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England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test
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if SL avoid follow on (which looks very very likely) then its a Draw
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Sanga bats 2 days on this deck
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a more self aware man would be downplaying that knock on a featherbed against a second rate attack.
prior seems to think everything is ok now. "I'm back". no you're not. |
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jesus christ that was terrible.
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Oh Prior,explains it.
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a lovely little tweet which perhaps sums it up
"Hard not to feel for the lads who had to finish the series in Australia so that Root and Prior could come back against 75mph half-volleys." It's a little harsh against Root who i think had a bit of a baptism of fire. Not knowing where to put him in the order can't have helped and dropping him wasn't a terrible idea I like Root, and I think he's a bit unsure of himself, despite his talent, and he'll develop into a very good test batsmen who'll be a key part of the english side for the next decade. I also think he came in a tricky situation against the lankans. The first sixty or seventy runs of his innings being worth 3 times as much as the softer 130/140 he scored afterwards. Prior on the other hand had been woeful for two back to back series and to claim that he's back, is delusional. |
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Agree young Joe has an excellent temperament.Will be the backbone of English cricket for a decade.Probably future captain.
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interesting, considered , informative posts there houseful. now be a good lad and go play on the motorway.
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I agree, do one lad
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if SL avoid follow on (which they will most likely) then a draw is looking the probable result...IMO
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its been raining here all night and 30 mins ago it pissed it down again, and its cloudy, very. I am 30 mins from Lords....
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possible light rain showers next three days around lunchtime. Doubt will effect match but it is british weather, draw almost certain if SL bat through 400 plus and thats very likely
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I am in Holland Park at the moment. It is sunny / overcast no chance of rain!
Cloud is high. I think there is still a long way to go in this game. Interesting to see the draw go so low overnight  , having said that greed is good so I haven't taken the green as yet! There is a nagging feeling in me that at any time England could produce the old reverse swing trick so for me the result is nowhere near a foregone conclusion. From my point of view I'd like to see SL score another 350 today and that will enforce England have to bat on to make the game safe unless the pitch shows sign of wear and tear.I think the draw is the most likely result but I don't rule out anything else. I took a position on SL at favourable odds just in case and am only exposed to England, which, I have no intention of covering just yet. Hopefully the price for that will present itself at the end of the day following a couple of big hundreds. |
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i agree with most of the above post...I'm medium green SL and draw, tiny green England
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ball might move a bit this morning!
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yeah I agree it might, I'm about 8 miles away but although it's cloudy there is little humidity so we'll see
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ah forgot...programme started
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Rain?!
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Mornin all ' bacon sarny, Abbot ale once we get past mid-day and watch SL pile on 500 runs. Lovely way to spend a day !
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draw from 1.5 ACOP to 1.65 this morning, I don't think I'll be opposing it 'till things start to happen and wickets start to fall, the chance of a follow on been imposed are minimal.
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2 days for SL to get 700 +
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15 miles from Lords and its very very dark here !! Feels like heavy rain coming..
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you would have thought that this morning England would have tried to make the batsmen play a bit more early on.
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flat as a pancake. All SL need to do is a void follow on and that's it Draw
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couple of days of Broad and Anderson bowling there will some pretty tasty footholes
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very dark clouds
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rain outside the ground
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heavy rain coming
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rain rainnnnnnnnnn
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don't think so lad
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 rain rain wh r u |
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dark clouds ohh
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would give England a squeak if they could get through these wiley old foxes
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its finely balanced me thinks...but IF SL get pass the follow on its done. IF
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lara 9199..are you 4 years old?
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no 40
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lara r u mental
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I just backed the draw....I expected it to be 1.2....very happy with 1.59
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