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[ProCricketer1982]

Personally the same as nick, lost patience with the ecb. This game will be trotted out as a warm up, they were rusty, learnt some lessons, good experience etc etc..

Long and short of it... Only two players out of 11 turned up and they train every day so being rusty is no excuse

[Gerry SA]

Alastair Cook's gone 40 ODI innings without a hundred, when will he look in the mirror and see he doesn't merit a place in the side?

[skip1973]

Vaughn was the same, his ODI record was disgraceful and his fielding ordinary yet refused to go, I think Bell should just be the anchor and let the rest bat around him.

[Sam]

Toss delayed, sky think the rain will last an hour or so.

Finn measuring his runup and Roots elbow strapped up but still training.

Quite a sombre mood on sky.

[InternalTraining]

Outfield is annoyingly slow. It's difficult to watch. This is unsporting outfield!

[iand123]

Top 3 contributing 30 odd runs just isn't good enough. Looks a slow pitch and outfield but you have to expect that in SL. Arguably have a few players doing twelthers who would really learn from playing in these conditions but aren't getting a game

[Ams4287]

Remind me other than the number of overs how this is good prep for the World Cup to be held in AUS/NZ and not Sri Lanka in the rainy season 

[wayward_hayward]

Well is the a familiar score to wake up to. As beautiful as Moeen's knock was yesterday, it just papered over the cracks.

[csnew]

A lot was made about how poor the Sri lanka bowling line up was in the India series. Same poor line up troubling England . Can't lose your openers to someone like dilshan.

Up to bopara again to get them out of a hole. Is it time to drop Morgan? His average this year is shocking.
5 more odi's to go I suppose.

[smilley792]

Well.  This is embarrassing. 


England need a change of mentality and personal and fast. Otherwise we may end up losing to more minnows in the WC. 

[FattusCattus]

honestly - what are we learning out there? All we are doing is showing up limitations against spin and giving players game time in conditionas and against bowlers that they will not befacing in Oz.

Could we not have played against some NZ, SA or Zim state sides, over there somewhere - it would surely have given us a better runout.

All this will do is increase pressure on Cook and Morgan and provoke negative reactions to our cricket.

Dilshan opening the bowling indeed!!!


But whilst we are throwing the baby out with the bathwater, a few concerns of my own -

No way to get Hales into present lineup

Lack of a decent, run-saving spinner who turns it away

Is Harry Gurney really good enough

Is Ian Bell actually interested

Get Bopara in at 4-5 for a while

[ProCricketer1982]

Listening to the after game talks was an ambarrasment.. It showed up the modern england with Cook blaming everything other than themselves. When wil we wake up to the fact we produce good eggs who are nothing but mediocre.. Great defence shown by test match batsmen buttler again.

It's a shambles still and shows no signs of improving.. Least they have good team ethics

[Buzz]

actions speak louder than words.

no longer interested in the management words.
it is time for action.

[ProCricketer1982]

actions speak louder than words.

no longer interested in the management words.
it is time for action.

I actually hate being negative about England as I want them to be the best but do  you think it's possible? England become good for a short time on the back of some serious talent (most not raised in England), now that talent is retired/dropped the team just can't replace the skill level and looking at county cricket, won't for some time.

[Sam]

I think the talent is there, it's just not being used or developed.