England v Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka comprehensively beat England in Group A

[Kiri]

Ian Bell has SL on the sword. Get Dilshan on! He might be able to do something against Ali.

 

[Saffer_XIII]

Moeen Ali looks hideous when he tries to heave the ball over long on.

 

[Thivagar]

DARN it the match started already

 

[Kiri]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Somebody's parked their bloody cruise ship just outside the ground <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC15?src=hash">#CWC15</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvSL?src=hash">#ENGvSL</a> <a href="http://t.co/nxcjGRFM2h">pic.twitter.com/nxcjGRFM2h</a></p>— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) <a href="https://twitter.com/willis_macp/status/571801407625379840">February 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[NZcricketfan]

Yeah it is small, but it is the same ground where England were bundled out for 123 and Macca went nuts

Small and big. One boundary is 57 m another is 84 m

 

[razabbas]

Wow bell is going really good never expected this from him

 

[Saeed]

Yeah it is small, but it is the same ground where England were bundled out for 123 and Macca went nuts

In that case Sanga will take english bowlers to cleaners. England must score 350 to even have a chance.

 

[Thivagar]

SL playing this match without practicing since Bangla match

 

[Ottoman]

So moeen gone, poor shot

 

[Scorpion]

gave it away Moen bhai

 

[Kiri]

Mathews gets a wicket and has pulled the run rate back. Very underrated bowler.

 

[Saeed]

I hope England doesn't start collapsing like New Zealand.

 

[Kiri]

C'mon guys, no strong language!

 

[Lankan]

Ballance looks fidgety. .

 

[Thivagar]

) dimuth

 

[Thivagar]

C'mon guys, no strong language!

ROGER

 

[Kiri]

Bell looks good for another century.

 

[Thivagar]

OMGGGG WTH is with Chandimal and his superman diving attempts ? This is the 4th time he has done that dive and has failed every single time

http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-.../id/3300/chandimals-spectacular-diving-effort

 

[Lankan]

Dilly........got him

 

[Jabo]

Ali becoming a bit of a slogger these days

Ballance needs to go out, hales or bopara in

 

[Saeed]

England just lost its balance and might fell down the hill.

 

[Kiri]

100th wicket for Dilshan!

 

[Thivagar]

England ignoring Hales as usual

 

[TNA]

England out of balance. Playing someone that doesn't belong in the shorter format yet.

 

[Kiri]

God. Fielding has been mediocre today.

 

[Thivagar]

Dropped

 

[Anfield]

Drop Ballance and bring in hale.

 

[Anfield]

Hales*

 

[mithun_minhas]

Why are Egland playing like trash in WC? They looked like a much better side in that tri series not long ago.

Why is Ballance in the side?

 

[Thivagar]

3 dropped chances wowwwww

 

[Thivagar]

Good shot by Root. Need to get one of Root or Bell out within the next 5 hours

 

[TNA]

Why are Egland playing like trash in WC? They looked like a much better side in that tri series not long ago.

Why is Ballance in the side?

Stability in the middle order might be the reason. But Joe Root and Taylor are already there to do that kind of job. It's fair to say England's team management is as clueless as ours.

 

[Kiri]

SL need to hurry and bring Herath in. The slower bowlers are doing the trick. Also ask TP to take pace off the ball.

 

[Kiri]

Bell looks a million dollars.

 

[Lankan]

Mathews trying to get in some cheap overs rather than attacking with Herath. An aggresaive captain like Baz would have gone for the kill with his best bowlers.

 

[Kiri]

Yh, cheap overs then Herath and Malinga could have a crack at them for 2 overs each.

 

[Thivagar]

Whats with these pitches, even Mathews is hitting 140(139.9)

 

[Kiri]

Lakmal is on to bowl. Can he comeback?

 

[Kiri]

Last 10 overs have gone at a run rate of 3.8. England need to keep going.

 

[mithun_minhas]

England just do not care about LOI cricket.

It is obvious.

