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England v Sri Lanka & Pakistan

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Azhar Ali c Moeen Ali b Rashid 82
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    178-4 36 overs
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Meanwhile, SL have built a new upgraded Herath. Aponso hasn't conceded a single boundary in his first two ODIs. Versus Australia.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Sarfraz c Wood b Woakes 55
    Malik c Rashid b Plunkett 17

    260-6 off 50 overs. I reckon 270 was the minimum they needed, so England to win.

    All the bowlers did well, no standouts.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    29-1 Hales gone.
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,881
    Terrible attempt of a catch by their wicket keeper. Ran 30 yards and failed, the guy next to where the ball landed was a yard away
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Todds_right_hook said:

    Terrible attempt of a catch by their wicket keeper. Ran 30 yards and failed, the guy next to where the ball landed was a yard away

    The best thing was, I was expecting it to happen. Roy saved there.
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    edited August 2016
    A bit late but I've just noticed the game is free to air on the new sky sports mix channel.

    Sky 407
    Virgin 507
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Morgan runs out Joe Root - suicidal run
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited August 2016
    158-3
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  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    The_President said:

    158-5

    You what?
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    bolloxbolder said:

    The_President said:

    158-5

    You what?
    Why? - Wot ! :)
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    off for rain - England winning quite happily on D/L
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    When you contrast Roy and Hales, you wonder if a good performance in this series will get Roy on the winter tours as a Test player?

    Painful watching Morgan out there, after Root's effortless batting. We've been carrying his batting for a while now...
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited August 2016
    killerandflash said:

    When you contrast Roy and Hales, you wonder if a good performance in this series will get Roy on the winter tours as a Test player?

    Painful watching Morgan out there, after Root's effortless batting. We've been carrying his batting for a while now...

    I didn't think Morgs was too bad - just playing himself in as he didn't need to go ballistic as we only needed circa 4 an over. But, must admit, his performances have been below par recently - maybe they will look to get Rooty in as captain in a years time, and then look to bring along the likes of Duckett,Billings etc.

    There's been a lot of talk about Roy as a Test player - someone pointed out that he only had a First-class average of 31, but someone else also pointed out that Trescothick and Vaughan had similar first-class avgs before being picked for England.
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,881
    The_President said:

    killerandflash said:

    When you contrast Roy and Hales, you wonder if a good performance in this series will get Roy on the winter tours as a Test player?

    Painful watching Morgan out there, after Root's effortless batting. We've been carrying his batting for a while now...

    I didn't think Morgs was too bad - just playing himself in as he didn't need to go ballistic as we only needed circa 4 an over. But, must admit, his performances have been below par recently - maybe they will look to get Rooty in as captain in a years time, and then look to bring along the likes of Duckett,Billings etc.

    There's been a lot of talk about Roy as a Test player - someone pointed out that he only had a First-class average of 31, but someone else also pointed out that Trescothick and Vaughan had similar first-class avgs before being picked for England.
    Roy isn't a test match player, he would get out in a similar fashion to Vince. He will get a chance before bd and northeast because he plays for a more glamorous county.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    Todds_right_hook said:

    The_President said:

    killerandflash said:

    When you contrast Roy and Hales, you wonder if a good performance in this series will get Roy on the winter tours as a Test player?

    Painful watching Morgan out there, after Root's effortless batting. We've been carrying his batting for a while now...

    I didn't think Morgs was too bad - just playing himself in as he didn't need to go ballistic as we only needed circa 4 an over. But, must admit, his performances have been below par recently - maybe they will look to get Rooty in as captain in a years time, and then look to bring along the likes of Duckett,Billings etc.

    There's been a lot of talk about Roy as a Test player - someone pointed out that he only had a First-class average of 31, but someone else also pointed out that Trescothick and Vaughan had similar first-class avgs before being picked for England.
    Roy isn't a test match player, he would get out in a similar fashion to Vince. He will get a chance before bd and northeast because he plays for a more glamorous county.
    Morgs was struggling, which led to the desperate run and run out of Root who was scoring runs for fun!

    As for Roy, I have doubts over him as a Test opener, but it seems off that Hales has been given loads of chances to justify himself in the Test team whereas his ODI partner has never been tried.

    Indeed there was a case for leaving Hales out of the ODI team for this series, as to me he seems worn out mentally by his struggles to work out a batting tempo in Test cricket
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,769
    By all accounts it won't be long 'til 19 year old Haseeb Hameed
    gets his chance as England opener albeit via the Lions.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    Addick Addict said:

    By all accounts it won't be long 'til 19 year old Haseeb Hameed
    gets his chance as England opener albeit via the Lions.

    And Dan Lawrence. I'm sure Cook will put in a good word for him!
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    On reflection, there is a heck of a lot of good young players coming through...
    Curran bros - especially Sam, who is going to be an all-rounder superstar
    Habeeb
    Mahmood - Lancs quick
    Duckett
    Lawrence
    Joe Clarke
    Wells
    Crane
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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    2nd ODI today at Lords - 10.30 start - not much news on BBC about it, but expect England to be unchanged
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Pakistan won the toss & bat.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    edited August 2016
    Sami Aslam c Buttler b Woakes 1 on appeal a faintest nick off the glove (if at all)

    2-1
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Sharjeel b Wood 0

    Pakistan 2-2 off 2.2 overs.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    Bloody hell England, people have paid a fortune for tickets today, don't win this too easily :smiley:
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Azhar Ali c Buttler b Woakes 0

    2-3
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Just come back from shopping and find them 3 down for nothing, then first ball i watch Sarfraz nicks through 3rd slip - pitch looks very green.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    7-3 - we're letting it slip.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Azam b Plunkett 27

    68-4
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    71-4 off 15

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