Congratulations to Sri Lanka, deserved the win. Can point a lot of fingers at England’s 2nd innings but to only get 325 in the 1st innings was a big failure, should have got 450+ and some of them really gifted their wickets away. Maybe some fatigue and complacency set in.
Dan Lawrence has probably played himself out of contention now, can see the rationale in giving him a go given he’s been the spare batsman for ages but in hindsight it was a poor selection to use somebody who usually bats in the middle order as an opener. Jennings has improved a lot since his last inclusion in the test side and has piled on the runs this year, with Pope’s massive inconsistency as well you could make a case that he should have been given a chance as he’d be a decent candidate to slot in at 3 if they feel like they need to make a change in the near future.
Look forward to seeing some more of Kamindu Mendis bat, looks like a superstar in the making who should be batting way higher than 7 for Sri Lanka.
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Absolutely! I meant in terms of leadership and maintaining standards. Clearly standards were dropped multiple times in this last test.
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Should be beating srilanka at home but Lankans always have an upset in them
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Just got back from Taunton, £5 and saw an incredible day of cricket.
Yesterday evening, Tom Banton came in at #11 having rolled his ankle. Batting on one leg he made it through to the close, and today ended up making 46(65) before eventually being bowled by Shakib.
220 for Surrey to win and effectively win the County Championship, should have been straightforward but for some reason they decided to try and just bat the day out for the draw. Big mistake, Jack Leach and Archie Vaughan (son of Michael, poor lad) both take five wickets in the second innings, Leach getting the final wicket two minutes before the end of play. Vaughan got 11 in the match, looks like another decent spinning prospect being produced by Somerset.
A victory made even more sweet after Tom Curran decided to cup his ears and shush the crowd earlier in the match, grade A prick right there.
The winning moment, and Banton hobbling onto the field 
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https://x.com/somersetccc/status/1834268084263354538?s=46&t=qjQdwJi2khWQQz87wqB34A
https://x.com/somersetccc/status/1834269223339659626?s=46&t=qjQdwJi2khWQQz87wqB34A
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So much cricket on over the coming weeks, Bangladesh have let India off the hook after having them in an awful position at 96-4. NZ and SL fighting out a competitive test in Galle.
Perhaps most importantly Duckett and Jacks are slapping Australia all over the place at Trent Bridge. Aussies bowling attack looks a bit weak without those who have been struck down with illness/injury, still a very strong batting unit though. Will take a big score to win the game.
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Just managed to catch the highlights of the india Bangladesh game.
Ashwin and Jadeja saved the team bigtime.
Should be an easy chase for Australia, some crap batting by England. Gifted wickets to part time bowlers.
