soon so they have a toss every odd game and let the other team decide in between. All these toss wins are carrying England atm, Root’s luck won’t last forever. Looking forward to him having a toss losing streak in the Ashes and looking forward to seeing the look on Adders’ inflated head when it happens.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So much bitterness. You want salt on the chips on both your shoulders?

 

[Pup Clarke]

I don't think Joe Root's skillset allows him to control the toss...

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Rashid throws in the odd unplayable one. Brilliant delivery to get Mathews.

 

[Xuhaib]

I do not want to jinx England but this could be the best away performance from a team since England 2012 India tour

 

[vcs]

That honor belongs to SA winning in Australia a couple of years back.

 

[Xuhaib]

That honor belongs to SA winning in Australia a couple of years back.

Sl beating Pakistan in UAE or SA besting Aus in Aus is not that big a deal since you are not making a huge adjustment

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I do not want to jinx England but this could be the best away performance from a team since England 2012 India tour

It is certainly our best since then whatever happens from here on in.

Think we are helped by Sri Lanka being as weak as they have been since before Murali came along too.

 

[Xuhaib]

if we are looking for purely away result then nothing better then India domination of SL in SL last year but I am mainly looking at a SENA side result in Asia and vice versa

 

[wpdavid]

It is certainly our best since then whatever happens from here on in.

Think we are helped by Sri Lanka being as weak as they have been since before Murali came along too.

True x 2.

This one's going to be close, isn't it. I can easily see England struggling on this pitch in their 2nd innings, so a decent lead would be helpful.

 

[StephenZA]

I wonder if the lower order batting could make a difference in this game.....

Been a good match from what I've been able to see. Good test cricket.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Need Dickwella soon.

 

[TT Boy]

Still got Dilruwan to come, so a Sri Lanka 50+ run lead isn’t out of the question. Dickwella’s living on the edge but got Root and co. sweating.

 

[Daemon]

Looks plumb. Well done R00t

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Needed that.

 

[TT Boy]

If he hits that, he gets one run, possibly no run, so what’s the point? Field is spread and he can knock Root around anyway.

 

[Prince EWS]

"Why does Dickwella have such a meh record in all forms of cricket at all professional levels if he looks so competent?"

If he hits that, he gets one run, possibly no run, so what’s the point? Field is spread and he can knock Root around anyway.

This. This is why.

 

[Daemon]

That is an awful, awful review

 

[flibbertyjibber]

That is an awful, awful review

Wasted the **** it we get reviews back in a few overs anyway review about 5 overs early there.