Tour of Sri Lanka
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@dogmeat said in Tour of Sri Lanka:
@Donsteppa
It's a teasing sort of score. If Taylor doesn't get out and the tail bat around him effectively then we could be looking at a scenario where we only bat once in the match.If he goes early we fold then it could get very uncomfortable. One guy got real nip and turn and took 5 wickets but no one else threatened. Which category will our spinners fall into. Can Boult and Southee get anything out of it.
Was surprised Wagner wasn't picked until I watched some play. Not his sort of wicket at all.
History tells me our spinners will fall into the non threatening non turning category.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Tour of Sri Lanka:
History tells me our spinners will fall into the non threatening non turning category.
Patel got a 5-wkt haul in the only pre-test tour game and they did well against Pakistan in the UAE. If the English spinners can bowl them to victory in Sri Lanka there is no reason ours can't be effective too.
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@Bovidae said in Tour of Sri Lanka:
We need a couple of early wickets while the ball is still new
innovative tactic!
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Patel is continuing to impress. Chucks it up and gets great drift - watch his lbw for that. Somerville looks limited and struggles to bowl 6 good ones. Santner's a fine limited overs bowler.
Broke a dangerous partnership on tea but need to get Matthews, one of world cricket's unsung guns.
At tea we lead by 106 runs, they're 3 down
Monsoon season will probably have the final say
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@Siam said in Tour of Sri Lanka:
By God the castle, brick thing in the background makes this venue one of the best around. Outstanding.
Looks to be the cheap seats too.
Initially I thought the people up there were tourists but most seem to be locals as they don't move.