Group 1 Second Round - Sri Lanka, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Netherlands

[karan316]

Kulasekara's 3rd maiden in a row, is this a record??2 vs Netherlands and 1 vs England

 

[wpdavid]

to be fair i suppose the dew will make life diffiucult for the fielders but it wasnt England's usual standard today. I really cant say what is stopping these guys doing well tbh-apart from Giles as coach- personally i have never rated him and being a team man and a nice guy isnt enough imho to get the job..i agree with the sky sports commentators here that Mahela should have been given out, howvere hey havent mentioned that Kushal shouldn't have been given out too.

I have a fair bit of sympathy for Giles, having to make a competitive international side out of the pie-chickers, and flat track bulleys that our domestic game produces nowadays. Not to mention the abysmal standard of fielding that we're regularly seeing from guys who make it into the national side. Silk purse and sows ears, and all that.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Was kinda looking forward to seeing a bit of Moeen Ali actually

First over specialist, just have to make sure you catch the start of each innings.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I have a fair bit of sympathy for Giles, having to make a competitive international side out of the pie-chickers, and flat track bulleys that our domestic game produces nowadays. Not to mention the abysmal standard of fielding that we're regularly seeing from guys who make it into the national side. Silk purse and sows ears, and all that.

Turdbach is in the team. As a regular. That alone should be enough reason to have no sympathy whatsoever.

 

[Cabinet96]

England do weird things in T20. Like how Anderson doesn't play. It was a genuine thing back in 2010, when you could see how everyone else in the bowling attack contributed more, but it's just a parody now.

 

[wpdavid]

England do weird things in T20. Like how Anderson doesn't play. It was a genuine thing back in 2010, when you could see how everyone else in the bowling attack contributed more, but it's just a parody now.

I can only assume he's being given as much rest as possible from the oneday versions of the game to keep him playing test cricket as long as possible.

 

[YorksLanka]

50 partnership for England now, looking good...

 

[Maximas]

England really need something special to win this one, they need to target Mendis in particular IMO

 

[Maximas]

Sri Lanka just showing much more discipline and skill with both the ball and in the field, making it very difficult for the English to get a roll on

 

[MW1304]

One of these two just has to stay in and see it through, or at least close, I do not hold much faith beyond Buttler. Also it's frustrating to see set batsmen get out when chasing a big score in a t20.

 

[Cruxdude]

Senanayake's action is so horrible.

 

[Scaly piscine]

That brings it range, a lot will obviously hinge on Malinga but if he does two cheap overs it may still not be enough now.

 

[King Pietersen]

That shot through cover was the best of the lot. Hales is a beast in T20's!

 

[BeeGee]

This is superb from England.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Great stuff from Hales

 

[Scaly piscine]

An over that should have disappeared. Rubbish. Buttler really hasn't done anything in every meaningful match I can remember.

 

[Cabinet96]

An over that should have disappeared. Rubbish. Buttler really hasn't done anything in every meaningful match I can remember.

Lighten up. Your boi is treating Malinga as if he's Jade Dernbach.

 

[King Pietersen]

Ravi. If anyone can get us home it's him!

 

[Cabinet96]

Some knock from Hales

 

[BeeGee]

Hales! Wow.