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

[Jono]

Zaheer WAFG

 

[Howe_zat]

Have a sneaky feeling Sehwag averaged less with the ball than Ishant and Sree in that same time

10 wickets at 49.4.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Sri Lanka win the toss and are... bowling.

 

[wpdavid]

Sri Lanka win the toss and are... bowling.

Astonishing - the weather looks glorious from here.

 

[Howe_zat]

Weirdness from the Sri Lankans. Sticking with 5 bowlers even though they've only got one or two decent seamers. Lakmal in ahead of Perera even though he was entirely unthreatening and can't bat. Bowling first. just weird.

 

[Cevno]

Probably not confident batting after the last time.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Lets have a bowl does smack of being scared of the slight amount of green in the pitch and the bowlers.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Can't be confident that they can bat, weather is lovely. Hand the initiative to England why don't you.

Odds on a Trott ton today?

 

[Howe_zat]

Finn in. Attack of the 20ft attack.

 

[Jono]

Soft decision to bowl.

 

[vcs]

Maharoof-Herath-Lakmal-Welegedara-Fernando.

Long tail. I guess Herath is preferred over Randiv so that he can get Pietersen. Doesn't look very threatening TBH.

 

[Isura]

Bowling first at Lord's, yikes

 

[Cevno]

They should have taken Kulasakera on tour atleast.
Could have been useful in England.

Strange they dropped Perrera though and i would have preferred Randiv too.

 

[Isura]

They should have taken Kulasakera on tour atleast.
Could have been useful in England.

Strange they dropped Perrera though and i would have preferred Randiv too.

No point in playing a second spinner when Dilshan will bowl himself excessively

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Pitch must have something in it. Sky are saying England would have bowled first too.

 

[TopCat]

Sri Lanka open up with one bowler with an average of 58 and another with an average of 50.

I bet Strauss and Cook are quaking in their boots.

 

[Isura]

Pitch must have something in it. Sky are saying England would have bowled first too.

England choosing to bowl makes a lot more sense, with 3 quicks vs a mentally shaken batting lineup. SL have probably the second worst test attack at the moment, and Lord's recently is a flat deck.

 

[hang on]

Pitch must have something in it. Sky are saying England would have bowled first too.

nah. just lulling england into a true sense of security.

 

[Isura]

Sri Lanka open up with one bowler with an average of 58 and another with an average of 50.

I bet Strauss and Cook are quaking in their boots.

Maybe they'll play down to the competition

 

[four_or_six]

Sri Lanka chose to bat first, at Lords, in glorious sunshine? wtf?!