[Cricket] England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Leeds, May 19-23, 2016

[Titanic]

Hales gets a LIFE on 82.

Fending at one outside off... not much foot movement... bit of extra bounce... edged... and dropped at 2nd slip.

England riding their luck here.

219-5 (69.4 overs)

 

[Titanic]

...and gone for 86. Rather wild drive at Herath... flying edge to deep extra.

86 from 206 balls, 12 fours

141 runs added with Jonny Bairstow

England 224-6 (72.3 overs)

 

[pasty]

Hales gone.

AD Hales c Chameera b Herath 86

224/6

 

[Titanic]

Moeen Ali gone... caught at short leg... airy drive... inside edge

231-6

A third duck

Here comes Stuart Broad...

 

[Titanic]

Bowled for 2

Oh dear. Flashing at a wide one. Dragged it on from a good foot outside off. Millionaires shot.

233-8

 

[pasty]

So do England have to lose 3 every time they lose 1

Broad gone now. Be lucky to make lunch at this rate!

233/8

 

[Titanic]

Jonny Bairstow 100* (145 balls, 10 fours, 1 six)

A Test match hundred on his home ground (his 2nd in 25 tests)... and big innings just when England needed it most.

England 236-8 (77.1 overs)

 

[pasty]

Bairstow ton

 

[pasty]

Two of us watching.
There's only two of us watching

 

[Titanic]

LBW review for Herath... Bairstow well down... given not out... and yes, it was missing leg.

240-8

 

[Titanic]

Lunch, day two.

England 243-8 (80 overs), Bairstow 103* (150 balls, 10 fours, 1 six) Finn 3* (16 balls)

New ball due after lunch... a little wag from the tail and some more scoring shots from JB could be valuable in a low scoring game.

 

[Titanic]

Blimey... the new ball is HOOPING after lunch.

Jimmy will be licking his lips

 

[Titanic]

England 250-8 (83.1 overs)

Time for JB to gently press on the pedal?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

4.4

Nice

#3ofUsWatching(Listening)

 

[pasty]

Some good running between the wickets going on.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

18 runs from the over, and Bairstow keeps the strike

 

[Titanic]

England 250-8 (83.1 overs)

Time for JB to gently press on the pedal?

Gently?? 18 off the over

266-8 (84 overs)

 

[Pavilionaire]

Is that the best test over EVER of a batsman batting with the tail?

24422wide then 3 off the final ball to keep the strike. Awesome from Bairstow.

 

[BensGrandad]

Be good if we can get to 300 or even 325.

 

[pasty]

Must admit I do love Bumble talking to people in the crowd with the earpiece things. "Brought yer Grandad with yer"