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England v Sri Lanka - 2nd Test
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Come out of the main station entrance/exit at Leeds and turn to your right for buses to the Test Match @Yorkshireccc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqjwuTrIYAAyx4B.jpg
by Yorkshire Tiger via twitter retweeted by Yorkshireccc 6/20/2014 8:27:17 AM -
England's Alastair Cook shouldn't take criticism of his captaincy to heart, says Bumble, ahead of the second Test. www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/1…by Sky Sports Cricket via twitter 6/20/2014 8:39:40 AM -
Sir Ian Botham is looking for positives as he previews the Second Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley.6/20/2014 8:42:18 AM
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The players are warming up at an overcast Headingley. Join us on SS2 at 10.30 for live coverage #EngvSL http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bqj6yBwCQAAAL7r.jpg
by Sky Sports Cricket via twitter 6/20/2014 8:50:22 AM -
Just an hour to go until the start of the Second Test, @ECB_cricket against @OfficialSLC here at Headingley and the crowd is slowly buildingby Yorkshire CCC via twitter 6/20/2014 9:02:00 AM -
SKY BET ODDS[betting]Who do we all fancy for the Man of the Match award for the 2nd Test then? Sky Bet make James Anderson the most likely candidate, but there's a string of 12/1 options should the Lancashire bowler fail to deliver. Bet here with Sky Bet.
6/20/2014 9:05:23 AM -
Our Headingley helpers are out and about around the ground and at the train stations @Yorkshireccc @ECB_cricket http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bqj-TMdIMAEYvhB.jpg
by YCCC_YCF via twitter retweeted by Yorkshireccc 6/20/2014 9:10:52 AM -
Just got a @waitrose gift bag @Yorkshireccc for being a #mywaitrose card holder. Marvelous! Keep supporting @ECB_cricketby Daniel_Coyne_89 via twitter retweeted by Yorkshireccc 6/20/2014 9:11:51 AM -
by richardkhornsey via twitter retweeted by Yorkshireccc 6/20/2014 9:27:01 AM -
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Can England continue where they left off at Lord's? #WatchOnSky eith #SkyGo the first day of the second test: bit.ly/1iaG7Tjby Sky Sports via twitter retweeted by SkyCricket 6/20/2014 9:34:14 AM -
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Spotted Laurel from Emmerdale walking her dog this morning .. No sign of Marlonby David 'Bumble' Lloyd via twitter 6/20/2014 9:35:17 AM -
England unchanged. Two changes for SL: Chandimal (wkt) in for Prasanna Jayawardene and Prasad in for Kulasekaraby Sky Sports Cricket via twitter 6/20/2014 9:35:22 AM
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England XI: Cook, Robson, Ballance, Bell, Root, Ali, Prior, Jordan, Broad, Plunkett, Anderson. bit.ly/UTzzhD #EngvSLby Sky Sports Cricket via twitter 6/20/2014 9:39:33 AM
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BOWLING DAY?
It certainly feels like one at Headingley and Beefy is adamant Alastair Cook has made the right decision, despite Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews insisting he would have batted. The pitch is a good one though and Nasser says England can't get carried away with any pace and bounce, they must stick to the top of off stump and KEEP THE SLIPS IN!6/20/2014 9:46:26 AM -
PITCH REPORT
"Lord's was a bit flat - it was turgid cricket," says Nasser, out in the middle. So what about this surface in Leeds? "It is all about technique this week, about hitting the top of off stump."
This is definitely a harder pitch and there are some cracks already appearing. Expect it to perhaps help spinners later on, but first up it is all about the seamers making inroads. Often at Headingley you're told to look up, rather than down.6/20/2014 9:48:06 AM -
Proud moment: Ian Bell presented with a silver cap for reaching 100 not out!
6/20/2014 9:49:34 AM -
Mikey praises Plunkett after his five-wicket haul: [michaelholding]
Liam Plunkett has bowled very well today. I wasn’t that impressed with him at Lord’s but his captain asked him to bowl differently there. He’ shown today that he can bowl a good length and produced a fantastic bowling performance in front of his new home crowd.
6/20/2014 4:26:01 PM -
[end-of-innings] SRI LANKA 257 ALL OUTSo England get rid of the Sri Lankans on the first day - they'll look for a calm passage to stumps before kicking on tomorrow.6/20/2014 4:26:33 PM
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Over 1 – England 0/0 (Cook 0 Robson 0)Nuwan Pradeep kicks off with a maiden over with a decent amount of width enabling Cook to leave the ball quite comfortably.6/20/2014 4:30:24 PM
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Over 2 – England 2/0 (Cook 1 Robson 1)Shaminda Eranga has a bowl at Sam Robson – big innings for him after Lord’s failures. He gets just a single.6/20/2014 4:33:42 PM
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Over 3 – England 6/0 (Cook 5 Robson 1)[4]Another good over from Pradeep but Cook hits four off the last ball.6/20/2014 4:37:53 PM
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[mikeatherton] Instinct says he probably got his fingers under the ball but replays suggest perhaps he didn't. It was very similar to Prior's catch at Lord's.Athers on the Sangakkara 'catch'6/20/2014 4:42:44 PM
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Over 4 – England 9/0 (Cook 6 Robson 2)Cook edges to slip, or does he!? It looks like it’s taken but the fielder wasn’t sure and to be fair to him told the umpire to go upstairs, when it was proved that the all did bounce into his hands – narrow escape.6/20/2014 4:44:52 PM
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DID IT CARRY?NOT OUT! Cook edges to slip but the third umpire signals that the ball didn't carry. http://t.co/LeU0ujFmv9 #EngvSL http://t.co/yZw8OydUVg
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Over 5 – England 14/0 (Cook 7 Robson 6)[4]Nothing more than a front foot punch from Robson sends the ball to the boundary for a welcome four.6/20/2014 4:49:02 PM
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Over 6 – England 14/0 (Cook 7 Robson 6)A maiden from Eranga – Cook not really interested in having a flash at anything wide and happy to leave the ball as often as possible.6/20/2014 4:53:47 PM
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Over 7 – England 16/0 (Cook 8 Robson 7)More serene progress from England’s openers without too many problems.6/20/2014 4:58:06 PM
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Over 8 – England 16/0 (Cook 8 Robson 7)Another maiden and Cook again being patient – 33 balls he’s faced now for his eight runs.6/20/2014 5:02:30 PM
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If you missed it earlier, like Broad, catch up on his interview after taking a second Test hat-trick
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Over 15 – England 36/0 (Cook 14 Robson 19)Robson adds six more runs to the total with three twos from what is the final over the day – simple and solid stuff from the England openers as they make it through to the close without any real scare.6/20/2014 5:31:41 PM
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[close] STUMPS
England close on 36-0 for the day - a decent first day getting rid of Sri Lanka's batting and not losing a wicket before the close puts them in decent shape heading into Saturday.6/20/2014 5:41:44 PM -
STORY OF DAY ONEThat's stumps on day one and England manage 36-0 in reply to Sri Lanka's 257. http://t.co/LeU0ujFmv9 #EngvSL http://t.co/yGbd9GPxPJ
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.@BeefyBotham urges England's batsmen to cash in on Stuart Broad's hat-trick and Liam Plunkett's five-for: www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/1… #engvslby Sky Sports Cricket via twitter 6/20/2014 6:44:50 PM
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Amazing to be become the 1st Englishman to get 2 Test hat tricks, 4th in the World ever. Being honest I didn't even know I was on one!!by Stuart Broad via twitter 6/20/2014 7:05:20 PM -
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