***Official*** England in Sri Lanka 2014

[viriya]

Good to see SL persisting with Mahela opening..

 

[Zinzan]

Agree about Mahela. Could be a long day in the field for England.

 

[viriya]

Bopara didn't deserve to get dropped.. hopefully only to test out Hales.

 

[Zinzan]

Ouch, soft Mahela.

 

[viriya]

ODI farewell doesn't mean much.. it was never his format (except in big matches)

 

[viriya]

Sanga just broke Ponting's most international runs in a calendar year record:
Records | Combined Test, ODI and T20I records | Batting records | Most runs in a calendar year | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Zinzan]

Sanga just broke Ponting's most international runs in a calendar year record:
Records | Combined Test, ODI and T20I records | Batting records | Most runs in a calendar year | ESPN Cricinfo

Wonderful achievement, although I must say his SR of 67 is a lot lower than I would have guessed. How good was Dishan in 2009 btw !

 

[viriya]

Wonderful achievement, although I must say his SR of 67 is a lot lower than I would have guessed. How good was Dishan in 2009 btw !

Yea I think that was Dilshan's breakout year.. 67 SR isn't too bad considering it's all formats combined.. Sanga plays the accumulator at 75-80 SR in ODIs.

 

[Zinzan]

Yea I think that was Dilshan's breakout year.. 67 SR isn't too bad considering it's all formats combined.. Sanga plays the accumulator at 75-80 SR in ODIs.

Ah right you are, had missed the fact it was combined.

 

[Dan]

I saw one ball of Harry Gurney earlier on. Seemed similar to Dirk Nannes in his action. I don't rate him at all.

 

[viriya]

How to get Sanga out: Bowl a full-toss or long-hop and let him oblige. I've seen him get out like this this year at least 5 times.

 

[viriya]

Ali has been impressive with his control.. should be guaranteed a WC team spot.

 

[WalkingWicket]

I saw one ball of Harry Gurney earlier on. Seemed similar to Dirk Nannes in his action. I don't rate him at all.

Gurney specialises in sh***y rank full tosses, at 78mph. He's like Nannes but 15mph slower

No idea why he's on the tour, he's certainly not coming to the WC.

And he can't field. What on earth is he doing?

 

[Dan]

Nannes is down to about 78mph these days :P

 

[vic_orthdox]

My action is more like Nannes than Gurney's.

 

[Jarquis]

We're not great at this cricket lark right now are we?

 

[Jarquis]

"Short and four" x a million

 

[vic_orthdox]

That shot off the slower ball bouncer was a bloody good one.

 

[grecian]

tredders and Gurney probably bowled themselves out of the World Cup here. Not that Jordan or Woakes have been stellar either.

 

[Jarquis]

"Short and four" x a million

With a splattering of "length and six"