England is in pretty comfortable situation now. They have scored enough runs which will help them to take a good lead in the first innings. The winning odds is completely in favour of England now. I'm not expecting a good batting performance from Sri Lanka. Although it is too early to predict properly, but I hope England will confirm the series by winning the second test match.
After losing early wickets a good back from English batters and posted a good total which is always difficult for Srilanka to achieve it and then posted a lead. Lets hope for the best that at day 2 Srilanka raps up the things ASAP. 
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At the end of the first day, the England team managed to collect 358 runs. Considering the pitch, it can be called a large collection. Because the average run of this pitch in the first innings is 309. England has already collected 358 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. So there is a chance for England to collect 400+ in the first innings.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Although the bowlers were able to bowl well enough at the beginning of the innings, the Sri Lankan bowlers did not do well against Joe Root. ROOT collected 143 runs in the first innings. Also, Atkinson is still at the crease with 74 runs from 81 balls. Matthew Potts also scored 20 runs. England may be able to collect 420-430 runs in their first innings.
England team scored more than our prediction and that was their best performance I think they will easily cross 450 runs if their players stay on the wicket but it seems too difficult because they are short of wickets, they already lost 7 wickets and their player Atkinson played like he is on T20 match hah common buddy who can do 74 runs on 81 balls in a test match, he is near to the century but they way he is playing makes it difficult to complete his century in this match. If he completes his century then they can easily cross 450 targets and they will give a target near to it but here the question is whether the Srilankan batsman has the potential to chase that target, their bowlers did good bowling, and they out many players with a little score but what their batsmen can win the match?Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Although the bowlers were able to bowl well enough at the beginning of the innings, the Sri Lankan bowlers did not do well against Joe Root. ROOT collected 143 runs in the first innings. Also, Atkinson is still at the crease with 74 runs from 81 balls. Matthew Potts also scored 20 runs. England may be able to collect 420-430 runs in their first innings.
I agree with you. England's batsmen batted better than we expected. After England lost their fourth wicket for 130 runs, we probably didn't think that the team would be able to collect 300+. But due to the responsible batting of Root and Atkinson, England managed to collect 358 runs by losing 7 wickets at the end of the day. This is a very good collection.
If the Sri Lankan bowlers fail to bowl well in the first session tomorrow, it will not be difficult for England to collect up to 450. Because Atkinson is batting aggressively. He is batting at 90+ strike rate. So tomorrow's first session is very important for the Sri Lankan bowlers. Sri Lankan bowlers will have to try to pick up quick wickets.
England is in pretty comfortable situation now. They have scored enough runs which will help them to take a good lead in the first innings. The winning odds is completely in favour of England now. I'm not expecting a good batting performance from Sri Lanka. Although it is too early to predict properly, but I hope England will confirm the series by winning the second test match.
At the end of the first day, the England team managed to collect 358 runs. Considering the pitch, it can be called a large collection. Because the average run of this pitch in the first innings is 309. England has already collected 358 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. So there is a chance for England to collect 400+ in the first innings.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Although the bowlers were able to bowl well enough at the beginning of the innings, the Sri Lankan bowlers did not do well against Joe Root. ROOT collected 143 runs in the first innings. Also, Atkinson is still at the crease with 74 runs from 81 balls. Matthew Potts also scored 20 runs. England may be able to collect 420-430 runs in their first innings.
England team scored more than our prediction and that was their best performance I think they will easily cross 450 runs if their players stay on the wicket but it seems too difficult because they are short of wickets, they already lost 7 wickets and their player Atkinson played like he is on T20 match hah common buddy who can do 74 runs on 81 balls in a test match, he is near to the century but they way he is playing makes it difficult to complete his century in this match. If he completes his century then they can easily cross 450 targets and they will give a target near to it but here the question is whether the Srilankan batsman has the potential to chase that target, their bowlers did good bowling, and they out many players with a little score but what their batsmen can win the match? Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Although the bowlers were able to bowl well enough at the beginning of the innings, the Sri Lankan bowlers did not do well against Joe Root. ROOT collected 143 runs in the first innings. Also, Atkinson is still at the crease with 74 runs from 81 balls. Matthew Potts also scored 20 runs. England may be able to collect 420-430 runs in their first innings.
