England vs Sri Lanka | T20I | Bristol | 25/6/11

[DeadlyVenom]

Probable teams from CricInfo

England
1 Craig Kieswetter (wk), 2 Michael Lumb, 3 Kevin Pietersen, 4 Eoin Morgan, 5 Ian Bell, 6 Luke Wright, 7 Samit Patel, 8 Graeme Swann, 9 Stuart Broad (capt), 10 Chris Woakes, 11 Jade Dernbach.

Sri Lanka
1 Sanath Jayasuriya, 2 Mahela Jayawardene, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Thilina Kandamby (capt), 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Jeevan Mendis, 8 Nuwan Kulasekera, 9 Suranga Lakmal, 10 Suraj Randiv, 11 Lasith Malinga,

Stuart Broad makes his captaincy debut with Eoin Morgan as vice captain.
Jade Dernbach looking to make his international debut and Samit Patel makes a return to the side in place of Yardy.

For Sri Lanka Jayasuria returns as does Lasith Malinga. Thilan Kandamby makes his captaincy debut.

Two young captains and different sides to the ones that lined up in the tests.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Barbie making his captaincy debut.

Let's see if the old man Jayasuriya can hit a few of his trademark sixes.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

The debutant Dernbach actually has only an average T20 record at domestic level. Lets see what the selectors see in him.

England have a team of Saffers. Kieswetter, Lumb, KP and now Jade Dernbach and also an Irish vice captain.

Sri Lanka have a team of old men and ex captains.

Should be a good game.

 

[R0H1T]

Isn't this a farewell match for Sanath ? Read somewhere on a UK(guardian/telegraph) site that he wouldn't play throughout the ODI series.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Good to see Mathews and Malinga back.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Its his last T20I but he will play an ODI aswell.

 

[Statsman]

Barbie's first match as captain...hmmm. With the return of Slinga, I'll say 60-40 in SL's favor .

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Sri Lanka have the pinch hitting pensioner back - Bumble

)

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Kanbamby wins the toss decides to bowl.

 

[Sledger]

The pinch-hitting pensioner?!! )

Bumble you legend.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Bell omitted Bopara in. I guess because Bopara can bowl a bit.

 

[Statsman]

Bell omitted Bopara in. I guess because Bopara can bowl a bit.

hits the ball harder too

 

[Sledger]

Bopara is crap, should have played Bell.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Bopara has been stressed out since Morgan took the test spot. A return to the England side might get him going again but Bell is a far superior batsmen in any form of the game.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Kulsakera takes the new ball. A wild swing and miss from the batter

 

[KingKhanWC]

3 off it.

150 par here?

 

[DeadlyVenom]

3 off first over

Lakmal to bowl

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Some shocking swings from Lumb.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Out. Lumb looked pathetic out there.

 

[KingKhanWC]

First Englishman(coughs) goes, good catch slinger.

 

[Rizie]

Sri lanka will win odds are 2.00

 

[KingKhanWC]

KP in. 36.04 is a v.good T20 averge.

 

[Sledger]

Lol @ 'He's older than me'

 

[Sledger]

Broad looking worried.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

6-1 off two overs. Poor start

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Nice shot for four from KP

 

[Fireworks11]

Looking forward to see Broad deal with pressure!

 

[Rizie]

Bopara indian bumble

 

[Sledger]

Kieswetter gone. Both openers fail.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Kieswetter gone.Another pathetic shot.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Best players at the crease.Maybe give malinga 1 over?

 

[Sledger]

Good toss to win for SL, ball zipping around.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Broad not happy. )

 

[KingKhanWC]

sweet as nut from the Irishman, six.

 

[Sledger]

Just timed for six, great chip shot.

 

[Rizie]

Morgan is class

 

[DeadlyVenom]

HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGEEEEEEEEEEEEE SIX from the Irish man

 

[Sledger]

Four more.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

followed up by a four down the ground aswell.

 

[Equinox]

Lol @ the awkwardness when Lloyd points out that none of the top 4 are English.

 

[Sledger]

Very close! Maybe too much swing.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Hit the stumps but over 2.5m

 

[majiz]

looked out

 

[KingKhanWC]

Jaya half a metre over the stumps.

 

[Rizie]

Never seen s patel before

 

[Sledger]

Full toss, punished for four.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Never seen s patel before

You won't miss him.

comedy running from KP. Poor throw again.

 

[Sledger]

Really bad throw from Sanga lol.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Patels still fat after dieting.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Taking my ferret out...... so to speak

bumble )

 

[KingKhanWC]

Slinger on, should be a good contest.

 

[Sledger]

Malinga time!!

 

[Sledger]

Bumble has been in great form today.

 

[Fireworks11]

30/2. Malinga comes on!

 

[DeadlyVenom]

88.6 MPH loosner. English speed guys are usually on the high side. He will 94+ today

 

[Fireworks11]

Dot to start off with.

 

[Sledger]

Yorker, just too full, two taken.

 

[Fireworks11]

Looking forward to see Sanath bowl, if he does that is.

 

[Sledger]

Another Yorker, single.

 

[Sledger]

Already in death bowling mode. Play and miss.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Every ball on the money

 

[Sledger]

3(5) so far.

 

[KingKhanWC]

3 off it. Superb from Malinga.

 

[Sledger]

Misses the Yorker length, gets away with it. Just three off!

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Top over. Didnt seem to be going in full throttle though.

 

[Sledger]

Not a good PP for England.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

154 average score in domestic T20 at this ground.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

KP hits down the ground for four.

 

[Sledger]

Driven for four.

 

[KingKhanWC]

danced down and smacked it past mid off. 4

 

[Fireworks11]

Good opening over by the slinger.

 

[Sledger]

Great shot, flicked for four more.

 

[Fireworks11]

SL need spin on.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

shot from KP

 

[Sledger]

44/2.

 

[Rizie]

Left armspin vs pieterson

Jaya would do thw trick

 

[Sledger]

Randiv on.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Spinner on.

 

[Sledger]

Just darting it in atm.

 

[Sledger]

Very defensive bowling.