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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, […]
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 […]
England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 5 Review
Close of play: Match Drawn England 486ao & 355/7d (Cook 106, Pietersen 72, Trott 58, Bell 57*, Herath 3-87) Sri Lanka 479ao & 127/3 (Paranavitana 44, Trott 1-5) In a sentence A strangely lethargic final day from England allowed Sri Lanka to seal a comfortable draw in the end. Player of the day While Alastair […]
England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 4 Review
Close of play England 486ao (Prior 126, Cook 96, Morgan 79, Welegedara 4-122) Sri Lanka 479ao (Dilshan 193, Paranavitana 65, M Jayawardene 49, Finn 4-108) England 149-2 (Cook 61*, Trott 58, Pietersen 15*, Herath 1-17) In a sentence The hosts reduced Sri Lanka’s promising overnight position to a first innings deficit, and began to build […]
England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 3 Review
Close of play England 486ao (Prior 126, Cook 96, Morgan 79, Welegedara 4-122) Sri Lanka 372/3 (Dilshan 193, Paranavitana 65, M Jayawardene 40*, Finn 2-84) In a sentence A dull day to go with the dull weather, as a flat pitch got flatter and a flat attack got flatter. Player of the day Tillakeratne Dilshan. […]
England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 2 Review
Close of play England 486ao Sri Lanka 231/1 (Dilshan 127*, Paranavitana 65) In a sentence Sri Lanka throw down the gauntlet with a titanic opening stand that puts them right back in the match and renews lost confidence from the debacle of Monday. Player of the day Tillakeratne Dilshan. Starved of the strike early on, […]
England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 1 Review
Close of play England 342/6 (Cook 96, Morgan 79, Prior 73*) In a sentence After being put in to bat, England recovered from an early wobble to put themselves in a solid position Player of the day Matt Prior. Honourable mentions to Alastair Cook and Eoin Morgan, but Prior stole the show in the final […]
England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Preview, Lord’s 3-7 June
In a sentence: After one of the great Test match victories, England will enter this game in full confidence of wrapping up a series victory at a venue where they have not lost a Test match since 2005. The home team: James Anderson will miss out with a side strain and will almost certainly be […]
England v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Player Reviews
England Andrew Strauss A quiet match with the bat for the skipper as he was undone by a rare threatening ball from Lakmal. Barring one sharp drop off Swann, his slip fielding was as exemplary as ever and his captaincy equally so; allowing Bell to make his century avoided any loss of morale and a […]
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