England vs Sri Lanka 3 tests

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England hosts Sri Lanka for a test series for the first time since 2016. The schedule is as follows.

1st test August 21 - 25 Old Trafford

2nd test August 29 - September 2, Lord's

3rd test September 6 - 10, The Oval.

 

[Plugger35]

A nice tribute to Graham Thorpe on Sky.

As for this test series hopefully Sri Lanka can be competitive but I expect a similar result to the West Indies test series.

 

[Plugger35]

Sri Lanka have won the toss and chosen to bat first.

No Stokes for England with Pope taking over as captain.

 

[Marshland]

These are the series the Poms tend to romp.

Australia and India are a different story however.

 

[Plugger35]

Karunaratne gone, time for Mendis to step up.

 

[Plugger35]

Now the other Sri Lankan opener Madushka is gone, this is looking ominous for Sri Lanka.

 

[yabsy]

Now the other Sri Lankan opener Madushka is gone, this is looking ominous for Sri Lanka.

Hoping they can put up at least a half decent 1st innings total.

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[Stig O'Hara]

Angelo not offering a shot.

Plumb.

3/6

 

[Plugger35]

That's a shocking leave from Mathews, Sri Lanka in all sorts.

 

[yabsy]

Pakistan also struggling early against Bangladesh - 3/29

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Pakistan also struggling early against Bangladesh - 3/29

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Dizzy has swapped one basketcase for another.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Wood’s handy.

Comes on first change & just lets it rip at 149+

 

[Stig O'Hara]

A beast of a ball from Wood.

4/40

 

[Plugger35]

A nasty ball from Wood, too nasty for Mendis.

 

[spudmaster]

A nasty ball from Wood, too nasty for Mendis.

song contest votes. hurry up!

edit: good lad

 

[Plugger35]

song contest votes. hurry up!

I'm listening now, the votes will be in before lunch.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

That’s a grubber.

5/72

Mudheap of a deck.

 

[MJG14]

That was a Carl Hooper to Nasser Hussain level grubber there. Pretty poor for session 1 day 1.

Guarantee that footage will get a run now.

 

[Rabish Binney]

Kumar Sangakkara channeling his inner Sri Lankan pop star image at lunch

 

[Plugger35]

Tough for Sri Lanka to get a competitive total from 80/5 but it doesn't look an easy batting pitch so even 200 could be competitive

 

[MJG14]

Guarantee that footage will get a run now.

Yep, as predicted the Nasser grubber footage got a run in the lunch break. He always gets stitched up.

 

[Plugger35]

A good fifty from the captain de Silva but he hasn't had much support.

 

[sabso]

England are Englanding nicely - 113/7 to 178/8 by tea. Five SL batsmen in a row making double figures.

 

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Rathnayake bringing up his fifty and the 200 for Sri Lanka with a six, an impressive innings on debut.

 

[Donnie Darko]

These are the series the Poms tend to romp.

Australia and India are a different story however.

Australia , no series win in England since 2001
India's record in England is grim . 2 series wins in their entire history.

Got any more amazing insights for this series ?