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

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Going from a good to decent to sort of okay kind of day for SL.

New ball crucial.

350 looks about par

 

[King Kane]

Sei Lanka need the new ball to talk as the old ball isn't saying much for them.

 

[ImpatientLime]

just cannot help themselves with this absolute duncery

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

No way Joe.

 

[mackembhoy]

What the **** was the point in that Joe

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Bit of fun from the tail before the new ball or will they try to see out the old one?

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Blimey Joe. Way to end a flawless innings.

 

[King Kane]

Right on cue Root gets out to the old ball with a daft reverse ramp, threw it away there and he knows it.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Bazball lol

 

[BigBeefy]

Fabulous innings from Root, but when you’ve got Sri Lanka toiling having looked at one point to be well in with a shout of skittling you, why on earth would you do that with the new ball just around the corner, and the chance for the run rate to go up?

Great knock from Gus too by the way, dragged England to a respectable score.

 

[BazBall21]

Brilliant knock, but can that be the last time he plays that in test cricket? For one thing he shouldn't be doing it while we still don't have that good a score.

 

[Darwin Award]

That was stupid... no need.

Maybe if the team was 8 or 9 down,then yeah.

The partnership was sizzling in it's adolescence.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Fabulous innings from Root, but when you’ve got Sri Lanka toiling having looked at one point to be well in with a shout of skittling you, why on earth would you do that with the new ball just around the corner, and the chance for the run rate to go up?

Great knock from Gus too by the way, dragged England to a respectable score.

England always give you a chance. Just not ruthless enough. Not talking about Root specifically there, just generally.

Sri Lanka weren't taking a wicket for love nor money and we've gifted one just before the new cherry.

 

[King Kane]

You would never see Boycott throwing his wicket away with a daft reverse ramp shot like that but he would probably be on about 75 no at this stage.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

You would never see Boycott throwing his wicket away with a daft reverse ramp shot like that but he would probably be on about 75 no at this stage.

Having already run out two teammates.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Congrats Gus, the first 50 of many!

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Shot Gus Fring!

What a way to get to your maiden test half ton...sweet cover drive.

 

[wpdavid]

Played Gus.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

So it was cagey apart from that shot to bring up the 50 from Atkinson, will they throw their bats around a bit with the new cherry?

 

[wpdavid]

Having already run out two teammates.

And filled the bar area.