England 171-5
v Sri Lanka
close on Day 1
Thursday 19 May 2016
Played at Headingley
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Long, hectic days in the early part of the cricket season. Four days at Taunton. Straight into a Test Match at Headingley. Get your Beers & your wind down when you can.
Buxton, King Maker Double IPA from a bottle at 10.5%. (Sourced from Beer Central in The Moor Market, Sheffield). Orange marmalade with citrus hits you at first. But, the bitterness kicks in quickly. Nice, effervescent bitter burst at the back of your mouth. Into a long, long finish. Very rich in the mouth.
Big Boys Cricket welcomes a new Hero. Step forward Dasun Shanaka. On debut. Pitch it up. Get them on the drive. Get your mates to hold the catches. Cook. Compton. Root. The Honours Board sign writer has checked the spelling fella. Go well…..
Sprinkled across a disappointing day for England. Rain finished it early. Looked a disappointing crowd to me. But, I haven't seen the budget spreadsheet. Hales & Cook seemed to have weathered it. Cook chased a wide ‘un. To go at 49-1. Develops to 51-3.
Hales rode just a little bit of luck. But did the job. There at the close. Bairstow with him. But, as for the others. This game’ll bite you on the Arse if you're not bang at it. Driving at Headingley. When it's nipping. You're hanging your arse out there.
320/667
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