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

[flibbertyjibber]

I reckon that's pretty much Smith's first mistake as an England keeper, but it was a missed stumping chance and not that difficult.

This is what we were waiting for. How does he react to a mistake?

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Good little partnership, a fine innings from de Silva and Rathnayake playing Wood well, think he should come in before Jayasuriya

 

[Howe_zat]

Serious innings this

 

[ashley bach]

DDS 69*(69) @SillyCowCorner1

 

[chris.hinton]

Sri Lanka playing a lot better now....I hope they get over 200

 

[Hungry Llama]

The tail is definitely wagging the slankan dog

 

[ashley bach]

Rathnayake 22*(55) @SillyCowCorner1

More than just a useful innings for a number 9 dayboo

 

[CartyDurham]

Potts on and over pitches a delivery. He just has not managed to give the right length today

he’s usually a quick adjuster but not at it yet

 

[Silver Silva]

So proud of the fight back a real captains innings by DDS

 

[ashley bach]

171-7 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[CartyDurham]

Strange field deployed.

mostly out towards the boundary. Time to go and boil my head with these tactics

 

[CartyDurham]

Legside strangle by young Bashir

de silva goes

 

[CartyDurham]

Poor review but a cracking delivery from bash

the Sri Lanka spinners should be happy here though

thank the lord my boiled head worked and they ditched the short ball theory

178 for 8 TEA

 

[reyrey]

Has anyone commented on why Potts is wearing such ridiculously tight bottoms or is this just me outing myself for noticing?

 

[ashley bach]

Has anyone commented on why Potts is wearing such ridiculously tight bottoms or is this just me outing myself for noticing?

Shame on you

 

[CartyDurham]

Shame on you

I’m busy rewinding to check it out

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

The Sri Lanka top order will be kicking themselves, the middle and lower order have shown there are runs to be had if you have a bit of patience

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Poor review but a cracking delivery from bash

the Sri Lanka spinners should be happy here though

thank the lord my boiled head worked and they ditched the short ball theory

178 for 8 TEA

Unlike Sri Lanka who burned through their reviews before lunch, England can afford to be less careful with their reviews I guess, that was Tim Paine-esque!

 

[CartyDurham]

These tributes to Thorpe are making me get a bit of grit in my eye

Seeing some of the old flags around the ground as well, bring back memories of a person I knew who sadly took his own life as well

his flags were very prominent all over the world in test matches

you may remember the Howard Arms flags with Durham and Safc on them

 

[andruid]

Came here to ask if the scorecard so far is another proof of the demise of test cricket.