Topic: England v Sri lanka (Read 45252 times)

ppccopener · « **Reply #450 on:** January 25, 2021, 11:51:29 AM »

That a good result for us, I thought we might win but 2-0 was deserved.

V pleased for Sibley to get a score.

And to be fair to bairstow, nothing spectacular but he did a job pretty well at 3

More Glue Than Wood · « **Reply #451 on:** January 25, 2021, 11:53:30 AM »

good result, could have gone very wrong in the second innings - credit to Bairstow and Butler - and really happy for Sibley to see us through!!!

dtl2018 · « **Reply #452 on:** January 25, 2021, 12:01:37 PM »

Quote from: t2ylo on January 24, 2021, 11:19:47 AM

Cook isn�t going to happen but a man can dream.

Lammonby hit 3 tons last summer under pressure & averages over 50, even having to play at �ciderabad� - but you are right it�s way to soon and he�s only 20

Foakes does not get in my team although he�s a super cricketer

Jamie O it�s a surprise for me he�s not been given a go yet
Craig O probably unlucky to have so much competition for bowling slots.

The other option if we do not have traditional openers is let�s go big at the top of the order and get in some biffers - there�s a queue for that role.

I'd love Cook to be around the team still and think he could have a huge impact even working with 'the openers' trying to get them in a mindset similar to his own.

alexhilly1492 · « **Reply #453 on:** January 25, 2021, 12:08:35 PM »

0 50s for root this series.. not good enough 🤣🤣🤣

Good win and nice to see a few others stand up when needed

Leach has become our leading wicket taker in Sri Lanka with 28

Jimbo · « **Reply #454 on:** January 25, 2021, 12:11:09 PM »

Quote from: alexhilly1492 on January 25, 2021, 12:08:35 PM

0 50s for root this series.. not good enough 🤣🤣🤣

Good win and nice to see a few others stand up when needed

Leach has become our leading wicket taker in Sri Lanka with 28

Shocking from Root not bringing it home in the 4th innings 😂

Warneymonster · « **Reply #455 on:** January 25, 2021, 12:27:39 PM »

i would have though sri lanka will be very dissapointed with the 2-0 loss, having the best spinners and home team friendly conditions. 2 big batting collapses cost them big time, and they were on the end of a root masterclass in both tests

ppccopener · « **Reply #456 on:** January 25, 2021, 12:49:17 PM »

Quote from: Warneymonster on January 25, 2021, 12:27:39 PM

i would have though sri lanka will be very dissapointed with the 2-0 loss, having the best spinners and home team friendly conditions. 2 big batting collapses cost them big time, and they were on the end of a root masterclass in both tests

Yes but they had it in their own hands in this second match despite Roots brilliance
I�m not sure how many we could of chased batting last with the pitch starting to turn

A 200 chase may of been beyond England

Jeff Navarro · « **Reply #457 on:** January 25, 2021, 01:00:00 PM »

Mickey Arthur, aside from the histrionics, isn�t the tactical genius he thinks he is. Chandimal has twice been fired as captain - when Herath was still around, because he was tactically inept. So was does Arthur do when Karunaratne got injured? Made Chandimal the captain again.
Arthur is well past his sell by date. No more than a clown.

jimmy23 · « **Reply #458 on:** January 25, 2021, 01:11:45 PM »

Quote from: Jeff Navarro on January 25, 2021, 01:00:00 PM

Mickey Arthur, aside from the histrionics, isn�t the tactical genius he thinks he is. Chandimal has twice been fired as captain - when Herath was still around, because he was tactically inept. So was does Arthur do when Karunaratne got injured? Made Chandimal the captain again.
Arthur is well past his sell by date. No more than a clown.

I think he is embarrassing to watch after every decision, like a Sunday league football manager.

Warneymonster · « **Reply #459 on:** January 25, 2021, 02:25:38 PM »

Quote from: ppccopener on January 25, 2021, 12:49:17 PM

Yes but they had it in their own hands in this second match despite Roots brilliance
I�m not sure how many we could of chased batting last with the pitch starting to turn

A 200 chase may of been beyond England

there too many 'umpires call' referrals that went our way for me to feel comfortable that we could have chased many more. could very easily have gone against us if the umps had given just 1 of them, curran and bess the next 2 even chasing another 50 would have been a stretch i think.

didnt see the Srilanka second innings but seems like we should have rolled them for a lot less

ppccopener · « **Reply #460 on:** January 25, 2021, 02:33:03 PM »

Totally agree with you there

Warneymonster · « **Reply #461 on:** January 25, 2021, 02:36:30 PM »

found it strange that the majority of umpires call not outs on first view i thought were nowhere near hitting the stumps. sibley must have been right back on his stumps to hit him that high and still clip the bails

adb club cricketer · « **Reply #462 on:** January 25, 2021, 03:40:12 PM »

Eng performing so well vs SL sets up the Eng vs Ind series very well. Expect this to be an exciting test series.

ppccopener · « **Reply #463 on:** January 25, 2021, 04:14:31 PM »

Quote from: Warneymonster on January 25, 2021, 02:36:30 PM

found it strange that the majority of umpires call not outs on first view i thought were nowhere near hitting the stumps. sibley must have been right back on his stumps to hit him that high and still clip the bails

Havnt seen any TV highlights yet but the modern way of playing spin is more from the back foot, or right forward/right back don't get stuck in the halfway house position.

To play off the back foot you do need to trust the pitch and away from any shooters. I remember seeing a clip with Thorpe demonstrating how to work the spinners around from the back foot, giving more time to see the ball.

I'm pretty sure he scored a hundred in Sri Lanka or Pakistan hitting no fours, just knocking the balls into gaps.

It could be that Sibley in the last innings went further back, it would be interesting to see. If he has done that I guess it does show you need to change if anything doesn't work for a while.

Having loved watching Thorpe bat against pace or spin, Root has shown again he is one of the best against it.

alexhilly1492 · « **Reply #464 on:** January 25, 2021, 04:30:03 PM »

Sibley was either ball the way forward or all the way back this innings
Trying to play off the back foot and react to the ball like root does

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