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Not sure how dead this thread will be, and I've been tempted to start one many times, but today's England vs. Sri Lanka test finally made me want to.
In case anyone missed it, this test in Cardiff suffered from lots of rain interruption. I don't think a single day started on time, and with England still batting their first innings at stumps on the fourth day, it looked to be a draw conclusively. Andrew Strauss even thought so, allowing Ian Bell to continue batting at the (yet again rain-delayed, all the way to 3:00pm) start of play on the final day, in order to complete his century, as he was on 98 from the previous day.
Strauss declared as soon as Ian Bell reached 100, and the entire crowd were expecting for Sri Lanka to bat the remaining 45 as the match finished drawn. Instead, the unthinkable happened, as England bowled out Sri Lanka for 82 in just 24.4 overs, to win by an innings and 14 runs, delighting the crowd (if you can call it that, not many people turned up since they were expecting the draw) in Cardiff.
In case anyone missed it, this test in Cardiff suffered from lots of rain interruption. I don't think a single day started on time, and with England still batting their first innings at stumps on the fourth day, it looked to be a draw conclusively. Andrew Strauss even thought so, allowing Ian Bell to continue batting at the (yet again rain-delayed, all the way to 3:00pm) start of play on the final day, in order to complete his century, as he was on 98 from the previous day.
Strauss declared as soon as Ian Bell reached 100, and the entire crowd were expecting for Sri Lanka to bat the remaining 45 as the match finished drawn. Instead, the unthinkable happened, as England bowled out Sri Lanka for 82 in just 24.4 overs, to win by an innings and 14 runs, delighting the crowd (if you can call it that, not many people turned up since they were expecting the draw) in Cardiff.