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

[Knightsworld]

300 up

302/6

 

[Mackenzie]

Morning everyone. And here we go. PLAY.

Morning Richie.

 

[Triggaaar]

Women! Know your limits!

Lovely stuff.

I trust you can see signatures and know that isn't my own work

 

[CHAPPERS]

Morning Richie.

I miss Desktop Richie.

 

[jakarta]

England scoring freely and don't seem in any danger at all.

Compton isn't going to get a chance to save his Test Career at this rate.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Afternoon everyone. Cricinfo reporting that more records continue to tumble - YJB has now posted the highest test score ever by an England wicketkeeper at Lord's, surpassing the 137 of Les Ames vs. NZ in 1931.

This is already England's biggest 7th wicket test partnership vs. SL ever. Oh, another boundary for YJB, he's now on 147no.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Compton isn't going to get a chance to save his Test Career at this rate.

Compton's only hope now is if four of the bowlers go down injured and he suddenly discovers how to take wickets.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Borthwick in for the next series.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I don't know which is better - Bairstow's series batting average of 172.00 or Jimmy's 18 wickets at 7.72 runs apiece.

 

[pasty]

Lunch Day 2

Eng 384/7

Bairstow 156 no

Only 1 wicket in the sesssion - Woakes c & b Herath 66

 

[pasty]

Broad c Mendis b Lakmal 14

396/8

Should be Jimmy time soon

 

[Pavilionaire]

You've got to fancy that once England bring up the 400 YJB will go into 20/20 mode.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Well they have just gone over, its test cricket I would imagine more stay in, slowly grinding out the overs and Frustrate, frustrate, frustrate

 

[spring hall convert]

Hales had a good ol heave ho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S22Tvcn_TY

****ing hell. I hadn't seen that. Laughable shot from a supposed test match opener.

 

[pasty]

You've got to fancy that once England bring up the 400 YJB will go into 20/20 mode.

He will now surely.

Finn c Lakmal b Herath 7

411/9

 

[Pavilionaire]

YJB needs 8 runs to post the highest test score ever by an England wicketkeeper but he'll need Jimmy's help. 411/9

 

[spring hall convert]

Has Atherton called Jimmy Anderson 'The Burnley Lara' yet?

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

416 first innings

Now for a bowl

 

[Pavilionaire]

A glimmer of light for Compton? SL off to a flier 11-0 off 1.3 overs

 

[maltaseagull]

Broad getting battered- Keeps getting wrong line.

Finn should be on!