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Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:34 pmby mikesiva
Tour Match: Essex v Sri Lankans at Chelmsford on May 8-10, 2016
(11:00 local | 10:00 GMT)
Tour Match: Leics v Sri Lankans at Leicester on May 13-15, 2016
(11:00 local | 10:00 GMT)
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
Posted:
Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:48 pmby Aidan11
Not too far away now. The English summer - and I use the word lightly - is soon upon us.
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:40 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Sri Lanka squad
Angelo Mathews (captain), Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Dhammika Prasad, Dilruwan Perera, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal (vice-captain), Dushmantha Chameera, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Milinda Siriwardana, Niroshan Dickwella, Nuwan Pradeep, Rangana Herath, Shaminda Eranga, Suranga Lakmal.
I doubt anyone will call SL mediocre, but England should be winning this 3-0, rain permitting.
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:44 pmby Aidan11
At the moment they'd be hard pushed to call these matches warm-ups.
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:50 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Stories have turned up here and there suggesting Compton and Hales' positions are under threat- Cook said the same after the SA tour. Hales has missed the start of the season. Now Taylor has gone, one change is inevitable, and more feels likely, with Bell, Vince and Ballance heading the queue. With an injury to Wood, and Woakes a bit disappointing over the winter, maybe another pace bowler will be named to shadow Finn, Stokes, Anderson and Broad. Maybe Footitt will wear the bib for a while. As ever, an alternative to Moeen will be sought.
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:51 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Aidan11 wrote:At the moment they'd be hard pushed to call these matches warm-ups.
And the first two Tests are to be played in the far north.
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:54 pmby Aidan11
The Durham match won't start.
Umpires seem reluctant to get any play going there at the moment.
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:56 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Might venture out for Sky.
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Sat Apr 30, 2016 2:41 amby Slipstream
Points system has been agreed. Looks like 3 points for a Test win and 2 points for ODIs and 20/20s. How does a 20/20 that lasts 3 hours is worth 2 points and a Test 3 points?
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:21 amby Arthur Crabtree
Hopefully it'll be ignored.
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Sat Apr 30, 2016 12:49 pmby braveneutral
I had heard that they were here for good.
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:50 pmby Arthur Crabtree
SL and Pakistan agreed to it. So maybe some teams won't agree with it. Though they could easily ignore the whole thing while agreeing to it.
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:51 pmby Arthur Crabtree
The article I read said four points for a win.
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Sat Apr 30, 2016 5:00 pmby Aidan11
We'll soon drop it when we find out we win test series but lose the other games so that we end up with an overall defeat in the points.
ECB - Bad ideas imperfectly executed.
Re: Sri Lanka warm-ups, May 8-15
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Sat Apr 30, 2016 5:04 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Arthur Crabtree wrote:The article I read said four points for a win.
Ach. For a Test win.