***Official*** England vs Sri Lanka 21st August-10th September 2024

[CartyDurham]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1826948637479391241

One of the greats that

 

[CartyDurham]

Off to the fish and chips shop now, looking forward to see Sri Lanka bat this afternoon

Potts playing a lovely little scoop for four and next ball out 17

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Lead of 122, I’ll take that!

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Sri Lanka will be doing very well to set England 200 here

 

[BazBall21]

Some uneven bounce and a diabolical outfield. I would be impressed if SL set England 200.

 

[Himannv]

Smith and the tail seem to have taken it away from us this morning. Needed to get them out for lower than that to give ourselves a chance.

 

[mackembhoy]

One of the greats that

That annoyingly didn't show the catch.

This does though

Old Trafford: England on top against Sri Lanka after day three of first Test

England host Sri Lanka in the first Test at Old Trafford – follow text updates, radio commentary and video highlights.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Woakes

 

[Silver Silva]

Madushka needs to be dropped for Nissanka next test

 

[King Kane]

Not a great leave there from Madushka to say the least.

That ball from Woakes nipped in a bit but not that much.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

SL 1-1

@ashley bach

There goes another...1-2 and trail by 121

Gus Fring 1-1

Cool stuff

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Sri Lanka top order letting them down again this innings

 

[King Kane]

Now Mendis gone.

Time for Mathews to step up.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Woakes 1-2 (1.2) @ashley bach
Edit: 1-3 (1.3)
Angelo batting almost two feet outside his batting crease

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This is a sad summer of cricket.

The 2 Surrey lads look good finds though. Tougher tests await down the line.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

This is a sad summer of cricket.

The 2 Surrey lads look good finds though. Tougher tests await down the line.

A couple of hours ago we had a game on our hands, it’s all gone south for Sri Lanka this session. I will say that the first Test of West Indies series was over by now, hopefully they grow into the series (especially their top order), because if the Windies can be competitive at times, Sri Lanka can push England further

 

[mackembhoy]

This is a sad summer of cricket.

The 2 Surrey lads look good finds though. Tougher tests await down the line.

Domestic game all over the shop because of The Hundred.

Tests shoehorned in either side of the Hundred.

A pointless white ball series in September that will stop England players playing in Blast Finals day and the One Day Cup Final. (both finals taking place at the end of September despite all the group games being played in June/July and August.)

Then back to the tests we've got two massively under-prepared touring sides that were always going to struggle.

But then there's zero time for them to get prepared because the calendar has to shoehorn in as much pointless white ball cricket. That the game needs to survive because 3 nations and the ICC are greedy.

 

[Silver Silva]

This is a sad summer of cricket.

The 2 Surrey lads look good finds though. Tougher tests await down the line.

A bit of a condescending comment but typical Big 3 attitude, hasn't even been that terrible of a game.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

You weren't around for the Windies Tour of England thread?

 

[Molehill]

But then there's zero time for them to get prepared because the calendar has to shoehorn in as much pointless white ball cricket. That the game needs to survive because 3 nations and the ICC are greedy.

There's one of those 3 significantly ahead of the other 2. It has the power to stop all International Cricket whilst it plays its T20 behemoth whilst it can seemingly even choose semi final locations in ICC Events!!

The fact that the ECB is trying to sell its Franchises to the IPL sums it up.