This one: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/c78lmn9v15zo
and then a grubber? That is an absolute shocker on DAY ONE at Old Trafford. WTF?
and then a grubber? That is an absolute shocker on DAY ONE at Old Trafford. WTF?
It makes for a strange watch. You want England to do well / win, but they take a flurry of wickets - and instead of celebrating them as you would Aussie dismissals - you just SIGH.Can cricket really carry on like this?
Between 1992/93 and 2015 the head to head test record was Sri Lanka 8 wins, England 7 and 9 draws.
Since then England lead 7-0 with 1 draw. It's very sad to see this, especially off the back of the sorry series with the Windies.
On the plus side, I doubt anybody will be suggesting that the Sri Lankans are struggling because they'd all rather be playing basketball.Can cricket really carry on like this?
Between 1992/93 and 2015 the head to head test record was Sri Lanka 8 wins, England 7 and 9 draws.
Since then England lead 7-0 with 1 draw. It's very sad to see this, especially off the back of the sorry series with the Windies.
Or going underneathSurely the only justification for reviewing that was that Hawkeye might have the ball bouncing again before it hit the stumps
Especially as they have had little prep prior.On the plus side, I doubt anybody will be suggesting that the Sri Lankans are struggling because they'd all rather be playing basketball.
Seriously though, although I take the point in general, we've all seen good teams from all countries struggle on the first morning of a test when there's good bowlers getting a bit of movement and uneven bounce.
Root's batting done a lot of heavy lifting for England in the matches in Sri Lanka over that time as well, that record would be a lot more even if a more typical England player had been in his place on the last two tours.
Not according to wikipedia or cricinfo.I wonder if Rathnayake is any relation to the Sri Lankan great of my youth
I remember talking to Gehan Mendis back then and asking why he wasn't opening for Sri Lanka. It was because he would become an overseas player for Sussex if that happened. He was such a lovely bloke was Gehan. Always had time for us.Not according to wikipedia or cricinfo.
His wife was one of my teachers at Somerhill!I remember talking to Gehan Mendis back then and asking why he wasn't opening for Sri Lanka. It was because he would become an overseas player for Sussex if that happened. He was such a lovely bloke was Gehan. Always had time for us.
One of my teachers at Stanley told she was Imran Khan's sister. I looked a right idiot when I spoke to him about it. She was winding me up.His wife was one of my teachers at Somerhill!
Wouldn’t Sri Lanka having three of the greatest players in history (Murali, Sangakkara and Jayawardene) not have something to do with that?Can cricket really carry on like this?
Between 1992/93 and 2015 the head to head test record was Sri Lanka 8 wins, England 7 and 9 draws.
Since then England lead 7-0 with 1 draw. It's very sad to see this, especially off the back of the sorry series with the Windies.