Sri Lanka vs England | 1st ODI | November 26, 2014 | Colombo

[Kiri]

Sl 86/0 16.0 Overs. Kusal Perera 46(53) Dilshan 37(41)

 

[Thivagar]

59 Run out for Kusal LOL. Kusal is a troll, does well vs good bowling team but flops vs Indian bowlers in the flattest roads pitches

 

[MRSN]

Lol Moeen bhai doing well..

 

[Thivagar]

I know that Dilshan is 38 but I haven't seen him tired like this ever. Mahela going in Misbah mode.

 

[Justcrazy]

Never knew we have this series as well .

 

[Thivagar]

Lol Moeen bhai doing well..

Not really

 

[Thivagar]

Stokes getting pounded. #parttimerbowler #trundler #ihatetwitter #ihatehastags

 

[Thivagar]

Lets see how SL flop in this powerplay. According to SL batsmen Powerplay = all hell breaks lose and go at RR of 16/hour

 

[Thivagar]

Barack Obama umpiring the game

 

[McGarrett]

Barack Obama umpiring the game

Obama ??

 

[Thivagar]

Obama ??

One of the umpire looks like Barack

 

[Thivagar]

Dilshan misses out the century, deserved one, didn't even struggle till he got out.

 

[Thivagar]

Shahrukh Khan signs Cook to appear in his next film

 

[McGarrett]

One of the umpire looks like Barack

 

[McGarrett]

Mahela 50*

 

[Minku]

Stupid Vuvuzela noise!! I always forget how annoying it is to watch a game being broadcasted from Srilanka..

 

[McGarrett]

Mathews

 

[Markhor]

England bowling attack is utterly mediocre. The fast bowlers have been spraying the ball all over with very little control of line and length. Cook was on his 7th bowler after 20 overs !

England also should have played Hales. Unfortunately England are still stuck in the 1990s with its ODI strategy.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Shahrukh Khan signs Cook to appear in his next film
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This could be used as a caption contest

"When Anuskha walks past you..."

 

[McGarrett]

Stupid Vuvuzela noise!! I always forget how annoying it is to watch a game being broadcasted from Srilanka..

Then DON'T WATCH !!!

 

[nish_mate]

Then DON'T WATCH !!!

Sri Lankans shouldnt be given any matches to host- silly peoples they got with vuvzuelas...

Anyways they gonna lose to England of all teams....

 

[desi_launda]

The carribean peeps also make some irritating Boise with these vuvuzelas,but the Lankans take it to another level.Whole day and night they keep blowing thousands of vuvuzelas.watched 2012 WC on mute

 

[Kiri]

Wickets going down all too sudden. Thirimanne needs to stay there till the end.

 

[McGarrett]

The carribean peeps also make some irritating Boise with these vuvuzelas,but the Lankans take it to another level.Whole day and night they keep blowing thousands of vuvuzelas.watched 2012 WC on mute

At least they don't burn down the stadiums

 

[Poison]

England are abs awful, this pitch is gripping and turning .. I can see them rolling over very quickly in the chase here.

 

[nish_mate]

At least they don't burn down the stadiums

Coz they wouldnt have the money to build a new one, so just happy with rioting in Hambantota....

 

[MRSN]

England will struggle against spin. This will be a big challenge for them. Good total put up by the Sri Lankans.

 

[Kiri]

Sri Lanka post 317. England will have to bat out of their skins - even more, if they want to win this. Only thing that can save them now is the rain.

 

[Bilal7]

Moeen bowled like a mediocre spinner today, apart from that one delivery to Sanga. He'll learn, he's a quick learner.

Stokes was horrible.

 

[Bilal7]

Hilarious stuff. Cook reviews two consecutive LBW calls.

Survives both times and Bumble is losing it! LOL!!!

Moeen had a big part to play in both as decisions as well. Intelligent cricketer.

 

[Bilal7]

What a start!

 

[Bilal7]

Ball hits the middle stumps but the bails don't feel like moving.

England being extremely lucky here. Matthews is looking like McGrath.

 

[Justcrazy]

Tough chase for poms here

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Cook looks absolute ****.

Worst 2 runs so far I have ever seen anyone score.

 

[Justcrazy]

Why Lanka play so poorly against India only ?

 

[Bilal7]

Outfield is slower than Indian trundlers.

 

[Bilal7]

They should bring Hales in and drop Moeen to #3. Cook can't be dropped and will do well in Australia I think. He'll get a lot of balls to cut.

 

[Justcrazy]

18 / 0

4 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

They should bring Hales in and drop Moeen to #3. Cook can't be dropped and will do well in Australia I think. He'll get a lot of balls to cut.

