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

[ashley bach]

Duckett 34*(34) @SillyCowCorner1

 

[centurymaker]

It will still prove to be a bad decision to bowl first as England will end up getting a good total

 

[mackembhoy]

I thought that looked good.

But I was only part watching.

 

[Howe_zat]

Why didn't Kumara play the first test? Doing well here

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Why didn't Kumara play the first test? Doing well here

Was particularly poor in the tour match, but he’s got more of that X factor rather than the steady Eddies in the rest of the Sri Lanka squad

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Another poor wicket.

 

[BazBall21]

Absolute rubbish from the top 3.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Sri Lanka’s reasoning behind bowling this morning

 

[Jarquis]

I would have a lot of time for noted cricsim member Jake Libby.

Huh? I do not recall this at all and this is as someone who played with Jake Libby in junior rep.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

When in doubt, play a switch-hit

/dumba$s

 

[Chin Music]

Absolute rubbish from the top 3.

Very hard to dispute that. Lawrence you can sympathise with as he's a fish out of water. The other two have been just daft. They say that you should get at least 3 wickets if you put the oppo in. Minimum job done from Sri Lanka.

 

[Burgey]

Struggling to think of a reason why Duckett deserves to live after playing that shot tbh

England being typically profligate but would have been in genuine strife had that lbw against Root gone the other way on-field.

 

[King Kane]

England have thrown some wickets away this morning to make Sri Lanka's decision to bowl first in good batting conditions look less stupid than it was.

Pope seems to have inherited the Botham captaincy curse with scores of 6, 6 and 1 so far as captain,, England need Stokes back to lift the curse off him.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

83-3 of 19.

This is when bazball or whatever this slightly watered down version of it is, looks a bit silly.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Rathnayake’s bowling is a mixture of Lakmal and Kasun Rajitha.

 

[ashley bach]

The good ol reverse sweep

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Pathetic morning by England. No other words for it.

 

[King Kane]

Struggling to think of a reason why Duckett deserves to live after playing that shot tbh

England being typically profligate but would have been in genuine strife had that lbw against Root gone the other way on-field.

It was kind of appropriate that Duckett got out with a reverse sweep shot as he reminds me of a left handed Gatting, maybe Gatt is his batting coach.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Very hard to dispute that. Lawrence you can sympathise with as he's a fish out of water. The other two have been just daft. They say that you should get at least 3 wickets if you put the oppo in. Minimum job done from Sri Lanka.

Duckett literally did the hard bit, and then did that…

 

[Himannv]

Somehow get Root here and that'll be a great decision to bowl first IMO.