***Official*** England in Sri Lanka 2012

[smash84]

191/7

is the wicket good for batting?

 

[Biryani Pillow]

Botham, as usual, setting his fields based on a team of 13

Swann bowling well but could use a little luck - happens to all bowlers at times.

Enjoying the bands at the ground.

Seems to be discouraging the 'Bore Me Army' - which is a very good thing.

 

[Spikey]

dat shot

 

[Burgey]

SL in dire straits

191/7

is the wicket good for batting?

Can you reconcile these consecutive posts for us please mate?

 

[Johnners]

Quality from Mahela, WAG.

 

[Spark]

Mahelaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[Spikey]

mahelaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[Burgey]

Jayawardene doing a similar number on England here to what Mark Liddell did to our A grade side yesterday in the GF.

 

[Spark]

Is Mahela Jayawardene awesome?

(a) Yes
(b) Yes
(c) Yes

 

[Spikey]

Jayawardene doing a similar number on England here to what Mark Liddell did to our A grade side yesterday in the GF.

tasting it?

 

[weldone]

People have said this about Aravinda, people quite often say this about Sangakkara, but I personally find Mahela Jayawardene the most aesthetically pleasing among SL batsmen. And the guy is a very good captain..

 

[Burgey]

People have said this about Aravinda, people quite often say this about Sangakkara, but I personally find Mahela Jayawardene the most aesthetically pleasing among SL batsmen. And the guy is a very good captain..

Can't disagree with you.

 

[mono]

This pitch seems a little spunky but we're certainly 100 short here.

 

[Biryani Pillow]

People have said this about Aravinda, people quite often say this about Sangakkara, but I personally find Mahela Jayawardene the most aesthetically pleasing among SL batsmen. And the guy is a very good captain..

Personally I'd go for de Silva but Mahela is a fine player to watch.

Late afternoon in Galle - a lovely time of day and with a beautiful sunset to watch from the Fort before long

 

[Burgey]

tasting it?

Nah ****, retired from that grade two years ago.

Shared a few brews though after the game

 

[Burgey]

This pitch seems a little spunky but we're certainly 100 short here.

You haven't finished batting yet though...

 

[Spark]

So inspirational he's even capable of getting Herath to bat normally.

 

[Lostman]

So inspirational he's even capable of getting Herath to bat normally.

But this is not herath normal.

 

[Spark]

But this is not herath normal.

herath normal is slog sweep every second ball so yeah that's kind of what i meant

 

[Migara]

People have said this about Aravinda, people quite often say this about Sangakkara, but I personally find Mahela Jayawardene the most aesthetically pleasing among SL batsmen. And the guy is a very good captain..

Mahela has far superior watchability than Sanga because he plays spin well, and Aravinda (because of lesser slogs). But he has very tough competition from Atapattu and Wettamuni if it comes to esthetics.