England v Sri Lanka - 1st Test Match Thread

[Melton Fox]

7 wkts down now, be all over by the end of Today

 

[Melton Fox]

192 All out. 3 or 4 wkts easily before close tonight, if the fielders play better could have them all out!!. All Over bar the counting

 

[Melton Fox]

Sri Lanka 2nd Inns = 10-1

 

[Brauny Blue]

England 551
Sri Lanka 192 and 183 for 3.

Better batting by Sri Lanka 2nd time around. But an innings defeat is still possible.

 

[glyn]

It should be an innings win as long as the weather is kind.

 

[Fox From The Hudd]

Monty bowled really well but his fielding is truly awful.....

Had to laugh Henry "my dear old thing" Blofeld called him Monty Python yesterday on TMS - what a twit!

 

[MKFox]

bad light...england need to bat again. sri lanka doing very well, albeit a little lucky today...:icon_roll

 

[glyn]

Not so confident tonight....
Amazing how this games has followed the pattern of 4 years ago exactly, but with the teams swapped round.

 

[Brauny Blue]

Well played Sri Lanka. Gritty stuff today and England still have work to do.
If the weather holds it should still be an England win.

 

[Joe_Fox]

what time does it start today?

 

[Fox From The Hudd]

what time does it start today?

11.00 if the weather's fine

 

[Joe_Fox]

is it looking ok? we need to bowl them out before lunch IMO.

 

[Fox From The Hudd]

is it looking ok? we need to bowl them out before lunch IMO.

light drizzle delaying the start...

 

[Joe_Fox]

booo! jammy sri lankans.

 

[Joe_Fox]

WICKET!
Kapugedera c Jones b Flintoff 10 Flintoff dropped Kapugedera, but now he's got him. Another short ball and an unconvincing pull shot balloons off the glove offering Geraint Jones the easiest of catches. That's his fifth catch of the innings, and England have finally made the breakthrough

Sri Lanka second innings 405 for 7 (139.1 overs)

 

[Joe_Fox]

WICKET!
TM Dilshan c Trescothick b Plunkett 69 Good ball from Plunkett first up, squaring up Dilshan, but he adjusts well to guide the ball to gully. Another good ball from Mahmood goes past the outside edge as it moves down the slope. Another beauty does the trick though, catching the edge and going straight into the hands of Trescothick at first slip. Plunkett thoroughly deserves that wicket - he's bowled well without any luck in this game. Rally good innings from Dilshan, though his side neede him to gon and get a century.

Sri Lanka second innings 421 for 8 (147.2 overs)

 

[Joe_Fox]

RAIN STOPPED PLAY.

bollocks!!!! this has got draw written all over it.

 

[Melton Fox]

Atrocious fielding, absolutely atrocious, Costing us the game, Cook just dropped another. 10 I believe we have dropped now!!!!!!!

 

[Joe_Fox]

it's a draw, which is a loss IMO.

 

[Melton Fox]

Still 50+ over to go yet Joe. If we bat now it's only just over 2 per over. However that doesn't allow for conditions.

It's still wankey fook shitey bollox cricket though