[Cricket] Sri Lanka v England- 2nd Test Match- Galle 22-26.01.2020

[ForestRowSeagull]

Seamers took all the wickets in the first innings

Spinners took all the wickets in the second innings

Wonder how often that’s happened in test cricket

First ever time apparently

 

[LamieRobertson]

Andy Zaltzman on TMS earlier said it was the first time in a test

Ta ...I did wonder...

 

[dazzer6666]

50* for Sibley
12 needed to wn.

 

[A1X]

Gutsy old knock from Sibley given the series he's had to this point, bodes well for his mental toughness

 

[zefarelly]

Great test match. 15 wickets in a day, good knock from Sibley, finally.

 

[vegster]

That's a relief, at 4 down it could have all gone horribly wrong.. Only India next!

 

[KZNSeagull]

Great win!

 

[pasty]

Excellent cricket match.

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Winning 2 tests when batting 2nd on two spinning wickets is very good.

 

[A1X]

Has to be said, England right now seem to be very good at recovering from difficult situations to win / get themselves back into games at crucial times. Done it several times in this game, and both wins have been from a position where previous England teams might well have wobbled. Not the only series where this has happened recently, I think of Woakes / Buttler against Pakistan last summer and obviously Ben Stokes and his magic bat at Headingley in 2019. Given we're likely to find ourselves in several such situations in the coming 12 months (in India, against New Zealand and India this summer and then down under next winter) this is a good habit to get into.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Never in doubt.

 

[Beach Hut]

And they keep saying Test Match cricket is outdated and boring.......

Magnificent win by England

 

[dazzer6666]

5 series wins in a row - first time for over 100 years apparently

 

[jakarta]

And all done without our best player (Stokes).

 

[Papa Lazarou]

And all done without our best player (Stokes).

Yes, him and Archer are back for the India tour.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Well done Joe Root. Top run scorer in the series, most catches in the series, good team selections, good captaincy.

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

Yes, him and Archer are back for the India tour.

Minus a few other players at different points, I don't think we'll actually be playing our notionally strongest 11 at any point.

It's a shame really. Given India's recent record, I'd at least like to have been conclusively thrashed with minimal caveats.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Minus a few other players at different points, I don't think we'll actually be playing our notionally strongest 11 at any point.

It's a shame really. Given India's recent record, I'd at least like to have been conclusively thrashed with minimal caveats.

India have a LOT of injuries from the recent tour of Australia, so it might be close.

 

[Gwylan]

India have a LOT of injuries from the recent tour of Australia, so it might be close.

They beat Australia with eleven players out, I don't think they'll be too fussed.

They'll certainly have Kohli, Rahul, Ashwin, Bumrah, Ishant and Pandya back for the first two tests and who knows after that?

 

[Beach Hut]

Find it very bizarre Bairstow going home and not to India, unless I have got it wrong.