bigfluffylemon wrote:It's uncanny. Every time I've checked the score today a wicket has fallen almost the very next ball.
So it's my fault. Sorry folks. Checking out for the day, hopefully England will get the lead over 300 without my negative influence.
Whew. It worked. I checked out and England whack on another 60 runs for the last 3 wickets then take 4 in the last hour.
What the hell was Matthews thinking falling into that trap? With the rain on the way? It looks as if Sri Lanka have checked out. I expect it to be over fairly quickly today. There will probably be one annoying partnership that hangs around for a while, but once that's broken the rest will fall quickly. Sri Lanka's lower order isn't that strong at the best of times, and it looks as if the fight has gone.
Interesting series. England have been poor in places, especially with the bat, Sri Lanka have had opportunities in every game, yet failed to make the most of them. After the travails abroad recently, 3-0 England is beyond the wildest dreams of most supporters, and will give England a lot of confidence heading to the West Indies (a place where they haven't managed to win since 2004, despite the gulf in quality between the two sides for most of that time - England have absolutely destroyed the West Indies at home).