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England in Sri Lanka Nov-Dec 2014 - Provisional Dates

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brandon said:
Not reading all that bollocks.

You blatantly missed the part where I said take out a couple of needless ODI's and replace with Tests. They'll be in the country a month, plenty of space for a couple of Tests and a few ODI's.
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They've probably countered in the fact they will be needing one day practice as a more urgent need given the, erm, one day world cup coming up not long after.

But I'm sure they'll change it to suit you.
 

Barmy Army regulars rate Sri Lanka as being the best tour to go on. That said that's when there are 2 test back to back. But it's always been somewhere I fancy. I'm not sure I could be arsed with pointless ODIs to be honest but getting out of blighty does appeal nonetheless!
 
Safc_Luke said:
Hope they keep the prices reasonable for travelling England fans this time...

Sure they ripped the English off last time
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It was free entry or £25 if you were white last time in Galle. I didn't have a problem with the Sri Lankans getting in for free as a test with no locals would have been horrible. What people had a problem with was us getting charged £25 when the previous Aussie test was £1.

As it was we and others got into every day with out giving then a rupee, the security was comical. Even with 1,000 doing that they'll have made a load off all the tour groups who paid though. The atmosphere in the ground was crap with loads of the independent lot boycotting the ground and watching my standing on Galle fort.

The Lambton Worm said:
Its always been planned. Part of the Future Tours Programme. Sri Lanka are notorious for not finalising dates until the last moment.
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From my limited knowledge of Sri Lanka they seem to have picked some funny venues to attract the English. Kandy (esp the old ground) was meant to be mint but if I went all that way I'd want a nice coastal one too.
 
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Dates have now been confirmed.

Fri 21 Nov - 1st warm-up v SL A (Day), Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Sun 23 Nov - 2nd warm-up v SL A (Day), Tamil Union Oval, Colombo
Wed 26 Nov - 1st ODI (Day/Night), Colombo*
Sat 29 Nov - 2nd ODI (Day), Colombo*
Wed 3 Dec - 3rd ODI (Day/Night), Hambantota
Sat 6 Dec - 4th ODI (Day), Colombo*
Wed 10 Dec - 5th ODI (D/N), Pallekelle*
Sat 13 Dec - 6th ODI (Day), Pallekelle*
Tue 16 Dec - 7th ODI (D/N), Colombo

(* denotes provision for a reserve day)
 
i am jealous of anyone going but if you are, or any overseas tours, lets get back to old poledancers quality of flag and placement. watching the coverage of the 2005 ashes the other night, auld howard arms was in view. rip podge

too many west ham and mag stuf getting the best angles
 
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