http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 – 2nd Test – Match Update – England in control - Live Cricket Scores and Update
Sri Lanka managed to take out http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576’s composed half-century kept England firmly in command as they ended the first session on day 3 at 239 for 2, being played at the P Sara Oval, Colombo, April 5, 2012.
It was a struggle for the hosts frontline bowlers, all of whom faced difficulty in pitching the ball in the right areas. Instead it was the part time bowling of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691, which looked the most threatening and the spinner got his just rewards by picking up the prized wicket of Cook, who fell just six runs short of his century.
After a painful time on their sub-continent visit, the English continent finally managed to establish ascendency after their high-profile batting lineup clicked - much to the delight of the travelling fans. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 fell at the closing stages on Day 2, but the under fire skipper finally found his groove to construct a significant 61, and a century opening stand.
When he fell, Trott partnered Cook as both remained unbeaten at the end of Day 2. Both men resumed from the team’s overnight score of 154 for 1 and successfully weathered out the first hour’s play. Sri Lanka showed their desperation by taking their two umpiring reviews, both of which yielded nothing but disappointment.
The new ball was immediately taken and replaced, following a complaint from the Lankan team. However, the pacers were ineffective, forcing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 to resort to Dilshan. The spinner immediately got rid of Cook, who edged behind to first slip and departed for a well made 94, which included 9 boundaries.
His partner however, went on strongly and completed his half-century in a Dhammika Prasad’s over, which yielded 10 runs. He flicked Dhammika through the mid-wicket region before picking up a double between the vacant gully region to reach to 50, and then was lucky to get a boundary after his attempted duck saw the ball hit the back side of his bat and raced to the fine leg boundary.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 joined following the dismissal of the opener and struck two fours a end the morning session on an unbeaten 18, accompanied by Trott, who remained not out on 62. The England trail by just 24 runs with eight wickets remaining.
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