Sri Lanka going nicely here.
EDIT - Bit less nicely now.
EDIT - Bit less nicely now.
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do that again please mate
Saw a bit of Tom Banton’s knock in the T20 game last night & he was smashing it all over the place. If he plays like that, England are spoilt for choice at the top of the order in limited overs cricket.
What a catch from Root and what a great day Woakes is having
Classy innings from Root. We have a plethora of big hitters but Root's ability to comfortably accumulate makes him a key player in the 50 over side.
England and India women's game is live on Youtube.
India made a good start but struggling at 77-3 now.
India made a good start but struggling at 77-3 now.
S.L already in trouble 6/2 inside 2 overs, and 0 reviews left
Are Sri Lanka really this bad?
They have had three of their best players sent home for breaking covid rules.
Pointless England bowling first today
Curran seems to have nailed down a place in both T20 and ODI teams now.
But surely they're better than this?
SL are so bad
Disappointing that England won the toss and decided to bowl. It would inevitably mean a short run chase given how poor this SL batting line up are. With the series in the bag, England should have batted first and tried to rack up a big total - for the players to get some time at the crease, and for the sake of an entertaining game.
Kent are going well, 19/6 inside 14 overs Anderson has a 5 wicket hull, Crawley poor form continues getting a duck.
Ollie Robinson got a 8 game ban but 5 are suspended for 2 years, so he’s available for selection
Ollie Robinson got a 8 game ban but 5 are suspended for 2 years, so he’s available for selection
livestream of the lancs game,,, although andersons work is done for the moment
LIVE STREAM: Lancashire vs Kent | Day 2 - YouTube
LIVE STREAM: Lancashire vs Kent | Day 2 - YouTube
England will name a new squad for the Pakistan ODI series after 7 people have tested positive. 3 were players, but the rest of the squad now have to self isolate.
England v Pakistan: Seven positive Covid-19 tests force naming of new squad for hosts - BBC Sport
England v Pakistan: Seven positive Covid-19 tests force naming of new squad for hosts - BBC Sport
Wow!
Gives a few players an opportunity!
Just shows how quickly these things can happen.
this is one of the highest profile incidents - the Spain friendly is the other one I can think of.
Just shows how quickly these things can happen.
this is one of the highest profile incidents - the Spain friendly is the other one I can think of.
There's three there I've never heard of. Should be fun.
The bowling is probably the main area where England will struggle with that team on the little that I know.
I also don't know enough about Simpson, Carse, Payne or Helm.
I also don't know enough about Simpson, Carse, Payne or Helm.
Barely recognise that squad to be honest, who will be the keeper? Will Jacks deserves being called up after his recent performances for Surrey. Never heard of John Simpson...
Duckett and Simpson keep. Not sure if there's a third in there.
Lets players know where they stand
If you’re not in this squad then you’re not ever likely to play for England - likes of Hales, Alex Davies at Lancs, Joe Clarke etc
Forget about it. Not even in the b-team
If you’re not in this squad then you’re not ever likely to play for England - likes of Hales, Alex Davies at Lancs, Joe Clarke etc
Forget about it. Not even in the b-team
Salt can keep, but I don't know how often he actually does it.
Will be fun to see how Pakistan prepare for a team of players I doubt they were expecting to be up against. Really good chance to get a series win in the circumstances.
Hales must be done for good if he can’t get in with this situation.
Hales must be done for good if he can’t get in with this situation.
Clarke is self isolating apparently after coming into close contact. In any case he is on trial I think right now, so hardly could get called up!
Hales is either done under Morgan or the latter just doesn't want him around with most senior players unavailable.
Shame for Pakistan and the fans in a way but I’m kind of looking forward to seeing how these players go
Be a bit worrying if they don't win.
I know people talk about how hard the England team is to get in but it's not so hard that even an entirely new squad is ODI standard.
I do think it's the right decision to go ahead. I don't think it would've been if they hadn't had a senior player like Stokes to be involved though. Also, do we have any idea who the coach is? Is Silverwood gonna do it via Zoom?
EDIT - Apparently Silverwood was meant to be taking a break during this series, so he's now doing it. That's fortunate.
EDIT - Apparently Silverwood was meant to be taking a break during this series, so he's now doing it. That's fortunate.
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I’ve come to expect the unexpected from Pakistan’s batting. As capable of scoring 350+ as they are of getting bowled for 100. Fakhar will probably set the tone for which version you’ll get.
Surrey have dropped the anchor vs Hampshire 22 from 33 overs with Amla 3 off 78.
My boss has just told me about this, said go and check the Surrey score!
Now 3 from 96, even if you need to bat the day out for a draw that's pretty insane, never seen a strike rate that low before (from a reasonably long innings of course).
Fair play to him, batted the day out and got the draw (unfortunately)
Just seen the scorecard… 37* off 278 balls
Amla’s one of my favourite players from the past 10 years, some effort to draw that game!
Classic Pakistan 
Brilliant start by Mahmood here
He must be buzzing what a way to make an entrance
I wasn’t expecting much from today and there’s still a long way to go but I’d be happy for some of these players just to give some of the first teamers something to think about and let them know they’re hanging around
Will be lucky to get 100 at this rate