Friday saw Anderson switch to running up the hill from the Football Stand End, with Broad, who did manage a hat-trick during Sri Lanka’s series-clinching win at Headingley two years ago, coming down the slope from the Kirkstall Lane End.
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Hales’ patience was rewarded with two fours off the middle through the off-side in one Angelo Mathews over – and all continued to go well for England, until Cook succumbed.
“I took a couple of weeks off extra at the start of the year to recharge myself and I think that’s done me the world of good”. Anderson said, with a smile.
It took England just four overs to strike with the ball, with Broad (4-21) having Karunaratne (0) caught behind for a 12-ball duck.
“The pitch is very different to a normal Headingley pitch”. When it’s swinging like that, I find it my ideal conditions. “I find it a lot of fun”.
The Aussies held the first ever day-night Test in November in Adelaide against New Zealand in the hope the move in playing times would increase TV audiences and bring more fans into the ground.
He then went on to surpass his previous highest Test score of 60 against South Africa at Cape Town in January.
“Mum was here, just up on the third floor – I knew exactly where she was”, said Bairstow.
But Vince, who recently scored a hundred at Headingley for Hampshire against county champions Yorkshire, exited for nine when he nicked Shaminda Eranga, to gully. I’m sure she will have had a glass of wine to celebrate.
“The rationale is that the game of cricket is evolving unbelievably quickly, and I think we feel responsibility to ensure the global game develops”.
“I was in the side, got dropped, came back, then didn’t get picked again”.
While wickets tumbled regularly, Hales was quietly holding fort at the other end, patiently waiting for a big partnership to come by.
“I’m sure the clouds will come in for us again in the morning, and it will hoop round everywhere”. To show solidarity towards their victims, the Sri Lankan cricket team has made contribution of INR 1 Million to aid flood relief through the Cricket Aid program conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). “What we needed in our team was not just to rely on Alastair Cook and Joe Root and now we aren’t which is fantastic”.
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Rules in place following recent facial injuries to Stuart Broad and Craig Kieswetter make it illegal to bat without wearing the latest design of headgear, but Botham said: “What happens if you don’t want to wear a helmet?”
