Jun 13, 2014
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(Catch live cricket score and live updates of the first Test match played between England and Sri Lanka at Lord’s)
Joe Root 2nd Englishman after Len Hutton to register two scores of 180+ before the age of 24 years! #EngvSL
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 13, 2014
Should Broad have gone? Bumble thinks so. What do you think? #EngvSL pic.twitter.com/qr9idaAo35
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 13, 2014
Chris Broad at Lord’s: 235 runs at average 29.37 with no century. Stuart Broad at Lord’s: 624 runs at average 48.00. Highest 169.
— Mazher Arshad (@cricket_U) June 13, 2014
My word, Warney sounds like he had a few last night!
— Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) June 13, 2014
Matt Prior now the 8th batsman to aggregate 4000 Test runs as keeper! Third Englishman to do so after Knott and Stewart #EngvSL
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 13, 2014
At the end of first day’s play of the Test match played between England and Sri Lanka at Lord’s, the home team have made 344 for the loss of five wickets. It was Joe Root, who made a fine century and held the innings together by showing good defence. Once set, he looked to come forward and that helped him to keep Sri Lanka’s pacers, who were were bowling a full length to him at bay. He also stitched fine partnerships with Moeen Ali, the debutant and Matt Prior, the experienced wicketkeeper-batsman. Prior even went onto make a half-century.
Prior though, did survive a close lbw decision off Rangana Herath’s bowling. It was given not out initially by Paul Reiffel, the umpire. However, the decision was reviewed by Sri Lanka and it was decided that it was an umpire’s call with Prior ever so marginally outside the line of his off-stump. Finally, England will be happy with the position they are in, especially after they lost early wickets.
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