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

[Compton]

That's out, for mine.

Edit: Yep. Good work from the 3rd Umpire.

 

[Kirkut]

Swingderson.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Looks like this could get grim again.

 

[Furball]

Thought Mendis had nicked Woakes' first ball.

 

[Kirkut]

I'll take few lines from a Mick Jagger song which sums up the situation.

Angie, Angie
When will those clouds all disappear?
Angie, Angie
Where will it lead us from here?

 

[grecian]

I'll take few lines from a Mick Jagger song which sums up the situation.

Angie, Angie
When will those clouds all disappear?
Angie, Angie
Where will it lead us from here?

It's sunny BTW.

 

[superkingdave]

Is it a new directive for the third umpire to talk through his thought process during the review or is it just Rod Tucker?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Is this a chance for Woakes to get his average under 50?

 

[Kirkut]

It's sunny BTW.

Nevertheless, life is always gloomy for a foreign batsman in England.

 

[Compton]

Is this a chance for Woakes to get his average under 50?

Really ought to from here.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Really ought to from here.

Already down to 47

 

[Heboric]

Waited so long for test cricket, but get this drivel

 

[Compton]

Already down to 47

So he really ought to

 

[Burner]

This is painful to watch.

 

[GIMH]

Can't even enjoy this

 

[jimbags]

It's a flat wicket. Maybe Lankans will make 350, who knows.

In the series?

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Pleased for Woakes. State of this game though UGH.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Can't even enjoy this

Yeah, now we know what it was like for Australia in the 90's and we have to factor in we aren't that good and they had over 10 years of mismatches like this.

 

[Raffski]

Not sure what value there is in having Thirimanne at 6. If he's going to eat up deliveries without scoring he might as well be used up the order to shield the others a bit.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Not sure what value there is in having Thirimanne at 6. If he's going to eat up deliveries without scoring he might as well be used up the order to shield the others a bit.

There's not much value wherever you play Thirimanne. Shocking Test record.