Posted November 5, 20186 yr First Test Series without Cook, Bairstow injured, not sure who our no.1 spinner is and a lack of pre-series practise doesn't have me too confident for this one. However, it does give us an option to try out some new players. I'm very excited to see how Burns can get on, he's been one of the Championship's best batsmen for years now. This cap has been a long time coming. I'd also hope the selectors use Bairstow's injury as a opportunity to try Foakes out. He is a fantastic glove-man and not a bad batsman either. I bet they give Buttler the gloves though, as that seems to be the England way. Picking the best WK/batsman rather than the best WK. I think Sri Lanka have the chance to white wash us here but the rain should come to our rescue at least once so i'll go for 2-0 series loss.
November 5, 20186 yr I have just been having a fume with a colleague about the level of incompetence involved in organising this tour - one-dayers during the monsoon followed by utterly meaningless 14-a-side warm up games. A cricket tour by people who don't understand cricket. Was it organised by the keystone cops? Edited November 5, 20186 yr by AndyinLiverpool
November 6, 20186 yr Author England 113-5 at lunch. Kind of the performance I expected unfortunately. My excitement about seeing Burns bat will have to wait - he was out before I woke up. Glad Foakes has been picked though (can you tell I'm a Surrey member?)
November 6, 20186 yr Such are my expectations for this series that I woke up, saw the lunch time score and thought, ‘Could be worse.’
November 6, 20186 yr Author These two Surrey boys have turned things around quite nicely. *proud face* Still some work to be done before we have an above par score i feel but at least it's competitive now
November 6, 20186 yr It's a pity we couldn't find space for Woakes to play alongside Stokes and Foakes.
November 6, 20186 yr Author 321-8, I'll take that. Would be nice if Leach and Anderson can stick around for Foakes to make a debut century tomorrow and push it towards 350. May even get up and 4am and watch on the sofa under the duvet for an couple of hours.
November 7, 20186 yr Happy to be retired - I record the game, have a lie-in then watch it at leisure during the day, counting Derby County flanges and playing 'spot the @sage'.
November 7, 20186 yr 55 minutes ago, eddie said: Happy to be retired - I record the game, have a lie-in then watch it at leisure during the day, counting Derby County flanges and playing 'spot the @sage'. I'm at long on when they bowl from the Fort. I'm underneath a tree with the Sri Lankan Police Force.
November 7, 20186 yr 1 minute ago, sage said: I'm at long on when they bowl from the Fort. I'm underneath a tree with the Sri Lankan Police Force. They got my email then. Glad they're keeping an eye on you.
November 7, 20186 yr 2 hours ago, sage said: I'm at long on when they bowl from the Fort. I'm underneath a tree with the Sri Lankan Police Force. The Sri Lankan Police Force? I see you've adopted your default position then.
November 9, 20186 yr 15 hours ago, AndyinLiverpool said: Well done Keaton Jennings. Almost Cook-like - superb innings.
November 9, 20186 yr A very comprehensive victory for England in conditions they traditionally struggle in.
November 9, 20186 yr 3 minutes ago, eddie said: A very comprehensive victory for England in conditions they traditionally struggle in. Facing a bowler you mean?
November 18, 20186 yr Another good win rakes the series with one to play. First series win in Sri Lanka since 2001 and the spinners did the job.
November 24, 20186 yr What a turnaround as SL fall from 173/1 to 222/8... hats off to Stokes & Rashid (plus Jennings & Foakes!)
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