After England dragged themselves back into the game, Sri Lanka’s tail wagged furiously for the second time in the match to put the home side into an almost unassailable position.
Slow bowlers are used. England collapse. Stuart Broad looks really, really annoyed.
Mahela Jayawardene played a lone hand in scoring a high-class hundred which guided Sri Lanka towards a competitive first innings score.
England go to Sri Lanka needing a strong performance in tough conditions to reaffirm their status on top of the pile. With South Africa almost certain to win in New Zealand, they must win this series if they are to hold on their ranking. It all kicks off bright and early Monday morning…
With the world on the edge of their collective seats in anticipation of the upcoming Test series in Sri Lanka, we cast our eye over the selection debate which has gripped the nation… Or something like that anyway.
The Commonwealth Bank series entered into its fifth and final week with dwindling crowds, knackered players and a warning for our legal team. Despite all these things it still turned out alright. Here’s what we made of it.
Another average week in the Commonwealth Bank series: accusations of cheating, one of the great innings and Sri Lanka having a home game at the MCG. Plus more discussion around Noel Edmonds.
There were three more games in the never-ending Commonwealth Bank series this week but they were overshadowed by the end of Ricky Ponting’s ODI career. Here’s our thoughts.
In a sentence: Winner takes all as a topsy-turvy series draws to a close. The home team: It’s hard to see England making any changes from the team that won so handsomely last time out. Questions linger about the balance of the batting line-up, Broad’s form and Dernbach’s quality but in all likelihood we […]
England destroyed Sri Lanka as the series took another weird turn.