233-5, Prior goes for 41. I am sick of seeing English batsmen get out with a sweep.
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233-5, Prior goes for 41. I am sick of seeing English batsmen get out with a sweep.
Knife-edge stuff.
Trott needs to stay in for another 50 or so, and good support needed from Broad and Swann....if we get down to the two tail-enders still needing 50....squeaky bum time!!
Patel goes. England 253-6
Broad in pain, so this could all end sadly :(
Trotts wicket goes straight after. Knock of 112.
256-7
England :rose:
Thank fuck for that
Trott is terrible
Swann goes for 1.
Bollix.
259-8 at the interval.
Well done the South African, again.
Herath bowling his pants off....6 for 96 off 38.
Just too many failures with the bat.
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Originally Posted by LDG
Nice one Boycs.Quote:
BBC Test Match Special's Geoffrey Boycott
"I am delighted. It's about how many runs you get, not how you do it. I could be here for a record-breaking day! Herath wasn't troubling anybody. He's a nice, little spinner but not one who can get bounce."
264-9, Anderson goes.
:rose:
264 all out, Monty goes first ball.
Sri Lanka win, well done to them.
Strauss, you're a tit.
I think we need to drop KP.
He's not playing his game anymore. He's trying to play test cricket, and it's just not him. He's more dangerous when he's aggressive.
I don't think you can drop cook, for everythinghe's done. And Trott is a decent number three.
Strauss should be dropped, but won't be for obvious reasons. His form with the bat has been pretty woeful bar a few knocks for a couple of years now.
Last 6 wickets for 31 runs :lol:
Wonder if Botham still thinks there is no one to challenge England for many years at the top of the game :haha:
We just can't seem to play conditions which aren't native to us.
Until we learn to play away from home, we're always going to be an "ok" team.
We ain't number 1 in the world. That's for sure.
The thing is, Sri Lanka aren't even good. They were a much better team a couple of years ago.
Herath with 12 wickets :lol:
18 out of the 20 England wickets were taken by spinners.
The thing is, everyone's shit on the road and everyone wins at home.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
I would still say England are the best but there's very little in it. Should be interesting in the summer - after England trounce the Windies and become the greatest ever team again - when SA play England and then England go to India.
Well saidQuote:
From @NishTrivedi85: "Without wishing to sound smug, didn't India get a LOT of abuse for losing 4 in a row as world No. 1 away from home?"
At least India were number 1 for a couple of years before they fell apart.
England have been number 1 for a matter of months.
Worst number 1 ranked team ever? in any sport?
I think that honour goes to Sp*rs around January......Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
:pal:
Broad a doubt for the 2nd Test
Beefy. :lol:
Giving barely any credit to Sri Lanka.
Sky Sports in general. All the focus on the England drop catches etc. without considering the fact that SL dropped some too. But I guess it's the same in all countries. I know on the Indian channels, the talk is never about how the opposition were better, it's always about who to blame.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
I suppose that's true but I guess they forget how last year they gave Sri Lanka no hope in hell bowling without Murali.
Aussies beat WI in the T20 by 8 wickets
Broad is out of the 2nd Test
Also if England lose that, SA (the real ones, not England&SA) will take top spot
Charlied ™Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
And :lol:
India vs South Africa Twenty20 on in 10 mins. India win the toss and elect to field.
SA are playing their second string and India are playing their best line-up.
I'm not entirely sure why this game is even happening, but India's pile of shit bowlers got the treatment. :lol:
Must've been the shittest bowling line-up ever named in any form of the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dennis Bendtner
I honestly reckon I'm quicker than the Kumar pie-chucker brothers. Vinay and Praveen...half-trackers at 78mph ffs.
The good news is that it actually gives the best and most in-form batsman in world cricket right now a challenge. V.Kohli ton coming up.
SA got 219-4 off 20 overs
Kohli going for more than 15 an over :lol:
Alwful player
Bit of a shocker from India
It was quite a painful watch. Raina bowled the last over, when the Kumars had 3 left. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
At least Gary Kirsten can have a good larf at what he left behind.
SA win by 11 runs (D/L)
India were 75-0 off 7.1 overs
West Indies have just beaten the Aussies in the second t20. :bow:
Series is shared, 1-1.
First test between the two sides next Saturday. :popcorn:
Quite a few people commenting on pressure on Strauss now. It's a fair call. Doesn't make many runs these days. But I don't know of many up and coming batsmen. Anyway, the fact there's an obvious captain-in-waiting (Cook) will surely increase that pressure. Will Graeme Smith end another England captain's career?
SL v England 2nd test tomorrow
Could be Englands last match as number one ranked team
Sri Lanka are 108-3. Anderson with all three wickets. Sri Lanka were 30-3. :doh:
Mahela is on 50.
Strauss drops Mahela. What a berk. Mahela is on 83.
173-4.
Mahela got another century. :bow:
And 216-5! Swann gets Mahela. :dance:
227-6, Finn gets Prasanna!