what a waste of a wicket.
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England vs Sri Lanka - Tour thread
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all out 240
Thanks for coming Paul, this thread's been a struggle...
Sri Lanka should win this but their tactics here are baffling.
Chandimal got his 100 at Lord's, Sri Lanka won but their approach in the last 7 overs was a joke.
I'm not sure. It was always a stroll.
Bordering on ***-respectful that last stage of the innings - a real shame it ended on that note as they outclassed us easily beforehand.
England should give up ODI cricket, absolute shite at it.
England should give up ODI cricket, absolute shite at it.
They made it harder than it should have been. It's nice he got 100 but you could see Dilshan & the others were getting frustrated with him & Matthews.
It worked this time and he is a young lad so he'll learn but I don't agree with the tactics at the end.
excellent start for England after a rain delay SL 44-4 after 13 overs
They seem to be kicking on a bit now though...
61-5 now
Got to say that Cook has stepped up in the 1 day side as far as scoring quickly is concerned...
Carrying it on again today so far. Good start for England.
Kiss of death!
Matthews and Sangakarra are key now for SL, think they lose if one of them is out soon
Sangakkara is out
SL 131/5 (30.0) require roughly 7/over now.
This one should be England's and probably by 20-30 runs
SL 131/5 (30.0) require roughly 7/over now.
This one should be England's and probably by 20-30 runs
Great comeback by Sri Lanka.
England win. Brilliant conclusion to the series, very good game. Dernbach did well to hold his nerve at the end, Matthews played well for SL.
Brilliant last over Dernbach. That slower one to deceive Matthews was special.
Good to see Kieswetter play well this series he had his troubles before.
Really successful series then, winning the Test series and coming back from 2-1 down in the ODIs. We lost the T20, but frankly who cares about that rubbish, it really is an awful form of the game.
Roll on India!
Roll on India!