Sri Lanka v England (2nd test) 22nd/26th Jan

[wayne entwhistle no9]

Sri Lanka's captain and opening batsmen Karunaratne not available due to injury and batsmen kunsal Mendis dropped.
Also speculation that England may play a completely different pace attack.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Woakes, Jimmy, Stone wouldn’t be a surprise (if Woakes has had enough practice)

I don’t think they have a clue what their best team is for the sub continent mind

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Sibley
Crawley
Bairstow
Root
Lawrence
Buttler
Woakes
Bess
Leach
Stone
Anderson

Probably the team?

 

[Jack Torrance]

Sibley
Crawley
Bairstow
Root
Lawrence
Buttler
Woakes
Bess
Leach
Stone
Anderson

Probably the team?

would be my team. Bumble reckons we should drop Sibley after 1 test

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

would be my team. Bumble reckons we should drop Sibley after 1 test

Who for? There’s no other top order batsmen in the squad

 

[wayne entwhistle no9]

would be my team. Bumble reckons we should drop Sibley after 1 test

And play Mahmood even though he is only there as covid cover.

 

[Jack Torrance]

Who for? There’s no other top order batsmen in the squad

Foakes. He wants Bairstow to open with Lawrence at 3

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Foakes. He wants Bairstow to open with Lawrence at 3

I love bumble but he talks some absolute shite at times

 

[mikemanc]

I love bumble but he talks some absolute shite at times

To be fair, Sibley looked like he had no idea what to do in the first test and didn't exactly look convincing Vs spinners in England. For the record, I wouldn't drop him.

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

To be fair, Sibley looked like he had no idea what to do in the first test and didn't exactly look convincing Vs spinners in England. For the record, I wouldn't drop him.

I agree and we need a few top order batsmen in the squad to choose from for India

 

[chopsfc007]

I agree and we need a few top order batsmen in the squad to choose from for India

Be the same squad with stokes and burns added

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Be the same squad with stokes and burns added

Archer will be there as well. We will have to take a big reserve squad like the Indians did in Australia as well as it won’t be possible to fly players out mid series

 

[chopsfc007]

Archer will be there as well. We will have to take a big reserve squad like the Indians did in Australia as well as it won’t be possible to fly players out mid series

Hopefully pope will be included

 

[scotch]

Be the same squad with stokes and burns added

Archer, stokes, burns, virdi, parkinson, crane

 

[rentaghost]

To be fair, Sibley looked like he had no idea what to do in the first test and didn't exactly look convincing Vs spinners in England. For the record, I wouldn't drop him.

Same here. i'm not really confident of him getting runs but test cricket is all about being tested and finding a way. He has earned that opportunity.

 

[Eggman]

Archer, stokes, burns, virdi, parkinson, crane

and Pope. he's currently out there, but not officially part of the squad for Sri Lanka

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1352207207807524864

 

[Eggman]

To be fair, Sibley looked like he had no idea what to do in the first test and didn't exactly look convincing Vs spinners in England. For the record, I wouldn't drop him.

Yes, he does look the classic case of not quite Test class, but scores 1000's inthe Championship. His technique looks flawed at the highest level.

Having said that, he's the best of those currrently available and I wouldn't drop him after one game

 

[The Rat]

Only Anderson for Broad, that means Wood wont be playing first few tests in India, big mistake that IMO

Shows they just seem him as aback up option when everyone is available.

Short memories from Antigua and South Africa, he is our quickest bowler.

 

[chopsfc007]

Only Anderson for Broad, that means Wood wont be playing first few tests in India, big mistake that IMO

Shows they just seem him as aback up option when everyone is available.

Short memories from Antigua and South Africa, he is our quickest bowler.

f***ing hell you were moaning he doesn't play consecutive games last week