England v Sri Lanka **spoilers**

[Psycho Ned]

3rd Test started Sri Lanka won the toss and are batting

........and are already 2-1 with Jon Lewis getting a wicket in his first over on his debut

 

[Morba]

should have been more than 1 wicket aswell. excellent first over by him :]

 

[fozzybear]

Why is this test match starting on a Friday instead of the usual Thursday?

 

[MR_Punk]

Why is this test match starting on a Friday instead of the usual Thursday?

Very true Ive just noticed that too - maybe it was to allow rest days as the last test should have finished on Monday?

+44

 

[JohnnyG]

The pitch looks really dry & with the good weather forecast we can't let them get too many 1st innings...

 

[JohnnyG]

84 - 2 Freddie gets Sangakara, looked a poor decision too

 

[One More Solo]

84 - 2 Freddie gets Sangakara, looked a poor decision too

Deserved a bit of luck this morning, had enough go past the edge.

 

[JohnnyG]

3 down, Hoggard

 

[Psycho Ned]

No doubt about that one

85-3!

 

[JohnnyG]

86-4, turned out to be a good morning after all

 

[Psycho Ned]

do do do another one bites the dust!

Freddie again 86-4

Talk about 1 decision turning the course of procedings!

 

[JohnnyG]

231 all out, at least 80 more than they should have got
It seems almost the norm for tails to plunder runs against us now

 

[Mikey1280]

Their tail end is suprisingly good, hopefully we wont lose a wicket tonight, anyone know how many overs left, I'm guessing about 15?

 

[Big Kev]

Sri Lanka finished the day on 286-7, with two days left, so a total of over 300 will be required and I can't see us keeping Murali out for that long, so a drawn series is the most likely result now.

 

[JohnnyG]

All out for 323, so we need 325 to win, highly unlikely to be honest
Monty got 5 though

 

[Big Kev]

49-0 at lunch, only 276 more runs needed.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Hmm Trescothick gone bowled by Murali

Just when I thought that it "might" be on I'm now back to thinking its a very very tall order.

Gonna need a century off one of the top order at least.

 

[Starzy]

Hmm Trescothick gone bowled by Murali

Just when I thought that it "might" be on I'm now back to thinking its a very very tall order.

Gonna need a century off one of the top order at least.

95-1

Strauss is looking good on 47. Could'nt have wished for a better start to be honest. Come on England

 

[Psycho Ned]

120-4 Muralis got all 4!

Time to pack up im afraid theres only one outcome here

Might be worth having a bet on Murali getting all 10 though

Edit: Flintoffs out Murali again!!

 

[Red and White]

all over now like

shame. flintoff really hasnt been up to much lately, to busy fannying around on Skysports doing his wooden section on cricket am.