England v Sri Lanka ODI/T20i Series

[Arthur Crabtree]

I presume rain is going to have this game.

[Arthur Crabtree]

The much maligned Alex Hales is second only to Steve Smith for runs scored in ODIs his year.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... pe=batting

[Aidan11]

Forgot this was on today,

[Aidan11]

It says a lot that the England v Iceland thread has almost twice as many posts as this one for the first three ODIs.

[Aidan11]

England win the toss and elect to field.

[Aidan11]

One change - Moeen Ali for Jordan.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Great start for SL. This is what England's ODI cricket is supposed to be like.

[Aidan11]

Why does the umpire have that plastic shield on his arm?

[Aidan11]

Off for rain.

[hopeforthebest]

Why is WASP only showing 23% for England?, they are ahead of the rate and only one wicket down. I think they'll do it.

[Making_Splinters]

Why does the umpire have that plastic shield on his arm?

To protect him, rather than wearing a helmet. There was an incident last year where an umpire was killed after being struck by the ball.

[Aidan11]

Why does the umpire have that plastic shield on his arm?

To protect him, rather than wearing a helmet. There was an incident last year where an umpire was killed after being struck by the ball.

Ah right. Think he might be better wearing a helmet as well. In fact all umpires should wear protection.

[Making_Splinters]

Why does the umpire have that plastic shield on his arm?

To protect him, rather than wearing a helmet. There was an incident last year where an umpire was killed after being struck by the ball.

Ah right. Think he might be better wearing a helmet as well. In fact all umpires should wear protection.

There was an umpire who did wear a helmet in a T20 game recently. I prefer the shield option as there isn't the risk of obstructing the view.

[hopeforthebest]

They could let the bowlers go home the way these two are batting.

[hopeforthebest]

They could let the bowlers go home the way these two are batting.

Who said that.