[Cricket] England v Sri Lanka - First Test - Lords

[The Wizard]

Probably find a way to lose this knowing us recently. Cook fails again after getting a start, Bell now gone. 69-3

Enter Root to save us again?

 

[fleet]

Maybe no need to worry about the declaration figure than 102-5

 

[Titanic]

Tea on day 4.

England 117-5, leading by 239.

Ballance 25* and Prior 13* at the crease.

All results are possible.

 

[The Wizard]

If England find a way to lose this...

 

[Pavilionaire]

Game drifting. We need to get 10 overs at them tonight with a lead of 360. Ballance currently batting like there's two days left, not one.

 

[BensGrandad]

Ballance has held this innings together so be thankful that we will set a target that Sri Lanka will be hard pressed to attack.

 

[topbanana36]

time to declare surely

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Game drifting. We need to get 10 overs at them tonight with a lead of 360. Ballance currently batting like there's two days left, not one.

353 lead now. Agree we should have at least 10 overs tonight, that would leave 20 overs with a new ball tomorrow evening if needed

 

[BensGrandad]

Tell Balance to push on for his ton quickly and then declare or when he is out.

 

[BensGrandad]

Ballance needs just 5 more runs for his ton.

 

[The Wizard]

I'm not sure about declaring that early.... 350 odd with a day left? Chasable.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Highest ever 4th innings test run chase at Lord's? 344. Another very conservative call from Cook.

 

[BensGrandad]

Ballance now got his ton and we are 387 ahead near declaratyion timer but Cook may see the session out tyo be sure of not getting beat and leave the rest to the bowlers.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Errrr, that is close of play

 

[topbanana36]

Neat century by Ballance.

 

[BensGrandad]

Errrr, that is close of play

I realize that,so get at them tomorrow morning when the target is not a feasible one to get.

 

[Luke93]

We should have been more aggressive before the last 10 overs. Then we could have had a 370 lead, a Balance 100 and 5-8 overs tonight. Sure that's more risky, but worth taking IMO

 

[Pavilionaire]

First wicket down, SL 25-1 - good work Broad!

 

[keaton]

We should have been more aggressive before the last 10 overs. Then we could have had a 370 lead, a Balance 100 and 5-8 overs tonight. Sure that's more risky, but worth taking IMO

Couldn't we also have then had a lead of 260 with 110 overs to come?

 

[Simster]

I bet Sri Lanka wish they hadn't slowed the whole thing down on the first two days now with their disgraceful over rate.