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76th over: Sri Lanka 230-4 (Samaraweera 49, P Jayawardene 32) "Regarding "Hawaiian Formal" - and pace the typically Guardiracista suggestions you've been getting - it means smart trousers and shoes and a tasteful (yes, such a thing exists) Aloha shirt (which is the proper term for an Hawaiian shirt)," says Mac Millings. "I know because I lived there for several years. I also know that this isn't much of an email. Let's face facts, I've only written in to show off the fact that I used to live in Hawaii. Of course, I've since left, because I am a buffoon." I love it when a reader includes his own put down in the email. Saves me a lot of work. Four for Jayawardene, slapped through the leg side.
76th over: Sri Lanka 220-4 (Samaraweera 45, P Jayawardene 27) And at the other end it will be Jon Trott, a loud and clear signal that Strauss is planning to take the new ball ASAP. Trott really bowls some filth. As far as part-timers go, he is more Marcus Trescothick than Paul Collingwood, although astonishingly enough his best first class figures are 7 for 39, against Kent at Canterbury. God only knows what Rob Key and his team had for breakfast that day. Ketamine and All Bran, presumably.
75th over: Sri Lanka 212-4 (Samaraweera 40, P Jayawardene 24) Jayawardene raises the fifty partnership with a sweep off a quicker, straighter ball that came perilously close to hitting him flush in front. Prior and Swann stand there with their hands on their heads, sighing in exasperation at how close they came to a wicket. "Everyone here just needs to simmer down, because I can help," says Erik Petersen. "If you're looking for ca! sual yet work-smart and vaguely let-me-finish-this-spreadsheet-and-then-it's-daquiri-time tropical, you need only address yourself to the guyabera. This is the multipocketed Latin American top that says "I am stylish, and yet unbothered about tucking in my shirt". Best worn while smoking a fine cigar and telling a younger woman that you are a man of passion and fire. The only downside is that if you get a green one, you will on occasion look more like Castro than anyone bar Moeen Ali in last year's Worcestershire camouflage t20 kit."
So, we're six overs away from the new ball, six wickets away from the end, and a million miles away from a clear definition of Hawiian formal. In the absence of Hadley Freeman, here's the Guardian sport desk's resident Hawiian style guru, Steve Busfield: Surely all your readers need to do is visit this website. As it's Friday I'm currently modelling one in the office. A black suit with a black based Hawaiian shirt looks smart (and tastefully colourful) during the day and during the evening you throw off the suit jacket and just look colourful. Try the Brando Black on this page."
LUNCH
Well that was an entertaining session, and no word of a lie. England bowled superbly, especially Jimmy Anderson, whose figures today are 9-7-11-1. I'm off for lunch. I'll leave you with this missive from Barney Ronay: "Hello. I just wanted to alert OBO readers to the fact that cricket film From The Ashes, about the summer of 1981, is out on DVD on Monday. It might make an ideal Father's Day present, even if your name isn't "Liam Botham". Plus you get to see Guardian/Observer eminences Mike Selvey, Vic Marks and Mike Brearley in extreme close-up having opinions about Ashes cricket 30 years ago. If you wanted you could even ! splice a ll these bits together into one continuous film, or blow them up as stills and have them as Stalinist-scale Selvey/Marks wall hangings. Obviously I haven't done that."
73rd over: Sri Lanka 207-4 (Samaraweera 38, P Jayawardene 21) A surprising switch this, Jon Trott is going to get an over before lunch. An innocuous way to finish, and Samaraweera takes three runs from it.
72nd over: Sri Lanka 204-4 (Samaraweera 35, P Jayawardene 21) "Simmer down honky cat," says John Hodgson, who has either time travelled his way here from a 1970s ghetto or works somewhere where Fridays are Jive Talk day. "Whilst I fully understand your entirely rational disdain for polo shirts, please don't diss the decks! Deck shoes, are light, airy, and perfect for the man about town. They're also highly adaptable, providing an excellent accompaniment to the following timeless classics: casual slacks; jeans; shorts (either knee high or groin-hugging); cricket whites; etc. There are others, but it seems needless to continue when I have made such a compelling case in favour of deck shoes with everything." Just a single from Anderson's latest over.
