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

[Jacknife]

Another 50 for the run machine.

 

[BoyBrumby]

50 for Trotters.

Don't wanna jinx him, but I suspect he'll be kicking himself very hard if he doesn't ton up here.

 

[Prince EWS]

50 for Trotters.

Don't wanna jinx him, but I suspect he'll be kicking himself very hard if he doesn't ton up here.

Reckon even Jimmy is kicking himself for not tonning up at the moment, just quietly.

 

[TopCat]

Does SL want to win this game? Bowling as they are currently will not do it for them, They need to make the batsman play every ball.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Better over from Lakmal. Getting a little shape back into the right hander.

 

[akilana]

Does SL want to win this game? Bowling as they are currently will not do it for them, They need to make the batsman play every ball.

does the other team want to win?

 

[TumTum]

This is why I wanted both these two to fail. This is so boring that I started watching IPL instead.

 

[Furball]

does the other team want to win?

I can only assume so, I doubt Trott and Cook would have bothered scoring runs otherwise.

 

[Spark]

Needs to try something different Dilshan. All too samey with a defensive ish field.

 

[TopCat]

Welsh weather strikes again.

 

[Cevno]

Both teams playing for a draw here?

At this rate will need a massive collapse to get a result in this match.

 

[Borges]

does the other team want to win?

The other team clearly does not want to risk losing. Eliminating every chance of losing is taking precedence over increasing the likelihood of winning.

 

[BoyBrumby]

TBF England are still over 200 in arrears and short of their premier bowler, so the first job is always going to be to avoid defeat.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Do you lot know anything about cricket?

The only way we can win is by getting a lead, going gungho today is pointless. Trott and Cook are setting the team up, bat for nearly 80 overs tomorrow and up the rate later on and have a 200 lead putting SL under pressure on day 5.

Don't forget England are now down to 3 bowlers too so a win is unlikely anyway.

 

[TopCat]

Do you lot know anything about cricket?

The only way we can win is by getting a lead, going gungho today is pointless. Trott and Cook are setting the team up, bat for nearly 80 overs tomorrow and up the rate later on and have a 200 lead putting SL under pressure on day 5.

Don't forget England are now down to 3 bowlers too so a win is unlikely anyway.

The weather tomorrow may prevent much play too.

 

[Prince EWS]

Needs to try something different Dilshan. All too samey with a defensive ish field.

Time for their third best bowler to come into the attack.

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha, and he does!

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ton for the new ODI skipper. Had an air of inevitability about it for some time.

Cook's overall average now higher than Pietersen's, ftr. CBA to work out how many he'll need for it to remain higher should be be dismissed.

 

[SamSawnoff]

Ton for the new ODI skipper. Had an air of inevitability about it for some time.

Cook's overall average now higher than Pietersen's, ftr. CBA to work out how many he'll need for it to remain higher should be be dismissed.

Very calm, composed innings.

 

[akilana]

I can only assume so, I doubt Trott and Cook would have bothered scoring runs otherwise.

They do that when playing for draws as well.