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Sri Lanka V England 1st Test Match in Galle

Covered End
Covered End Posts: 52,221
edited March 2012 in Other Football and Sports
SL 127-4

Anderson 2 Broad 1 wickets & a run out.
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  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,534
    128-5 Patel's first test wicket.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,221
    258-8 82 overs. New ball now taken.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,221
    M Jayawardene brings up his 150 thanks to Monty who drops an easy shoulder high catch over the boundary for 6.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,221
    edited March 2012
    Panesar drops Jayawardene again, an even easier one. His attempted catching is at about the level of a 5 year old :-(
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,221
    289-8 Close of play. Jayawardene 168 no.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    To be fair to Monty Jatawardene had scored most of his runs at that point, but hopefully we can knock over the last two wickets cheaply tomorrow and get batting. England will need a decent first innings score as that wicket tends to deteriorate rapidly.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,716
    A good 50 or more than we would have hoped at 128-5.

    All is not lost if we finish them off for under 300.

  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    A good 50 or more than we would have hoped at 128-5.

    All is not lost if we finish them off for under 300.


    But for Jayawardene we would already be batting, he always bats well at Galle and it does have a reputation for being batsman friendly, Gayle scored a triple hundred there a couple of years ago and getting Sangakarra first ball was a plus.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    Sri Lanka 318 all out. Anderson took 5 to take him to 5th place in Englands all time Test wicket taking list. Just Underwood, Trueman, Willis and Botham ahead of him now.

    We are not making a great fist of it. 43/3, Cook, Strauss and Trott all out.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,085
    92/6. A sense of deja vu beckons. What is it with England which means that we can't bat in Asia? It's not as if Sri Lankan bowling is something to be feared

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,221
    126-7 Bell 41 no
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,716
    At least we've avoided the follow on!!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,221
    157-8 Swann out 24.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    157-9 Bell out.

    It's harder to stay at No.1 than to get there..
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,221
    157-9 Bell b Herath 52

    Monty is on his way in. I'll say God help us (so hopefully that way he will get some runs)
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,221
    Strange innings. The batsman couldn't bat (apart from Bell). Yet Broad, Swann, Anderson & Monty were hitting plenty of 4's & didn't look in much trouble. I know new ball etc. However, at this stage the pitch looks perfectly decent.

    191-9. Tea delayed as Anderson 22 Panesar 12.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    193 all out.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,221
    Yeah, knew that would happen. Every time I make a comment that we're doing ok, a wicket falls. Just like if I walk out the room a wicket falls or I miss a goal if the footie's on. It really is uncanny.
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,369
    Bob Willis slaughtering the batsman. Like his sideburns, hilarious!
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    A good effort by Jayawardene in scoring 56.6% of his teams runs but not quite in the same league as Mr Turner……

    http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1977/ENG_LOCAL/CC/GLAM_WORCS_CC_29JUN-01JUL1977.html

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  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,085
    48/4, Swanny finding some turn. Maybe it's all to play for? This won't last five days, that's for sure. I reckonwe need to be positive against spin but not reckless. Bell showed what can be done.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,113
    A good effort by Jayawardene in scoring 56.6% of his teams runs but not quite in the same league as Mr Turner……

    http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1977/ENG_LOCAL/CC/GLAM_WORCS_CC_29JUN-01JUL1977.html
    Blimey, thats one hell of a stand he put up at one end!

  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,144
    84/5 not bad come back. well done swaney.
    even if we do get them out for around 50 more runs, our batting looks woeful.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,383
    I can see us bowling the remaining Sri Lankan batsmen out cheaply...but can't see us scoring 250-300 on current form against the spinners...

    That's a great scorecard Chirpy!
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    We scored at more than 4 an over, Test match batting in Asia is about occupying the crease and grafting for runs.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,221
    SL 214 all out. England need 340 to win, the highest ever by England to win a test match. It could have been 293 to win as Broad made a c&b, but batsman was recalled as Broad had no balled.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    32-1 Cock out.

  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    I think I meant Cook.....
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,178
    edited March 2012
    3-10 Cock out.

    Countdowns on
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,221
    52-2 Strauss gone.

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