England v Sri Lanka @ Lords

[Withdean Wanderer]

KP

 

[Basil Fawlty]

3 needed for KP.

 

[John Boy]

100 up for KP!!

 

[Titanic]

Kevin Pietersen joins the illustrious company on the Honours Board listing Test Match Centurians at Lords.

England 399-4

Pietersen 101* (129 balls!)

 

[B.M.F]

KP gets his ton

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Well done KP.

 

[Beach Hut]

Ton up Pietersen

 

[Hiney]

Brilliant

 

[B.M.F]

Kevin Pietersen joins the illustrious company on the Honours Board listing Test Match Centurians at Lords.

England 398-4

Pietersen 100*

399-4 clever clogs with your pre emptive posts

 

[Common as Mook]

650 needed - at least! A day of KP and then let the bowlers do the bizzo for three days.

 

[John Boy]

And the 400 is now up

 

[Basil Fawlty]

101 off 129 balls.

 

[Knightsworld]

Ton up Pietersen

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

England first innings 399 for 4 (110.1 overs)
ME Trescothick 	c D P M D Jayawardene 	b Muralitharan 	106
AJ Strauss 	c D P M D Jayawardene 	b Muralitharan 	48
AN Cook 	c Sangakkara 	b Maharoof 	89
KP Pietersen 	  	not out 	101
MJ Hoggard 	  	b Vaas 	7
PD Collingwood 	  	not out 	21
Extras
4b 6lb 3w 14nb 	27
TOTAL: 	4 wkts , 110.1 overs 	399
Current Bowler: 	M Muralitharan
Bowling Figures: 	
T M Dilshan 2-0-0-12
Last Man: 	7
Fall of Wicket: 	329
Match Situation:

 

[B.M.F]

It is great to see his reaction to getting his ton. The lad looks delighted in getting it and shows how much he wants to play for England. I can't remember him celebrating quite so much in previous innings.

KP nice one sunshine

 

[B.M.F]

1000 runs in an England shirt now for KP

only 23 innings as well

 

[B.M.F]

432-4 at lunch

 

[Pavilionaire]

Batting at the moment for England is as easy as it gets in test cricket.

Having watched the highlights last night Sri Lanka got some terrible lbw decisions against them and the England batsmen can count themselves lucky.

What will England's tactics be? I reckon they'll look to bat through the afternoon session and then pile on the hurt in the first hours after tea. 650-7 declared at 17.00hrs.

I don't see much point in the likes of Panesar batting, let the bowlers have a real slog if they ever get in.

After Read's tantrum Jones can cement his position with a nifty 50.

 

[Wardy]

Batting at the moment for England is as easy as it gets in test cricket.

Having watched the highlights last night Sri Lanka got some terrible lbw decisions against them and the England batsmen can count themselves lucky.

What will England's tactics be? I reckon they'll look to bat through the afternoon session and then pile on the hurt in the first hours after tea. 650-7 declared at 17.00hrs.

I don't see much point in the likes of Panesar batting, let the bowlers have a real slog if they ever get in.

After Read's tantrum Jones can cement his position with a nifty 50.

Tend to agree. We will want to have a good hour of bowling tonight.

 

[B.M.F]

Think it depends on the weather. With forecasts of showers tomorrow it may be worth batting out the day. Maybe give them an awkward 6-10 overs tonight and hope for overcast conditions tomorrow to skittle them out.