71st over: Sri Lanka 203-4 (Samaraweera 34, P Jayawardene 21) A pathetic piece of fielding from KP at mid-on provokes a furious response from Swann, who does his best impression of a teapot. Pietersen dived over the top of the ball, missing it altogether, and it runs away for four. "Love-hate relationship between these two" says Bumble. "There is some love is there?" responds Athers.
71st over: Sri Lanka 196-4 (Samaraweera 32, P Jayawardene 16) "In the manner of fast-medium and medium-fast, does smart-casual have a slightly scruffier sibling, casual-smart?" wonders Richard Marsden. "Freshly washed ice-white trainers; checked shirt with a woollen tie; jeans with pressed creases; that sort of thing." We've blundered into a sartorial minefield, and if we're honest no one on this OBO knows enough about these! things to find a way out. I'll go and find Hadley Freeman during the lunch break. If anyone can help us, she can. Another maiden for Anderson.
70th over: Sri Lanka 196-4 (Samaraweera 32, P Jayawardene 16) Jayawardene squirts an inside edge past short leg, and then Samaraweera drops to one knee and slashes a sweep away to long leg for a single.
69th over: Sri Lanka 193-4 (Samaraweera 31, P Jayawardene 14) And now Anderson is on as well. His first over back is a maiden. OK. Totally nailed this whole Hawiian formal thing. This is where you need to go, Dennis.
68th over: Sri Lanka 192-4 (Samaraweera 31, P Jayawardene 14) Graeme Swann comes on for his first over of the day, though he's made to wait while Samaraweera has some more treatment on his knacked elbow. Again it seems to do him good, as he goes on to crack a four past point. "I concur on the whole smart-casual dilemma," says Tom Banks. "I work in an office where Friday is "chino" day. It is dreadful. I have nothing suitable at all and so look like a right goon in my suit on Fridays. Just can't do that whole preppy, Sack Lodge look. Suit or jeans. That's it." Mercy me, I've never been so glad to have the job I do. "Chino day?" That sounds like the seventh circle of hell. What's the dress code at the office party? Deck shoes and polo shirts?
67th over: Sri Lanka 188-4 (Samaraweera 27, P Jayawardene 14) "Hawaiian formal?" muses Chris Harrison, "That means bare to the waist and a grass midi skirt. Both sexes. Trust me, mate." Surely women need to be wearing coconut-shell bikini tops? Once again Broad finds the edge, and once again the ball shoots straight past the slips and away to the boundary.
66th over: Sri Lanka 182-4 (Samaraweera 23, P Jayawardene 12) "At nearly 39 Matthew West will soon discover his other options," say! s John S tarbuck reassuringly. "You can at last begin wearing corduroy, plus a casual jacket, with brown shoes, thus looking better than clean jeans and trainers. Add a checked shirt, ironed, and you'll soon begin getting junk mail from Saga and their like." That's a brutal ball from Tremlett, spitting off the pitch straight into Jayawardene's right elbow. Tremlett grins, Jayawardene shouts, and play stops while the magic spray comes out. It seems to have done him good because when play starts again he smacks a short ball for four through cover. "If it helps," says Ant Pease, "I think that Hawaiian Formal means that the grass skirt has to be cut below the knee."
65th over: Sri Lanka 178-4 (Samaraweera 23, P Jayawardene 8) Four more runs through third man for Jayawardene, these as streaky as a pound of fat back bacon. Broad's having no luck here. His next ball is a beauty that beats the out side edge. More details on the mysterious story of Mr Shankar, from Mike Selvey over on the County Cricket - Live! blog. "I came across Adrian Shankar a couple of years ago. I did a coaching session in the indoor school at Lord's and he was there along with Dawid Malan and BIlly Godleman. He didn't look a bad player although not exceptional. Then the winter before last, I received an email from someone saying that Shankar, having been released by Lancashire, was tearing up trees in the Lancashire League, with hundreds galore. Research showed no mention of him, but subsequently I seem to recall some registration problems ( his club already had a pro, and so he could not qualify, or something like that) as a result if which all his stats were airbrushed from the records and the club docked points. It was all very strange."
64th over: Sri Lanka 174-4 (Samaraweera 23, P Jayawardene 4) Tremlett howls in frustration as a thick edge shoots past the ! slips fo r four. And that's almost as close! Samaraweera wallops a catch out to cover, where the ball lands just in front of Eoin Morgan. Samaraweera is batting like a man in a hurry here. And I thought I had it bad. "I've got to go to a wedding next week," says Dennis Johns. "The dress code is 'Hawaiian Formal'. Nobody knows what to do."
