The Official Cricket Thread

[RobbieOR 1,512]

Nailed on draw.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

A few quick wickets with this new ball and it could change quickly Robbie.

[Jairzinho 22,765]

Draw and England win both at evens now. Surprises me that, even though we've wasted the last hour letting Kev bowl his pies surely we should still win this?

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Draw and England win both at evens now. Surprises me that, even though we've wasted the last hour letting Kev bowl his pies surely we should still win this?

 

You would think so, SL are only 27 ahead, as soon as we get another wicket they will start to tumble imo.

[RobbieOR 1,512]

A few quick wickets with this new ball and it could change quickly Robbie.

 

Yeah, of course. I cant see it though.

 

England are 2 wickets away. If they get into the tail they should finish it off. It depends when they're taken, if its before the close then it should be a formality.

[ChrisM 11]

This is where the throwing away of wickets late in the innings yesterday will come back to bite us on the arse.

 

It's a shame because KP's innings yesterday deserves to be match-winning.

[skaro 5,060]

Actually, strike my previous post.

If Sri Lanka set England 150 tomorrow, there'll only be about half-a-dozen overs left in the match by then.

[Red Banjo 1,449]

We are shitting ourselves again.

 

To be fair Jayawardene and Samawareera are excellent batsmen, and in great form.

 

We should be winning this game, but i wouldn't be at all surprised if we lost it.

[skaro 5,060]

We are shitting ourselves again.

 

To be fair Jayawardene and Samawareera are excellent batsmen, and in great form.

 

We should be winning this game, but i wouldn't be at all surprised if we lost it.

 

Na, Lankans are not scoring quick enough to set a total and win.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

SL are not even looking to set a total...they are playing for the draw imo. One wicket on these type of pitches lead to more.

[Red Banjo 1,449]

Given how we have batted in the last 12 months, if Sri Lanka set us a total of 125 to win - i wouldn't be confident of getting it.

[skaro 5,060]

If they're playing for the draw, then England are still a chance.

No reason first session tomorrow won't be fascinating.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Should be a great last day of cricket....need to give swann an over here

[RobbieOR 1,512]

Samaraweera gone.

 

Played on.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

get in...Swann on and gets him first ball...told you...

[skaro 5,060]

There'll be a result now.

 

(Fuck. Missed that. Wife's turned over to "Come Dine with Me". Keep me posted if anything else dramatic happens in the last 5 minutes.)

[Jairzinho 22,765]

Shot.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

and another....

[Guest Pistonbroke]

6 down Skarro mate..Swanny gets the Night watchman Randiv for a duck.

[skaro 5,060]

6 down Skarro mate..Swanny gets the Night watchman Randiv for a duck.

 

Game over.

[Jairzinho 22,765]

Not sure it is game over yet, losing Randiv doesn't really change anything.

 

Two very good batsmen in with another to come.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Close of play. SL 6 down and 33 ahead.

[skaro 5,060]

Not sure it is game over yet, losing Randiv doesn't really change anything.

 

Two very good batsmen in with another to come.

 

Game over, in that, tsunami aside, there'll be a result now. :whistle:

[Haan'sThunderbolt 3]

Can't have a cricket thread without mentioning the start of the County season, yesterday. Lancashire start their defence next week at Aigburth.

[Yozzer 338]

Going to head down to Aigburth for the start I think, should be a good season of County cricket.