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

[King Kane]

Woakes can swing it both ways, not as quick as Marshall but he is quick enough to cause problems.

 

[CartyDurham]

If the game turns those two overs and catches dropped are the moment it did

those two taken and they may have run through the rest this evening

 

[CartyDurham]

What a ball by Woakes that was

woah

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

the 2nd new ball is doing wonders

 

[CartyDurham]

That root drop , he has a tendency to take catches side on at slip and then a little run away

it cost him that time as he turned just a touch early and it made the ball hit his hand just below the thumb on the meaty part

 

[Silver Silva]

the 2nd new ball is doing wonders

I don't think that's really fair , England ask for the ball to be changed a lot it's not the first series this has happened...

Umpires need to be stronger on this

 

[King Kane]

England with the old change the ball trick.

Sangakarra is questioning it, Nasser doing his best to defend it, good banter.

 

[CartyDurham]

Mark Butcher putting himself forward as the grumpy old pro in the comms box

 

[CartyDurham]

I don't think that's really fair , England ask for the ball to be changed a lot it's not the first series this has happened...

Umpires need to be stronger on this

It’s all about that ball measure thing they have in their pockets

ball is out of shape and it gets changed

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Finally!

 

[CartyDurham]

Pottsy showing them how to catch and Mathews goes to Woakes

he turned him around there a bit, leading edge to Marley

 

[mackembhoy]

I don't think that's really fair , England ask for the ball to be changed a lot it's not the first series this has happened...

Umpires need to be stronger on this

Dukes need to make better balls again too. They've been horrendous since COVID

 

[King Kane]

Mathews brave knock ends, undone by a Woakes inswinger and Potts takes a good catch.

Looks like Rathnayake has been pushed up the order or he is the nightwatchman.

 

[CartyDurham]

And another one ?

the old professor plum, in the plum garden, eating a plum sandwich

unless inside edge saves him

beaten for pace there though

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Big bat on that Joel

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Mathews brave knock ends, undone by a Woakes inswinger and Potts takes a good catch.

Looks like Rathnayake has been pushed up the order or he is the nightwatchman.

Say what you like about the ‘new’ ball, but that dismissal was coming. Imagine Rathnayake is simply being promoted, looked a proper player in the first innings

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Inside edge?

 

[mackembhoy]

How did he not realise he'd edged that

 

[King Kane]

That looked plumb but the edge saved him.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

How did he not realise he'd edged that

Dunno, maybe lower order batters don’t quite have the same wits about them as top order batters