Sri Lanka Tour: Winter 2018.

[brandon]

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Mon 1 Oct – England Team arrive, Colombo

Fri 5 Oct – 50-over tour match v Colombo – RPICS, Colombo

Sat 6 Oct – 50-over tour match v Colombo – RPICS, Colombo

Wed 10 Oct – 1st ODI D/N, RDICS, Dambulla

Sat 13 Oct – 2nd ODI, RDICS, Dambulla

Sun 14 Oct – Rain reserve day for 2nd ODI, RDICS, Dambulla,

Wed 17 Oct – 3rd ODI D/N, PKICS, Kandy

Sat 20 Oct – 4th ODI, PKICS, Kandy

Tue 23 Oct – 5th ODI D/N, RPICS, Colombo

Wed 24 Oct – Rain reserve day for 5th ODI, RPICS, Colombo

Sat 27 Oct – IT20, RPICS, Colombo

Tue 30 - Wed 31 Oct – Two-day tour match, NCC, Colombo

Thu 1-Fri 2 Nov – Two-day tour match v CCC, Colombo

Tue 6-Sat 10 Nov – 1st Test Match, Galle International Stadium

Wed 14-Sun 18 Nov – 2nd Test Match, PKICS, Kandy

Fri 23-Tue 27 Nov – 3rd Test Match, SSC, Colombo

 

[The Lambton Worm]

Just had a quick scan on Emirates and flights are currently £550 return from Sunderland North to Colombo for the Galle & Kandy tests.

 

[The Rat]

Just had a quick scan on Emirates and flights are currently £550 return from Sunderland North to Colombo for the Galle & Kandy tests.

Is it Galle that is the most popular one mate?

 

[The Lambton Worm]

Is it Galle that is the most popular one mate?

I've never been to Galle, but yes it seems to be the most popular. @NorthCountryBoy has so will be able to give a better review.

 

[The Rat]

I've never been to Galle, but yes it seems to be the most popular. @NorthCountryBoy has so will be able to give a better review.

OK thanks. I leave work in June. Tricky period for me, going to attempt to do all 3 if I can.

 

[The Lambton Worm]

OK thanks. I leave work in June. Tricky period for me, going to attempt to do all 3 if I can.

Kandy is absolutely stunning. And the scenery on the way to/from there from Colombo by car or train is breathtaking. Didn't think much of Colombo although there are some nice areas.

Food, digs & transport are very cheap. Beer can be cheap too but we paid on average about £2.50 for a 500ml bottle of Lion beer in the bars we used in 2012.

 

[NorthCountryBoy]

Kandy is absolutely stunning. And the scenery on the way to/from there from Colombo by car or train is breathtaking. Didn't think much of Colombo although there are some nice areas.

Food, digs & transport are very cheap. Beer can be cheap too but we paid on average about £2.50 for a 500ml bottle of Lion beer in the bars we used in 2012.

Were you there for the tests in 2012 like?

For @The Rat Unawatuna is the place to stay for Galle. Loads of bars and shacks on the beaches (some literally) and a cheap tuk tuk to the ground each day.

Me and a mate currently looking at Colombo, but to do that we'd defo stay up the coast in Negumbo as Colombo is an absolute shithole.

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Gonna try and do 8-18 November, try and take in a bit of the Galle (if it's not ower inside 2 days) & Kandy tests. £446 return from LHR for me.

Took a gamble at graft last year and booked the Oct 22-Nov 4 when there's absolutely fuck all on except a ODI and a T20.

 

[The Lambton Worm]

Were you there for the tests in 2012 like?

No mate. I was there for the T20 WC.

Gonna try and do 8-18 November, try and take in a bit of the Galle (if it's not ower inside 2 days) & Kandy tests. £446 return from LHR for me.

Took a gamble at graft last year and booked the Oct 22-Nov 4 when there's absolutely fuck all on except a ODI and a T20.

Gis a shout if you're up for it and I'll speak to the other lads.

I can do a week there and a week in WI.

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

No mate. I was there for the T20 WC.



Gis a shout if you're up for it and I'll speak to the other lads.

I can do a week there and a week in WI.

Gonna pass on the WI, want to head for Cape Town later in the year. Been off graft today so will have a look at available holidays tomorrow.

 

[The Rat]

Were you there for the tests in 2012 like?

For @The Rat Unawatuna is the place to stay for Galle. Loads of bars and shacks on the beaches (some literally) and a cheap tuk tuk to the ground each day.

Me and a mate currently looking at Colombo, but to do that we'd defo stay up the coast in Negumbo as Colombo is an absolute shithole.

That looks class, right I will try make this happen, see how it progresses with work. Cheers.

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

One step closer to gannin, time off booked at graft. Just need to work on the missus now.

 

[Sharpshooter]

I was thinking about going to this however, isn't November arguably one of the worst months to visit Sri Lanka? Supposedly the rainy/monsoon season?

Most of the comments on tripadvisor and lonelyplanet say its not a great time to go and to expect a lot of cloudy days, particularly on the west coast.

Michael Vaughan notoriously hit out at the scheduling back in a 2003 test series, which was played in November, England lost 1-0, the first two tests were drawn/washed out, Sri Lanka won final test.

Vaughan said: "The two boards and the international schedule brought us out to Sri Lanka in monsoon season.

"Maybe you shouldn't be sent to places where it is due to rain at certain times of the day.

On a rare dry day, they were thrashed by Sri Lanka on Tuesday in Dambulla.

Vaughan added: "You are always going to struggle with the amount of rain we have had here.

"Sri Lanka is a great tour, it is just disappointing the weather is spoiling it. The locals keep telling me it will improve and I hope it does so pretty quickly."

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I want to go, but I don't want to be paying £1000's to experience washouts, or are my fears overblown and we should still see a lot of cricket??

 

[wayne entwhistle no9]

If you don't go you can always listen to it on talksport as the BBC have lost the rights.

 

[NorthCountryBoy]

If you don't go you can always listen to it on talksport as the BBC have lost the rights.

Tell me this isn't true!

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

If you don't go you can always listen to it on talksport as the BBC have lost the rights.

Outrageous

 

[wayne entwhistle no9]

Tell me this isn't true!

Won the rights to the whole winter not just Sri Lanka but West Indies tour as well.

 

[The Rat]

yep not the ECB.s decision, they have no say

 

[Steak Pie]

Tell me this isn't true!

Darren Gough spewing out semi-coherent sewage with all the charisma of glass of water.

Can't wait.

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Flight booked. Wanted to do some of the Kandy test but Sunderland v Wycombe on Nov 17 knackered me plans (in-laws are Wycombe fans and want me as a guide for the weekend). Out there from 8th-15th November. Flight was only £390 return.