In the second Test match between Sri Lanka and England, England team lost 7 wickets and collected 358 runs on the first day. Joe Root was in great batting form in today's match, his matchless batting performance was impressive, he got out with 143 runs off 206 balls. Gus Atkinson is also batting brilliantly 74 runs off 81 balls he is still batting brilliantly and unbeaten to score a century. Anyway, I think England's batting performance in this second test match is pretty good and they are playing well enough to win the series. Moreover, the score they have made now will definitely make a better score if they play the next day and give Sri Lanka a big lead.
Srilanka Vs England 2nd Test Match
Today is the 2nd Test match between Srilanka and England. They have played two test matches before first was the tour match and after that they played the first test match. And in both matches England showed great performance and they are looking still strong. And I think they will play well in this Test match which is going to start today. Srilanka try well to compete but unfortunately they have a tough opponent therefore they lose the match. I hope Srilanka will try to their best to win this match.
Yeah, Second test going on and England team is playing on 308 runs with loss of 6 wickets excellent batting performance by England team till now joe root with 143 runs on the crease and Gus Atkinson with 45 runs joe root is playing brilliantly Almost half of England total runs have score by only Joe root. Sri lanka bowlers need to broke this 94 runs partnership to put pressure on England team Otherwise these two batsmen will be very dangerous for Sri lanka because now pressure in on bowling side Asitha Fernando, Milan Rathnayake and Lahiru Kumara each took two two wickets England team saved theur wickets that's why they are playing without taking pressure. Sri lanka bowlers should required remaining wickets as soon as possible so that they could start their batting on the next day there are only few overs left in the last session of first dayToday is the 2nd Test match between Srilanka and England. They have played two test matches before first was the tour match and after that they played the first test match. And in both matches England showed great performance and they are looking still strong. And I think they will play well in this Test match which is going to start today. Srilanka try well to compete but unfortunately they have a tough opponent therefore they lose the match. I hope Srilanka will try to their best to win this match.
At the end of the first day, the England team managed to collect 358 runs. Considering the pitch, it can be called a large collection. Because the average run of this pitch in the first innings is 309. England has already collected 358 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. So there is a chance for England to collect 400+ in the first innings.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Although the bowlers were able to bowl well enough at the beginning of the innings, the Sri Lankan bowlers did not do well against Joe Root. ROot collected 143 runs in the first innings. Also Atkinson is still at the crease with 74 runs from 81 balls. Matthew Potts also scored 20 runs. England may be able to collect 420-430 runs in their first innings.
Srilanka Vs England 2nd Test Match
Today is the 2nd Test match between Srilanka and England. They have played two test matches before first was the tour match and after that they played the first test match. And in both matches England showed great performance and they are looking still strong. And I think they will play well in this Test match which is going to start today. Srilanka try well to compete but unfortunately they have a tough opponent therefore they lose the match. I hope Srilanka will try to their best to win this match.
Yeah, Second test going on and England team is playing on 308 runs with loss of 6 wickets excellent batting performance by England team till now joe root with 143 runs on the crease and Gus Atkinson with 45 runs joe root is playing brilliantly Almost half of England total runs have score by only Joe root. Sri lanka bowlers need to broke this 94 runs partnership to put pressure on England team Otherwise these two batsmen will be very dangerous for Sri lanka because now pressure in on bowling side Asitha Fernando, Milan Rathnayake and Lahiru Kumara each took two two wickets England team saved theur wickets that's why they are playing without taking pressure. Sri lanka bowlers should required remaining wickets as soon as possible so that they could start their batting on the next day there are only few overs left in the last session of first dayToday is the 2nd Test match between Srilanka and England. They have played two test matches before first was the tour match and after that they played the first test match. And in both matches England showed great performance and they are looking still strong. And I think they will play well in this Test match which is going to start today. Srilanka try well to compete but unfortunately they have a tough opponent therefore they lose the match. I hope Srilanka will try to their best to win this match.
Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 10 wickets in their first Test in Rawalpindi to snatch a historic victory. Initially, Bangladesh looked at the run score of Pakistan batsmen in a plan to draw but Pakistan suffered a batting disaster in the second innings and eventually Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets. Bangladesh won the first of the two-match Test series and the second and final Test will be played tomorrow. Can Bangladesh beat Pakistan in this match? If Bangladesh draw then they will win the series, if they lose then the series will be tied 1-1.
A piece of news has out that may Shaheen will not play the tomorrow’s match due to some various reason.
The first reason is in the last match his performance was so poor and can’t attain with the good body language and with the good economy rate that is why Shan Masood don’t want to see him in the team but the second reason is that you may not see in the news but in some web sites, you could understand the reason.
The reason that is viral recently is that Shaheen Shah Afridi misbehaved with Shan Masood in front of the crowd and the umpires that is why Shan Masood may not give him chance to play. It is the personal matter between Shaheen and Shan Masood that could be the reason. I am research on this as well and internal matters within the Pakistan team not looking good. However, still it is not confirmed whether Shaheen plays tomorrow or not.
Srilanka Vs England 2nd Test Match
Today is the 2nd Test match between Srilanka and England. They have played two test matches before first was the tour match and after that they played the first test match. And in both matches England showed great performance and they are looking still strong. And I think they will play well in this Test match which is going to start today. Srilanka try well to compete but unfortunately they have a tough opponent therefore they lose the match. I hope Srilanka will try to their best to win this match.
Yeah, Second test going on and England team is playing on 308 runs with loss of 6 wickets excellent batting performance by England team till now joe root with 143 runs on the crease and Gus Atkinson with 45 runs joe root is playing brilliantly Almost half of England total runs have score by only Joe root. Sri lanka bowlers need to broke this 94 runs partnership to put pressure on England team Otherwise these two batsmen will be very dangerous for Sri lanka because now pressure in on bowling side Asitha Fernando, Milan Rathnayake and Lahiru Kumara each took two two wickets England team saved theur wickets that's why they are playing without taking pressure. Sri lanka bowlers should required remaining wickets as soon as possible so that they could start their batting on the next day there are only few overs left in the last session of first day Today is the 2nd Test match between Srilanka and England. They have played two test matches before first was the tour match and after that they played the first test match. And in both matches England showed great performance and they are looking still strong. And I think they will play well in this Test match which is going to start today. Srilanka try well to compete but unfortunately they have a tough opponent therefore they lose the match. I hope Srilanka will try to their best to win this match.
Srilanka Vs England 2nd Test Match
Today is the 2nd Test match between Srilanka and England. They have played two test matches before first was the tour match and after that they played the first test match. And in both matches England showed great performance and they are looking still strong. And I think they will play well in this Test match which is going to start today. Srilanka try well to compete but unfortunately they have a tough opponent therefore they lose the match. I hope Srilanka will try to their best to win this match.
Well SiriLankan already lose first match of the series and now england were in true colors and looking forward to again get dominance against them and I believe they will easily smashed them as they only depends on thier spinner which didn't usually perform at forner ground. Anyway according to current match condition england has scored significant runs on total board and still they have set batter whome already build a decent partnership which will easily help them to reach out a 400 digit as target and then later they will declare inning or may be lose his rest of batters. So the things is that england played really aggressive cricket especially by Gus Atkinson and duckett which type usually played in shorter format but thanks to root for vital innings because through that innings they get momentum which raised their confidence and moral. Today is the 2nd Test match between Srilanka and England. They have played two test matches before first was the tour match and after that they played the first test match. And in both matches England showed great performance and they are looking still strong. And I think they will play well in this Test match which is going to start today. Srilanka try well to compete but unfortunately they have a tough opponent therefore they lose the match. I hope Srilanka will try to their best to win this match.
