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

[Red_Ink_Squid]

I guess we are going to learn the hard way that you can't pick players based on their secondary skill ..it's a tough lesson to learn , Rathnayake just hasn't asked enough questions with ball in hand

Nice timing.

 

[Calm_profit]

Chris Woakes averages 54 with the bat at Lords.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

England's best batsmen coming together now. Can they salvage this?

It’s their best bowlers too

 

[Silver Silva]

Of course he gets a wicket just as my delayed message gets posted!

 

[Molehill]

He still needs to score a test hundred against Australia in Australia though, scoring a test hundred there will count a lot more than scoring one here.

I knew they were cheating again, never knew hundreds there counted for more. I bet Bradman only averaged about 60 in real life.

 

[GIMH]

Feels like the old days with Root carrying a line-up falling around him

 

[King Kane]

That wicket of Smith came out of nowhere just when things were looking comfortable for England, now they are relying on Woakes to rescue them.

Along with some support from Root.

 

[ashley bach]

Surprised somewhat to hear the great man hasn't a ton to his name in Australia.

 

[King Kane]

I knew they were cheating again, never knew hundreds there counted for more. I bet Bradman only averaged about 60 in real life.

Bradman was a flat track bully, he never had to play against the mighty Black Caps at home or in New Zealand, I don't rate him as a result of that.

 

[Silver Silva]

He should turn this fifty into a hundred against a mediocre Sri Lankan bowling attack on what is a pretty easy batting pitch., no excuses not to here.

He still needs to score a test hundred against Australia in Australia though, scoring a test hundred there will count a lot more than scoring one here.

Any bowling attack can get you out , the circumstances of a match also carries its own pressure

 

[Gremlin]

Root's strike rate is currently 66.66

 

[Silver Silva]

Root's strike rate is currently 66.66

I guess that Strike Rate is the "Root of all Evil" ?

 

[Silver Silva]

Tea ..That was a fighting session from SL we are hanging in there

 

[King Kane]

Athers and Sanga could lull you to sleep with their commentating, at least there is a tea break now to give us a break from their dull commentating.

They need to sub in Danny Morrison after the tea break to inject some enthusiasm into the commentary box.

 

[Howe_zat]

Despite the overall mid scoreline, a Joe Root statsguru tabs day is still my favourite type of day.

He's now tied for the most ever runs in England.



Substantially more favourable average than the nearest claimants too.

 

[Silver Silva]

Despite the overall mid scoreline, a Joe Root statsguru tabs day is still my favourite type of day.

He's now tied for the most ever runs in England.

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Substantially more favourable average than the nearest claimants too.

Gooch's average is really impressive considering all the great bowlers in his era

 

[King Kane]

Gooch's average is really impressive considering all the great bowlers in his era

Even more impressive when he got a pair against Australia on his test debut in 1975 and was Terry Alderman's bunny in the 1989 Ashes series.

He was better against Australia in 1985 when Alderman missed that tour due to going on the SA rebel tour and in 1993 after Alderman retired.

 

[Hungry Llama]

gonna need a lot from the tail to get us a decent score. good bowling by the Slanky seamers. Kumar looks pretty quick.

 

[King Kane]

Root giving that half track pie from Jayasuriya the treatment it deserved by sending into the stands for six.

He's into the nervous 90s now.

 

[ashley bach]

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