[Cricket] Sri Lanka vs England - Third Test

jakarta

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #21

BensGrandad said:

Perhaps we have found our No 3 batsman but lets not talk too soon.,

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You rather hope that the England Management sat Bairstow down and said 'You are a good but not world class wicketkeeper, Foakes is our man in that position. You are, however, a better Test batsman. If Foakes gets injured then we may well offer you the gloves temporarily, but in reality you are a world class top order batsman and that is where we are going to play you from now onwards.'

Or something like that.

 

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BensGrandad

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #22

jakarta said:

You rather hope that the England Management sat Bairstow down and said 'You are a good but not world class wicketkeeper, Foakes is our man in that position. You are, however, a better Test batsman. If Foakes gets injured then we may well offer you the gloves temporarily, but in reality you are a world class top order batsman and that is where we are going to play you from now onwards.'

Or something like that.

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He has opened the batting at many levels so if an opener goes cheaply, which is very likely with our openers, he can hold the wicket well.to stabilise us to build a reasonable total

 

pasty

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #23

OzMike said:

I will watch at the club later on big screen, the girlies did well earlier today to knock out the tournament favorites.

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Just watched the highlights reel on BBC. Didn't just do well, they mullered them! Took the last 8 Indian wickets for just 23 runs

Women's World T20 Semi Final Highlights

 

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #24

pasty said:

Just watched the highlights reel on BBC. Didn't just do well, they mullered them! Took the last 8 Indian wickets for just 23 runs

Women's World T20 Semi Final Highlights

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The wicket keeper looks particularly skillful.

 

Pavilionaire

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• Nov 23, 2018

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pasty said:

Just watched the highlights reel on BBC. Didn't just do well, they mullered them! Took the last 8 Indian wickets for just 23 runs

Women's World T20 Semi Final Highlights

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I watched that passage of play and was impressed by England's fielding and the wicket-keeping. Three run-outs is impressive. They actually look quite athletic too.

 

jakarta

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• Nov 24, 2018

• #26

Morning all, we appear to have been shelling catches and have let Sri Lanka recover to 137-1

 

OzMike

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• Nov 24, 2018

• #27

Need some sort of collapse soon, that or rain.

 

OzMike

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• Nov 24, 2018

• #28

Got to mix it up a bit, why not some overs from Stokes or Rashid, trying for accuracy not paying off.

 

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BensGrandad

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• Nov 24, 2018

• #29

BBC Sport predicting that on this pitch Sri Lanka will get 500 in this innings.

 

OzMike

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OzMike said:

Got to mix it up a bit, why not some overs from Stokes or Rashid, trying for accuracy not paying off.

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Oo er, better get me some lotto tickets.

 

pasty

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• Nov 24, 2018

• #31

At last!

DM de Silva c Jennings b Rashid 73

SL 173/2

Eng lead by 163

 

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BensGrandad

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• Nov 24, 2018

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Would have been better had Root not dropped 2 catches.That is one plus in Jennings favour he has a safe pair of hands.

 

Titanic

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• Nov 24, 2018

• #33

and another one straight after tea... 187-3

a third catch for Jennings... and both 'set' batsmen out.

 

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BensGrandad

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Could Jennings field at short leg to the spin bowlers and 1st slip to the fast men? Or does he?

 

Titanic

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Stokes strikes... Mathews pulls at one and it looks like it has ballooned through to Foakes

200-4 but being reviewed... looked out to me.

 

Titanic

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• Nov 24, 2018

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Stokes to Mathews, OUT, has that carried to Foakes? A superb catch if he's got that. Mathews isn't moving, as he awkwardly attempts a pull. They're going upstairs. Soft signal is out. Front foot is fine, now to spin vision. It's off the toe end of the bat. That's a blinding catch by Foakes. Wonderful foot movement and dives forward to get his massive mitts under it. A huge wicket and the plan has worked
AD Mathews c †Foakes b Stokes 5 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 71.42

 

pasty

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Given, but I'm not convinced.

 

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BensGrandad

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out

 

Titanic

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Jennings again

Quick reflexes and a great grab with his left hand... and another wicket for Rashid

205-5

 

Beach Hut

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• Nov 24, 2018

• #40

205/5 another one