Sri Lanka defeat England to square Test series
Almost as sweet as an Australian victory is news of an English defeat and I was delivered that this morning as Sri Lanka defeated England by 134 runs to square the Test series 1-1. England began with a target of 325 which was always going to be a big ask, particularly with Murali bowling on a 4th innings pitch. Turns out they never had a chance as Murali took 8 for 70 (including a spell of 8 for 26) - at one stage, he'd taken the first 7 wickets and was on track for a 10-for. A run out for the 8th wicket put paid to that idea but who cares? The Poms got thrashed!
Some say England were taken down by their own arrogance - halfway through the 1st Test after Sri Lanka followed on, many were predicting a 3-nil whitewash. You get the impression England are still resting on the laurels of their Ashes win despite defeat in Pakistan and mixed results in India. Sure, sub-continent tours are always tough but now they're losing on their home turf against a supposed lesser side. Even worse news is that Flintoff's old ankle injury is flaring up again - even Australians wouldn't be happy about this as we're looking forward to him touring our shores in November. Still, it's many months till November so I only hope England don't kill the golden goose by overbowling him during their summer.
| Posted by JC on Tue 6 Jun |  1 comments |
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