England slump in Sri Lanka

England#1 · 10-02-2007, 09:23 AM

Sri Lanka 269-7 Innings Complete (D P M D Jayawardene 66) v England 150 (M F Maharoof 4-31). Sri Lanka beat England by 119 runs

England are still without a one-day win in Sri Lanka for 25 years after slumping to a humiliating 119-run defeat in the first ODI in Dambulla.

The hosts posted a respectable 269-7 on a surface which posed problems for batsmen - the average score on this ground in one-dayers was 198 coming into this match.

But after a brief flurry from Phil Mustard on debut, wickets fell steadily, the run rate rose rapidly and Sri Lanka had little trouble closing out a seventh straight win over England.

That miserable run includes a 5-0 whitewash on home soil in 2006 and after this facile victory, Sri Lanka will be eyeing a repeat.

goldenHuddlestone · 10-07-2007, 08:52 AM

We were still in 20-20 mode by the looks of things

10-02-2007, 09:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
England#1 First Team Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 59 vCash: 500	England slump in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 269-7 Innings Complete (D P M D Jayawardene 66) v England 150 (M F Maharoof 4-31). Sri Lanka beat England by 119 runs England are still without a one-day win in Sri Lanka for 25 years after slumping to a humiliating 119-run defeat in the first ODI in Dambulla. The hosts posted a respectable 269-7 on a surface which posed problems for batsmen - the average score on this ground in one-dayers was 198 coming into this match. But after a brief flurry from Phil Mustard on debut, wickets fell steadily, the run rate rose rapidly and Sri Lanka had little trouble closing out a seventh straight win over England. That miserable run includes a 5-0 whitewash on home soil in 2006 and after this facile victory, Sri Lanka will be eyeing a repeat. POM *Inger-land, Inger-land, Inger-land ...* Last edited by England#1 : 10-02-2007 at 09:23 AM. Reason: wrong information

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10-07-2007, 08:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,647 vCash: 480	We were still in 20-20 mode by the looks of things