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by **meninblue** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:46 am

Sam caught in slips trying to hoick one over the long on.
Chandimal limping yet again, even in slips.

England have recovered well. Thought they would wind up in 225 but lot more has been scored. Still SL will be happy because the wicket had more runs to be scored. Nice innings by Foakes and Sam.

by **meninblue** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:52 am

New ball taken. England not too far from 300.

by **andy** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:13 pm

300 up Foakes 83* Rashid run a ball 31

by **meninblue** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:14 pm

Lower order showing that this was a 400 run wicket at least. 300/7 in spite of top 5 wickets blown in one session for 103 runs.

by **meninblue** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:18 pm

Foakes deserves a 100. Not a stylish batsman but did a massive job here for the team.

by **andy** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:21 pm

Huge fan of his, and makes it intresting when Bairstow comes back.....good to see him hit the ground running :salute

by **mikesiva** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:22 pm

Curran and Rashid provided very useful knocks in the lower order. Those partnerships could prove vital.

by **sussexpob** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:35 pm

Id have taken this score at the start of the day.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:15 pm

No commentary on BBC. Must be a Talksport winter.

Great recovery. England must be well placed.

A non-Asian side hasn't made over 400 in SL since SA in June 2014. So in context, that's a decent score. Yet again, it's the lower middle order turning the innings around. Different players, same outcome.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:16 pm

Bairstow and Buttler are being ushered towards being in competition for one place.

by **meninblue** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:21 pm

113/5 at lunch to 321/8 at stumps.

by **andy** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:50 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Bairstow and Buttler are being ushered towards being in competition for one place.

and Bairstow surely wins that

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 2:02 pm

Not the certainty that he feels as batter-keeper. His recent record in Tests isn't good with a bat.

by **andy** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:01 pm

Neither is Buttler's

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 5:21 pm

True, save that hundred at Trent Bridge. However fortuitous. He averages 44 since he was recalled in India, which is pretty good for an England player over that period. Never really looked like a Test middle order bat though, or lower middle order.

Averages since the start of the winter tour of BD and India, 2016-17.

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

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