[retired_audberry]

AN Cook, *MP Vaughan, IR Bell, KP Pietersen, PD Collingwood, RS Bopara, +MJ Prior, RJ Sidebottom, MJ Hoggard, JM Anderson, MS Panesar


Doubts over Harmison's fitness mean Anderson get the nod and Bopara to make his debut. SL win the toss and opt to bat on a very good looking surface but have made a dodgy start and lost both openers.

[retired_audberry]

SL 42-4, Hoggy 3-18 and an a jaffa to get rid of Silva, wb feller :*)

[retired_slk55]

hoggard, sidebottom and no broad? mental eh rocky

[retired_irisjade]

Haven't watched any yet as the kids have hijaked the remote, but if it is a good track then 179/6 is a cracking start.

Sangakkara can hang about though.

[Test 187]

180 for 7 now as Montgomery takes another wicket.

[retired_tarareyes]

180-7 at tea. Vaas has just got out.

[retired_irisjade]

Got my first off season pangs for cricket yesterday.

Not really cricketing weather though. Might have to inspire the boy to partake in a hallway cricket contest.

[retired_tarareyes]

Sri lanka are 188 all out. So England will be batting on the first day

[retired_nini59]

Cooky

[retired_musiclova31]

Originally posted by Donners:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by ericcantona7:
Gibson probably good enough for the current Windies team though tbf.

So are most people here... </BLOCKQUOTE>


so is it a good batting pitch and the lankans have just been rubbish then? and any swing for hoggy early on?