An excellent hour for England, led by Root 76* from 86 balls....16 overs, 87 runs. 
218-5, lead by 172
218-5, lead by 172
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[Cricket] Sri Lanka vs England 2nd Test Kandy
- Thread starter jakarta
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Ali gone... LBW to Dananjaya ... another sweep... possibly outside off... but no reviews left.
219-6
219-6
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Mo gone.
219/6
lead 172.
219/6
lead 172.
Outside the line, umpires call on hitting the stumps... pity the reviews were burned earlier.
Lead 173, pressure on Foakes and the bowlers to help Root set a decent target here.
Lead 173, pressure on Foakes and the bowlers to help Root set a decent target here.
England 246-6, leading by 200... the way England are batting on it at the moment suggests another 50 is a minimum.
Bigger totals have been chased down at Kandy.
Bigger totals have been chased down at Kandy.
studio150
Well-known member
246-6 lead 200
pasty
A different kind of pasty
246/6 Root 92 no
200 lead now.
200 lead now.
still in the balance for me... England have 250+ in the 3rd innings and bigger totals than 205 have been chased down at Kandy
No wonder you're a super mod with wisdom like this. Only slow turn and no real up and down bounce means that even your figure of 250 is a bare minimum.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
The good thing is time is on our side. Only day 3, so no big rush to create a big lead.
4th innings? Even 150 wouldn’t be a gimme. 250 and I’d say you have a 70% chance of winning.
studio150
Well-known member
Tea. 259-6 lead 213 Root 98*
Tea on Day 3
England 259-6, leading by 213
Joe Root 98* (118 balls)... cometh the hour
A good session for England.
England 259-6, leading by 213
Joe Root 98* (118 balls)... cometh the hour
A good session for England.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Nice to see England batting with a clearly defined set of plans. The rotation of the strike was great to see and not always something England do enough. Impressive session.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Lets hope so. England have apparently never lost a test in which Root has scored a century
Joe Root 102* (120 balls, 8 fours, 2 sixes) 
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!
102* Root. Well played. Outstanding innings - now needs to stay there
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
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....and the people on the t.v. now inform me that Root has the highest score by an England captain in Sri Lanka.
Well played skip
Well played skip
England's lead reaches 245... with so much time left in the game and four wickets in hand, this is looking good 
If Foakes can hold his own against quicks then he is definitely a keeper
If Foakes can hold his own against quicks then he is definitely a keeper