 

[Kiri]

Bell playing away from his body with no footwork. Unlike Belly

 

[Robert]

good on you eoin not singing

He takes the ECB's money, and he takes the England captain's armband, but he won't sing the anthem? What a hypocrite. Shame on him.

 

[Kiri]

Thisara Perera is on. Expect that run rate to jump.

 

[Robert]

England just do not care about LOI cricket.

It is obvious.

Not at all.

The average score on this ground in the last 24 matches is 219. England should get 280.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Not at all.

The average score on this ground in the last 24 matches is 219. England should get 280.

This looks like a 300 pitch easily.

England got a good start. But the way they are playing, they have a score of 250 in their mind and they seem to chase it. Pathetic way of playing cricket.

Lanka batting is class. You need 300 to beat them.

 

[London_Lahori]

England and Pakistan are the two most boring sides in world cricket.

 

[Kiri]

Sri Lanka need wickets here. Run rate isn't going to stop England from scoring 300.

 

[mithun_minhas]

He takes the ECB's money, and he takes the England captain's armband, but he won't sing the anthem? What a hypocrite. Shame on him.

Is Morgan he a citizen of England?

 

[NZcricketfan]

If sri lanka lose this they have pretty much booked themselves an India quarterfinal...

 

[Lankan]

If sri lanka lose this they have pretty much booked themselves an India quarterfinal...

In that case, go pommies..!!

 

[shaz619]

He takes the ECB's money, and he takes the England captain's armband, but he won't sing the anthem? What a hypocrite. Shame on him.

Michael Clarke don't sing the Aussie anthem either, why does Eoin have to do it out loud to prove his loyalty. Anyhow he won England the T20 world cup, why didn't peeps question his loyalty or singing skills then. Eoin doesn't need to sing the anthem if he doesn't want to

 

[Kiri]

SL need wickets and badly. England can easily get 300 if they keep going with wickets in hand.

 

[desi_launda]

how did Dilshan bowl so many overs

 

[mithun_minhas]

how did Dilshan bowl so many overs

You can get away with part timers in a lot of matches. Most teams seem to be struggling against slow bowlers.

India has Raina who is not being utilized at all. He is better than Dilshan to me. India can include another bat from QF by letting Raina and Rohit bowl 10 overs. They might go for 70 runs. But I can guarantee that Mohit will also go for 55-60 runs. Its only 15 runs difference.

 

[mithun_minhas]

England made a nice recovery. They should look to score in excess of 300 from here.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Just as I said that Morgan hits straight to Dilshan.

 

[yeh cheez]

4 down for England

 

[shaz619]

Damn, huge blow SL on top

 

[Lankan]

Enough with the golf anecdotes, warne...

 

[yeh cheez]

to Root

 

[shaz619]

there is a chance England wont reach 200 here

 

[anuk]

shane warne is an awful commentator

 

[anuk]

warne is so self obsessed

 

[Rayyman]

Why was Shane Warne talking about golf while commentating a cricket match

 

[Kiri]

Root is playing well. Can Mali get him out now?

 

[Rayyman]

He can


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[yeh cheez]

188-4
38 overs

 

[Rayyman]

James Taylor reminds me of Fawad Alam


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[desi_launda]

4.74: England's run rate between 10.1 and 35 overs in ODIs since Jan 2012. Among the top eight teams, only WI and Pak have a poorer rate

 

[yasir]

Morgan is better suited for last 15-20 overs not for middle overs like 20-35. Taylor is better suited for middle overs, he can rotate strike.

England need to switch around these two.


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[NZcricketfan]

Worst review I have ever seen

 

[Lankan]

That was embarrassing...

 

[WNC]

the worst review ever

 

[Rayyman]

Just reviewed for the hell of it


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[shaz619]

) WHAT the

 

[Rayyman]

Sri Lanka don't have the fastest pacers..


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[shaz619]

Taylor needs to bat at no.3!!

 

[Rayyman]

Next match I think England should bring in Bioara for Ballance and bat him at 6 with Taylor at 3


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[Rayyman]

Bopara*


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[yeh cheez]

200 up for England