63rd over: Sri Lanka 160-4 (Samaraweera 13, P Jayawardene 4) Having just called Prasanna Jayawardene a mediocre batsman I'm delighted to see him get off the mark with a wondeful on-drive for four. "You have my deepest sympathy on the wedding attire issue. I can do suit smart and I can do casual (well scruffy and dishevelled) but I have never cracked smart casual. I'm nearly 39 for God's sake." Matthew West is clearly a man after my own heart. I have two sartorial gears - smart and scruffy. Nothing in between.
WICKET! Paranavitana 66 b Tremlett There's not much doubt about that though. Paranavitana is bowled, and now Sri Lanka are four down. He threw a drive at a ball that wasn't far enough outside off and chopped it back into his stumps. That brings a very good innings to an end. And the truth is that England are in to Sri Lanka's tail now. The No6 is Prasanna Jayawardene, an outstanding 'keeper, but an average bat. "Shirt tucked into his swimming trunks, and wearing shoes and socks". When was Smyth appointed President of the MCC?" asks Robin Hazlehurst. "I missed that one." Actually, I have to go to a wedding tonight and have been told to "dress smart but not go for a full suit". Baffling. Shirt tucked into swimming trunks with shoes and socks sounds about right for that.
61st over: Sri Lanka 158-3 (Paranavitana 65, Samaraweera 12) Broad replaces Anderson. His second ball is driven out to extra cover for three runs, his fourth dropped down to the off for a single. "Over on TMS, Aggers has just told a story about seeing the president of the MCC at breakfast this morning with his shirt tucked into his swimming t! runks, a nd wearing shoes and socks. I was contemplating lunch, but no longer. Can the OBO beat this?" Do you really need to ask? That's out, surely? No. Umpire Doctove does not think so, and Strauss decides not to refer it. Strange decision that. The ball was full and swinging in. It hit Paranavitana on the pads in front of leg stump. Looked plumb to me, and Hawk Eye shows it was hitting the wicket.
60th over: Sri Lanka 154-3 (Paranavitana 62, Samaraweera 12) Is that a wicket? The fans think so, but the bowler doesn't. The ball just slipped off Samaraweera's thigh pad on its way through to Prior. "After reading that piece about Mr Shankar, I'm surprised he isn't claiming to be a relative of George Weah."
60th over: Sri Lanka 153-3 (Paranavitana 62, Samaraweera 12) Paranavitana wears one in what Nasser quaintly refers to as "that sort of area". Ouch. He hops up and down on the spot to try and revive himself, and so the umpires call drinks. In the meantime my colleague Rob Bagchi has point out an absolutely withering piece on serial fraudster Adrian Shankar by George Dobell over on Cricinfo. It's well worth a read:
Shankar has also said that he played tennis to national standard as a junior and that he was in the Arsenal academy at the start of Arsene Wenger's tenure.
On the field Shankar is, at best, an ordinary player. After a decade in the game, he had a first-class average of just 19 and has passed 50 only once in 21 innings. He made 143 in the Varsity Match of 2002 (as a 17-year-old, if you believe his version of events) but, as Chris Scott, the Cambridge UCCE coach, said: "The bowling was unbelievably bad. He was a poor player and there's no way I would have recommended him."
Oddly, however, when Shankar signed for Lancashire, the Cambridge coach was quoted in a press release referring to him as one of the finest young players th! e side h ad seen since John Crawley.
59th over: Sri Lanka 153-3 (Paranavitana 62, Samaraweera 12) Curious kind of innings this from Samaraweera, either silly or shrewd. We'll have to see how the morning pans out. He clouts four up and over point, then lashes the next ball straight to a fielder. He's trying to hit Anderson out of his rhythm, refusing to be mesmerised by all those hypnotic away-swingers. Perhaps it's working - Andewrson's next ball is speared down the leg side.
58th over: Sri Lanka 149-3 (Paranavitana 62, Samaraweera 8) The first bowling change of the day brings Chris Tremlett into the attack. A risky leave from Samaraweera - phew, it's hard yakka typing out the overs when these two are together at the crease - sees him sweat on a ball that nips back towards his gut and sail over middle stump.
