Sri Lanka v England | 2nd Test | Colombo | Apr 3-7, 2012

[Fawad2010]

Toss in ~30 minutes.

ENG are facing a 2nd whitewash in a row and a demotion in rankings. A SL win will push the current #1 to #3.

 

[Fawad2010]

Just checked; Anything less than a win for ENG would dethrone them of the #1 rankings. A draw/tie will have them at #2, a SL win would have them at #3. While SL(Current #6) are moving towards Pakistan(#5).

 

[bluffmasterv2]

So Pak will be #6 again if SL wins?

 

[James]

England would certainly deserve to slump a place or two if they failed to win a test this season. South Africa and Australia would usually win at least 1 or 2 tests out of every 5 in Asia, so England need a win.

 

[Strike!]

So Pak will be #6 again if SL wins?

No.

 

[Strike!]

a SL win would have them at #3.

This is incorrect, They would remain number 2 if that were to happen.

 

[praveen]

May the best team win

 

[Justcrazy]

Good work Fawad ...... , I also thought that if there was no thread for this Test I will make one.

 

[Justcrazy]

Why is Mendis not in the team?

 

[Justcrazy]

any update so far ???? Toss and final XI

 

[MR__KHAN__JI]

Why is Mendis not in the team?

A problem with a bullet?

 

[Fawad2010]

This is incorrect, They would remain number 2 if that were to happen.

You're right. But if AUS beat WI 3-0 in Tests, they will go to #2 (based on Points)

If AUS beat WI 3-0, and SL win this Tests:

#1 SA
#2 AUS
#3 ENG
#4 IND
#5 PAK
#6 SL
#7 WI
#8 NZ

Here is a screenshot

 

[Fawad2010]

SL batting first AGAIN

 

[Fawad2010]

No Broad or Panesar.

Finn and Bresnan are back!

 

[Fawad2010]

Strauss Cook Trott Pietersen Bell Prior Patel Bresnan Swann Anderson Finn

 

[Justcrazy]

HDRL Thirimanne, TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene*, TT Samaraweera, AD Mathews, HAPW Jayawardene†, S Randiv, HMRKB Herath, RAS Lakmal, KTGD Prasad

vs



AJ Strauss*, AN Cook, IJL Trott, KP Pietersen, IR Bell, MJ Prior†, SR Patel, GP Swann, JM Anderson, ST Finn, TT Bresnan

 

[Fawad2010]

I think its pretty harsh to drop Panesar. Patel should have been left out.

 

[Justcrazy]

Monty was bowling pretty well , do not see why drop him

 

[Bhaijaan]

England yet to prove its test status in SC . :rondu


Good luck to them, they really are hopeless.

 

[Justcrazy]

Monty was pretty economical. he could hold one end up and others could attack from the other end.

 

[Fawad2010]

FYI, with Bresnan in the playing XI, England have never lost a Test match before.

 

[Justcrazy]

Big toss to win for SL again.

 

[Justcrazy]

England go in with 3 seamers.

 

[Justcrazy]

SL need to bat better, must aim for 400 at least.

 

[Justcrazy]

Under 20 mins for the match to start.

 

[Fawad2010]

Monty was pretty economical. he could hold one end up and others could attack from the other end.

I guess they thought they'd be boosting the batting by keeping Patel. As a matter of fact, Panesar scored more runs then Patel in the first test...

I think both Finn and Bresnan will do great here.

 

[Justcrazy]

15 mins !!

 

[Justcrazy]

SL should have played chandimal , he is a good prospect.

 

[Justcrazy]

SL need to show more spine in there batting, must look for 400 batting first, england will come hard with he new ball.

 

[Justcrazy]

The pitch is expected to take turn as the game progresses.

 

[Justcrazy]

SL would be delighted even if starts turning from Day 1 itself

 

[Fawad2010]

the p sara oval groundsman, ns silva, has said he thinks the match will go five days

ci

 

[Justcrazy]

5 mins to go now ...

 

[Ruri]

Good lineup this time, sensible. Bresnan's a good choice, and Finny over Monty makes sense. Loss of Broad will sting in the batting department though. Terrible to lose the toss and have to bowl though.

 

[Justcrazy]

That is the start , single of the first ball, SL are off.

 

[Ruri]

Some delicious balls by Jimmy first up.

 

[Justcrazy]

3 / 0

 

[Justcrazy]

9 /0

 

[Ruri]

I hate Umpire's call. That looked pretty out, on review it would have been Umpire's call, but looked to hit leg stump, not so much grazing it.

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

, as straight as you can get

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

great fielding

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

Wild swing by Dilshan, Sri Lanka 9/0 (3.0 ov)

 

[Justcrazy]

SL need to be patient here

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

Grat drive down the ground by Thirimanne to end the over , 13/0

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

ispatched by Dilshan ,

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

even better, another . Two consecutive boundarie, stand and deliver

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Ruri]

Anderson gets his man.

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

ut, Same old story, DIlshan gone after a few quick runs, 24/1

 

[Justcrazy]

Anderson strikes.......

 

[Ruri]

GOLDEN DUCK FOR SANGAKKARA! Jimmy's Bunny, second golden duck for Sangakkara to Jimmy this series.

Anderson is terrible in the SC!

 

[Mobashir]

Jimmy on fire, Sangakarra gone first ball!

 

[Justcrazy]

Poor shot by Dilshan , he throws it away again.

 

[Justcrazy]

SL loosing the plot again, they were lucky to win the first test .......

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

Gone , a fumble but Strauss holds on after a fumble, Anderson on a hatrick an Sanga dismissed as he was in the last innings

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

Jayawardene coming out in familiar circumstances

 

[Ruri]

Finn's run up is fairly awkward.

 

[Justcrazy]

England on top again.

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

The bowl keepig low and the English fielders finding it a bit difficult, expect a lot of dropped catches from Sri Lanka

 

[Justcrazy]

SL batting is pretty spineless at the moment, BD would give them hard time.

 

[Ruri]

SL batting is pretty spineless at the moment, BD would give them hard time.

England's bowling also has pretty good discipline, and generally better quicks.

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

Anderson on a hatrick..

 

[Bhaijaan]

Brilliant stuff from Anderson


Loved Sanga getting out on a golden duck.

 

[Ruri]

Ball going out of shape is nice for England. Slightly nicer looking ball being given, brighter red you can clearly see.

 

[Ruri]

Never had a hat-trick in international cricket - Atherton says. WC vs. Pakistan in ODIs

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

Guided to the boundary by Jaya

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

Imran Nazir and Mohammed Sami: both had potential to be something special but they threw it away

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

another great coover drive by Jaya, looking for a long one today too

 

[Ruri]

One over of Jimmy against the left hander and then over to Bresnan after would be ideal.

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

Inside edge saves him there

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

Run rate is good, wicket column not so good

 

[Ruri]

Jimmy gets the left hander.

Looked out, but reviewed.

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

Thrid maybe gone, review pending

 

[Ruri]

Deliciously plumb. Anderson vs. SL this game is turning out to be.

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

. Three wickets for Anderson, Lnka 30/3

 

[Ruri]

Though to be fair, that was more Thirimane having an aneurysm.

 

[Minku]

Another Gone...

 

[AccidentallyOnPurpose]

If Jaya goes, Sri Lanka may struggle to reach a 100, Angelo playing today but no Chandimal