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

[reyrey]

Looks like England going in with the extra seamer was the right call in the end.

 

[ashley bach]

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Root test runs @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Calm_profit]

Root averages 47 in the fourth innings

 

[King Kane]

Lets also bring back Jason Roy.

Now you are just being silly.

If you suggested bringing back Rory Burns I might take you more seriously.

Rory was made an escape goat for the last Ashes series failure down under.

 

[GIMH]

Picking up on Nasser’s remarks I do wonder if Sam Curran gets a call up to the squad for next week

 

[ashley bach]

Speaking of Rory Burns he just scored 227 for Surrey.

 

[Calm_profit]

Now you are just being silly.

If you suggested bringing back Rory Burns I might take you more seriously.

Rory was made an escape goat for the last Ashes series failure down under.

I remember that series very well and Buttler was horrific with the gloves.

 

[ashley bach]

Woakes test runs 1919 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[King Kane]

I remember that series very well and Buttler was horrific with the gloves.

Chris Silverwood the coach and now he is coaching Sri Lanka, the irony.

 

[Howe_zat]

Hankering for Root red ink here

 

[ashley bach]

Root 55*(55.5)

 

[King Kane]

Root and Woakes getting the job done, two id the last old fashioned cricketers.

Angelo Mathews another one.

 

[King Kane]

I was just about to say that Root was playing like a proper test batsman again and then he tries one of the those daft reverse ramps.

 

[grecian]

Job done.

 

[GIMH]

Satisfying win. Sri Lanka looked dead and buried so many times only to fight back.

Joe Root remains a national treasure

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

England win, and the (EFL) Championship table looking mighty fine, a good day for me!

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

I was just about to say that Root was playing like a proper test batsman again and then he tries one of the those daft reverse ramps.

Do what you like when you need a couple of runs to win with plenty of wickets in hand lol

 

[King Kane]

All's well that ends well for England at least but Sri Lanka provided a contest.

If their top order can step up they will provide an even better contest next time.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Root and Woakes getting the job done, two id the last old fashioned cricketers.

Angelo Mathews another one.

With match figures of 6/90 and 25 and 8*, Woakes’ batting average is very close now to creeping above his bowling average, good chance it happens in the next 2 Tests

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

All's well that ends well for England at least but Sri Lanka provided a contest.

If their top order can step up they will provide an even better contest next time.

If Sri Lanka can go from losing to a young Lions team to pushing the full England team like that in the space of a week, they have a very good chance!