With just one match left in this new “super series” format between England and Sri Lanka the home nation have proven themselves completely dominant
Ukuphumelela uvavanyo series akumangalisi - iindwendwe zaziza akusoze ube nako ukumelana Anderson kunye ngokubanzi phantsi kweemeko ekhaya - kodwa ke kulindeleke ukuba uvavanyo sterner kwi-50-phezu format.
Yenza akukho iphutha - Sri Lanka i endilisekileyo ngenye imini ngubo - a lot of amava kuveliswa ecaleni kodwa eNgilani baye wabatshayela nje kubo bucala. Nkqu komdlalo xa emsukela 300 plus nje phezu 40 Ezisuka isiphumo akakaze wabheka bakhohlwa. Umgca bekwenza up sinamandla - inombolo 11 has a ngenkulungwane yokuqala iklasi okanye ezimbini ukuya igama lakhe - kanye kuhlasela eqengqwe eyomeleleyo ezahlukahlukeneyo. Ndakhe ndaya ingakumbi uyaqononondisa kunye Adil Rashid and uLiam Plunkett. With Ben Stokes ngenxa umva bendiya ulindele Moeen Ali no Chris Jordan ukuba enze indlela kodwa zombini ziya kuhlala kakhulu ezingqondweni selectors 'kwaye kubalulekile ukuba kuqhubeka ukudlala uze ube yinxalenye yale squad.
Kakhulu ukubona Joe Root ukuba abuyele 'uhlobo' ('Ifomu Ingcambu siphelise xa kuthelekiswa nabanye abafayo ecaleni).
Hee eNgilani!
“Ibhola epinki ibonakala ingwevu / luhlaza ngombala obomvu / oluhlaza, kuxhomekeke kubukhali bayo. Ndenze ulinganiso ngobumfama bombala…”