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

[ashley bach]

141-4 @SillyCowCorner1

Smith 16*(16)

 

[Howe_zat]

getting ready to find whatever records Root is breaking this innings

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Most runs at Lords hopefully

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

getting ready to find whatever records Root is breaking this innings

Any he likes if he just leaves that reverse slog out of his repertoire.

 

[wpdavid]

Ah well. Looks like they won't have to worry about a declaration unless the lower order last more than a couple of hours.

 

[King Kane]

Root is just showing off now, he is putting on a batting clinic.

 

[Howe_zat]

Ah well. Looks like they won't have to worry about a declaration unless the lower order last more than a couple of hours.

I mean any declaration today would be a golf-first one, I'll concede they likely have enough already and it doesn't really matter but it's day 3, unless they're 600 ahead there's no time pressure at all.

On that note Vaughan has just appeared on TMS to presumably even more of a prick than usual, so that's reason to turn off and try and find a stream

 

[Howe_zat]

in which @ashley bach writes into cricinfo under three different names

 

[King Kane]

Some might say that was a bad shot from Woakes but he shouldn't look back in anger and just let Atkinson roll with it.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

That was bizarre. Why not just play properly for a bit to let Root get another ton?

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Would be nice if someone can hang in with Root for a bit here...

 

[ashley bach]

227-7 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Howe_zat]

Would be nice if someone can hang in with Root for a bit here...

He remains, as has been said, the last jammy dodger amongst the digestives

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Equals Graham Gooch at Lords

*Passed him for most runs at Lords

 

[Howe_zat]

Equals Graham Gooch at Lords

*Passed him for most runs at Lords

And past it. Cook's next - Essex in shambles.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

And past it. Cook's next - Essex in shambles.

Sangakkara hanging by a thread

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Legends tumbling right and left

 

[ashley bach]

Sangakkara hanging by a thread

@Himannv loves this

 

[ashley bach]

Roooooooot

Lord Joe

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

This is the most tense I've been watching England nearly 500 ahead