***Official*** Sri Lanka in England and Ireland 2014

[King Pietersen]

True. Not sure we'll get all the overs in though. There's more than enough light, just whether the umpires keep them on or not.

Yay. Bumble's talking about Collysekara's pace again!

 

[91Jmay]

You'd imagine he'd be able to pick up 15 runs in 10 overs, assuming we get them all in. He should get a few boundaries off the new rock too, assuming he doesn't nick off ofc.

This innings is a good object lesson in the value of scoring quickly, btw. Just as a point of contrast to both Ashes.

Not just scoring quickly but also giving new bats the freedom to score quickly. Rather than lose two quick wickets and totally freeze, Ali/Bell and even Root came out and pushed the rate on.

 

[Pothas]

Classic good Prior this innings.

 

[King Pietersen]

50 for Prior. Good knock. Fortunate early on, but has cashed in and looked very good.

 

[91Jmay]

Well done Matt Prior. Lucky early on (I think he should have given him) but he looked fluent, ran well and building a good total for us.

 

[Spark]

Not just scoring quickly but also giving new bats the freedom to score quickly. Rather than lose two quick wickets and totally freeze, Ali/Bell and even Root came out and pushed the rate on.

Yep indeed. Just makes the bowlers feel that they never have total control of the situation, really forces them to push for quick wickets which often helps the batsmen out.

 

[Stapel]

Making most of his luck the! Well played Matt Prior. First 50 in........over a year?

Edit: he made 69 during last winter's ashes...

 

[ImpatientLime]

Is Joe Root in the Bravo, Kohli and Williamson class?

 

[YorksLanka]

Amunugama Rajapakse Rajakaruna Abeykoon Panditha Wasalamudiyanse Ralahamilage Ranjith Krishantha Bandara Amunugama.

This one pretty good as well.

Never heard of him!! Take a rest though, you'll need it after all that typing!!

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Day has gone remarkably well for England. Even if we collapse here we have a score on the board and we haven't had many of them in the last 12 months.

 

[viriya]

Is Joe Root in the Bravo, Kohli and Williamson class?

Kohli shouldn't be in the list.

 

[GIMH]

Delighted to see these two score

 

[YorksLanka]

Well played Prior, always someone England can rely on when up against it...

 

[hendrix]

Is Joe Root in the Bravo, Kohli and Williamson class?

Kohli>>>the rest.

There's no reason not to rate Root up there with Bravo and Williamson, although the latter two do have more scoring options.

 

[Maximas]

Give the new pill to Herath IMO, as if one of our seamers is gonna make use of it atm

 

[Howe_zat]

Is Joe Root in the Bravo, Kohli and Williamson class?

That is in no way a single class.

 

[91Jmay]

Matt Prior isn't running like a man with bad achilles.

 

[hendrix]

"He's been a very good Root today"

"Definitely high class Root today"

I wonder how long Warne had been thinking up that one.

 

[91Jmay]

Great shot. Come on Joe, get that ton and then lets get safely to close.

 

[91Jmay]

England take two virtually every time it goes to Herath. He bowled well but has cost them in the field plenty.