England in Sri Lanka

[mattfb]

Yes, Warne commented on it many a times.
Nice, sharp catch by KP. Nice bowling here by Hoggard early on, getting some nice swing. Sidebottom is also bowling nicely.

 

[Leicester Fox]

Hoggys taking them apart how you can say drop him i don't know. Great start

 

[aussie_ben91]

Uhhhhh, Ravi Bopara in a Test Match? Dunno bout that...

Mubarak is no where near good enough to play International cricket in any team. I dunno how he keeps making the team, I would've batted Chaminda Vaas infront of him TBH.

 

[mattfb]

Hoggys taking them apart how you can say drop him i don't know. Great start

Yeah he is! 5-43 Sri Lanka with Hoggard taking 4! Great bowling.

 

[aditya123]

Ramprakash would probably get into the other Test teams, barring Australia.

I don`t think so.
At 38, he wouldn`t be breaking into the Indian or the England side.
India have an exciting player like Yuvraj on the bench which gives you an indication of how strong the middle-order is. England themselves have a decent middle-order of Bell,KP,Collingwood,Vaughan with Owais Shah and Bopara in the fringes !
I don`t think he has a chance of getting in there.

 

[Leicester Fox]

Time for Monty methinks. Need to get Sangakarra, if we do then we can clean them up fairly quickly hopefully.

 

[RoboRocks]

England need to break this partnership between Sangakarra and Prasanna Jayawardene and its just Vaas and the tail and England could bat for a decent period tonight.

 

[mattfb]

Sangakarra is the key wicket, this partnership is looking good for the Sri Lankans, giving them a ray of hope to get a decent first innings total.

 

[sohum]

Hoggard getting it done! Sri Lanka in major trouble. Looks like Murali won't have a 4th innings to bowl.

 

[Sureshot]

Uhhhhh, Ravi Bopara in a Test Match? Dunno bout that...

Underestimate him at your peril. Averaged 60 in FC last year with a double ton. Good call imo, played well in the warm up games.

 

[mattfb]

Panesar gets Jayawardene! Big wicket!

Vaas and Sangakarra are gonna have to build a partnership here to get Sri Lanka in a decent position. Jayawardene needed to get a hundred, although he did play a great, vital role.

 

[Sureshot]

I think Monty could've had Sangakkara earlier on, it looked out to me.

 

[mattfb]

I didn't see it, was it LBW? What was Sangakarra on?

 

[evertonfan]

Wahey, Monty strikes as I wake up. Great bowling this boys. Hoggard makes such a difference to our team.

 

[mattfb]

Monty again, gets rid of Vaas, who was a danger. He can bat and could have given Sangakarra most of the strike. Now its into the tail.