England vs Sri Lanka 2nd test debate

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So the 2nd test is upon us,Will England make another tremendous win or will Sri Lanka fight back to win the 2nd test? All will be known in 5 days time.

The 12 man teams are as follow:

England
Andrew Strauss (C)
Alistair Cook
Jonathan Trott
Kevin Pietersen
Ian Bell
Eoin Morgan
Matt Prior (W-K)
Stuart Broad
Graeme Swann
Chris Tremlett
Steve Finn
Jade Dernbach

Sri Lanka (Can't find the 12 man squad anywhere)

Tillakaratne Dilshan (C)
Tharanga Paranavithana (Spell check!)
Lahiru Thirimanne
Kumar Sangakkara
Mahela Jayawardene
Thilan Samaraweera
Dinesh Chandimal
Prasanna Jaywardene (W-K)
Thissara Perera
Suraj Randiv
Ajantha Mendis
Rangana Herath
Dilhara Fernanado
Chanka Welegedara
Suranga Lakmal
Farveez Maharoof

Once again like the 1st feel free to discuss the action

And updates of the match will be up on the thread.

They did very well to recover from yesterday morning and get 486.

I think Tremlett & Broad will bag a few before they get to 100. SL to get under 350 ... 344 to be precise!

600 ? You're hard to please , dummy half

I guess they might have made more , but for the sake of the match I'm happier with this score - too many runs tend to kill the game.

Tremlett and Broad have started well looking dangerous.

This is going to be a big ask of Sri Lanka. There is still alot of play today and they are going to have to be very watchfull. I imagine that they will score very slowly.

Jaywardene,Dilshan and Sangakkara will have to play a big part for Sri Lanka. There senior playes have got too deliver.

Hello Dilshan is having a go, wonderful 6

The pressure was building but 14 off that Tremlett over put paid to that.

It seems Swan's in some discomfort. hopes its nothing serious.

It would have hurt his wrist i imagine. He is off now for some treatment so i hope that he is ok.

A bit odd to swap Broad with Finn. I thought Broad was bowling well.

Better than Tremlett a would say.

Tremlett and broad have bowled too short

Dropped catch!,should of been easy for Cook.

Think they have all been a bit wayward actually...

Oops! Edge from Finn and Cook puts it down !

Broad back now - switched ends

At least finn is pitching it up

Piranha's lacking bite but Dilshan's looking decidedly dangerous.

The slow start most of us expected. This will be a session of toil for England, but I still think we should get a couple of wickets after tea.

Shame about the dropped catch - hope its not indicative of things to come...

Finn getting a bit desperate here and trying too hard. Line and length boys, line and length.

Bring back Bodyline...! (just for this session)

Finn is indeed pitching it up

Unfortunately he is also spraying it rather wide.

Think they have all been a bit impatient : time for some McGrath style bowling in the corridor...

Finns bowling seems abit all over the place at times, as people have said he just needs to find the right line and length.

SL have made an excellent start. Going to be tough to remove these two again today.

Horrible over by Broad, very loose

Swann time.

Stand by...

21 runs coming off Broads last 3 overs, very wild stuff.

Thats got to hurt. That was travelling.

Ouch! Ian Bell That hurt...

Brian Close would probably have asked why he didn't catch it

Dilshan looks right up for this.

England's bowling generally pretty wayward. ParVit and TilDil moving the score to 74 without any real difficulty.

Does seem we're trying too hard to intimindate them and bowl "magic" balls, instead of just getting the ball on target.

dyrewolfe wrote:England's bowling generally pretty wayward. ParVit and TilDil moving the score to 74 without any real difficulty.

Does seem we're trying too hard to intimindate them and bowl "magic" balls, instead of just getting the ball on target.

Spot on.

50 for Dilshan

Congrats to TilDil on a pretty rapid and well-played 50.

Lets hope England can rein SL in now.

Swann looking the most likely to get a breakthrough , though every now and then Broad produces a gem.

Finn with an end switch ... hope he has his radar working better

Dilshan is a good player - and I guess he wants a big score here to make up for sending England in and seeing them rack up nearly 500.

Might get one , too.

Good over from Finn. I have this feeling that a breakthrough is around the corner.

Dilshan and Paranavitana nearing the 100 partnership. England not posing much threat too them to stop them either.

What we need is a good old fashioned trebell curse to break this partnership.

Pretty good stuff from Sri Lanka. They were under extreme pressure but Dilshan has done a wonderfull jobe here in leading from the front. Could be on for a big score as well.

Hundred up for SL.

England desperately need the pitch to start doing something. ParVit and TilDil looking far too comfortable at the moment. Only Swann looking even remotely dangerous.

Match heading for a draw if this continues.

Swann is posing problems for the leftie but needs a silly point.

Finn wasting too many balls ... I can see a pretty hefty total for Sri Lanka here.

Wonder what the odds are on a draw...

Tea and Sri Lanka won that session handsomely. Good sound batting.

Tea on day 2. England will be disappointed not to take a wicket or two.

There is some movement out there as well. Not alot but a seasoned bowler like Jimmy would have given these batsmen something to think about.

SL's session for sure.

This is looking a very even match.

eirebilly wrote:What we need is a good old fashioned trebell curse to break this partnership.

Not much I can do these, two two simply cannot get out.. ever!

As close to perfect a batting line-up as you could ever hope for.

Thanks trebs

Scone tasting test with Bumble

Maybe Dilshan will slow down after that.......

My prediction for 320 all out isn't looking good.

They are still not there yet Liam, alot of cricket still to be played. All it takes is 1 or 2 quick wickets and it can all change. Trebs is doing his best by posting a curse and that usually works.