England vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Old Trafford

[Easa]

Lankans won the toss and are batting first.

Harmison has gotten Jaya out.

25-1 (5.4)

 

[Easa]

Sri Lanka are unchanged from the last game.

England have made alot of changes.

ME Trescothick, AN Cook, IR Bell, AJ Strauss, VS Solanki, JWM Dalrymple, GO Jones, TT Bresnan, LE Plunkett, Kabir Ali, SJ Harmison

Mahmood left out, Kabir Ali comes in. Bresnan comes in as well replacing Alex Loudon. Cook also comes in for Pietersen who for some reason is not playing.

 

[Easa]

Sri Lanka continuing where they left of. )

57-1 (9.3)

Jayawardene ~ *18(8)

 

[Easa]

70-1

Jayawardene - Growing into a superb player.

29(16)

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

This is the slow and painful death of English ODI cricket......when this happens, with Pakistan waiting in the wings....how low can England go or will Pakistan make it possible for England to resurrect this diabolical team into Australia-beaters AGAIN????????

 

[Rana]

jayawardene dropped 2wice and now he passes 50 of 32 balls!

 

[Rana]

129-1

 

[Rana]

sri lanka are in complete control!

 

[Rana]

131-1 now

 

[Rana]

bresnen in the attack!

 

[Rana]

AND this was the 20th over, very very healthy run rate! of 6+

 

[Rana]

darlymple into the attack now

 

[Rana]

only 57 deliverys have been dot balls,

 

[Rana]

darlymple coming round the wicket for a change!

3 runs from his over and now has 14-0 after 3 overs

 

[Rana]

bresnen continues

 

[Rana]

hard square driven and good fielding by bell!

 

[Rana]

jaya on 56*

 

[Rana]

this is pure control by lanka!

shud be a 300+ score

 

[Rana]

good stop at 3rd man boundary by Harmy

 

[Rana]

ground fielding has been good but dropped some catches england have!

 

[Rana]

attempted reverse sweep by jaya wich he misses and now he smashes for a 4444444

 

[Rana]

nice sweep and good running

2 runs!

 

[Rana]

chipped in the air by jaya!

1 run!

 

[Rana]

solanki into the attack now, strauss's seamers have failed!

 

[Rana]

single straight away!

 

[Rana]

4444444444

wides !

 

[Rana]

153-1 now!

 

[Rana]

nice drive by tharanga

 

[Rana]

good single taken

 

[pak4life]

the sri lankans are playing for fun here.

 

[Rana]

8 runs of solanki's first over!

 

[Rana]

i think tresco shud be given a go here, he bowls good medium pace u kno!

 

[Rana]

easy single taken off cook!

 

[Rana]

2 runs there!

 

[Rana]

sri lanka scoring at a hectic rate!

 

[Rana]

out!!!!

 

[Rana]

Tharanga gone!

good catch by solanki!

 

[ShowStopper]

Either Pak has some surprise instore for them or England will be battered by Pak.

 

[ShowStopper]

Thranga Gone Dalrymple

 

[Rana]

161-2!

pure murkage by lanka!

 

[ShowStopper]

Jawardane strike rate 140 wow. blast them Sl Blast them. 160/2 after 25 overs.

 

[Rana]

next powerplay taken,

jaya who has setteled quite well shud take full advantage of this!

 

[Rana]

kabir ali bak into the attack!

 

[Rana]

there are some showers due today!

 

[Rana]

drives!

2 runs to Jaya!

 

[Rana]

163-2

 

[Rana]

full toss by kabir to end the over

165-2

 

[Rana]

harmisson bak on!

 

[Rana]

short ball, swung away for a single!

 

[Rana]

having a chat now and i think a slip is coming in

 

[Rana]

short ball!

 

[Rana]

nice drive!

 

[Rana]

btw, sangakara is batting with jaya!

 

[Rana]

Jaya on 61*

lanka have kind of slowed down, but there taking good singles!

 

[Rana]

2 runs of that over!

 

[James]

Complete and utter toss. Hopefully our test form gets back to its best so England fans have something to shout about this year. After all, the next few ODI series, champions trophy and even the world cup are pretty much write-offs at this rate

 

[Rana]

whipped around the corner nicely by sanga!

 

[Rana]

leg bye there!

1 run!

 

[Rana]

jaya is on 71*

 

[James]

is there any need for such regular updates?

 

[Rana]

E N G L A N D - - - - - - ¬

thats wats happenin to them!

 

[Rana]

is there any need for such regular updates?

well no1 is doing them and this thread waS Initially made for regular updates!

 

[Rana]

OUT!!!!!

sanga gone!!! goes for 7

 

[Rana]

much needed wicket!

 

[James]

A good ball, from an England bowler in a one dayer?!

How can such a contradiction exist?

 

[Rana]

Dilashan comes in next

 

[Rana]

boundarys have dried up for some reason!

 

[Rana]

Harmy reaches 90mph!!!

 

[Pathan007]

as long as jaya is there 300 or mayb plus on the card

 

[Rana]

england looking to put dilashan under pressure!

 

[Rana]

only 1 run of that over!

29 overs gone! 173-3

still a good chance of 300

 

[Rana]

in the air, just wide of harmy!

 

[Rana]

this is the last over of power play!

 

[Rana]

nearly run out!

 

[Rana]

looked to pull that one, given wide!

 

[Rana]

20 extras so far in this innings!

 

[Rana]

another wide!

 

[Rana]

16 wides in this innings!!!

England are doing it Sami style!!

 

[Rana]

2 runs of that!

 

[James]

Jayawardene is ace

What a tour he's had