Sri Lanka v Bangladesh

[Raymondo]

Hot off the heels of the WTC Final comes an absolute epic encounter for anyone wanting to get their Test Cricket fix in the early part of the week!!

Two Test Series I understand, first match starts at 05:30 (BST) on Tuesday live on TNT Sports 1 from Galle.

 

[Ghfd]

No tnt me. I’m not one for using dodgy streams either

Looking forward to next Friday though for my red ball fix

 

[Raymondo]

No tnt me. I’m not one for using dodgy streams either

Why not? Like Garlic Bread, it’s the future…

 

[Ghfd]

Why not? Like Garlic Bread, it’s the future…

I can’t be faffed on and there’s so much watchable stuff elsewhere

I do catch up on their YouTube though with the free highlights

 

[Raymondo]

I can’t be faffed on and there’s so much watchable stuff elsewhere

I do catch up on their YouTube though with the free highlights

It’s no more faf than logging onto an internet forum
Tremendous day for the Tigers, after falling to 45-3 early on this morning they’ve closed on 292-3.

 

[Aidan11]

Good fightback by Bangladesh.

Unbroken partnership of 247 so far for the 4th wicket.

 

[mackemmover94]

90 overs in the day

 

[mackembhoy]

90 overs in the day

64 overs of spin helps mind

But it is frustrating how much slower all 3 international formats are compared to their domestic counterparts. IPL aside anyway

 

[Mr Redknapp]

Why not? Like Garlic Bread, it’s the future…

Like this new whippersnapper

 

[Silly Point]

Like this new whippersnapper

Aye good addition. Heaven knows this place needs it!

 

[Dexter]

Mushfiqur has been around for an absolute eternity hasn’t he. Amazing he’ll end up playing 100 test matches for Bangladesh considering they only play about four a year.

 

[Raymondo]

Like this new whippersnapper

Aye good addition. Heaven knows this place needs it!

You’re far too kind

90 overs in the day

As @mackembhoy alluded to, 64 overs of spin helps AND they still entered into the ‘extra half hour’ to achieve it.

 

[Aidan11]

Bangladesh have come back well from.losing those 3 early wickets yesterday morning.

 

[Raymondo]

Bangladesh have come back well from.losing those 3 early wickets yesterday morning.

Draw the overwhelming favourite though, looks to be a bit of rain around over the next two days.

 

[mackemmover94]

You’re far too kind


As @mackembhoy alluded to, 64 overs of spin helps AND they still entered into the ‘extra half hour’ to achieve it.

Jesus - everyone moans at how rarely 90 overs in a day is bowled and then suddenly when there is 90 overs there’s still something to pick on about the bowling action and how long it took! Tough crowd..

 

[Aidan11]

SL 127 behind at stumps with 6 wickets in hand. Their best hope is to get as big a lead as possible and hope to bowl Bangladesh out cheaply second time around.

Weather may also play a part.

 

[The Breen Machine]

64 overs of spin helps mind

But it is frustrating how much slower all 3 international formats are compared to their domestic counterparts. IPL aside anyway

Domestic T20 and IPL in particular move at a gnats pace these days. One of the big selling points of the format was how much quicker it was than the others, and whilst still largely true, there are so many delays in mainly IPL games. Strategic timeout? - fuck off.

 

[Aidan11]

SL heading for a 500+ total

With pitches in the subcontinent it always seems to be a case of preparing dust bowls when non-Asian teams visit, but when it's two Asian teams playing the wickets are very flat.

 

[Voice of fair play]

SL heading for a 500+ total

With pitches in the subcontinent it always seems to be a case of preparing dust bowls when non-Asian teams visit, but when it's two Asian teams playing the wickets are very flat.

Yeah don’t know why they do it as it becomes a very bad advert for test cricket

 

[Aidan11]

Game petered out into an inevitable draw.