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[Cricket] England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Leeds, May 19-23, 2016



Pavilionaire

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50 partnership for Alex Hales 58* and Jonny Bairstow 34* from 12.3 overs :clap2:

England 133-5 (44.3 overs)

Slow going for England. :yawn:

Three an over - pretty standard test scoring rate, happy with that.
 








Titanic

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Hit in front of middle and leg... but it's just going down... phew!

He is batting outside his crease and got a long way down.

Good use of DRS.
 


Titanic

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England 154-5 (48.2 overs) :clap2:

Comes up with Bairstow clubbing Herath for six over long on :clap2:

Next ball... another LBW review....
 






Titanic

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Again a long way forward... impact in line with off.... just missing leg stump... phew again :)
 


pasty

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Bairstow 51 no :clap2:

Turning into a decent partnership this. 80 thus far
 






Titanic

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Tea, day one

England 171-5 (53 overs)

Hales 71* Bairstow 54*

26 overs, 114 runs, 2 wickets. A decent session for England.

But 53 overs in four hours... :yawn:
 








fleet

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Well with 5 down for so few it was as depressing as the end of the season, but it has got better by tea
 


pasty

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No further play today. So...

Stumps Day1

Eng 171/5

Hales 71*
Bairstow 54*

Shanaka 9 Overs 3 maidens 30/3
 




Titanic

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And we are back in the room!

Hales resumes on 71*, Bairstow on 54*

98 overs in the day, if we are lucky. Tea will be taken at 3.55pm and close will be 6.30pm.
 




Titanic

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101 partnership for Alex Hales 71* (161 balls) and Jonny Bairstow 67* (79 balls), in 145 balls :clap2:

England 184-5 (56.1 overs)
 


Titanic

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Jonny gets a LIFE on 70.

59.4 Pradeep to Bairstow, no run, dropped! A big let-off as Pradeep can't cling onto a scuffed drive, just to his left in the followthrough. I think he fell over his feet in his excitement. Bairstow threw his hands through the shot without getting to the pitch
 




Titanic

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England 200-5 (63.3 overs) :clap2:

Hales 74* and Bairstow 80* doing a great job of digging England out of a hole here.
 




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