57th over: Sri Lanka 148-3 (Paranavitana 62, Samaraweera 8) Anderson gives up his first run of the morning, Paranavitana glancing a single to fine leg. That's followed by a lovely shot from Samaraweera, a crisp cover drive through extra cover for four. "That's the kind of shot the bowler won't mind seeing," Atherton tells us. You still imagine that Samaraweera will have taken more heart from it than Anderson. He knocks a single away square from the next delivery, and Anderson's dry spell has been broken. The last ball of the over snicks off Paranvitana's edge but falls well short of Matt Prior.
56th over: Sri Lanka 141-3 (Paranavitana 61, Samaraweera 3) Paranavitana knocks a single off his pads down to fine leg. He's bowled well today, just not so well as the man at the other end. Samaraweera follows a wide one, chopping it down to wide third man for three. A curious kind of shot that, smacking slightly of desperation to get off the mark. That puts Paranavitana on strike, and he chases a delivery that slides across his bat towards the slips, almost edging it through. Broad grimaces and looks skywards.
!54th over: Sri Lanka 137-3 (Paranavitana 61, Samaraweera 0) Paranvitana pats two runs out to fine leg. What about the Marillier scoop? Scooped, not quite over the batsman's own head in the manner of the Dil-scoop, and not as dangerous as Dilshan's, but it did involve a scoop over a very fine, fine leg. And the stroke was referred to as the Marillier scoop, for a while at least, wasn't it?" Indeed it was, Suhrith Parthasarathy. Somehow it didn't quite stick though did it?
53rd over: Sri Lanka 135-3 (Paranavitana 60, Samaraweera 0)
"From the description of his bowling, do I take it that Superbad Jimmy is back?" Yes, Richard Jones, yes he is. His spell so far - 3-3-0-1 - has been stupendous. Jimmy is even rocking a little gold medallion around his neck, nestling in his chest hair. Superbad indeed. I presume he's got a white soft top Cadillac parked up out front of the Swalec. Another maiden here, with Samaraweera playing at a wider ball he should have left alone.
52nd over: Sri Lanka 135-3 (Paranavitana 60, Samaraweera 0) Samaraweera is the new man in. He's the unsung member of this middle order. His Test average is actually a towering, terrifying 54 from 63 Tests, but the majority of those runs have been scored in Sri Lanka, so he rarely gets any credit for it. "We all remember the Bullworth," says my erstwhile teammate and ersatz spin bowler Max Hildebrand, "But do you remember the walters? A highly original tactic involving ignoring the ball completely and driving the handle of the bat through the line and into one's teeth. The drawing of blood always puts! the bow ler off for a couple of overs."
WICKET! Jayawardene 4 c Strauss b Anderson Brilliant cricket from England. Anderson follows a string of ten or so tempting out-swingers with a delivery that comes back the other way. It foxes Jayawardene, and the edge flies off towards slips. Strauss plucks it from the air, stretching his hands out to his right. It's been an excellent start by England, and it has brought them a crucial wicket. Jayawardene, one of the best batsmen in the world, was drawn into a fierce contest from the very first ball of the morning, and it was more than he could do to survive those two overs from Anderson. He was beaten over and again outside off stump, and then bamboozled when Anderson slipped him the other one. A fantastic catch by Strauss too, taking the ball well away from his body in front of second slip.
51st over: Sri Lanka 133-2 (Paranavitana 58, M Jayawardene 4) Anderson is in the middle of one of those spells where you whistle in appreciation of each delivery. He's probing at Jayawardene's off-stump, making the ball swing away from the outside edge.
50th over: Sri Lanka 133-2 (Paranavitana 58, M Jayawardene 4) Broad starts at the other end. From the start his length is a lot fuller than it was yesterday, which suggests he has had a word or two with England's bowling coach David Saker over night. More worryingly still for the batsmen, his third ball dies after pitching, going through at shin height, but his fourth shoots up from the similar length and Prior has to take it up by his head. "Half empty stadium?" bellows Jack Cousens. "Surely it should be half full? Positivity man!"
