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England v Sri Lanka | 1st Test | Galle | Mar 26-30, 2012

Whippy said:
This is a commentary thread, please stop gabbing at each other and talking about moderation. Any such queries belong in the Match Referee's Room forum. Here, discuss the match. Cheers
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While Ive got you here, I got a link to a moderators forum but it doesnt seems to be working
 
199 to win. Now if this partnership gets it down to 100................ :42:
 
The commentators keep on saying "Well he's the best player of spin in the team" every time a new English batsman walks in. Have they been watching some other games for the past few months or so?
 
If only Broad hadn't bowled that no-ball :(

I would consider backing 150 to win, but 195 to win might be too many :murali
 
Why is jayawardene going with this Misbah-esque approach?

He doesnt have the luxury of an Ajmal or even a Rehman
 
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Welly moves the ball away a bit and hangs it out there to tempt them, he is better than Lakmal
 
England are fav here..
Trott looking good ( in cricinfo ) and Bell is a greta player of decent spin.

jinx jinx..

Another 188 runs needed
 
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Add two wickets to the score and you have a near-impossibility...I'll be keeping quiet until the afternoon

Beer coming your way if this somehow happens
 
Just goes to show how valuable and magical a bowler Ajmal is along with excellent support from Rehman and Hafeez with Afridi in the ODI version
 
Trott or bust. At least it hasn't been a complete capitulation...

...yet
 
Yes our lower order is decent but this still needs to be a hundred partnership
 
I'm adamant that Bell's wicket would have spun past the off stump. As I see it, no way the ball would've struck.
 
Rough on both counts it seems, marginally inside the line at best, and barely glancing off stump.
 
Yep like I said, Bell got it rough there. The BBC's awful pundits and the atypical Twitter morons are spouting all sorts about him, but most days a batsman won't get out to those.
 
Trott's played brilliantly, no blame attached for probable loss
 
We need to be within 100 at five down to have a chance.

176 to get with 6 wickets in hand
 
CONGRATS ENGLAND!

Halfway to the goal, with 4 of your top order actual batsmen out.

Glass half empty is the correct way to look at this lads.
 
66/2, an even session

163 to get with 6 wickets in hand
 
Whippy said:
66/2, an even session

163 to get with 6 wickets in hand
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Even session, way behind in the game though.

Seriously, we have Trott - Prior - Fatty - Broad and Swann. Anderson would make a decent partner for Trott or Prior to stay alive. But 163 is so far off.
 
Whippy said:
66/2, an even session

163 to get with 6 wickets in hand
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I'll jump in on the bet if you don't mind. If I'm ever in England, or if you're ever in the US, I'll buy you 2 pints if we win, and if you don't I'll take one.
 
Nay, two pints each is the fair deal. If we win I get two, if we lose you get two.

Meanwhile, with the other guy - if we win he gets one, if we lose I get one.

Either way, if I cash all of this in, I can't lose.

But England might.
 
Yer 163 to get is a lot.

260/5 would be a decent score at tea. That would be 80 to win with one batsman and the plucky lower order.

260 all out, however, is just as likely.
 
It's unfathomable how average these bowlers are. Nothing in the class of Swanny last innings, or Rehman and Ajmal throughout the Pakistan series. Completely unremarkable, yet completely capable of destroying the English side in a few balls.
 
@Statsman I cant seem to PM or email you, only can to admins apparently, anyway i you're reading this

Hi, Im an avid guevara/afridi fan, any chance you can mail me the real size image of your avatar at sayedshazee@gmail.com

Thanks
 
Ruri said:
It's unfathomable how average these bowlers are. Nothing in the class of Swanny last innings, or Rehman and Ajmal throughout the Pakistan series. Completely unremarkable, yet completely capable of destroying the English side in a few balls.
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Like I mentioned earlier its just a mental block thing, they've made a big deal out of nothing, if they beat them just once then they'll overcome that block and steamroll them a 99 times out of hundred. Just as they did with Pakistan in the ODIs.
 
This would have been less nervewracking if KP hadn't played a stupid shot, or if Bell hadn't gotten that lbw.
 
adnan yasin said:
How did KP got out ?
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Randiv to Pietersen, out Caught by Mahela Jayawardene!! Huge early strike for Randiv. This was nicely tossed up around off and spun back in. KP chipped down the track as he looked to clip it with the spin towards the onside, he did not get to the pitch of the ball, closed the face of the bat a tad too early and offered a dolly to Mahela stationed at short mid-wicket. He is off to a celebratory run as he realises the value of the wicket of KP. Pietersen c Mahela Jayawardene b Randiv 30(68)

What's worse was that it was early in the innings. Had he stuck around for a few overs, he could have gotten in and made some headway.
 
Sad that I am looking forward to the new ball being taken since it would require pacers bowling and while Welegedara is an average pacer, Lakmal is fairly below average.
 
Stretch this partnership up until England need less than 100 runs, I am almost certain English tail can handle 100 runs...
 
Its not the slightest bit nerve racking even now, not anymore. any likely hood Srilanka had of getting a wicket is loooong gone. Eng are going to win without losing another wicket and today.


Time for some snorkelling and scuba diving then.
 
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AccidentallyOnPurpose said:
Its not the slightest bit nerve racking even now, not anymore. any likely hood Srilanka had of getting a wicket is loooong gone. Eng are going to win without losing another wicket and today Time or some snorkelling and scuba diving.
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You're far more confident than I am. Maybe because you'll be getting that pint. I'll be down two pints, but it'd be worth it!
 
Ruri said:
Sad that I am looking forward to the new ball being taken since it would require pacers bowling and while Welegedara is an average pacer, Lakmal is fairly below average.
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New ball is always a threat , a bit of swing and seam and the batsmen are in trouble.
 
Lakmal, clean yourself up lad! Looks rather like a homeless man given some test whites with a terribly scruffy hairstyle and facial hair that's pretending to be a beard.
 
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