England in Sri Lanka

[scoob]

sack KP

He is serious CARP

[overloaded]

passanger

[stampy]

getting interesting no, the poms 7/258 trott last man out for 112, 82 to get

[stampy]

swann clutching at straws calling for a review when clearly out lbw for 1, 8/259 and tea is taken

[stampy]

sack KP

FFS....... i shouldnt have to remind you should i?

[Squids]

England are in all sorts of trouble with their batting

Strauss too old
Cook still shizen against quality bowling
Trott ok he is good
KP hasn't made a run in forever
Bell is average
Patel/Morgan duds

[DoublebluTiger]

All over. Sri Lanka win by 75 runs.

[Jim05]

2/48, Strauss out to Herath.
Herath to take 6 or 7 this innings, is absolutely bamboozling them.
Spin Bunny KP comes to the crease

Could have had more, the pommy basterds didnt have a clue against him.
Lost their last 6 for stuff all, hilarious.
Hoping for a series whitewash now

[Jim05]

England are in all sorts of trouble with their batting

Strauss too old
Cook still shizen against quality bowling
Trott ok he is good
KP hasn't made a run in forever
Bell is average
Patel/Morgan duds

Spot on.
Trott is class.
KP is a muppet against spinners yet he keeps telling everyone they dont trouble him.
Bell is one of the most overated cricketers ever.
Patel makes Michael Beer look like Shane Warne
Morgan is a short form specialist.
The only one I disagree with is Cook, he is quality just having a bad run as all batsmen do

[stampy]

boys are we talking about a top 6 who smashed us into oblivion just over 12 months ago?

[Media Park]

Six wickets each dig gave Rangana Herath 12 match wickets.

Impressive.

[Jim05]

boys are we talking about a top 6 who smashed us into oblivion just over 12 months ago?

Yep but we have gone in opposite directions since, we are doing well and the Poms cant win.
The Poms have a massive weakness against quality spinners. The Pakis and Lankans are blessed with two of the best in world cricket unfortunately we are only blessed with average ones

[overloaded]

sack KP

FFS....... i shouldnt have to remind you should i?

remind me of what?

Put up his figures for the last 12 months

[stampy]

sack KP

FFS....... i shouldnt have to remind you should i?

remind me of what?

Put up his figures for the last 12 months

LOL!! now i know why you follow port

[Media Park]

Remind you of his
T20 figures... go ahead.

[brod]

Sri Lanka v England
1st Test
Galle

SRI LANKA WON BY 75 RUNS

Sri Lanka 318
England 193
Sri Lanka 214
England 264
IJL Trott 112
MJ Prior 41
HMRKB Herath 6/97
S Randiv 4/74

Sri Lanka lead 2 match series 1-0
MAN OF THE MATCH - HMRKB Herath (6/74 & 6/97)

[brod]

Stuart Broad has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo after being diagnosed with a right calf strain. He will return to the UK immediately and the injury could prevent him joining the IPL for the second year running.

[RustyCage]

sack KP

FFS....... i shouldnt have to remind you should i?

remind me of what?

Put up his figures for the last 12 months

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[bulldogproud2]

KP has had a lean trot in the past four tests but his performances in tests last year were outstanding. Add that to two centuries in the shorter form of the game this year and his record stands up pretty well against any world batsmen over the past twelve months.
Cheers

[RustyCage]

Interesting happenings in Sri Lanka!

There was also a controversial element when the umpires, Asad Rauf and Bruce Oxenford, clamped down on Pietersen's unconventional switch hit when he was only two runs away from his 20th Test century.

Dilshan objected to the switch hit, in which Pietersen changes his hands on the bat to become, in effect, a left-hander, and stopped twice in his run-up as he anticipated a repeat. Rauf intervened on the grounds of timewasting - not against Dilshan but Pietersen - and after a conversation with Oxenford warned Pietersen and informed him there would be a five-run penalty if he repeated the tactic.

The umpires' decision left Pietersen's switch hit tactic, which he has used previously in his brashest moments, in question with clarification urgently being sought from the match officials and the ICC. The stroke has been passed as acceptable by MCC, the arbiters of the Laws, and indeed has been hailed as a positive innovation for the game.

Dilshan's protest came during an over in when Pietersen thrashed his way from 86 to 104. He had unveiled the switch hit in Dilshan's previous over to combat a defensive leg-stump line and when Dilshan delivered a woeful long hop it was apparent that Dilshan, until then Sri Lanka's most effective bowler, had lost the psychological game.

After being told by the umpires that he risked a timewasting penalty, Pietersen bided his time, reverse sweep again with Dilshan committed to the delivery, and reached his hundred to roars of approval from England's sizeable contingent of fans. The umpires were content with that.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2012/content/current/story/559897.html