49th over: Sri Lanka 133-2 (Paranavitana 58, M Jayawardene 4) James Anderson will bowl the first over of the day from the River Taff end, with Jayawardene on strike. The stump mic picks up the sound of the seagulls cawing overhead. This is an excellent first over from Anderson, all four balls landing outside off stu! mp and b reaking towards the slips off the pitch. A little fuller, a little straighter and the batsmen will be in all sorts of trouble. As it is Jayawardene watches the six deliveries sail by. "Is Dilshan the only batsman to have a stroke named after him - the scoop?" asks John Starbuck. "While there have been a few bowlers who are known as particular styles, such as Bosanquet, I don't know of any other batsmen to get such a credit, even where they seem to have invented them. Brian Lara's swivel-pull and whoever created the reverse sweep might qualify, but it doesn't happen. Why?" Actually my teammates will tell you all about the Bullworth - a defensive prod down the wrong line.
Here come the players, trotting out into a half-empty Swalec Stadium.
The curious thing about it all is that I'm sure I saw one of Shankar's old teammates from Cambridge break his story in the comments underneath the County Cricket - Live! blog some time last week. I'm not sure whether or not Smyth is lying about his age, but I am positive that he wasn't the top-scorer in a Sri Lankan domestic tournament last winter.
"For all his faults, and I include dodgy hair ads, tweeted romances and luminous tan in those, Shane Warne has yet again made me like him again," writes Phil Withall. "Rather touching stuff. Anyway any thoughts on "young" Adrian Shankar? could a similar thing happen at OBO towers? Is Smyth really as young as he makes out?" For those of you who haven't the foggiest what Phil is talking about, county cricket is being rocked by the Shankar scandal, which broke last night.
"Rupert Murdoch reads the OBO?" asks Jack Cantwell. "Too cheap to pay his subscription to the Times then?"
"Why isn't it an early start today?" asks Alis! tair Ste wart. "I was planning on only pretending to work till 10.30, not sure how many more times i can shuffle these papers across my desk." Good question, that. But if you want an answer I suggest you redirect your question somewhere in the direction of Rupert Murdoch, seeing as it is Sky who tend to decide such things these days. Actually, I'm sure he'll email in soon enough. Keen reader of the OBO, Murdoch.
While I'm recommending the work of larrikins, here's what our old friends The Two Pricks at the Ashes, Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber, are up to these days. Yes, they've sold out to ESPN. Good on them. Their first film of the season features the Guardian's own Mike Selvey, struggling to wrap his tongue around the correct pronunciation of Tharanga Paranavitana.
Warne on Jenner:
"The great man had just been released from prison and was doing it pretty tough.
I was a spiky blonde haired 20 y.o Mexican (Victorian) who thought he knew a bit about leg spin - amongst other things, like we all did at that age.
TJ, like his fellow players of that era are very straight and also very blunt - the best way to be in all aspects of life - no bull shit or fluffy rubbish.
But, you did need a thick skin - mine was luckily - or shall we say had to develop very quickly, which looking back now and reflecting - has held me in good stead for all my life situations not just cricket.
Underneath the ample frame and all that bravado was a very charming, caring, loving family man who was a giver to cricket and life.
I think we met at exactly the right time in each other's lives, we where good for each other - maybe all the stars and moons where aligned, because we clicked instantly.
I got his coaching style straight away and his sense of humour - I suppose he saw something in me that he liked - well I spun the ball, let's keep it ! at that.
We spent so much time together in those early days - bowling out on Adelaide's number 2 oval, indoor cricket nets and at his house chatting, he gave me so much time which I will be forever grateful.
I remember after my horrible debut at 99kg for Australia in Sydney, then following it up with another shocker in Adelaide against the wristy Indians, TJ saying to me - you bowled beautifully and the signs look good.
You serious mate? I've been hammered, he said sometimes the way you bowl is not always reflected in your figures - we have a chance he said - great advice.
MMMMMMM - silly old fool I thought - yep 20 y.o knows best - not the spin doctor (aptly named by Mr Ian Healy).
Anyway, it was 1992 heading into winter in Melbourne; I packed my car and drove to Adelaide.
I was hungry to learn as much as I could and for that matter as fast as I could too, I was just picked to go to Sri Lanka with Australian team.
I stopped my car via a bottle shop - bought a slab of VB's - knocked on TJ's door and said gidday mate - he said come in.
Well the next 4-5 hours were life changing - I went to get 2 beers and he said what are you doing? I said as usual a few beers together!
