[Cricket] England vs Sri Lanka **1st ODI** - Durham

[A1X]

Everyone too busy thinking about the football for this then?

England: 1 Liam Livingstone, 2 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Sam Billings, 6 Moeen Ali, 7 Sam Curran, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 David Willey, 10 Mark Wood, 11 Adil Rashid

Sri Lanka: 1 Kusal Perera (capt/wk), 2 Pathum Nissanka, 3 Charith Asalanka, 4 Ramesh Mendis, 5 Dasun Shanaka, 6 Wanindu Hasaranga, 7 Dhananjaya Lakshan, 8 Chamika Karunaratne, 9 Binura Fernando, 10 Dushmantha Chameera, 11 Praveen Jayawickrama

England fielding three debutants after having to send three players home yesterday for breaching the Covid bubble.

12 overs gone, Sri Lanka currently 60-3. Woakes has two, Willey one.

Nasser on commentary just now "You've got to stroke Wood, not go hard".

 

[Seasidesage]

Have they had a break for snow yet?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Chris Woakes 6.4/ 4 / 9 / 3

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Great slip catch, Joe Root.

Woakes 4/11

 

[studio150]

160-7 36 overs

Wood 6 overs 0-16 beating the beat on numerous occasions but no wicket to show for a great spell


160-8 36.1ov

 

[Postman Pat]

Its sad to see how far Sri Lanka have slipped from being the best one day side in the world with classy batsmen and bowlers to what we are currently playing here.

 

[pasty]

Oh I say Mr Billings. Outstanding run out

Sri Lanka 185 all out in 42.3 overs

 

[zefarelly]

Even the description sounds good, direct hit side on.

20 overs to whack out the runs?

 

[pasty]

 

[jakarta]

Its sad to see how far Sri Lanka have slipped from being the best one day side in the world with classy batsmen and bowlers to what we are currently playing here.

Indeed, I would back Ireland to beat them at present.

Think this game will be over before the England/Germany match starts...

 

[schmunk]

I love that at so far our openers are: Bairstow 41 from 17; Livingstone 3 from 9...

 

[jakarta]

63-2, required run rate less than 3 per over, not a real contest is it?

 

[Eeyore]

I get the feeling that England want to watch the football.

 

[jakarta]

Were loosing wickets but only 100 to win. About time Root and Ali had decent 1 day scores.

 

[jakarta]

Root goes past 6000 one day runs... He can play a bit can't he?

 

[jakarta]

No-one else interested in this game then?

Root approaching another half century.

England 131-4

 

[Frutos]

No-one else interested in this game then?

Root approaching another half century.

England 131-4

I think people's interest might be elsewhere at the moment.

 

[jakarta]

I think people's interest might be elsewhere at the moment.

Well yes, but the England/Germany game hasn't started has it?

Only another 35 runs needed, Root padding his stats here.

 

[jakarta]

Moeen loves chopping onto his stumps, well we are nearly home. 173-5

 

[maltaseagull]

Morgan wouldn't be playing on current form if he wasn't captain.