[Cricket] Sri Lanka v England- 2nd Test Match- Galle 22-26.01.2020

[Ooh it’s a corner]

For the first day of a test in Galle I think it Mur-or-leth-ran as expected

 

[Pavilionaire]

Tamil tell if it will get better.

You don't need to be Colombo to work that out.

 

[jakarta]

6 for Jimmy Anderson. Looks like he will go past Kumble at some point in the Indian Tour.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Anderson O 29 M13 R40 W6 E1.38

That's some impressive numbers for a 38year old pace bowler in the subcontinent

 

[Beach Hut]

381 all out

 

[maltaseagull]

381 all out

4 for 1 following on?

Sibley is having a nightmare tour.
Spinner gets first wicket of the match!

Correction 5 for 2

We need to find spinners who can really win matches and 2 openers who can get us off to a decent start.

 

[The Wizard]

Absolute farce. 5-2

Leach and Bess - 64 overs 7 maidens 195 runs 0 wickets

Embuldinya - 4 overs 3 maidens 3 runs 2 wickets

 

[Change at Barnham]

In 3 innings the Sri Lankan spinner Embuldeniya has dismissed both England openers in each innings (6 wickets) for a total of 7 runs.

 

[vegster]

Absolute farce. 5-2

Really NOT unexpected though, we are regularly chucking away our first two wickets. From here the best we can hope for is a draw.

 

[maltaseagull]

Really NOT unexpected though, we are regularly chucking away our first two wickets. From here the best we can hope for is a draw.

Can we have a new rule that stops Sri Lanka appealing in a high pitched scream after every delivery?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Can we have a new rule that stops Sri Lanka appealing in a high pitched scream after every delivery?

I've been surprised down the years that the umpires haven't stepped in and told them to shut the @@@@ up.

 

[The Wizard]

Drop both the England spinners, imagine ALL wickets falling to pace bowlers on the sub continent.

Look how much spin Embuldeniya is getting from just bowling slower.

 

[The Wizard]

Root and Bairstow might as well open at this point. Root is just class against spin.

 

[Machiavelli]

In 3 innings the Sri Lankan spinner Embuldeniya has dismissed both England openers in each innings (6 wickets) for a total of 7 runs.

Yes, incredible figures but, if you take the openers out of the equation, he's got about 1/230.

 

[Machiavelli]

Root and Bairstow might as well open at this point. Root is just class against spin.

I've just watched the last hour (which is the first hour I've watched of this series), and he's just simply majestic. Effortless and aggressive, without taking risks.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Just looking at Root's ranking over the years. It's not surprising, but still, bloody hell!

https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/player-rankings/887


(click on 'timeline')

 

[Beach Hut]

Thank heavens for Root, think time is up for Sibley

 

[Cheshire Cat]

We haven't had a decent pair of openers since Straus retired, and that was how many years ago.

Even Cook couldn't bat at both ends.

 

[Beach Hut]

229/5 not great

 

[dazzer6666]

Buttler a bit unlucky.....was playing well too.