only need 100 odd overs for Sri Lanka to win this one so rain shouldn't be a factorBizarre first 90 mins.
Turned on to see Jennings be bowled
98-4, rain looks likely to win this test but if the run rate remains this high and regularity of wickets who knows!
Tail bail out top order again.
lucky Bairstow was injured.
Lucky Sri Lanka didn't field well
2 batsmen realizing a scoring rate of under 50% is not a bad thing.
proper Test innings from Foakes - very nicely done.
321-8 a good score.
Mwah mwahonly need 100 odd overs for Sri Lanka to win this one so rain shouldn't be a factor
Seriously though every man and his dog could see what was needed for this series except for the England team.
Some embarrassing dismissals as usual. Run rate chasing completely inappropriate for this venue.
South Africa got hammered doing the same and only got close to respectability when a couple of their batsmen woke up and realised old fashioned dogged batting the way to go.
Going to be a long Tour from which likely to be too arrogant to learn anything.
Rant over (hoping this can be held up to ridicule when England turn it round).
And when are they going to learn and get at least a couple of proper 4 day games in on overseas tours before the Tests. These ridiculous 50 man a side one innings 2 day things are a joke.
Yep.Mwah mwah
It’s bizarre but looks legal to me! Okay there is obviously a fine line between making bowlers try every bit of trickery but at the moment most games are sided with the batsman rather that bowling so why not mix it up?
What’s wrong with this?
Batsmen move around the crease etc
Unchanged side with Stokes to bat at 3.
Good calls. Keeping Foakes and moving Ali. Wait and see on Stokes at 3
still a mindset of certain batsmen that they have to try and hit their way out of trouble rather than grind it out. Just not appropriate on these turning wickets.Time for the middle order to dig England out of trouble again!
Think there's something about Burns that could develop.solid innings in the end, middle order carrying us again. We would be some force if we can get 1 & 2 solid.
Think there's something about Burns that could develop.
Gotta wonder how a player that can't handle pace or swing gets into a Test side as an opener - Jennings
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