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England v Sri Lanka 1st ODI ends in a tie

What a game. Plunkett you beauty. [MENTION=141557]Chief Destroyer[/MENTION] look at the top order score. Hence the importance of batting depth :asif What a match
 
Neither team at their best - England below par (silly shots) however inspirational innings by Plunkett and a never say die attitude by England.

Good to see SL put in a good fight.
 
Superb finish. SL's death bowling was good but there was some sloppy fielding. Shouldn't have allowed them the third run off the penultimate ball.
 
See how important batting depth is in ODIs. Incredible if England pull this off.

Compare their tail to our pathetic lower order who've choked on so many occasions in the past- our No 11s can hardly hold the bat let alone hit a six.
 
Yeah, just like T-1000, Buttler was not able to finish the job.

Lol they tied the game because of his great knock. You expect too much from people. Sarfraz wouldve made a 50 from 65 balls and his fans wouldve called him a lone warrior.
 
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Came to bat at #6 and could not finish the job. Threw his wicket in T20 world cup final as well.

And England did not tie the game because of his knock, Plunkett did that. England was still over 60 runs short when Buttler departed.
 
Compare their tail to our pathetic lower order who've choked on so many occasions in the past- our No 11s can hardly hold the bat let alone hit a six.

I know. They have a completely different approach to LOIs.

I reckon we wouldn't have even run the 3 on the second last ball 9 out of 10 times, which is what kept the game alive in the first place.
 
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