Problem with poms is that they lack good bowling all rounder

 

[Justcrazy]

Moen looking good here

 

[giri26]

Cook is a fantastic player but seems misplaced in ODI. He might do well on Australian pitches but does not have the range to succeed in ODI's. If he gets stuck, the other English batsmen will be under pressure to make up for him.

 

[Bilal7]

Cook is a fantastic player but seems misplaced in ODI. He might do well on Australian pitches but does not have the range to succeed in ODI's. If he gets stuck, the other English batsmen will be under pressure to make up for him.

Every team needs atleast one grafter. Cookie can play that role. Hales, Moeen, Bell, Root, Morgan and Buttler are all aggressive players and will do make up.

 

[Bilal7]

Moeen operating in dots and boundaries.

 

[Kiri]

Still a good batting track. If England continue like this, they have a decent shot. Also, on another note SL's fielding has improved from what I've seen these first few overs.

 

[Justcrazy]

What a player !!!

 

[giri26]

Every team needs atleast one grafter. Cookie can play that role. Hales, Moeen, Bell, Root, Morgan and Buttler are all aggressive players and will do make up.

Except for Hales and possibly buttler, all the other English batsmen can be grafters if they need to be. Root, Morgan, Moeen can do that role for England if needed. Cook's position is redundant and is not needed for the English ODI team. Sorry I forgot Bopara, he can grind too if needed. So they don't need Cook sort of player in their X1.

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms taking full advantage of Power play here.

 

[Bilal7]

Lol. Fours galore here.

 

[giri26]

They can move Bell to open along with Moeen and they should be good. Don't need Cook in the opening slot. He is a fantastic player and needs to concentrate on test cricket.

 

[Bilal7]

Except for Hales and possibly buttler, all the other English batsmen can be grafters if they need to be. Root, Morgan, Moeen can do that role for England if needed. Cook's position is redundant and is not needed for the English ODI team. Sorry I forgot Bopara, he can grind too if needed. So they don't need Cook sort of player in their X1.

Yeah possibly but he's the captain. You can't drop him too close to the WC.

If they want to change captains, it should be done in this series itself.

 

[Bilal7]

Third time Cook's gone.

 

[Justcrazy]

Cook gone

 

[giri26]

Yeah possibly but he's the captain. You can't drop him too close to the WC.

If they want to change captains, it should be done in this series itself.

Yup England should have changed their ODI captain at the start of the year. He will play this sort of innings most of the times. Make a slow 10-20 runs and get out. England are lucky that Moeen got off to a flier this game.

 

[Bilal7]

The commies have absolutely no excitement, most likely due to what happened with Hughes.

Moeen meanwhile, is owning the Lankans.

 

[Justcrazy]

Spin from both ends now.. Crucial stage in game

 

[Justcrazy]

Hearath on ....

 

[Justcrazy]

Beautiful shot by Moeen

 

[Justcrazy]

81 / 2

10 overs

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Commentators eulogising Saeed Anwar

 

[Justcrazy]

for Moeen of 28 balls

 

[mithun_minhas]

Who are these England Commies? They are such homers.

 

[Bilal7]

If Moeen sorts out his short-ball problems, he'll become a fantastic batsman.

 

[Justcrazy]

96 / 1

13 overs

 

[Bilal7]

for Moeen of 28 balls

25.

 

[Bilal7]

Moeen seems confused now. Just keep hitting them for four.

 

[Justcrazy]

100 up here

 

[Tridibans_16]

Good batting by England so far. Bell needs to stick around till 35th over and Moein can keep on playing the aggressive role.

 

[90MPH]

Bell gone.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Big Perara gets the breakthrough.

 

[Justcrazy]

Bell gone

 

[mithun_minhas]

Moeen seems confused now. Just keep hitting them for four.

He was batting like a genius when KTGD Prasad was bowling.

Now he is confused. Wafting outside off like a tailender.

 

[Justcrazy]

Moen herath

 

[Justcrazy]

Required rate is just 6 now....

match on

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

England are looking a dangerous outfit, I don't know how good Moeen will do down under but I rate Jos Buttler as one of the best and most dangerous batsman in the world. Most people don't really understand how devastating he is

 

[Bilal7]

He was batting like a genius when KTGD Prasad was bowling.

Now he is confused. Wafting outside off like a tailender.

And now he is smashing Herath for sixes like a champ.

He needs to keep attacking, no need to graft.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Ellen gone.

England 3 Down.

 

[Bilal7]

Moeen running out of partners. Guy deserves to win this match.

 

[Justcrazy]

Root gone

 

[mithun_minhas]

And now he is smashing Herath for sixes like a champ.

He needs to keep attacking, no need to graft.

He cannot survive long of he plays defense. That does not seem to be his game. His natural game is attack.

 

[sh47]

On paper England Batting is very good, just need to sort out their issues at the top and bowling attack too many A/R in the team