[Cricket] Sri Lanka vs England 2nd Test Kandy

[Titanic]

An excellent hour for England, led by Root 76* from 86 balls....16 overs, 87 runs.

218-5, lead by 172

 

[Titanic]

Ali gone... LBW to Dananjaya ... another sweep... possibly outside off... but no reviews left.

219-6

 

[Mackenzie]

Mo gone.


219/6

lead 172.

 

[Titanic]

Outside the line, umpires call on hitting the stumps... pity the reviews were burned earlier.

Lead 173, pressure on Foakes and the bowlers to help Root set a decent target here.

 

[Titanic]

England 246-6, leading by 200... the way England are batting on it at the moment suggests another 50 is a minimum.

Bigger totals have been chased down at Kandy.

 

[studio150]

246-6 lead 200

 

[pasty]

246/6 Root 92 no

200 lead now.

 

[jakarta]

250 up, Advantage England?

 

[Titanic]

250 up, Advantage England?

still in the balance for me... England have 250+ in the 3rd innings and bigger totals than 205 have been chased down at Kandy

 

[fisons]

England 246-6, leading by 200... the way England are batting on it at the moment suggests another 50 is a minimum.

Bigger totals have been chased down at Kandy.

No wonder you're a super mod with wisdom like this. Only slow turn and no real up and down bounce means that even your figure of 250 is a bare minimum.

 

[pasty]

The good thing is time is on our side. Only day 3, so no big rush to create a big lead.

 

[big nuts]

No wonder you're a super mod with wisdom like this. Only slow turn and no real up and down bounce means that even your figure of 250 is a bare minimum.

4th innings? Even 150 wouldn’t be a gimme. 250 and I’d say you have a 70% chance of winning.

 

[studio150]

Tea. 259-6 lead 213 Root 98*

 

[Titanic]

Tea on Day 3

England 259-6, leading by 213

Joe Root 98* (118 balls)... cometh the hour

A good session for England.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Nice to see England batting with a clearly defined set of plans. The rotation of the strike was great to see and not always something England do enough. Impressive session.

 

[pasty]

Joe Root 98* (118 balls)... cometh the hour

Lets hope so. England have apparently never lost a test in which Root has scored a century

 

[Titanic]

Joe Root 102* (120 balls, 8 fours, 2 sixes)


ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!

 

[dazzer6666]

102* Root. Well played. Outstanding innings - now needs to stay there

 

[Pevenseagull]

....and the people on the t.v. now inform me that Root has the highest score by an England captain in Sri Lanka.

Well played skip

 

[Titanic]

England's lead reaches 245... with so much time left in the game and four wickets in hand, this is looking good

If Foakes can hold his own against quicks then he is definitely a keeper