**Official** Sri Lanka in England / Scotland - 2011

[Lostman]

I'm a bit of a Sami fan so I'm not the best person to talk about this.

haha I am curious now.
Sami vs Fernando if you had to pick one for tests and ODI's?

 

[hang on]

The idea of using sledgehammers is to build up useable muscles and to train muscular and aerobic endurance and strength at the same time. They enhance your grip strength, instead of normal free weights, that just tend to exercise the bigger muscles.They work the hands, wrists and forearms in a unique strength building way.

powerlifting - arguably a form of free weight training - works out the big muscles as well as a lot of the smaller muscles that are essential for balance and core strength. the perfect gym work out for bowlers. and extremely efficient.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Bopara in ahead of Bell. Lolworthy decision.

Dernbach to debut and England invited to bat.

 

[TopCat]

I simply cannot understand the logic of dropping a player who is in a rich vein of form and choosing someone who can't hit the ball off the square at the moment. Bell is a much better batsman than Bopara is and probably will ever be.

Stupid, nonsensical decision.

 

[The_roc]

According to Cricinfo, the England team today is JM Anderson, AN Cook, KP Pietersen, EJG Morgan*, ST Finn, MJ Prior, IR Bell†, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, CT Tremlett

 

[The_roc]

I simply cannot understand the logic of dropping a player who is in a rich vein of form and choosing someone who can't hit the ball off the square at the moment. Bell is a much better batsman than Bopara is and probably will ever be.

Stupid, nonsensical decision.

It's not like Bopi is playing well in domestic T20. Strange decision to have him in the squad, let alone the team.

 

[BoyBrumby]

According to Cricinfo, the England team today is JM Anderson, AN Cook, KP Pietersen, EJG Morgan*, ST Finn, MJ Prior, IR Bell†, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, CT Tremlett

Also, please ignore the England team shown in our scorecard there for now, it's nonsense.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yeesh. Genuine edge for Lumb second ball. Just avoids the slips.

Ball definitely moving about.

 

[GIMH]

Bloody hell

 

[BoyBrumby]

Horrible innings from Lumb. 2 runs off 6 before skying one on the slog.

Played across the line five times out of six I think.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Shot of quality from KP. Clips one from outside of off through midwicket for four. First boundary.

 

[superkingdave]

lolworthy effort from Bedwetter and Lumb. Game pretty much over already you'd think

 

[BoyBrumby]

FFS. Kieswetter spoons one of the top of his bat down to mid off. 12/2.

Recalls working well then.

 

[TopCat]

Oh dear, Kieswetter gives his wicket away now.

 

[BoyBrumby]

That's better. The new VC shows us the way. Dorothy followed by a four both down the ground.

 

[TopCat]

Morgan shows the openers how to do it., two great shots.

 

[superkingdave]

Sheesh that lb looked close

 

[Spark]

Looked out, tbh.

EDIT: Wow, postage stamp ground or what

 

[BoyBrumby]

Sheesh that lb looked close

Yeah. My first thought was that it'd pitched slightly outside leg.

Why no UDRS? Seems odd with Sky clearly having Hawkeye available.

FFS Pietersen. Selfish running. Nearly saws off Morgan.

 

[weeman27bob]

Really should get Trescothick back to play all home limited overs game.