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[uknsaunders]

Looks like a 300 run chase on the cards for England.....a little sweepstake for fun on Englands score?
I'll start the ball rolling.

A/O - 235

184 - bolstered by the tail

[farnham_quins_2]

226 A/O after 46.2 overs

[rich041187]

Think Cook will top score with about 70 but instantly get slagged off for being too slow - end up 50 short

[csnew]

Complete buffet bowling. Utter crap

[ppccopener]

I cant remember the last time someone scored a ton for us in a one dayer but today is the day to come good

[Stuey]

Ali bowled well 2 for 39 off 10

[Kieron_BT]

I cant remember the last time someone scored a ton for us in a one dayer but today is the day to come good

You mean apart from Root only 2 ODI's ago and Moeen Ali in the first ODI of this series?

[ppccopener]

oh yeah
god that's embarrassing

[Kieron_BT]

256 AO

Cook - 21
Hales - 55
Ali - 32
Root - 43
etc. etc.

[Ams4287]

2 hopes of chasing down 300, Bob and No

[uknsaunders]

2 hopes of chasing down 300, Bob and No

would of been ok had Sri Lanka declared after 35 overs and made a game of it. Where's the village cricket spirit when you need it?

Maybe we should stick to playing affiliates. Ireland - wait we lost to them, Netherlands - oh we lost to them as well

[Kieron_BT]

I'm taking nothing away from Jayawardene's record in ODI's, as it is simply amazing.

However, is anyone else not a bit surprised at how low his average is and think it should be a bit higher for someone of his class? 33, especially playing in the sub-continent is slightly low I think. If this was up at 40 for around 400 innings, that's another 2,800 runs to his tally!

[uknsaunders]

I'm taking nothing away from Jayawardene's record in ODI's, as it is simply amazing.

However, is anyone else not a bit surprised at how low his average is and think it should be a bit higher for someone of his class? 33, especially playing in the sub-continent is slightly low I think. If this was up at 40 for around 400 innings, that's another 2,800 runs to his tally!

espeically given those flat Sri Lankan decks...

..oh sorry Alastair

[ppccopener]

there's some interesting stuff being discussed on BBC text during the break. Stephen Brinkley does not strike me as someone qualified to write about cricket,he just looks like he ate all the cakes
But John Etheridge suggesting Alistair Cook is in 'terminal decline' is interesting

maybe something to discuss after lunch!

[WalkingWicket37]

Run a ball hundred from Cook to cement his place for the World Cup anyone?