2nd Test : England set 350 runs to Win

There are a scheduled 118 overs left in this match.

We may lose a few today, but 90 have to be bowled tomorrow 

Lead of 349 - 10

130.6
Anderson to Mathews, OUT, gone now ! His epic innings is over.

A low full toss angled into the pads, which he flicks to the man just in front of square leg

Mathews c Ali b Anderson 160

5 without loss after 2 over

cappoCook 1 *

Robbocop 3*

22 after 8

chip , chip , chipping away !

10 runs  @piece 

Current partnership 22 runs, 8.0 overs, RR: 2.75 (Cook 10, Robson 10)

30 after 10

39 - 1

15.3
Prasad to Cook, back of a length outside off, Cook goes to pull and drags it into his stumps!

Can you believe it what a terrible way for Cook to go having played pretty soundly

until that point but he's failed again and it's a first blow for Sri Lanka

CapppoCook  b Prasad 16

39 - 2

5.4
Prasad to Ballance, OUT, full, swinging in, strikes the pad low and plumb lbw!

A beauty first up, late swing into the left-hander !

Ballance lbw b Prasad DUCK

Two in two for Dhammika Prasad. Alastair Cook and Gary Ballance gone, England 39/2 chasing 350 in Headingley

craps.  tune in late. was jess about to announce a bet against england and deh lorse a wicket.

too late.  wun be fair now  ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL::

Cook's case is a classic situation of what can happen to a batsman when out of form! Get out not only bad shots but to bad balls too.