Cricket on Five/1st Test

[Nemo]

Vaas gone c. Trescothick b. Hoggard. Good catch apparently.

E2A: 192-9.

 

[Nemo]

All out 192.

Strauss took the final catch off Flintoff. Murali didn't get a chance to play a ball.

 

[Nemo]

4 for Hoggard, 3 for Mahmood, and 2 for Flintoff.

 

[Nemo]

Follow-on enforced.

 

[Barking_Mad]

Blofeld has just accidentally called Monty Panesar Monty Python.

hehe I heard that, quality

 

[Nemo]

'Nother one down. Played on a Hoggard in-swinger.

Mubarak.

 

[Nemo]

Boycott's now being highly uncomplimentary about Tharanga's lack of footwork.

 

[Nemo]

Boycott's just jinxed it; he said that the Sri Lankans haven't got a 'cat in hell's chance' of winning the series.

*Goes to place a bet on Sri Lanka.*

 

[Nemo]

Panesar bowling now.

 

[Santino]

 

[Flashman]

 

[Flashman]

King of the swingers.

 

[Flashman]

Good fight-back from the Ceylonese in the second innings, some pretty average catching from England. Rainy forcast for tomorrow, booooooo.

 

[Santino]

Amazing display of obdurate batting from the Sri Lankans. This is what Test cricket is all about: batting out from an absolutely hopeless position. Part of me wants to see them scrape a draw.

 

[Jazzz]

You could have got over 100-1 on a Sri Lankan win in this test yesterday. I wanted more!

 

[Flashman]

Amazing display of obdurate batting from the Sri Lankans. This is what Test cricket is all about: batting out from an absolutely hopeless position. Part of me wants to see them scrape a draw.

Bollocks to that I applauded Jayawardene, was unlucky to be given out but we're the better side and deserve the win I feel.

 

[Santino]

Bollocks to that I applauded Jayawardene, was unlucky to be given out but we're the better side and deserve the win I feel.

Only a small part of me wants SL to pull off a draw. The larger part wants a crushing 3-0 victory by England, as you would expect of a team with aspirations to be the best in the world. But still, fair play to the Sri Lankans.

Oh, and I see that Jayawardene's wicket was Jones' 100th Test catch. Well done boyo.

 

[Flashman]

Yeah I know what you mean, I like to see the oppo make a fight of it (Aussies and Saffies aside) and it was great to see how much a ton at Lord's meant to Mahela. But, you know, they've had their moment now it's time to roll over please

Weather looks rotten for the day though.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

I gather Butterfingers dropped another straightforward chance in the second innings. How many more?

 

[Santino]

I gather Butterfingers dropped another straightforward chance in the second innings. How many more?

Ha ha Butterfingers! That's brilliant. Ha ha ha. It gets funnier each time.

Jones' catch at Edgbaston has earned him a place for life as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Ha ha Butterfingers! That's brilliant. Ha ha ha. It gets funnier each time.

Many people may feel it gets less funny each time.

The fact that you knew which player I was talking about may make my point for me.

 

[Mr Retro]

Is this one of the best defensive batting displays ever?

Well done Sri Lanka!

 

[Mr Retro]

Bollocks to that I applauded Jayawardene, was unlucky to be given out but we're the better side and deserve the win I feel.

It's test cricket and nobody deserves anything. If England were the better team they would have polished Sri Lanka yesterday.

 

[ICB]

pish

 

[Santino]

There could be an exciting run chase after tea. Or a tedious draw. I wonder if Flintoff might put himself and Pietersen into bat straight away, assuming that they can get to that point.

 

[Jazzz]

Is play finishing at 5pm?

 

[Santino]

More like 6.50pm (BST).

Cricinfo says 47 overs remaining today.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

This, of course, is far from the first time England have struggled to polish off a tail in the last couple of seasons.

 

[Flashman]

Is this one of the best defensive batting displays ever?

Well done Sri Lanka!

They've done okay but we've dropped the game.

 

[Flashman]

It's test cricket and nobody deserves anything. If England were the better team they would have polished Sri Lanka yesterday.

Yes of course, how silly of me.