England Cricket Thread 2011

[VillaZogmariner]

Why is it whenever we take the batting powerplay we seem to lose quick wickets.

[Villan For Life]

Why is it whenever we take the batting powerplay we seem to lose quick wickets.

I reckon that we've not yet figured out how to play in them. Whilst I applaud Cook for taking the batting powerplay so early, 14 runs and 3 wickets in a 5 over powerplay is woeful.

[Dave Cooper please]

Ball keeping low, Swann will get turn, slow outfield, if we get 260+ Sri Lanka will get nowhere near.
Hopefuly the clouds will come over to aid Jimmy's swing as well.

[cdbearsfan]

We're doing our best to fuck this up. Still, as Coops says, we might not need a massive score to win this due to the conditions.

[spangley1812]

England collapsing........have gone from 213-4 to 243-8 off 45 overs

[TheTimVilla]

Still, at least 4 of the top 6 contributed. The way this series has gone, we could have them 20 for 3 or 80 for 0 from the first powerplay!

[Villan For Life]

It is still disappointing to finish on 268-9. We were on for a score of 300+, which on this pitch would have been a challenging score.

Sri Lanka look like a side playing the last match of a tour and are thinking of the flight home. If we bowl and field well, we should be able to defend the total. A couple of early wickets should set us up nicely.

[hilts_coolerking]

Great finish from Dernbach.  England take the series.

[VillaZogmariner]

What a brilliant match.

[The Left Side]

Great finish well done England

[frank]

Come on you Bears! You can do the Pears a big favour by beating Durham tonight.

[Chris Smith]

Come on you Bears! You can do the Pears a big favour by beating Durham tonight.

In that case, come on Durham. ;¬)

[hilts_coolerking]

Great 'Blade Runner' dismissal at the Oval.

G O Jones   c Roy b Batty 61

[pooligan]

Yeah come on Durham

[spangley1812]

Broad or Bresnan for the 1st test v India.................Bresnan for me