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England v Sri Lanka Third Test- Day Two Review
Sri Lanka 177/9 (HAPW Jayawardene 43, Tremlett 6-42) In a sentence Cold, wet and miserable, but Tremlett lad England’s attack against a moribund Sri Lanka. Player of the day Chris Tremlett continued his fine form in demolishing the Sri Lankan middle order; his combination of pace and bounce with sideways movement left the visitors reeling. […]
England vs Sri Lanka, Third Test, The Rose Bowl: Day One Review
Rain limited play to just 38 overs on the opening day of the first ever Test at Southampton Sri Lanka 81/4 (Samaraweera 24*, P Jayawardene 10*, Tremlett 2-17) In a sentence What was always going to be a bowler’s day, if a foreshortened one, proved to be exactly that. Player of the day Chris […]
England vs Sri Lanka, The Rose Bowl, 16-20 June 2011, Third Test Preview
In a sentence: England will look to seal yet another home series victory over a Sri Lankan team which still looks decidedly pedestrian with the ball and is lacking their captain Tillekeratne Dilshan, who scored 193 in the Second Test at Lord’s. The home team: James Anderson will return at the expense of Steven Finn, […]
Sussex v Somerset
Under the Hove floodlights last night, Sussex defeated Somerset by 4 wickets. The margin of victory doesn’t do justice to Sussex’s performance, even the 15 balls remaining suggests that the match was closer than it was. Although Wayne Parnell seemed to pull a hamstring in his first and only over, he was not missed as […]
Time for a Change
England named their squad for the third and final test with Sri Lanka yesterday morning, and it contained no surprises with Jimmy Anderson for Jade Dernbach being the only change from the drawn test at Lord’s. It seems fairly clear that Steve Finn will be the one to miss out, despite having been top wicket […]
Selecting the England Team the Old-Fashioned Way
It’s a generally held consensus that one of the reasons for England’s excellent results in Test cricket over the last couple of years has been their consistency of selection. To reuse an old saying about the Australian team, it’s harder to get out of the team than it is to get in. There was a […]
Australia throw the baby out with the bath water
We at 51allout are a reasonably international bunch. Some of us even have passports and have been to far-off exotic places like Benidorm and Wales. Despite this, however, it’s fair to say that we’re mainly England fans when it comes to cricket. And with that come certain responsibilites, such as shaking one’s head whenever a […]
Return of the Old Guard
It’s a comeback as ill-advised as when Sylvester Stallone made Rocky V. Yes, Sri Lanka have recalled Sanath Jayasuriya for the upcoming ODI series against England at the ripe old age of 41, despite him being omitted from the World Cup squad mere months earlier. Their hand has been slightly forced by the unavailability of […]
Some Things We Have Learnt This Week
Three Year Itch Since May 22nd 2008, the first day of the first Test between Australia and the West Indies at Kingston, only two men have scored more runs than Sachin Tendulkar (2,910) in Test cricket. Despite his poor run in 2010, Alastair Cook is leading the way with a colossal 3,274 runs. But have […]
England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Player Reviews
England Andrew Strauss: Just four runs in the match for Strauss whose middling form is starting to attract attention. He was undone both times by the left-arm seam of Welegedara, which will not have gone unnoticed by a certain Mr D Fletcher, with Zaheer Khan set to arrive in England in the coming weeks. Too […]
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