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

[pasty]

Ah, the old nip downstairs to make cup of tea trick worked then

Go to make tea 8/0
Back from tea making 12/2

 

[Pavilionaire]

A big ton from Bairstow and now England's big two getting their teeth into the top order, what a day to be at Headingley!

 

[doogie004]

12/3

 

[pasty]

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Boom

 

[Badger]

This is CARNAGE.

Sri Lanka's dodgy batting in the warm up matches has continued.

 

[Titanic]

Well that was fun! TMS without the Sky pictures (which is my usual option when I am at home)... is a great experience (perhaps apart from Boycott wittering on).

Tea, Day two

Sri Lanka 43-3 (16 overs), trailing by 255 runs.

A long session this evening, with 42 overs remaining.

 

[Titanic]

First ball after tea

Bounce from Stokes, high up on the shoulder of the bat, good catch by Vince at 3rd slip

Chandimal gone... Sri Lanka 43-4

 

[hans kraay fan club]

And ANOTHER! First ball after tea!

 

[Badger]

Oh FFS, bad light stops play

 

[Titanic]

Odd that they didn't put the lights on during tea so they were fully on by the time they started play.

Hopefully they will be able to restart soon, otherwise, what is the point of the lights??

 

[Titanic]

Jimmy

Mathews caught in front... out for 34

SL 77-5 (27 overs)

England well on top here

 

[pasty]

5 down

AD Mathews lbw b Anderson 34

77/5

And Anderson goes past Kapil Dev in test wicket stakes on 435

 

[Pavilionaire]

Jimmy - still doing his thing! Monster wicket, that.

 

[Titanic]

Blimey... that looked PLUMB... but impact was outside off and hitting was umpires call - although actually it would have uprooted the off stump!

Such a BIG wicket, England very fortunate Mathews didn't review.

 

[BensGrandad]

If we could get the next 3 wickets very quick and cheaply would Cook put them in again. He seems reluctant to do it on past records.

 

[Titanic]

Shanaka can't produce with the bat on debut (like he did with ball)... GOLDEN DUCK

Jimmy just too good.

6th DUCK of the match and counting.

SL 81-6 (28.1 overs)

JIMMY ON A HAT-TRICK

 

[pasty]

MD Shanaka c Bairstow b Anderson 0

81/6

We've got Anderson
Jimmy Anderson
I just don't think you understand
He swings it to the left
He swings it to the right
Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Anderson

 

[Titanic]

Drinks? are they having hot chocolate?

SL 83-6 (30 overs)

28 remaining in the day.

 

[Titanic]

One falls straight after the drinks break... Herath edges to Stokes... another wicket Jimmy

SL 83-7 (30.4 overs)... 16 to avoid the follow-on ??