England were left ruing the weather after their effort of posting 172/6 went in vain and they lost by nine runs to New Zealand via Duckworth-Lewis method last Saturday.
In fact, England players were left disappointed following the umpires’ decision to keep the teams on the field even though lightning and thunder claps had started early in the fifth over during New Zealand’s run chase at the ZACS Stadium.
After the match, skipper Stuart Broad minced no words and his criticism of the umpires’ decision prompted the ICC to fine 15 per cent of his match fee.
However, all these are in the past now and England will have to put the disappointment behind and focus on a strategy to outwit Sri Lanka, who have been simply unstoppable in the tournament so far.
Dinesh Chandimal’s men notched up convincing victories against the Netherlands and South Africa in their last two matches to sit at the top of the table with four points and they would look for an encore against England.
The Teams (from):
England: Stuart Broad (capt.), Michael Lumb, Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler (wk), Ravi Bopara, Chris Jordan, Tim Bresnan, James Tredwell, Jade Dernbach.
Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (capt.), Kushal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachithra Senanayake, Ajanta Mendis, Lasith Malinga.
In fact, England players were left disappointed following the umpires’ decision to keep the teams on the field even though lightning and thunder claps had started early in the fifth over during New Zealand’s run chase at the ZACS Stadium.
After the match, skipper Stuart Broad minced no words and his criticism of the umpires’ decision prompted the ICC to fine 15 per cent of his match fee.
However, all these are in the past now and England will have to put the disappointment behind and focus on a strategy to outwit Sri Lanka, who have been simply unstoppable in the tournament so far.
Dinesh Chandimal’s men notched up convincing victories against the Netherlands and South Africa in their last two matches to sit at the top of the table with four points and they would look for an encore against England.
The Teams (from):
England: Stuart Broad (capt.), Michael Lumb, Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler (wk), Ravi Bopara, Chris Jordan, Tim Bresnan, James Tredwell, Jade Dernbach.
Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (capt.), Kushal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachithra Senanayake, Ajanta Mendis, Lasith Malinga.