Re: England tour of Sri Lanka,
England 279/3 (101.0 ov)
England lead by 4 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st inning
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and he brings up his fifty as well
100.1
*****v to Pietersen, SIX, England blaze to the lead! Pietersen is making a mess of *****v's figures, down the track and lofts him really high over long-on
Re: England tour of Sri Lanka,
England 352/4 (121.0 ov)
England lead by 77 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
End of over 121 (4 runs) England 352/4
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MJ Prior
4* (13b 1x4)
HMRKB Herath
39-7-87-1
KP Pietersen
106* (120b 12x4 4x6)
KTGD Prasad
20-8-55-1
Re: England tour of Sri Lanka,
England 380/5 (126.2 ov)
England lead by 105 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
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126.2
Herath to Prior, OUT
**MJ Prior c Prasad b Herath 11 (26b 2x4 0x6) SR: 42.30 **
Re: England tour of Sri Lanka,
132.2
Herath to Pietersen, 1 run, gets on his knee and plays another paddle and that brings up his 150
England 406/5 (132.4 ov)
England lead by 131 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Re: England tour of Sri Lanka,
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134.5
Herath to Pietersen, OUT, Appeal for an lbw and he's given him! KP **reviews** that, he looks in trouble, flatter delivery and KP tries to paddle that in front of his stumps, the ball goes past the glove and hits him flush in front of middle, Rauf's decision was right in the end
**KP Pietersen lbw b Herath 151 (165b 16x4 6x6) SR: 91.51 **
a great inng by Pietersen 
very well played
Re: England tour of Sri Lanka,
Eng all out on 460. Currently SL trail by 181, now its time for other Lankan batsmen to contribute!
Re: England tour of Sri Lanka,
Jayawardene apart, Sri Lankan batting has been poor in the two tests. Although Herath played his part (12 wickets in the match) in the first test, it was Jaya's 180 that was the real difference between the two sides. Sanga's form in particular must be a concern for them. He has had a bit of a lean patch of late
Sri Lanka 157/4 effectively minus 28/4 are up against it unless Jaya can play another special knock. Hence first innings batting is so crucial in a test, 400+/- guarantees you safety 80% of the time. 275 was simply not good enough
Plus it is the wrong time of the year (too hot and humid) to be playing cricket in Sri Lanka
Re: England tour of Sri Lanka,
Sri Lanka (218/6), effectively 33/6 need a miracle now to deny England victory in this test. So much depends on how Mahela and Mathews negotiate the first session tomorrow morning. The tail will not last long for sure (it is as bad as ours!)