Chris O'Connor
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It's two tests both at Galle, both tosses won should be a formality.
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It's two tests both at Galle, both tosses won should be a formality.
Probably should be. It wasn't last match though was it? I still think England are in this match.
hirons11
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Still think the toss of a coin should only be done once in a series and the first winner of the toss gets to decide if they choose to bat/bowl on either tests 1, 3, 5 etc or 2, 4. With an even number test series it’s completely fair and on an odd number test series the initial winner should get an advantage. I suppose the downside being the home team knowing when they get to choose if they are batting or bowling first could doctor the pitches, so yeah forget the whole idea lol
Sri Lanka 8 down for 339. Our spinners are turd. All 8 wickets fallen to pace. Great figures for Anderson with 6 of them for thirty odd.
James Anderson is ridiculously good isn't he? Under Joe Root's captaincy, he's played 34 tests and got 136 wickets at 19.86. Freakish.
I know he seems to be a white ball specialist now, but would rashid have been a better option to tour a spin friendly country? He's the only one we've got who gets a bit of turn.
Looks amazing where they are in Sri Lanka. Galle I think.
Its astonishing isnt it mate?
Forget what happened before, but imagine if a bowler had a career above. Wed be talking about him as one of the best.
I have to say well done to the England set up on how they are managing him and Broad too. I know Broad had his little tantrum last summer, but hopefully he can see now, he doesnt deserve to be in the team every week over Anderson, and this rotation will prolong both of their careers.
In India and the Ashes coming up, you probably play them both 2-3 times, in mainly different games.
Good God we need Burns back
These can't open in India. Its not like this is Warne or Murali
Sibley is done. Bairstow should open for me.
Hes not been picked!
It will be Burns and Crawley. They also are a batsman short right now. Shows how crucial Stokes is.
Watching this batting just reminds me how good Cook was against spin
Yes and yes.
I was just thinking mediu term. The worry I have is I've never felt Burns was a great player of spin either. I'm pretty sure he had all manner of problems with Lyon.
From the BBC
"Dom Sibley has scored two runs, and been out three times from 27 balls against Embuldeniya, while Zak Crawley has scored five runs from 29 balls and been out three times.
Against the rest of England's batsman he's 1-199"
Kinda sums it up