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Yeah, 190 odd runs in the match at a run a ball is just poor. :p I think the situation of the humidity and heat played a big part in that, but he's an aggressive player, long may that continue. He's excellent, you have to take the rough with the smooth, but you want match winners in the team...

Good day for England, though can't afford to undo it all tomorrow. Got to bat all day tomorrow as well, then we should have a lead of 130 or so, then maybe bat till lunch on Day 4, lead of 200, then declare. That would be the ideal, need a minimum lead of 100 though.

Quite, just how an LBW review should be lost if it's umpires call rather than missing. Decent day for England, more than that I'd say, on a pitch like that. Getting the tail out as early as possible is the key, if they go on to make well over 300, that'll hurt the momentum and mindset of the...

Despite his two failures with the bat in Galle, would people really drop Patel after that one showing? Might as well give him both games, y'know, lets not try and destroy another cricketers career after one game like we have with so many others over the years. I'd go attacking and go in with...

People look at you like that anyway :p

Despite Monty having an ineffective game here, he was brilliant in the UAE and you need two spinners out there. Stokes is a long way off Test cricket.

Currently reading 1776 by David McCullough, move on to Yankee civil war after that, then probably our own civil war. Superb read. Considering I never liked History at school (or school itself for that matter), really getting in to it of late.

Quite, everyone says "Ooh England, they can't play spin." which is simply wrong, yes, we aren't as good at playing spin as the sub-continent teams, but welcome to home advantage, I could reverse that with how they cope (or don't, as the case is) with our seamers at home. All of the top 6 have...

Bopara won't be available to bowl. Bit harsh on Patel imo, maybe a 4...* *not nitpicking! :p Nice to see Swann bowling very well again, not that I think he's been all that bad of late, just not up to his high standards. It's interesting tracking his progress up through the wicket takers...

Don't agree with this completely, whilst the Broad no-ball cost us 45 runs or so, and the two Monty drops off Jayawardene cost about 33 is about the difference between the scores, the real issue was getting bowled out for 46 overs in the first innings, just criminal on that wicket. Even in the...

And Patel with an FC average of 40 and bats 4 for Notts... I think I'd be backing England if we hadn't had the scarring of UAE on the batsmen, Sri Lanka are still favourites for the moment though.

Especially in New Zealand, as 95% of cases brought to court involve sheep.

Yeah, he did so well last summer ;) Trott and KP doing well, again, several key moments (along with the batting) are looking to cause a defeat. Broad's no-ball costing 45 runs, the Monty drops costing about 40. Suddenly 260 doesn't seem too bad. Given ourselves a chance, if these two can get...

They won't be going 5 bowlers after UAE. It'll probably be Strauss Cook Trott KP Bell Patel Prior Broad Swann Anderson Panesar With Patel bowling 10-15 in a day. Though I'd stick both Bopara and Patel in with Bell missing out.

Me a Tory? :lol

Does Bell even get a chance? If the heat is this bad, Patel as a 3rd spinner? Every batsman barring Bell has got runs...

Fair enough, the brief bit of googling I'd done implied otherwise, maybe out of date, or something. I don't really see how it should work like that, but meh, I suppose we'll see what happens if he ever tours here again!

Indeed, just not so much now, when he is arguably more deserving of it. Still, some runs today and I'd love for him to prove me wrong, not that I think he'll go beyond the 2013 double Ashes anyway.

Served jail time in the country and committed an offence on his last visa to the country. Not to mention the ECB would undoubtedly object. Wrong.

You're being very improper with your explanations!