[Cricket] Sri Lanka vs England 2nd Test Kandy

[jakarta]

Wot no fred?

England have traditional early collapse and then recover so nothing new.

156-5

 

[dazzer6666]

Wot no fred?

England have traditional early collapse and then recover so nothing new.

156-5

Most of the commentary I've been listening to suggesting we're actually doing OK (only Root's dismissal being 'soft')- pitch turning from the start and very dry, difficult for batting and will get quickly worse. Atherton was talking about a score of 250 being decent (no guarantee we'll get anywhere near that of course). Fascinating so far - much more interesting than watching runs being accumulated on a flat road

 

[Mackenzie]

165;6

Foakes gone.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

165;6

Foakes gone.

182/7

Maybe 1-1 going into the last test?

 

[Titanic]

212-7 (60 overs) at tea, Rashid 29* and Curran 12*

It is certainly a tricky wicket... might be a fair score if we can reach 220. 250 would be a decent total.

 

[Beach Hut]

218/8

 

[Titanic]

Too good for Leach... pitched middle, hit off.

And now Jimmy out for a golden... 225 all out... or maybe not??

Missing off... a life... for now. 225-9

 

[CHAPPERS]

2 day test?

 

[knocky1]

Anderson to bat at 3 in the second innings?

 

[Titanic]

Curran having a bit of a BASH.... two SIXES and Jimmy sweeps a FOUR... and England pass 250

251-9

 

[Titanic]

Bosh... SIX MORE

Dananjaya to Curran, SIX runs, opens the shoulders, hooned over deep extra cover for six more! His big shots are inversely proportional to his size and this soars over the boundary, with the fielder in the deep desperately backpedalling!

 

[Titanic]

SIX MORE... despite 6 fielders on the fence... a short one smashed over midwicket.

Sam Curran 51* (92 balls, 5 sixes)

England's highest 10th wicket stand in Sri Lanka... 45 from 36 balls... Jimmy on 6*

 

[Titanic]

Curran dropped by Pushpakumara at long on... ooops

#schoolboy

 

[Bold Seagull]

Curran, Rashid, Leach and Jimmy add 100 and counting to the score. Quality tail wagging.

 

[Titanic]

Two balls later... SIX

50 partnership for the 10th wicket

Sam Curran added 43 of them and Jimmy Anderson 6 in 8 overs

279-9

 

[dazzer6666]

Curran dropped by Pushpakumara at long on... ooops

#schoolboy

That was comedy........VILLAGE

and....BOOM, 6 more

 

[Bold Seagull]

That was comedy........VILLAGE

and....BOOM, 6 more

Straight over the head of the fielder who dropped him.

 

[jakarta]

In his eighth Test, Curran has just gone past Alistair Cook in terms of sixes scored in their Test Career!

279-9

 

[Mackenzie]

This is superb stuff from Curran.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Test average of 44 at 20 years old. Some talent.