***England vs Sri Lanka***1st of 5 ODI Live

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Tuesday, June 28, The Oval
Start time 1300 (1200 GMT)

Team news as per cricinfo...
Andrew Strauss's ODI retirement means there will be no change more notable than the one at the top of the order, where Cook will be reunited with his opening partner from last year's tour of Bangladesh, Craig Kieswetter. Of the two rookies who opened the bowling in the Twenty20, Chris Woakes seems the likelier to make way for the returning James Anderson, which means Jade Dernbach should make his ODI debut on his home ground. Tim Bresnan's late inclusion in the squad could squeeze Samit Patel out of the starting XI, despite his five-wicket haul on this ground against South Africa in 2008.

England (probable) 1 Craig Kieswetter (wk), 2 Alastair Cook (capt), 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Ian Bell, 7 Samit Patel/Tim Bresnan, 8 Graeme Swann, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 James Anderson, 11 Jade Dernbach.

Sri Lanka had good news late on Monday when Tillakaratne Dilshan was passed fit after his broken thumb and he'll open with Sanath Jayasuriya, meaning Mahela Jayawardene reverts to his middle-order role. Angelo Mathews is still doubtful to bowl and Dilshan may not be risked with the ball, either.

Sri Lanka (probable) 1 Sanath Jayasuriya, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt) 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilina Kandamby, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Nuwan Kulasekera, 9 Suranga Lakmal, 10 Suraj Randiv, 11 Lasith Malinga,

Pitch and conditions
London's dank June has given way to a mini-heatwave in the two days leading up to the start of the match, although that is all set to end with thunderstorms forecast for Monday evening. The wet weather should have cleared sufficiently to allow a prompt start at 1pm, but the clouds may still be lingering.

Preview cricinfo link...
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/current/story/520960.html


Your take on the match......

nice fifty from Kieswetter

KP and Kieswetter doing exactly what England wanted. Fantastic 50 partnership at a great RR

Great 50 from Kieswetter

oh dear, long hop and KP slaps it straight to mid wicket, ends a promising innings...

KP out to a poor shot which brings Eoin Morgan to the crease. 109/3

Mogs will have continue this rr, he doesnt know how to bat slowly in ODI's

Moggsy must be so difficult to bowl to in this form

Hi guys!

Morgan has played excellently so far, as has Kieswetter, very impressed with him. What do you all think we need? I'm looking at 210 (as that is 7 an over from the point where we carried on after rain) as a minimum. Will be a tough ask though.

When Mogs is timing the ball like this MfC, he is nigh on impossible to bowl to.

Especially as a spinner, slightly easier for the quicks. If I was SL I'd keep the quicks on as they've been more economical.

Oh there goes Craig....to a spinner!

Great innings from Kieswetter

Well played Craig now come on Belly!

Kieswetter gone, wicket for Randiv, may just have an impact on England's RR. Morgan's still out there though!.

We don't want to lose another wicket for a while, I can't see the rest getting many runs if I'm honest.

SL proving my point about the seamers here, they have been much more economical than the spinners today.

Mogs really is a superb ODI batsman isnt he. Such quality in his play

Bit of a lame dismissal for Morgan

And i strike with my posters curse

England in a bit of trouble now - Bresnan at no.7! Prove me wrong. We could still get to 225 here...

Morgan gone, lovely little innngs from him

Morgan goes, setback for England.

Damn. Bell gone now, England faltering.

England need to make sure they don't waste there start here. Surprised Matthews hasn't bowled, is he still injured?

Evening all.

I see we stil haven't got the hang of this one day form at all.

SL will walk this I fear. They are far above us in this form.

eirebilly wrote:And i strike with my posters curse

You're the anti-me these days Billy!

struggling against slower bowlers these two

that's better, nine from that over with the help of a couple of wides

My thoughts so far:

Kieswetter played brilliantly
Trott probably not out...
KP looked good but got in and then got out like he always does. Stupid shot selection. Needed to play the big innings and didnt once again.
Morgan probably didnt need to play the shot that got him out. Good innings tho
Bell deceived by ol grandad jayasuriya

Pitch spinning nicely, should England have played two spinners i.e. Patel? Will we use KP is a bowler later, something I think we should do more.

And yeah MFC, Mathews is still carrying tje injury he picked up in the semi final in India

four runs

good over for England, they nick 11 from Malinga"s penultimate over, two more to go

we are doing well here 200 up

did anyone see the articles suggesting that Jaya playing is an insult to English cricket? as he stands as part of a regime accused of war crimes?

Quite heavy stuff, was on bbc t'other day.

lakmal giving us easy runs

Good to see slinger hit hard there.

Thanks Lakmal, 5 wides

another boundary, lakmal has been awful

Bresnan giving it a really good thump here

four more!!!!!!!!!!!!

he proving you wrong yet duty?

Oh Lakmal we love you! Well done Bresnan you have proved me wrong (so far)!

still swanny to come in

40-0 off of the last 3 overs

Important that Eng hung around and saw it through to the last over.

This looks a good score but SL are so ahead of us in ODI's it's hard to see us winning.

bresnan out

Bresnan gets pie chucked out of there.

Bresnan gone, lovely little cameo from him.

Bresnan unlucky there, that was going well down the leg side

poor decision, wasn't close.

good little innings from him

223/6 30ovrs gone
Another 100+ runs would be nice and achievable

we have a very good score here