******Cricket Thread******

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Superb from England

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Superb fielding and bowling for the 2nd half

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Sri Lanka. Last 5 overs 25 runs

Brilliant bowling from England at the death

 

[snorky]

Great comeback!

 

[Don Karleone]

Better than I thought it was going to be.

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Right let’s rip into them from the off. Could be over in 7 overs

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Wow! Just 60 off the last 60 balls. Anything can happen but England will be pleased with that.

 

[andyhinch]

Will take that, no excuses now

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Sri Lanka were too casual after Asalanka went. With no pressure to win the game they just decided to knock it around and try to keep wickets in hand for a slog at the end. It’s a risky approach against a quality bowling attack.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Considering the start they had, this has been terrible batting from Sri Lanka.

And good bowling from England

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Fuckin hell a St George flag Great Sutton (don’t know where it is) with a Liverpool crest AND a Utd crest on the same flag! WTF

 

[Protein Junkie]

Excellent performance from all the bowlers. Sri Lanka very ordinary batting g team. Below par score just no need to panic and it’s won.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

And good bowling from England

Sri Lanka forgot that to exceed a par score after a good start you have to keep the foot on the accelerator. Another ten runs in that middle section and England would have been a lot more nervous. Could easily have been looking at 160+ and it’s a different game.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Sri Lanka forgot that to exceed a par score after a good start you have to keep the foot on the accelerator. Another ten runs in that middle section and England would have been a lot more nervous. Could easily have been looking at 160+ and it’s a different game.

But we bowled really well so we aren’t

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

But we bowled really well so we aren’t

Exactly. It’s like saying if Fulham score 4 in the first half it could be a difficult match!

 

[BringBackSwales]

Just preserve wickets and we will piss this run rate

 

[BringBackSwales]

25% of the overs gone from their premier bowler, 12 scored, brilliant

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

But we bowled really well so we aren’t

Yes we did, but a better approach from Sri Lanka in overs 9-14 would have made a difference. I’m just saying they were too casual at that point because they had no pressure on them to win the game. I’m not going to discuss the nuances of the game if you think it’s just about one side doing one thing.

 

[Don Karleone]

Lovely batting

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

72 to win at less than a run a ball. Just milk their spinners with minimum risk and we do this easily.