England v Sri Lanka

[M H]

First test kicks off Thursday and it's interesting how England will go after the high of winning the Ashes in Australia.

AJ Strauss (Middlesex, captain), JM Anderson (Lancashire), IR Bell (Warwickshire), SCJ Broad (Nottinghamshire), AN Cook (Essex), ST Finn (Middlesex), EJG Morgan (Middlesex), KP Pietersen (Surrey), MJ Prior (Sussex, wk), GP Swann (Nottinghamshire), CT Tremlett (Surrey), IJL Trott (Warwickshire).

[martin71109]

i think it will be a close series with two good teams; hope kp finds some form for the summer

[M H]

I'd say that KP definately needs to find some form or he'll be out. Colly will be missed in the field as well.

Live streams will be here for each day's play

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[adrian1969]

KP will come good and no Murali for Sri Lanka - fancy England to win.

[M H]

Doesn't look like there'll be much play (if any) today

[welsh]

Doesn't look like there'll be much play (if any) today

Shame really as this is the only thing kerdiff has to look forward to

[M H]

The weather's supposed to improve late in the day so something may happen

[M H]

Sri Lanka won the toss and will bat with play scheduled to start at 3.30

[M H]

Sri Lanka looking pretty comfortable on 35-0 at tea.

[M H]

Would be handy if England could nick another wicket before lunch

[welsh]

Didn't watch any cricket today but it's obvious the best England can hope for is a draw in this test match.

[M H]

Any chance of a result has gone with this morning's wash out

[welsh]

Strange weather here really May and June tend to be the best months in these parts for decent weather so it's dissapointing that there's no cricket to watch.

[M H]

The weather's crap everywhere at the moment mate. I think they now start the test series far too early in the year to get in as many ODI's and T20's as possible.

[M H]

That's the night watchman gone!

[M H]

Looks to me like Cook and Trott are treating is as a practice session. Time lost, flat pitch, not the best start but the series can still take off.

[Randall]

another century for trott, his average is getting tayloresque surely.

[M H]

As a long shot this match could be winnable if there's no more time lost. 126 behind right now with a shit load of batting to come. Say England can add 350 plus tomorrow and another 100 Monday morning. They can then go on all out attack for the best part of 60 overs to get ten wickets without any danger of losing.

[M H]

6 wickets down and loads of overs left, you're looking good Snakey

[M H]

What an exciting end to a wash out of a test, mental!