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Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test, Colombo - discussion
Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test, Colombo - discussion
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this england team have a good habit of picking up late wickets
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England -Sri lankan chocs wrong way round for me
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dylansdad • April 3, 2012 12:10 PM BST
just managed to back england @4.8 seconds before the wicket happy days, was hoping for wickt with new ball just layed england @ 3.35 seconds before the last wicket,can't win them all lol |
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lanka real short at mo imo
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215-4 to 227-6. The old "add 20 runs and take away 2 Jayawardenas" adage coming good.
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kp might have had a hatfull.....
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sri lanka do look short
wicket does look good. |
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WS - england defo favs at mo
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Trying to ge out but can't get matched
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Not sure whether Eng should be favs yet, ws. They are going to have to bat last on this.
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i must admit having finn in the side gives you the bonus of scaring the life out of tails again
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might not be true that screaming if they bat well
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keeping my draw back, due to concerns about the weather.
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I've got it priced up now exactly as I had it pre-match on page 1:
SL 13/8 Eng 17/10 Draw 3/1 |
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Fair point, d13. Just hadn't considered that possibility after the events of this winter.
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yea i think draw is overpriced... unless england mop up now
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terrible from england that. last ball, had to keep matthews down that end
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well the spinners haven't really threatened and the seamers have done the damage so that must bode well for england
pitch looks good to me as well |
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market is bonkers
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swann ragged a few square. age old adage... don't judge the pitch till both teams have batted on it
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true
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I'm going more on the 3-day matches played here this spring, d13. Have a quick glance at the last one for a good example.
http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/356/356262.html 601-9 dec led to an innings victory. This pitch may not play the same on day 3 as on day 1. |
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surely this game is all about judging a pitch before both teams bat on it
unless your out of the market until the 2nd innings |
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kinda think england seamers will really like the uneven bounce 2nd time around
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but then again, can see this being a minefield on day 5 so wouldn't fancy england chasing 200+ against herath and co popping it out of rough / cracks. all in all set up well at the mo pttt
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same old story this. England need the runs in first innings
for me they have the pitch to make 400 on days 2 and 3. If they do it could be a 100+ lead which could and probably would prove crucial surely they will finally get it right tomorrow |
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exactly what i was thinking step
that said, england haven't played spin well and we will find out very quickly if they have changed their game plan when strauss either gets forward or goes back. |
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huge first session imo. could go either way. mathews well capable of smashing them around for 80no and lanka 320 - massive difference between 265/320. bowlers have to get it right first up
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this is why i love this game all about the ifs and the buts
thats why there is always a difference of opinions on here another 60 runs at the same pace and the draw becomes a real runner again at the moment i think this as been Englands day |
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that last over never really caused any probs for lower middle order, looks a good pitch still i reckon
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i am not a massive fan of the draw as some of you know but Sri Lanka's scoring rate has brought it into play here imo
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very true D13
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check you all tomorrow
another good thread |
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Potential for the lanka eng prices to get very close pre play tomorrow. right i'm off for some sleep before doing my ipl comp entry and watching champs league. this job fcuks with ur sleep patterns alright!!
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Good chat again today on here
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Glad to hear you've had a good thread/chat here today - tell your friends
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i backed sri lanka at the start as englands record on the sub continent is very poor and they have shown me nothing about that to change my mind.
this match as has the series in general terms depends on how england bat. |
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Jayawardene's wicket was a big one. I was worried he would go on to make 150 or something. This tail should be dealt with before lunch tomorrow for 30/40 runs and then we can push on and get over 300 ourselves.
Dropping Panesar was a good move. He seemed to add very little to the bowling attack and, quit frankly, England need fielders who can catch a ball. Hopefully Cook can finally deliver a half-decent score, but I am still a bit worried about Pietersen and Strauss. Strauss needs to perform with the bat tomorrow, otherwise he is history imo... |
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what are the conditions forecast for tomorrow? Game looks well set. Sri Lanka haven't taken the game away from England with the slow run rate and enough wickets have gone down to suggest a result is still a big favourite. Be surprised that however slowly England bat they will score quicker than Sri Lanka.
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