England team is always strong for Tests be it against Australia India or South Africa and in any conditions. When the first innings of the two teams is over, it will be easy to predict the outcome of the match beforehand.
Here in this test match, England team is looking strong too. In this time the 70 overs has passed and almost 20 overs are remaining in the day. The England team had made high score of 254 runs on the first day, they could easily increase their run and be able to give a target between 350 and 400. Yes, they could be a face problem at this time if one wicket falls because Joe Root is still batting and if he goes out then the England team other batsmen can’t handle the pressure. Joe Root is the last hope for England’s team. By the way, he is batting on 115, he has completed his classy century. His next target is 150 and he could do it.
After losing 4 wickets for just 130 runs, England made a great comeback with the help of Joe Root. England's total at the moment is 301/6. Joe ROOT remained unbeaten on 138 off 196 balls. Root is batting very responsibly. Looking at his batting style, it looks like Root's innings will be longer.
Although it is a test match, England team is batting at decent run rate. The team is collecting an average of more than 4 runs per over. Root and Atkinson are now at the crease. Both the batsmen are talented and capable of playing big innings. But after losing these two wickets, England's innings is unlikely to last much longer. Sri Lankan bowlers are not able to take advantage. If England can somehow manage to score 400+ runs, then there is a big possibility that Sri Lanka will be defeated by an innings margin.
England team is always strong for Tests be it against Australia India or South Africa and in any conditions.
I would humbly suggest that if you don't watch or are aware of test cricket, you shouldn't make such generic observations about anything. It looks bad and fair amount of posters might take such statements as a troll or signature spam.Only reason I responded is because I wanted to point out that, this statement would've made a lot more sense if there had been no mention of Australia and India.
England team is always strong for Tests be it against Australia India or South Africa and in any conditions. When the first innings of the two teams is over, it will be easy to predict the outcome of the match beforehand.
Here in this test match, England team is looking strong too. In this time the 70 overs has passed and almost 20 overs are remaining in the day. The England team had made high score of 254 runs on the first day, they could easily increase their run and be able to give a target between 350 and 400.
Yes, they could be a face problem at this time if one wicket falls because Joe Root is still batting and if he goes out then the England team other batsmen can’t handle the pressure. Joe Root is the last hope for England’s team. By the way, he is batting on 115, he has completed his classy century. His next target is 150 and he could do it.
Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 10 wickets in their first Test in Rawalpindi to snatch a historic victory. Initially, Bangladesh looked at the run score of Pakistan batsmen in a plan to draw but Pakistan suffered a batting disaster in the second innings and eventually Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets. Bangladesh won the first of the two-match Test series and the second and final Test will be played tomorrow. Can Bangladesh beat Pakistan in this match? If Bangladesh draw then they will win the series, if they lose then the series will be tied 1-1.
The second Test match between Sri Lanka and England will be played today. We have seen the first test match won by England team in a grand manner where Sri Lanka team lost. So today's match we can hope Sri Lankan team will play well and try to improve their game to win against England. Although I think England team is strong and they can beat Sri Lanka very easily if they play with their strong performance. Moreover, England team is currently ahead in the Test series by winning the first Test match in the series, so if Sri Lanka has to come close to winning the series, then it is very important for them to win this match today. And I think this second test match Sri Lanka team will definitely improve their game performance and try to beat England. All in all, this Test match between the two teams will be played brilliantly to win and win the series.
England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the first match of the three-match Test series, the second match of the series is going to be played today. It is difficult for Asian teams to perform in England's conditions so I don't see much hope from Sri Lanka in the second match. The result in the first test match is more likely to be similar in the second test match. England's recent ODI format and T20 format have not been good, but they have had a good time in Tests. England team is always strong for Tests be it against Australia India or South Africa and in any conditions. When the first innings of the two teams is over, it will be easy to predict the outcome of the match beforehand. By the way, the England team are going to be the master of the test matches as after every other month their test matches series come. 
