Srilanka tour of England 2024 (3 Tests) - Discussion Thread

[Sgattick10]

https://www.news18.com/cricket/harry-singh-profile-rp-singh-england-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-manchester-india-fast-bowler-uttar-pradesh-9024680.html

 

 

Damn I thot RP Singh has 20 yr old son and when did he settle in UK?  it's a different RP Singh.. Played 2 odis for india in the 80s 

[Sgattick10]

37 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

England batting is very light weight with mo crawley and Stokes..slightly longish tail and a noob keeper. They still got the lead.

This young keeper looks like a good wicket keeper and very decent batsman. 

[nitinbwj]

Why did SL not play Hasaranga,Theekshana,Wellalage. Are these guys white ball cricketers only ?

[rageaddict]

Good chance the match might get over today itself.

Edited August 23 by rageaddict

[Lone Wolf]

38 minutes ago, nitinbwj said:

Why did SL not play Hasaranga,Theekshana,Wellalage. Are these guys white ball cricketers only ?

Hasaranga Theekshana were part of 3-0 and 2-0 series defeat at home to England.

 

[putrevus]

Again when partnership was building today, they get to change the ball.

 

England with this huge home field advantage to swap ball which are not swinging is disgraceful.

[Lone Wolf]

Nasser called out the ball change as well...  This is getting out of hand.

This was a daylight scam

[Chaos]

Hi guys

 

[Sgattick10]

1 hour ago, putrevus said:

Again when partnership was building today, they get to change the ball.

 

England with this huge home field advantage to swap ball which are not swinging is disgraceful.

They do this a lot our team need to be aware when they tour next year 

[Frustrated]

6 hours ago, Chaos said:

Hi guys

 

Welcome back.    Hw is your health now?   

[Chaos]

2 hours ago, Frustrated said:

Welcome back.    Hw is your health now?   

 
95% good. Ty!!

[Chaos]

@Frustrated ill be back in full force sergent!

[New guy]

10 hours ago, Sgattick10 said:

They do this a lot our team need to be aware when they tour next year 

What will/can we do if we are aware?

[Nikhil_cric]

11 hours ago, Sgattick10 said:

 

51 minutes ago, New guy said:

What will/can we do if we are aware?

 

If the ball ain't swinging , keep banging it in and damage the ball till we get a replacement. It's what they do. 

[New guy]

9 minutes ago, Nikhil_cric said:

 

If the ball ain't swinging , keep banging it in and damage the ball till we get a replacement. It's what they do. 

But they won't give us an almost new ball like they give England. They will ensure we get a similar condition ball.

[Nikhil_cric]

31 minutes ago, New guy said:

But they won't give us an almost new ball like they give England. They will ensure we get a similar condition ball.

Yeah that's the issue. In the last Ashes , the ball they gave England in the last Test -  that was criminal. 

 

A new ball that too from a much older batch .  

 

Conniving cheats 

[New guy]

20 minutes ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Yeah that's the issue. In the last Ashes , the ball they gave England in the last Test -  that was criminal. 

 

A new ball that too from a much older batch .  

 

Conniving cheats 

It was exactly same this match, the commentators called it out, the ball looked brand new and shiny when England replaced it when the old was scruffy

Edited August 24 by New guy

[nitinbwj]

126 run lead now. Still 4 wickets in hand. SL need atleast 250

[Frustrated]

SL lead by 150.  4 wickets still in hand.  TBH, did not expect SL to put up this much fight against Eng in Eng. That too in the very 1st test.   If the lead crosses 200, Eng might panic a bit.  Let's see how things unfold.  

[Frustrated]

SL batters (especially MO) deserve credit for the way they hv played so far.