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

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RRR past 6 now.

I like the application of the leg slip for Jaya. Imaginative captaincy by Chef.
 
FTB Jaya on a benign pitch made Plunkett look like Ambrose

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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.
 
Oh look, it's once again Anderson keeping England in the game. What a rare surprise!
 
HA! Thirimanne makes it 6 from 8 test innings against Anderson. What a waste of a slot...
 
Thirimanne is a walking wicket.

Lanka in trouble. They can lose the match from here. Will be a massive choke.
 
It is all down to Matthews now, if they lose Matthews before the second new ball it is curtains.
 
thank god sanga didn't score a 100 or else people would start to make him a ATG again lol
 
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.
 
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
 
Its a known fact that Sri Lankan batsmen are FTBs and yet England chose to serve them a flat track. Unbelievable
 
This will be a draw. Even if this pitch had 10% more life, England would have won this match easily I believe.
 
Jimmy is looking revved up here. Wants another fivefer on the wall.
 
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.
 
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 ?
 
Would be nice if Angelo and PJ launched a counter attack and went beast mode on these bowlers to win the Test
 
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.
 
Oooh, Jordan strikes!

Four wickets to get, new ball available!
 
6 overs left... 3 wickets, England still got a decent chance I believe
 
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