England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Headingley, 1 July, 2011

Well? No thread yet?

England line up with:

Loose Bladder+
Chef*
Derek
b Left Arm Spinner
Irish
FohlTM
BrezzyLad
Chin
Princess Di
Jimmykins
Soil Carton

Sri Lanka are going with:

Tillakaratne Dilscoopshan*
Mahelawela Jayawardajedwardnene
Dinesh Chandanimal
Kumar Sangabadsongwithbleeakkkkkara+
Thilinaweena Kandambykandy
Michael Angelo Mathews
Jeevan Nocaramball Mendis
Nuwan Kulashakersekera
Suranga Lakamranakmal
Surrrraj Randiva
Lasith Maslingermalinga

England are a good side. If you can recall (though you shouldn't need to rack your brains) we beat SL in their own backyard!

We won the last game, didn't we? I think we've confirmed 9 of the players as the real deal top drawer bonafide ODI performers. Maybe even 11.

All positive. Go England!

This is prolly hiding behind the red button on one of the Foxy sports channels. Will have to go and have a look.

Brass Monkey wrote:England are a good side. If you can recall (though you shouldn't need to rack your brains) we beat SL in their own backyard!

We won the last game, didn't we? I think we've confirmed 9 of the players as the real deal top drawer bonafide ODI performers. Maybe even 11.

All positive. Go England!

Well of course, looks like a cracking pitch at the home of cricket - so let get stuck into them.

I reckon its going to be a cracker - 300 plays 301. Just don't know who the 301 will be.

Thought Jimmy was going to Jonty Rhodes the stumps there for a second. Chandanimal positively suicidal.

Same as Dilshan though. Bonkers. Apart from that, Timmy B is cannons again.

I missed his first 2 overs, but he found the edge of Jayawardajedwardnene's bat twice just as I turned on, seemed a bit unlucky not to get a wicket.

Good old boy. He has a try.

Two runouts?? FFS.

Jayawardene 12th player ( and 2nd Lankie) to hit 1000 career runs in ODIs v. England

Highest partnership for 3rd wicket in an ODI at Headingley beating Martin Crowe & Greatbach's 118 in 1990.

Hmm, what to say so far. Probably not a lot, as that could be seen as being negative.

No, go on... I don't think I can say it's a surprise, though, that the same bowlers who were abominable on decent pitches in the WC are doing their best to perform to such a low standard here. Flat pitch / lack of atmospheric conditions = poor bowling performance??? Hmmm...

Fresh new team, though, eh?

Broad and Dernbach serving up some pies right here. Broad has lost everything, his radar, his mind, his sanity.

He's also lost his wallet, yoink.

Athers posed the following question to the commentary box during the first ODI: "What else does Dernbach offer, other than his yorker?"


Silence.

Dread. Only Swann with any semblance of control. Even James went for 25 in his last three overs.

How many 'Sturat' Broad tek?

Dirtbag getting pumelled. Not a pretty sight.

Yo Smerk, you still in India? And alive too from the sound of it.

is he now dirtbage?

furriner wrote:Yo Smerk, you still in India? And alive too from the sound of it.

Haven't gone yet bro. Going in September.

I won't be posting nearly as much when I'm out there!

DJ_Smerk wrote:

furriner wrote:Yo Smerk, you still in India? And alive too from the sound of it.

Haven't gone yet bro. Going in September.

My bad. I seem to remember you talking about drinking mango lassi and presumed...

furriner wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:

furriner wrote:Yo Smerk, you still in India? And alive too from the sound of it.

Haven't gone yet bro. Going in September.

My bad. I seem to remember you talking about drinking mango lassi and presumed...

Yeah I had some in Cardiff. Thought I might aswell try it before I go. Good stuff.

SWANNYYYYYYY.

He's the man.

Goes 8 short of record score in an ODI at Headingley made by Jayasuriya 5 years ago.