He said listen - you are so lucky to be selected to tour again and represent Australia, why don't you get serious, I said like how? I'm working hard!
Rubbish he bellowed out, your fat, drink way to much beer and smoke like a chimney and have never had to sacrifice anything- bit rich I thought coming from TJ as he sucked back a beer and took a massive puff on his cigar!!!!
Ok then - what do I need to do you think?
To start with give up drinking excessively every night get fit, drop weight and at least look like a sportsman.
Wow I thought, cop that! I said ok I will, you wait and see.
The rest of the chat was an old fashioned honest heart to heart about life.
I woke up feeling energised and started training hard. Every Day I ran , did push ups, sit ups, ate pro! perly an d bowled for hours. Fast forward 3 to 4 months and I weighed 79kg, I had managed to lose 20kg's and was ready for Sri Lanka I thought!
I left Adelaide - gave TJ a bottle of red to say thank you for his time, patience and effort, he said - I will open this at the right time - we will both know when that is, mmmmmm ok!
I won't go into how SL all turned out - but it went ok thanks to TJ.
Things from there moved very quickly and our friendship grew stronger and stronger - we would talk so much, I will really miss our chats.
TJ became my Dr Phil on all matters and levels - wherever I was around the world we would call and chat - we would plan to bring down the opposition batsmen, laugh and I would hang up feeling good.
His knowledge of the game, not just spin bowling was amazing - he understood so much and was happy to share his knowledge to whoever wanted to listen, he always had the game of cricket at heart.
TJ was a fighter till the end - a person who always found a way to look at the positive side of anyone or the situation, never ever did he whinge about his lot he was given in life, he was there for you - unconditionally.
He worked tirelessly as well for so many charity's, especially his test brekkies in Adelaide - they where a great way to start a test match, he always had time for people and the battler in the far cricket net too.
TJ was such a great story teller, you could listen to him for hours and I did - being entertained too - he would have you in stitches of laughter regularly.
I could go on for hours about TJ and all his wonderful traits, I will keep some to myself and will always look back with a smile about a great friend and person.
Sometimes in the latter years we wouldn't talk as often as we should have but whenever we did chat it was like we had spoken the day before.
When I spoke to TJ on the phone a few weeks ago - we Said goodbye to each other - it was a very difficult thing to do and chat as it was so unlike all our ot! hers - t his was it for the last time after 20 odd years..
We both didn't say too much as we both didn't need too - we just knew..
I did thank him though for everything he had done for me and tried to express how much his patience, advice, love and above all his friendship has meant to me and my family...
We both shed a bit of a tear and said goodbye... Not easy!
To Ann, you're an absolute trooper. TJ loved you so much and you were great for him , you always kept him honest - I loved that.
Your love and support to him was nothing short of amazing, we are all thinking of you very much and are here if you need us, please don't hesitate to ask.
Once again to Ann, his daughter, Trudianne, and granddaughter, Ashlea, and all other family members we all pass on our condolences at your loss and our thoughts are with you at this tough time.
We will all miss you TJ. As we raise a glass in your honour and, most likely, shed a tear or 2, we smile and think of you often.
We will all miss the wonderful and amazing TJ, he was the best mentor anyone could ever have and the best friend at the same time. Thank you for your support, love and above all your friendship.
Cricket has lost a true character and champion - the world is a lesser place without Terrence James Jenner!
Mate I will miss you so much."
Terry Jenner passed away earlier this week. For a man who only played nine Tests for Australia he made an awfully big impression on the game, and won a lot of friends along the way. There have been a lot of things said and written by way of tribute, but no one knew him better or owed him more than Shane Warne. I read Warne's tribute to his mentor this morning. It's pretty badly written, full of typos and misspellings. And it is all the better for it, because unlike so much else Warne does in life it is honest and heartfelt, free of "bullshit and fluffy rubbish". Just like Jenner himself. I can't link to it because you need to sign up and! log in to Warne's - 888 sponsored - site to read it. So here it is in full:
Morning everyone. The first thing you'll want to know about is what I had for breakfast the weather forecast. Well, it was a fried egg, two slices of black pudding is not supposed to rain, but there are thick blankets of cloud over Cardiff, so we may have a bit of bad light. Given that the ground has floodlights that really should not be an issue, but in cricket, as you know by now, these things are rarely so simple.
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