3rd Test: England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Jun 9-13, 2016

[pasty]

Not much riding on this one.

England not won a series 3-0 since beating NZ at home in 2004, and 5 years since England last won a dead rubber test (v India in 2011).

Sri Lanka not lost at Lords since 1991

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

We are often bad in dead rubber games, hopefully a good game and we may see some more names going up on the honours board.

Any team news yet

 

[crodonilson]

Reckon this one could be a bore draw, pitch as flat as a pancake and the weather forecast looks troubling.

 

[Marshy]

Same 11 was confirmed yesterday i thought

 

[Simster]

We are often bad in dead rubber games, hopefully a good game and we may see some more names going up on the honours board.

Any team news yet

In the days (20 years) when Australia won every single series, these were the only games we did seem to win!

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I think I heard we've won the toss and are going on for a bat

 

[CHAPPERS]

England to BAT

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

England: Alastair Cook (capt), Alex Hales, Nick Compton, Joe Root, James Vince, Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson.

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Angelo Mathews (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan Pradeep

Umpires: S Ravi & Rod TuckerTV umpire: Aleem Dar; Match referee: Andy Pycroft

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Compton in the spotlight today - could make or break his test career.

 

[crodonilson]

Compton in the spotlight today - could make or break his test career.

Won't get a better pitch to bat on or a more friendly bowling attack in test cricket.

350//3 at the close IMO

 

[pasty]

Drinks, day 1, session 1

Eng 51/0

Cook 32
Hales 18

 

[pasty]

Something's happened !

Hales c Mathews b Herath 18

Eng 56/1

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Hales

 

[CHAPPERS]

What a plank.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Sounds like he has wasted a great chance to get some runs at the home of cricket

 

[Simster]

Exactly the sort of shot my 14 year old son would play.

 

[pasty]

Compton in the spotlight today - could make or break his test career.

Oh dear.

Compton c Chandimal b Lakmal 1 (11b 0x4 0x6)

Eng 67/2

 

[CHAPPERS]

Compton's career at this level is OVER. He can't carry on like this.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Compton in the spotlight today - could make or break his test career.

Hmmm - silence around Lords

 

[pasty]

Good review from Sri Lanka there. Big wicket for them.

Root lbw b Lakmal 3 (9b 0x4 0x6)

Eng 71/3