First Test. England v Sri Lanka at Headingley. 19/5/16.

[Durhamfootman]

judging by this match, Durham will be hoping the weather is poor next week, whilst still allowing 25 overs a day to be bowled... that way they might get 5 days of cricket, with lots of walk in money on bank holiday Monday, and lots of £10 ticketers on Tuesday, to cover for the fact that tickets have been priced at a level approx double what they should have been priced to fill the ground against a poor team at a poor time of the year

[Aidan11]

England may have to beat the weather first and SL second today.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Looks ok for the rest of the game though.

[Making_Splinters]

I think people are being overly harsh on Sri Lanka. If you consider that England have a vastly better bowling attack than Sri Lanka only two of our batsmen managed to get past 20 in those conditions.

[yuppie]

I think people are being overly harsh on Sri Lanka. If you consider that England have a vastly better bowling attack than Sri Lanka only two of our batsmen managed to get past 20 in those conditions.

Very true. So far thats been the difference, but its only small margins.

[Arthur Crabtree]

10.45 inspection. Doesn't sound hopeful.

[Aidan11]

It's ok...11.15 start.

[Gingerfinch]

Jimmy and Broad vs an inexperienced batting line up under cloud equals a low score every time. Not a 91 but they'd do well to get to 250.

[Aidan11]

Jimmy and Broad vs an inexperienced batting line up under cloud equals a low score every time. Not a 91 but they'd do well to get to 250.

At the moment they are still 48 short of losing by an innings to Jonny Bairstow.

[Aidan11]

A beaut of a delivery...10/1.

[Aidan11]

Stokes has had to go off the field. Looks like he has a bit of an injury.

[yuppie]

Mendis playing his shots. Might be the best way to deal with Anderson in this type of form. Get the runs whilst you can, because either way you wont be out there for to long.

[Aidan11]

Jimmy strikes again....35/2.

[hopeforthebest]

Classic case of a batsman who lost patience with leaving the ball, one day cricket doesn't encourage patience in players. England's batsmen suffered from the same sickness.

[Aidan11]

Looks like the weather will bring an early lunch.