3rd Test: England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Jun 9-13, 2016

pasty

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Not much riding on this one.

England not won a series 3-0 since beating NZ at home in 2004, and 5 years since England last won a dead rubber test (v India in 2011).

Sri Lanka not lost at Lords since 1991

 

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We are often bad in dead rubber games, hopefully a good game and we may see some more names going up on the honours board.

Any team news yet

 

crodonilson

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Reckon this one could be a bore draw, pitch as flat as a pancake and the weather forecast looks troubling.

 

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Same 11 was confirmed yesterday i thought

 

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Horton's halftime iceberg said:

We are often bad in dead rubber games, hopefully a good game and we may see some more names going up on the honours board.

Any team news yet

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In the days (20 years) when Australia won every single series, these were the only games we did seem to win!

 

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I think I heard we've won the toss and are going on for a bat

 

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England to BAT

 

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England: Alastair Cook (capt), Alex Hales, Nick Compton, Joe Root, James Vince, Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson.

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Angelo Mathews (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan Pradeep

Umpires: S Ravi & Rod TuckerTV umpire: Aleem Dar; Match referee: Andy Pycroft

 

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Compton in the spotlight today - could make or break his test career.

 

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Shropshire Seagull said:

Compton in the spotlight today - could make or break his test career.

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Won't get a better pitch to bat on or a more friendly bowling attack in test cricket.

350//3 at the close IMO

 

pasty

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Drinks, day 1, session 1

Eng 51/0

Cook 32
Hales 18

 

pasty

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Something's happened !

Hales c Mathews b Herath 18

Eng 56/1

 

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Chandlers Ford

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Hales

 

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What a plank.

 

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Sounds like he has wasted a great chance to get some runs at the home of cricket

 

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Exactly the sort of shot my 14 year old son would play.

 

pasty

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Shropshire Seagull said:

Compton in the spotlight today - could make or break his test career.

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Oh dear.

Compton c Chandimal b Lakmal 1 (11b 0x4 0x6)

Eng 67/2

 

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Compton's career at this level is OVER. He can't carry on like this.

 

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Shropshire Seagull said:

Compton in the spotlight today - could make or break his test career.

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Hmmm - silence around Lords

 

pasty

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Good review from Sri Lanka there. Big wicket for them.

Root lbw b Lakmal 3 (9b 0x4 0x6)

Eng 71/3