**Official** Sri Lanka in England and Ireland 2016

[91Jmay]

Compton without question.

Woaksey

 

[Scaly piscine]

126-9 today Sri Lanka, I thought it was a possibility if it clouded and over and moved around, but it hasn't really done much. Good disciplined bowling and substandard batting really.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Pretty poor series from Mathews considering how good he was last time.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Pretty poor series from Mathews considering how good he was last time.

A case of the captaincy telling?

Must be hard to keep your own form up when the side is struggling so much.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Compton without question.

Just thought given that Compton has his career on the line (may be over no matter what he does anyway) that Root being a more senior player could have opened instead.

 

[91Jmay]

He is an absolutely awful captain as well. Can't see any negative to him giving that up.

 

[grecian]

Well done Woakes, hasn't really got the figures his bowling deserved often in this series.

According to Andy Zaltzman this is the first time England have opened in a test without Cook since 2006

 

[Compton]

Is it bad I don't want Compton to make a score here?

I don't like wishing poor figures on anyone, but he's not the answer.

 

[91Jmay]

Erange definitely has a kink in his action.

 

[MW1304]

Well done Woakes, hasn't really got the figures his bowling deserved often in this series.

According to Andy Zaltzman this is the first time England have opened in a test without Cook since 2006

Nah we opened with Buttler and Ali in that chase against Pakistan last year where we had like 10 overs to get 100.

 

[91Jmay]

Nah we opened with Buttler and Ali in that chase against Pakistan last year where we had like 10 overs to get 100.

Yeah I was just going to say that

 

[MW1304]

Sad that, but makes the decision very easy for the selectors. Never looked the part, especially in his second stint.

 

[grecian]

Nah we opened with Buttler and Ali in that chase against Pakistan last year where we had like 10 overs to get 100.

The stat which I wrongly put down, was in England, still amazing. I should have just C&Ped.

Bye bye Compo, nice knowing you.

 

[91Jmay]

Root doesn't look in good nick in this test so far. Hundreds for him and Hales then a declaration would be ideal.

 

[grecian]

Is it bad I don't want Compton to make a score here?

I don't like wishing poor figures on anyone, but he's not the answer.

It's not that bad as England have won the series and are in a commanding position.

It's when people say it in live Test/series situations that annoy me, allowing their personal/preferences biases be more important then results. There's no doubt we all have our faves though, in this partnership I'd rather have Hales out next rather than Joe.

Edit: my wishes mean little.

 

[91Jmay]

I really hope Root doesn't have a bad run of form now. He is allowed a lean series of course but can't afford him to be like this against Pakistan. I don't think it kept that low

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Not a lot you can do about that. Root having a poor summer so far.

 

[Compton]

It kept quite low.

 

[Jono]

That is some ********* batting

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Vince that is crap.