Sri Lanka vs England | 4th QF | WC'11 | Colombo | 26/3/11

[Torpedo]

Sri Lanka

England

Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)


Sri Lanka squad

KC Sangakkara*†, DPMD Jayawardene, TM Dilshan, CRD Fernando, HMRKB Herath, CK Kapugedera, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, AD Mathews, BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan, NLTC Perera, TT Samaraweera, LPC Silva, WU Tharanga

England squad
AJ Strauss*, JM Anderson, IR Bell, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, PD Collingwood, JW Dernbach, EJG Morgan, MJ Prior†, AU Rashid, GP Swann, JC Tredwell, CT Tremlett, IJL Trott, LJ Wright

 

[AZ]

will be opened shortly before toss, pls use Preview thread till then.

 

[AZ]

toss in about ten mins time.

 

[Robert]

We are so doomed. No KP, no Draco, Morgs out of form, Jimmy exhausted.....

 

[Atif]

Sri Lanka are favourites to win this, but you never know as they might choke like SA. Lol

 

[sam]

England win the toss

Just seems like England will win this one.

 

[AZ]

Eng won toss batting first!!!

 

[JilaWatan]

i dont think it would be an upset if either teams wins. they r pretty evenly matched IMO

 

[sam]

SL going in with three spinners. May not be the best thing for them having lost the toss.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Advantage England.

 

[Atif]

England win toss and bat first. Bell to open the innings with Strauss.

 

[ScotRaz]

Marvin sitting in the middle of Bob and Nick looked like some James Bond Baddie

 

[ScotRaz]

Eng won toss batting first!!!

Heads again!!

 

[AZ]

Bahmay Ahmay!
Bahmay Ahmay!
Bahmay Ahmay!

 

[sam]

Ganguly tipping England to win having won the toss.

Says England will be easy to beat for India come the finals.

 

[ScotRaz]

Ganguly tipping England to win having won the toss.

Says England will be easy to beat for India come the finals.

What is going on? Has Zardari already sold the match? and India are in the final

 

[AZ]

i dont think it would be an upset if either teams wins. they r pretty evenly matched IMO

I think it'll be massive upset for England to win in Lankan conditions.

 

[James]

Team that bats first at this ground wins 75% of the time!

Time for England to prove me wrong and win this thing.

 

[sam]

If the pitch is anything like it was in the Pak-Aus game, this match will be interesting.

 

[jusarrived]

This is Englands match to lose

 

[jusarrived]

I think it'll be massive upset for England to win in Lankan conditions.

its just bat first win the match pitch .

England are a much better side than this overrated lankans anyway

 

[ScotRaz]

Sky Sports news : Swann has given Jimmy a couple of stiches on his face while they where fooling around.

 

[Maula Jutt]

England shall win.

Unless they f*** it up.

 

[Maula Jutt]

Is Andrew Strauss Emma Watson's relative?

 

[sam]

its just bat first win the match pitch .

England are a much better side than this overrated lankans anyway

How is SL overrated?

 

[adnan yasin]

We are so doomed. No KP, no Draco, Morgs out of form, Jimmy exhausted.....

dont worry .. england will win .... to me they are the best players of spin outside sub continent

 

[Blitz]

Hey Everyone.

Waking up to a Choke aftermath is always awesome

Anyone else thinks, win PakvInd, win the the cricket cup, world cup?

 

[adnan yasin]

Though england bowling look very weak

 

[jusarrived]

How is SL overrated?

Very poor side chasing .

Wont win a match outside SL .

The side has 2-3 world class players at most .. so yes , they are overrated .

 

[Atif]

So who is wanting Sri Lanka to win today ?

 

[adnan yasin]

i dont think it would be an upset if either teams wins. they r pretty evenly matched IMO

I think if england wins it will be an upset for sure .... Srilanka home ground...tournament favs..

 

[adnan yasin]

So who is wanting Sri Lanka to win today ?

not me

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Spot on. Slinger.

 

[Maula Jutt]

So who is wanting Sri Lanka to win today ?

I'm rooting for England but I won't mind SL winning. I like SL.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Strauss off the mark.

 

[Atif]

Single for Strauss

 

[adnan yasin]

it was right on the toes of strauss .. played it towards fine leg for single

 

[sam]

Not supporting any team in particular.

Hit for 4.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

 

[Blitz]

 

[Atif]

Bell has whipped Malinga for

 

[adnan yasin]

poor delivery by malinga..right on the leg side .. easy picking for ian bell

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Shouting loudly.

No, No, No, No, No.

 

[Atif]

3000 runs for Bell.

Atherton is bigging him up lol

 

[Afridi_Fan]

5/0 in 1.

 

[Atif]

5/0 after the first over.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Dilshan from the other end.

 

[Atif]

Come on Dilshan, get Strauss out

 

[Atif]

Maiden from Dilshan 5/0 after 2 overs.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Maiden.

5/0 in 2.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

1 to Bell.

 

[adnan yasin]

5/0 in 2 overs

dilshan bowled a maiden

 

[Afridi_Fan]

1 to Strauss.

 

[sam]

7/0 after 2.3 overs.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Slower yorker.

 

[sam]

Is Malinga's hair real?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

7/0 in 3.

 

[Atif]

7/0 after 3 wickets. Just 2 runs from Malinga's over.

 

[adnan yasin]

Is Malinga's hair real?

no .... he purchase a wig for every game

 

[Afridi_Fan]

What fielding by Silva.

 

[Atif]

Is Malinga's hair real?

Yes, needs trimming.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Wild swing. Strauss takes 1.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

LoL. The tangle.

 

[Atif]

Pressue is building here for England

 

[Atif]

9/0 after 4 overs. Another good over from Dilshan.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Single to Bell.

9/0 in 4.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Nasir in the comm box.

 

[adnan yasin]

why change?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Clipped away

 

[Atif]

Matthews has been put away for a

Why has Malinga come off ?

 

[adnan yasin]

sweeeetly timed ... for by bell

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Sanga comes upto the stumps.

 

[sam]

Nasser Hussain is epic in the commentary box.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

What is Old Percy doing there?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

2 to Bell.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Again 2 for Bell.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

17/0 in 5.

 

[adnan yasin]

Please explain why malinga has been replaced?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Close. Very Close.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Not a wide?