England v Sri Lanka | 1st Test | June 12-16, 2014 | Lord's

[HamzaSaeen]

SL can go for it, but they're too negative a side...

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

silva

 

[Justcrazy]

Sangakara gearing up for another Ton here

 

[Justcrazy]

silva gone

 

[Justcrazy]

Plunket back on here

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms have 46 overs to get 8 wickets , highly unlikely here

 

[Justcrazy]

Lanka not going for the target , happy with draw.

 

[Justcrazy]

Kaushal Silva is the first Sri Lanka opener to post a fifty in both innings at Lords

 

[Justcrazy]

Fifty for Sangakara

 

[Robert]

RRR past 6 now.

I like the application of the leg slip for Jaya. Imaginative captaincy by Chef.

 

[Ruri]

If only we utilized Anderson as much as we should.

 

[Adil_94]

FTB Jaya on a benign pitch made Plunkett look like Ambrose

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[Adil_94]

While Sanga played him with ease

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[Ruri]

It's a draw but I am looking forward to the epic battle between Anderson and Thirimanne. 5 wickets to Anderson in 7 innings (this is the 8th inning)

4 in 6 ODI games against England (though he didn't bat in one of them)

Pretty sure his boggart would be Anderson.

 

[Ruri]

Oh look, it's once again Anderson keeping England in the game. What a rare surprise!

 

[Ruri]

HA! Thirimanne makes it 6 from 8 test innings against Anderson. What a waste of a slot...

 

[mithun_minhas]

Thirimanne is a walking wicket.

Lanka in trouble. They can lose the match from here. Will be a massive choke.

 

[khalil1986]

It is all down to Matthews now, if they lose Matthews before the second new ball it is curtains.

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms back with two wickets.

 

[Justcrazy]

This can be a cracker of a game.

 

[desi_launda]

anderson is thirimanne bully
SL should drop him for 2nd test

 

[leatherface58]

FTBs getting shown their place! Once the pitch shows some life, they lose it.

 

[Justcrazy]

Another wicket here would make things spiced up.

 

[desi_launda]

Reverse for Jimmy

 

[mithun_minhas]

FTBs getting shown their place! Once the pitch shows some life, they lose it.

Pitch looks flat. Batsmen are playing badly.

 

[Batman_DB]

thank god sanga didn't score a 100 or else people would start to make him a ATG again lol

 

[Batman_DB]

what a close call!!! damn it billy

 

[Justcrazy]

Loud appeal !!!!

 

[Justcrazy]

This is why test matches are best format.

 

[Bickers]

Unfortunately I think Anderson might have to do it on his own unless Jordan chips in, Broad looks out of sorts and we don't have a dangerous spinner.

 

[khalil1986]

thank god sanga didn't score a 100 or else people would start to make him a ATG again lol

He is an ATG with or without the ton

 

[Justcrazy]

That was real close millimeters

 

[khalil1986]

Unfortunately I think Anderson might have to do it on his own unless Jordan chips in, Broad looks out of sorts and we don't have a dangerous spinner.

It will come down to second ball I think and if they don't win blame is entirely on Cook for not declaring earlier as it would have gave them more overs with second new ball

 

[Justcrazy]

Broad bowling a good spell

 

[Justcrazy]

These two need survive.

 

[Electron]

Its a known fact that Sri Lankan batsmen are FTBs and yet England chose to serve them a flat track. Unbelievable

 

[Electron]

This will be a draw. Even if this pitch had 10% more life, England would have won this match easily I believe.

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms searching for wickets.

 

[Robert]

Jimmy is looking revved up here. Wants another fivefer on the wall.

 

[Robert]

Its a known fact that Sri Lankan batsmen are FTBs and yet England chose to serve them a flat track. Unbelievable

Once more with feeling.....

England do not choose the wickets. The groundsmen do.

Else they would have not given Murali that bunsen in 1998 when he got sixteen wickets.

 

[Justcrazy]

25 overs more, 5 wickets in hand.

 

[Justcrazy]

This can be close game.

 

[Justcrazy]

21 overs more!!!

 

[Justcrazy]

These two have negotiated 11 overs so far.

 

[Justcrazy]

Overs ticking by here

 

[Electron]

Once more with feeling.....

England do not choose the wickets. The groundsmen do.

Else they would have not given Murali that bunsen in 1998 when he got sixteen wickets.

You think thats the right way to go about it ?

 

[Justcrazy]

Wickets will spice things here

 

[Kiri]

Would be nice if Angelo and PJ launched a counter attack and went beast mode on these bowlers to win the Test

 

[Robert]

You think thats the right way to go about it ?

No. Back in the fifties Sir Len Hutton said "We should make bad wickets because we are the best bad wicket players in the world." But nobody listened to him.

We should produce green mambas like Headingley used to be.

 

[khalil1986]

Would be nice if Angelo and PJ launched a counter attack and went beast mode on these bowlers to win the Test

Yep only need about 14 RPO

 

[KPfan]

A target of 300-320 was always enough. Wish we had more overs to bowl.

 

[Justcrazy]

11 overs left here

 

[Justcrazy]

Both batsmen have batted 10 overs each

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms need a hattrick

 

[Robert]

Oooh, Jordan strikes!

Four wickets to get, new ball available!

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

How many overs left?

 

[Robert]

Nine and a bit.

 

[Justcrazy]

How many overs left?

Nine overs

 

[desi_launda]

Kula on strike to Anderson

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Nine overs

Ok thanks bud.

 

[Justcrazy]

A wicket here can expose the real tail

 

[Justcrazy]

Ok thanks bud.

Welcome.

 

[Justcrazy]

Anderson back .... he is the key

 

[saiyan0312]

Man that was close. Massive inswinger.

 

[Justcrazy]

Matthews needs to keep the strike here mostly.

 

[Robert]

Last throw of the dice for poms

 

[Robert]

Kula Shaker is out!!!!! S-Bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Robert]

Mr Herath to be shelled now with men up.

 

[saiyan0312]

broad gets kulasekra. Mathew should have kept strike.

 

[CricketCartoons]

England is not winning this. They do not have enough mongrel in them to force a decision.

 

[Jabo]

6 overs left... 3 wickets, England still got a decent chance I believe

 

[Justcrazy]

Kula gone

 

[Justcrazy]

Need yorkers now

 

[Justcrazy]

3 magic balls required

 

[khalil1986]

getting very tense now

 

[Justcrazy]

Mattews needs to keep strike here

 

[Justcrazy]

24 balls left

 

[Justcrazy]

Balls ticking by for poms

 

[Robert]

Jimmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sandeep]

Amazing cricket!