Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, Galle

[Simster]

Sri Lanka have held a mini recovery and are now 113/4 after Anderson SNAFFLED 3 wickets.

 

[Simster]

128/5

Patel strikes!

 

[Badger]

From BBC text feed:

0927:
WICKETChandimal c Bell b Chandimal 27 (SL 128-5)



Chandimal has done pretty well to bowl to himself.

 

[Gazwag]

Switched on just before the start of the 2nd session to see a close up of a man with a Skint Brighton shirt proudly displayed on the advertising hordings.

 

[seagullondon]

Panesar just dropped an easy one

 

[seagullondon]

Panesar just dropped an easy one

and an even easier one. oh dear

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Oh, Monty - no, no, no.

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

Currently 277/8

 

[BensGrandad]

Hopefully they will bat out this evening as we do not want to go in for just a few overs so perhaps its a plan by Monty.

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

Sri Lanka 289/8 (90.0 ov)

Stumps - Day 1

 

[seagullondon]

Sir Lanka all out for 318.
England currently 132-7 stuggling against Herath who has 5 wickets already. Bell 42 not out

 

[Triggaaar]

Any chance of 3 days solid rain?

 

[Badger]

Game over now.

 

[brightonmark1234]

rubbish england cant play spin

 

[Badger]

193ao

125 runs behind on a very ordinary track, poor effort from the "Number 1 Team in the World".

 

[zeetha]

We are rubbish at batting at the moment!

 

[keaton]

Come back of sorts, Sri Lanka now 21-3, lead by 146

 

[Gazwag]

Looks like its one player's score which could make the difference, at least we have him out cheaply in the second innings.

73/5 with a couple of over left in the day - we COULD still win, but scoring 200+ in the 4th innings will be a major struggle for us at the moment.

 

[fleet]

Should have got them out for fewer in the first inningings, should have batted better in our 1st. Lets hope that we finish off the last 5 wickets rapidly and bat well to turn this around, but that pitch is not going to get any easier.

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

Sri Lanka 318 & 84/5 (34.0 ov)
England 193
Sri Lanka lead by 209 runs with 5 wickets remaining
Stumps - Day 2