LIVE – England v Sri Lanka – 3rd Test - England 247-5 – 63 overs – Day 4
England enhanced their lead to 63 runs with five wickets still in hand, by the end of the 63rd over of their first innings against Sri Lanka, in the third and final Test match, being played at The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rose-c86842 Bowl, Southampton, from June 16 to June 20,
2011.
England managed 195 runs in 48 overs at the close of the third day’s play after losing four top batsmen.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alastair-Nathan-Cook-c42852.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Michael-Anderson-c65929, were the two not out batsmen at the crease with 39 and naught respectively.
Thisara Perera opened the bowling attack for the Lankans. Anderson faced the first over and dispatched two fours, making his intentions clear. Bell faced the second over of the day in calmly, ending it as a maiden from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/UWMBCA-Welegedara-c2735.
Bell opened up his shoulders by cracking a four in the 52nd over and Anderson continued with his aggression by accumulating eight runs which included a four in the very next over.
His fifth consecutive fifty in Test cricket was achieved by Bell on the fourth ball of the 57th over. The attacking tail ender, Anderson continued with his aggression and smashed two fours on the subsequent deliveries from Welegedara, but the
bowler had the last laugh when Anderson was caught behind in the same over.
‘Jimmy’ went back to the pavilion after playing a hurried knock of 27 runs off 33 balls which included five fours, while the total reached 236 runs.
The promising batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032, joined Bell and the pair started consolidating the innings without taking any risks.
England crept to 247 runs at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707 were unbeaten on 58 and 6 runs respectively.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 to chase.
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