Champions Trophy - England and Wales 2013

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:11 pm

Jayawardene does bugger all but scratch around for 18 balls looking horribly out of form, then comes down the track and smacks the bowler straight over his head for a six. Class!

Ball again. Jesus umpires, get on with it

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:16 pm

Good over from Swann, just rattled through it, minimal damage. This is going to be very, very close.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:17 pm

Trott off with a right thigh injury. Hopefully that's just a precaution

by msp83 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:17 pm

Sri Lanka continue tofind it difficult to get Swann away. Only 23 of his 7 overs so far. Think Cook should keep him on, and perhaps bring Anderson on for an over or 2.

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:18 pm

Please don't let Trott be injured for the 10th of July.

by mystiroakey Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:19 pm

get broad off

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:20 pm

This is rather pants from Broad

by trebellbobaggins Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:21 pm

When he's bad he is very very bad.

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:22 pm

Is it starting to slip from England? It will unless England get a wicket soon.

by trebellbobaggins Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:23 pm

On the way out of this. Gives more time to prepare for the ashes anyway.

by msp83 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:25 pm

Bopara back on, replacing Broad.

by mystiroakey Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:27 pm

ermmmmm.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:28 pm

Some good fielding keeping us in this. Need a wicket like a hole in the head. Hopefully the powerplay will bring it...

by msp83 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:29 pm

Unlike Sri Lanka, England are doing good job on the field. Morgan, Root and Broad, all saving runs that could prove to be important at the end.

by trebellbobaggins Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:29 pm

Its too flat. You need dodgy decisions and people giving away wickets to stand a chance here.

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:30 pm

Maybe the PP will bring a cluster of wickets, it does for most sides. Heads up England!

by msp83 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:31 pm

The 5th bowler, as well as Broad, are going at over 6. Not comfortable for Alastair Cook.

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:32 pm

James Anderson, possibly England's last hope today.

by mystiroakey Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:32 pm

JIMMY!!!!

by msp83 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:34 pm

Cook, looking for the wicket, has Anderson on, and he very nearly obliges the captain, the edge just out of the wicketkeeper's reach. Not a chance, Sanga just being a touch lucky.

by trebellbobaggins Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:36 pm

mystiroakey wrote:JIMMY!!!!

What?

They are just milking him. Why get excited? England are done here.

by msp83 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:38 pm

Sri Lanka still need to score over 7 an over for the next 16. Sanga and Mahela are looking good, but all that England need is a wicket. They don't have the finisher Perera today, and the rest of the lineup is not as classy as the pair out there.

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:40 pm

Spoiler:

We're not finished yet.

by NickisBHAFC Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:41 pm

Were simply done. Big game on Sunday now.

by msp83 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:42 pm

Cook has kept one over from Swann back, and has brought Bopara on. As Atherton suggests, might be a good move, because the batsmen might go a little easy on him in this over as the powerplay sets in from the next.

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:44 pm

PP time! England's chance has arrived.

by msp83 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:46 pm

No additional risk, yet 7 of that over. Batting powerplay. Batting powerplay has often been the undoing of many a good batsman. A decisive face in the game.

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:47 pm

Goneeeeeeee! Jayawardene holes out.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:47 pm

Yes a wicket!! Jayawardene goes, good catch by Bairstow

by msp83 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:47 pm

Powerplay the undoing of Mahela. Massive, massive wicket. England are right back in it.

by msp83 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:49 pm

Kula in to try and take the attack to England in the powerplay. Interesting move from Angelo.

by GSC Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:50 pm

Short treatment coming for Kula I suspect

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:52 pm

I understand why Kula has been sent in, but surely you send a proper batter in to keep the scoreboard ticking over here?

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:52 pm

Fantastic over by the Burnley express.

by msp83 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:53 pm

SL need to go at 7.5 an over in the next 14 overs. Anyone's game at the moment.

by trebellbobaggins Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:53 pm

terrible fielding miss.

by msp83 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:56 pm

Kulasekhar is trying to have a slog. Not really convinced this is the right move. Of course Kula might prove me wrong, but I thought someone like Chandimal should have come in and rotated the strike.

by trebellbobaggins Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:57 pm

more of this loose stuff and it is a breeze for them.

is finn injured then?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:58 pm

Broad/Bresnan have been poor so far today. Really need them to up it in their final overs

by trebellbobaggins Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:59 pm

torture to watch. they are just eating up the runs. I think we knew agfter nz series eng couldn't get it right but it's a shame to see how far short they're getting now.

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:59 pm

Singles not really hurting England but they do need another wicket. Getting Sangakarra out would be huge.

by **ShahenshahG** Thu 13 Jun 2013, 8:00 pm

Come on sanga, get your ton and get out

by mystiroakey Thu 13 Jun 2013, 8:00 pm

finn is rated no.3 in this format and we dont play him..

lulz

by trebellbobaggins Thu 13 Jun 2013, 8:01 pm

we chose not to?

giles you donkey!

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 8:01 pm

Superb over from Anderson, and credit to Buttler for saving 4 runs there. Could be massive in the context of the game.

by trebellbobaggins Thu 13 Jun 2013, 8:02 pm

18 ahead at this stage they are.

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 8:04 pm

So close then. Just short of Bairstow. The pressure is increasing on Sri Lanka.

by Duty281 Thu 13 Jun 2013, 8:06 pm

Ton for Sangakarra; will it be a match-winning one?

by trebellbobaggins Thu 13 Jun 2013, 8:06 pm

not enough par really was 320 here. need to sort out or batting order. and play Finn.

by GSC Thu 13 Jun 2013, 8:06 pm

100 for Sangakkara

Well played clap

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