England-Sri Lanka First Test

BlackForestReds

Sri Lanka have won the toss and will bat when play starts.

 

England team

AJ Strauss*, AN Cook, IJL Trott, KP Pietersen, IR Bell, EJG Morgan, MJ Prior†, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, CT Tremlett, JM Anderson

Sri Lanka team

 TM Dilshan*, NT Paranavitana, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera, HAPW Jayawardene†, MF Maharoof, NLTC Perera, HMRKB Herath, BAW Mendis, RAS Lakmal

Bedsaddick

Dilshan top Sri Lanka batsman 9-2
Cook top England batsman 4-1

My bets for the 1st test.

CHG

3:30 start, 48 overs today apparently.

BlackForestReds

35/0 off 16 overs.

Anderson and Tremlett have bowled well, Broad was a bit loose with the new ball.

LenGlover

3:30 in the afternoon!

What a stupid time to start a test match!

*comes over all EW Swanton*

Chirpy Red

Play for 80 mins and then go off for tea. Great PR from the ECB. Don't worry about the poor people who've been waiting since this morning to see some cricket.

BlackForestReds

Never mind that, it's the wicket I'm worrying about, there's a bit of seam and movement, but otherwise it looks pretty slow and will only get slower.

mart77

Draw on the cards already i reckon. Weather supposed to be hit and miss in Cardiff for the next few days.

Bedsaddick

The place seemed half empty. Cant help but think that Cardiff is not the place for test cricket.

ISawLeaburnScore

draw available at just a shade odds on... lump on!

Miserableoldgit

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/engine/current/match/474463.html?CMP=chrome

BlackForestReds

England declared at 496/5

And Sri Lanka are 11/2 probably only 50 overs left though.

BlackForestReds

Jayawardene edges to Strauus, 33/3...

Clem_Snide

36-4.

BlackForestReds

Sangakkara goes...

 

43/5

shirty5

6 down now

ISawLeaburnScore

Incredible. Is this a review for a 7th wicket now, just flicked on from the footy??

shirty5

7 down

ISawLeaburnScore

Stunned. 43-7 they are still 53 behind with about 2 hours to play!

Clem_Snide

Dodgy that one. Nothing on hotspot.

BlackForestReds

And the Sri Lankans wasted their last review, that could bite them...

BlackForestReds

Dodgy that one. Nothing on hotspot.

Definitely out - the ball deflected. Hot spot isn't perfect.

Clem_Snide

Dodgy that one. Nothing on hotspot.

Definitely out - the ball deflected. Hot spot isn't perfect.

Not 100% certain. Could have been the arm guard.

shirty5

Was the glove. 

8 down now

 

ISawLeaburnScore

8 down

ISawLeaburnScore

This will be costing a lot of money for people who piled into the draw (luckily I am not one though I thought it was the bet to have on Day 1 - glad I kept my powder dry).

BlackForestReds

Highlights on Channel Five at 7PM for the non-Sky enabled.

BlackForestReds

Swann five overs for four runs and four wickets...

BlackForestReds

Meanwhile Perera looks to be trying to hit Sri Lanka out of trouble...dicey strategy that...

Covered End

82-9

Covered End

82 All out   England win by an innings & 14 runs