3rd Test: Sri Lanka v England at Columbo Nov 23-27 2018

[TheParraboy]

Starts Friday 3.30pm AEST

Poms 3-0?

 

[Buzzard Breath]

Anderson rested Broad in.
Curran out with a side strain Bairstow comes in at 3.

 

[TheParraboy]

www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25337652/stuart-broad-jonny-bairstow-recalled-james-anderson-rested-colombo

James Anderson is to be replaced by Stuart Broad in for the final Test of the series against Sri Lanka in Colombo, while England have also confirmed that Jonny Bairstow will come in for the injured Sam Curran.

With England having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in Pallekele, they are taking the opportunity to rest Anderson and give Broad a run with a view to matches later in the winter.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

A ton to Bairstow in his new position.
England 7/312 at stumps .

 

[TheParraboy]

Bairtsow has a test average of almost 38 in 59 tests

Would walk into our top order

 

[TheParraboy]

poms all out 336

SL 1/135

these two 100 run stand, don't look like getting out to poms 3 prong spin attack

 

[_snafu_]

Shaun Kenny Root.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Aravinda de Silva got dis

 

[TheParraboy]

Rashid double breakthrough

3/187

 

[_snafu_]

Sri Lanka is collapsing.

 

[TheParraboy]

Rashid grabs 5

SL all out 240
SL were 1/173

 

[Pommy]

Not a bad day for someone who ‘can’t play red ball cricket’

 

[_snafu_]

Jennings out first ball of the day Eng. 3/1

 

[Bazal]

Haha Sandakan...had Stokes out, but he overstepped.

Is there anything more unforgivable in cricket than a spinner bowling a front foot no ball?

 

[Bazal]

Holy f**king shit he's done it again!!!

What an absolute f**king spoon.

 

[_snafu_]

Sri Lankan bowlers are hopeless.

 

[_snafu_]

As a spinner, why push it?

 

[Bazal]

As a spinner, why push it?

It's mind boggling...pull your foot back or give it up.

I'm sure I read or heard somewhere that Nathan Lyon has never overstepped in Test cricket. That's how it should be for a spinner. There is literally no reason for a spinner to cut the crease.

 

[hineyrulz]

Haha Sandakan...had Stokes out, but he overstepped.

Is there anything more unforgivable in cricket than a spinner bowling a front foot no ball?

Siring two Marsh sons???

 

[Bazal]

Siring two Marsh sons???

To be fair the old boy was a better than handy cricketer.

And back in those days there were none of the DNA tests for disabilities that we have today....