England tour of Sri Lanka 2021

[wasteyouryouth]

One more and Mendis equals the record.

 

[CerealKiller]

Bess collecting polls with 3 gifted and 1 genuine good ball whilst Leach toils away for 15 overs for 1! Don’t you just love test cricket!!

As I write this Leachy collects a run out!!

 

[wasteyouryouth]

 

[Short Leg Cricket]

One more and Mendis equals the record.

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I can picture it second innings tries ramping Sam Curran and is caught by leg slip!

 

[Aislabie]

This is the worst possible outcome. Bairstow has made it to 30 in relatively mature fashion, and is now guaranteed a second dip at Test cricket. That said, England could still easily end up 130 all out as well

 

[Aislabie]

I am also finding it a little bit sad that Sri Lanka didn't play Sandakan instead of either Asitha Fernando or Dasun Shanaka.

Not because he's anything good or anything, but because he would complete my favourite kind of bowling attack: four spinners of four different kinds - an offie (Perera), a leggie (Hasaranga) and their left-arm equivalents (Embuldeniya and Sandakan). It's weird though, it's almost like international teams don't pick their playing elevens to satisfy my weird cricketing tastes

 

[wasteyouryouth]

This is the worst possible outcome. Bairstow has made it to 30 in relatively mature fashion, and is now guaranteed a second dip at Test cricket. That said, England could still easily end up 130 all out as well

Third or fourth dip tbf

 

[Aislabie]

Third or fourth dip tbf

Valid point. And that's weird, because he's into his 71st Test and still only averages 28 as a specialist batsman

 

[Yash.]

Yeah Sri Lanka, a guy who is good for nothing more than being a meatshield after 30 odd tests and the bloke who collects 4 ducks in a row are good enough for your side but not the one batsman who averages close to 70 on the biggest domestic minefields in Asia.

Who are you referring to, mate?

 

[Aislabie]

Who are you referring to, mate?

Pathum Nissanka I think

 

[blockerdave]

The Dickwella dismissal was amazing. As it was bowled I said to myself "that is ****" and he hits it straight at Sibley.

In what was of course a very good day for England, Bess picking up a 5-fer will harm us in the long run. He's a dreadful bowler. I've seen plenty of shite finger spinners bowling for England and he's up there with the worst. I expect he'll be massacred in India, assuming they have anyone fit enough to play.

 

[Ed Smith]

Valid point. And that's weird, because he's into his 71st Test and still only averages 28 as a specialist batsman

Needs to stop using that bat with the hole in

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The Dickwella dismissal was amazing. As it was bowled I said to myself "that is ****" and he hits it straight at Sibley.

In what was of course a very good day for England, Bess picking up a 5-fer will harm us in the long run. He's a dreadful bowler. I've seen plenty of shite finger spinners bowling for England and he's up there with the worst. I expect he'll be massacred in India, assuming they have anyone fit enough to play.

Aye he's utter dink like. Can't see what other options we have if we want to play 2 Spinners though.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

I have not seen a side as bad as Sri Lanka. Even West Indies keeps finding talent but Sri Lanka post the Sanga and Mahela era has consistently tanked year after year. Irrespective of the format, this country has not produced international quality players at all. Mediocre at best.

 

[blockerdave]

Aye he's utter dink like. Can't see what other options we have if we want to play 2 Spinners though.

Eddie Hemmings coming out of retirement would be better.

 

[Ed Smith]

Eddie Hemmings coming out of retirement would be better.

Woah that's maybe a little extreme. Obviously the simple option would be Rashid, but his shoulder is made of prit-stik and pipecleaners