1st TEST - England v Sri Lanka

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

athers and strauss? i enjoyed that cllip they showed the other day of nasser being bowled by napier and they put up a pic of him aged 19 and abatting index of 22

Like Athers as well. Not a fan of Strauss or Knight but he doesn't do much covering England tests.

 

[stephen cartwright]

athers is good value, i dont mind strauss to be fair but he is still a newbie. i hope he gets the tennis racquet out and hits nasser again

 

[TopCat]

Absolute joke if Woakes plays. He's shite.

No idea why Ealham is even in the squad. He offers nothing with bat or ball, and should stay in county cricket.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Looking forward to this.

Cook
Robson (Should be Hales)
Root
Bell
Bairstow
Ali (Should be Stokes)
Prior
Plunkett (Should be Borthwick)
Broad
Jordan
Anderson

Alex Hales hardly plays first class for Notts ffs.

 

[Marcosplace]

Off to Lords this Saturday with the @Proff .

Can't wait. 6th year running we have been down. It's unreal. If you get a chance. Go!

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

Off to Lords this Saturday with the @Proff .

Can't wait. 6th year running we have been down. It's unreal. If you get a chance. Go!

Love a real ale in the Duke of York.

 

[Safc_Luke]

Off to Lords this Saturday with the @Proff .

Can't wait. 6th year running we have been down. It's unreal. If you get a chance. Go!

been last three years myself, went to the ODI the other week, fantastic day out...

 

[mackembhoy]

Ballance to bat 3 apparently so likely team

Robson
Cook
Ballance
Bell
Root
Ali
Prior
Broad
Jordan
Plunkett
Anderson

Makes utterly no sense to go with woakes but it wouldn't surprise me if he's the 4th seamer

 

[ollie c]

Off to Lords this Saturday with the @Proff .

Can't wait. 6th year running we have been down. It's unreal. If you get a chance. Go!

The only time I've been was the day of the rain-interrupted Pakistan no-ball scandal. I got soaked.

 

[brandon]

Morning lads

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

Love that bit about the 1st morning of the summer. Class.

 

[CraigyLee]

Day of cricket and then a night of football for the next 5 days

MAGIC

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

Swann is a bigger loss than KP?

 

[mackembhoy]

SSN: robson, ali and jordan make there test debuts.

YOU DON'T f***ing SAY

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

Pitch quite dry then, may turn later on but first three days are going to be testing.

 

[Aidan11]

3 England players debuting for the second test in a row.

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

Sri Lanka win the toss (heads) and will bowl first.

Cook
Robson
Ballance
Bell
Root
Ali
Prior
Jordan
Broad
Plunkett
Anderson

Silva
Karunaratne
Samgakkara
Jayawardne
Thirimanne
Matthews
P. Jayawardne
Kulasekara
Herath
Eranga
Pradeep

 

[Safc_Luke]

Grassy wicket, Eng prob wanted to bowl first...

Like the look of our 4 man attack on this pitch, Plunkett is bowling quick...

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

Grassy wicket, Eng prob wanted to bowl first...

Like the look of our 4 man attack on this pitch, Plunkett is bowling quick...

Don't think it's that green tbh.

 

[Aidan11]

Surprised SL want to bowl. This pitch looks a good un for batsmen.