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

[Howe_zat]

Yeah you guys are right I should apologise for being interested in this match immediately

 

[mackembhoy]

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

Was worse on the WI thread.

Not sure why cricket fans on here treat certain sides with disdain. A football attitude in cricket needs to go in the bin.

 

[CartyDurham]

Just had an alert from Cricinfo stating that a test in September between Sri Lanka and New Zealand will be over 6 days

they are having a rest day due to elections

that takes me back to a rest day on the Sunday in England

 

[chris.hinton]

Australia do not have an Under 25 players with the potenial of Jamie Smith who is improving with every test

 

[chris.hinton]

Sri Lanka have really let themselves down in this test. Just some really poor stuff already in the 3 days play

And England haven't really had to excel to win this test (We will win the test)

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

SL 22-2

@ashley bach

 

[GIMH]

Yeah you guys are right I should apologise for being interested in this match immediately

'tis somewhat exhausting. & clearly a comfortable England win looks on the cards but to your earlier point we were about 100-4 with Root out yesterday.

What I am about to say should not be news to anyone who posts on a cricket forum. In red ball cricket, class shows more often than not because the length of the game means that periods of being on top, one-off partnerships etc, won't get you over the line. There are of course exceptions to this like Headingley 2019. But ultimately, I don't think anyone would dispute that England are on paper a class above Sri Lanka and that appears to be coming to fruition. But if sports were just about where you land and not how you got there, all we'd ever do would be look up the result afterwards.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Woakes 1-11

@ashley bach

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Gus Fring 1-13 (3.1)

@ashley bach

 

[CartyDurham]

Good partnership this so far but it will be interesting to see when Wood comes on

 

[govinda indian fan]

Seems like pitch has flattened and sun is out with these two veterans sri lanka might score 300 plus

 

[govinda indian fan]

Australia do not have an Under 25 players with the potenial of Jamie Smith who is improving with every test

Jake freser

 

[CartyDurham]

Definite spin available for Shoaib here, hit the right length and he’s well in the game

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Australia do not have an Under 25 players with the potenial of Jamie Smith who is improving with every test

Cameron Green lol

 

[Silver Silva]

These two have to add atleast 100 more for us to be back in the game

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Good partnership this so far but it will be interesting to see when Wood comes on

Boom! There you go!

 

[CartyDurham]

Wood first ball and eventually it’s given by reifell

said it would be interesting when wood arrived but not first ball

 

[CartyDurham]

These two have to add atleast 100 more for us to be back in the game

Kiss of death

 

[CartyDurham]

Boom! There you go!

I get one right every 100 posts

 

[King Kane]

Wood the partnership breaker, just took one ball, extra pace can be handy at times.