This is their third test matches series after the World Cup[ that has passed on 29th June.
This is their third test matches series after the World Cup[ that has passed on 29th June.After the current series, there will be rest for England for one month and then after they will play ODI matches with Australia. After that series they play three test matches with Pakistan in October that will hosted in Multan, Karachi, and Rawalpindi (Pakistan States.)
About this series, Ben Stokes said he will come back in the Pakistan series. Remember he even took the rest in the World Cup. After that he played against West Indies test series but now he is in the rest again that will finish in the series with Pakistan at 7th October. Ben Stokes is focusing on the test matches not in the ODI or T20 formats.
The England team is batting in the first innings today in the second test match between England and Sri Lanka. England are leading in the Test series, so Sri Lanka in this Test match will have to play according to the importance so that they can face England. Although in today's match Sri Lanka team is bowling well against England due to which they managed to take 4 wickets. England team batsmen did not bat well only Ben Duckett he got out with 40 runs in 47 balls, moreover all other batsmen did not bat well rather they gave poor batting performance. Joe Root is in good batting form for England if he gets out then surely the number of runs will decrease but if England put up a good score it will be tough for Sri Lanka in the next day.
Joe Root is near to complete his century as he is batting on the 79 but as usual in the test matches, I am pretty sure he will take more than 50 to 60 balls to complete his century.
Jamie Smith is also on the crease and he is the batting on 21 while he play 57 balls. Jamie Smith is the vice captain of the team and also have good history. He will play well if he plays in his comfort zone. Also, he could any time be aggressive but at the moment they have to play safe making runs but have to protect the wickets too. England have already lost 5 wickets and they would not want to lose more else they could end up with a score under 300.
The second Test match between Sri Lanka and England will be played today. We have seen the first test match won by England team in a grand manner where Sri Lanka team lost. So today's match we can hope Sri Lankan team will play well and try to improve their game to win against England. Although I think England team is strong and they can beat Sri Lanka very easily if they play with their strong performance. Moreover, England team is currently ahead in the Test series by winning the first Test match in the series, so if Sri Lanka has to come close to winning the series, then it is very important for them to win this match today. And I think this second test match Sri Lanka team will definitely improve their game performance and try to beat England. All in all, this Test match between the two teams will be played brilliantly to win and win the series.
The match has been started sir Lanka won the toss and decided bowling first .England team have now scored 193 runs for the loss of five wickets.Too bad for Pope because he was out for a 1 runs and he was the third to batting and got out for a zero runs but it is very good that the pressure of his wicket did not come to England second batsmen. And J Root made up for lack with good batting performances. He surprised the Sir Lanka team by hitting so many fours and the Sir Lanka bowlers were disappointed in front of him. And at this time Woakes and J. Root are batting, their partnership is going well and j Root has scored 81 runs, he has completed her half century and now he is going to complete her full century . From her partnership it looks like is going to give west India a big challenge. 
Today the second test match between England vs Sri Lanka team was held, today's game is the loss of two wickets in the first innings of the second match of England team. Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence these two players got out very easily, the most trusted batsmen of England team but they did not perform well in this match. They performed well in the first match and with the exit of these two players, the England team is definitely under a lot of pressure.
The England team lost two wickets back to back in the start of the game. One wicket they lost in the 6th over and the second stumps broken in the 9th over. But the first opener Ben Duckett was playing well and he scored good for the team that helps the other players to manage the game with discipline.
We know the pitch at Lords is batting friendly for the first few days. And gradually it becomes very difficult to bat on this pitch. The pitch becomes completely bowling friendly especially on the fourth and fifth day.
Usually, at Lords, it's not about the pitch but overhead conditions. When there are clouds in place, some would say cheekily "strategically" lol (That's where Anderson got the name of Cloudson
) then even 5th day pitch feels like a fresh track and when the sun beating hard, it turns into a batting track. Having said that, the match looks in balance atm. Jump to: