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World Cup Super 8, Antigua: England v Sri Lanka
Match starts 1430 BST Wednesday

Michael Vaughan
We know this is where our World Cup starts
England's Michael Vaughan
England begin a crucial period in their World Cup campaign with a tough Super 8 match against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

It will be followed by a showdown with Australia on Sunday and England need to win at least one of the games to boost their hopes of a semi-final place.

Andrew Flintoff is expected to be fit to face Sri Lanka despite twisting an ankle during the win over Ireland.

The only selection dilemma concerns whether to play Ed Joyce or Andrew Strauss at the top of the order.

Joyce was out cheaply against Ireland and captain Michael Vaughan said: "Strauss has got a great chance - he's playing well in the nets."

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But he then seemed to suggest Joyce might be retained by adding: "We've also played against three teams [Canada, Kenya and Ireland] we've been expected to beat. Sometimes players, without thinking about it, do become a bit complacent, playing against those type of teams.

"Tomorrow there's no chance of complacency because you know you're up against a very good team. The adrenalin will be rushing and sometimes those guys deserve another chance to see if they can do it on the big stage."

Vaughan said England's batsmen need to start converting good starts into centuries, with Paul Collingwood the top-scorer so far with 90.

Bangladesh are the only other side left in the Super 8s not to have registered a ton.

"Where we have struggled is that we haven't got players to a hundred and that's the one area we've been lacking," said Vaughan, who is yet to score a century himself in 81 one-day internationals.

"If a guy gets to 50 or 60, if he goes on to get a hundred we generally go on to get a good score as we did in Australia, but over here guys have been getting to 40, 50 or 60 and getting out and we need to improve."

Vaughan has only managed 78 runs in four matches but he added: "I do believe there is a big score around the corner if I keep doing the right things and keep playing as I can do."

If England need any reminder of how good Sri Lanka are, they only have to think back to last summer when they were whitewashed 5-0 on home soil.

And in paceman Lasith Malinga and spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, they face two of the tournament's leading wicket-takers, with 24 victims between them so far.

On Malinga, Vaughan said: "I haven't faced him. They all tell me if you can get over the first four or five balls, the first two overs, it gets easier so it's going to be interesting.

"He has had one decent game in the tournament when he got four wickets in four balls but he is also going for runs as well so we feel there is an opportunity to score against him.

"It's very difficult to prepare for the likes of Malinga. We've tried to throw a few side-armers in the nets and it's very difficult to get it to a 90mph speed."

Sri Lankas Muttiah Muralitharan
Muralitharan's guileful spin will test the England batsmen

Sri Lanka will be hoping Malinga and Chaminda Vaas can make early inroads into England's under-performing top order.

It will then fall upon Muralitharan to try and keep England's most dangerous batsmen, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood and Flintoff, in check.

PREVIOUS WORLD CUP MEETINGS
1983, Taunton
England won by 47 runs
1983, Headingley
England won by nine wickets
1987, Peshawar
England won by 107 runs
1987, Pune
England won by eight wickets
1992, Ballarat
England won by 106 runs
1996, Faisalabad
Sri Lanka won by five wickets
1999, Lord's
England won by eight wickets

England can take some comfort from the fact that they have won six of the seven previous World Cup matches against Sri Lanka, the most recent at Lord's in 1999 when Nasser Hussain (88) and Graeme Hick (73 not out) guided them to an eight-wicket victory.

But the current Sri Lanka side are confident they have England's measure if they can repeat the all-round excellence they produced against West Indies last Sunday after a brilliant hundred by Sanath Jayasuriya laid the foundation for a 113-run win.

"We are very excited about the game, we've done very well against them recently and feel it's a game that we can win - and that's the frame of mind we need to have," coach Tom Moody commented.

"One of the great things about our side is that we have a variety and balance," added wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara.

"We've got three different types of fast bowler, four different kinds of spinner and when it comes to the batters, we have variety there as well - Sanath at the top, workers in the middle and guys who can finish off with a bang at the end."

Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene added, however, that his side's whitewash on English soil will have little bearing on the outcome of Wednesday's clash.

"It depends if England are thinking about it," he said. "For us it is not an issue because we are playing in a different situation, different tournament, different conditions and with different personnel."

England (from): E Joyce, M Vaughan (capt), I Bell, K Pietersen, P Collingwood, A Flintoff, P Nixon (wkt), R Bopara, S Mahmood, J Anderson, M Panesar, J Dalrymple, A Strauss, L Plunkett, J Lewis.

Sri Lanka (from): U Tharanga, S Jayasuriya, K Sangakkara (wkt), M Jayawardene (capt), C Silva, T Dilshan, R Arnold, C Vaas, D Fernando, L Malinga, M Muralitharan, F Maharoof, N Kulasekera, M Atapattu, M Bandara.

Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pkn), B Bowden (NZ)
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WORLD CUP SUPER 8, ANTIGUA:
Sri Lanka 47-1 (11 overs) v England

Sajid Mahmood took the priceless wicket of Sanath Jayasuriya in the eighth over to end an ominous-looking start from the opener to the Super 8 encounter.

Jayasuria struck four fours and a six in his 22-ball 25, before he played on from a sharp Mahmood delivery.

James Anderson had also made a decent start without reward, as Sri Lanka reached 37-1 off eight overs.

England named an unchanged line-up before winning the toss and electing to field, with Sri Lanka also unchanged.

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By Ben Dirs

SRI LANKA INNINGS

11th over: 47-1
Sangakkara mis-times a pull shot, but gets a couple for it. One more for Sanga with a push to mid-on. Anderson still toiling manfully on behalf of England.

"I'm in my office in Sassenheim, The Netherlands, drinking strong Dutch Coffee, earning a fortune for putting some numbers in spreadsheets and I AM jealous of those people currently in Antigua catching some rays and sipping a crisp local beer."
Richard Wareing in the TMS inbox

"Other cricketers who Mahmood might have eaten could include Derek Pringle..."
Simon Charlwood in the TMS inbox

10th over: 44-1
Quick shot of the EWAGS in the crowd - more giant sunglasses than Posh Spice's handbag. New batsman Sangakkara is off the mark with a dab into the off-side.

"Yes Yes Yes! In your face, all the Mahmood haters, don't forget to put some Reggae Reggae Sauce on the words that you must now eat!"
Dominic, Manchester, in the TMS inbox

9th over: 41-1
Tharanga pick up a couple with a drive through backward-point. Monty fields out on the boundary - and the crowd goes wild. Tharanga moves to 14 with a flip off his pads for a couple.

"What are the Norman knights doing there? They were French. Let's hope if any Saxon knights are there, they can give them a damn good thrashing."
Richard Chapman in the TMS inbox

Wicket falls
8th over: WICKET - Jayasuriya b Mahmood 25, SL 37-1
Jayasuriya gets a leading edge, but the ball falls well short of Mahmood. Mahmood tests Jayasuriya out with a bumper...and the old man drags him round the corner for a maximum. What was that David Lloyd said about the Sri Lankans not liking it up 'em? But Mahmood's got him! He gets one just to nip back at the batsman and Jayasuriya chops onto his timbers. Big, big wicket for England.

"Hmmm. If there really is a decent cricketer 'rattling around' inside Mahmood, it can only be because he has eaten one...Alan Lamb perhaps?"
Mark, Stoke Newington, in the TMS inbox

"Let's hope Collingwood's stiff neck isn't aggravated by having to look up to the sky as the ball sails over the boundary repeatedly for the next three hours."
Simon, London, in the TMS inbox

"Contrary to Simon Mann, I believe that somewhere within Mahmood is a decent plumber trapped in a county cricketer's whites."
Rob, Reading, in the TMS inbox

7th over: 30-0
Scampered single by Tharanga with a clip into the leg-side. Anderson drops short and Jayasuriya swings him awayfor four. Shocking fielding from Mahmood, dragging the ball back in front of the rope and kicking it over. Jayasuriya then shows his feminine side, angling Anderson to the long-leg boundary.

"With the need to pre-register musical instruments, would that mean that Placido Domingo would be refused entry if he failed to pre-register his voice?"
Jon Kendall, Torquay, in the TMS inbox

"Mahmood: All the consistency of my dear old mum's gravy."
Hutters, Dublin, in the TMS inbox

6th over: 21-0
A few Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in today, not sure which ones. I was one of those horrible kids who nagged my mum and dad to buy me some terrapins when that film came out. Me and my brothers used to attach Smurfs to their shells and race them in the living room. Robin Smith is in the crowd, what a batsman he was. One leg-bye from the over and a turn to backward-square for one by Tharanga.

"I am in my office in central London, drinking instant coffees that taste of dishwater, earning a pittance for making spreadsheets with some numbers in them. I would just like to say that I am in no way jealous of those people currently in Antigua catching some rays and sipping a crisp local beer."
Pete in the TMS inbox

5th over: 19-0
Tharanga gets two with a push to point. Bit of width for Tharanga and Anderson is swung through the covers for two more. But Anderson bites back, getting the final ball of the over to take off of a length and leave Tharanga groping.

4th over: 15-0
More of a carnival atmosphere today - just seen a gaggle of lost leprechauns and a couple of chaps dressed as St George. They must be losing about a pound a minute. Mahmood serves up a widish one, smothered in ice cream and with nuts on top, and Jayasuriya carves him away for four. No-ball from Mahmood and Jayasuriya chops it away for one to third-man. Mahmood gets Jayasuriya hopping with a bit of extra pace. Nine from the over.

"I feel with Mahmood that there's a decent cricketer rattling around in there somewhere, he just needs a bit of consistency. The Norman knights are here, I imagine they'll strip off later..."
Simon Mann on TMS

3rd over: 6-0
Anderson serves up another tempter and Tharanga misses with a wooly thrash. It's Aggers' birthday today apparently - Happy Birthday big man! Anderson all over Tharanga here like a Burton's suit and he almost cleans him up again, the ball just shaving bat and off-stump. England think they've got their man, but umpire Bowden reckons it just flicked his pad. Anderson strays onto Tharanga's pads with the final delivery and Tharanga is off the mark with a couple.

2nd over: 4-0
Sri Lanka have 1,912 one-day caps to England's 541, my colleague informs me. More importantly, Mahmood's first delivery is a load of old rubbish, a leg-stump half-bunger that Jayasuriya has on toast. Four. Jayasuriya passes Sachin Tendulkar as the most capped player in ODI history today - 385 games. That's more games than I've had cups of tea during this World Cup. Probably. Better from Mahmood, just that one scoring shot from the over.

1st over: 0-0
Anderson to have first bung and he gets a bit of away-swing first-up. Tharanga unfurls a drive and Bell makes a good stop in the covers. England's fielders, as you would expect, look animated. Another tempter from Anderson, the ball pitching on off-stump, gripping and spitting away from the groping Tharanga. Good first over.

1429 BST: Players are out and there's a decent England contingent in and they're making a respectable racket. Monty gets the first big cheer of the day, lovely touch.

"It's black and it's pale and it's shiny, and it's got these tram-lines down it."
Jonathan Agnew describing the pitch on TMS

1428 BST: I must admit, I don't really understand the psychology of winning the toss and putting the opposition in. It surely puts England's batsmen under more pressure having to chase whatever target Sri Lanka rack up, and it's likely to be a meaty one.

"Is it the flowing locks of Slinger Malinga that you particularly fancy Mr Dirs? It?s probably not the wide-eyed gurning of Murali."
Nick Bell in the TMS inbox

1425 BST: Bizarrely, I've just heard that Bell is the only survivor from the England side that was beasted by Sri Lanka in Headingley last summer. That's interesting...isn't it? Quick update on the weather - it looks ruddy baking in Antigua with a few fluffy clouds dotted here and there.

"Victor Marks is wearing a very loud red shirt and Gus Fraser is wearing a cheap giveaway number from 2003..."
Jonathan Agnew on TMS

"Michael Vaughan says the World Cup starts today - I could have sworn it started three weeks ago."
Darren Kerins, Leighton Buzzard, in the TMS inbox


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1412 BST: Bit of a scare with Collingwood this morning apparently, he woke up with a stiff neck, poor lamb. But he's ready to rumble and that's a relief for England. David Lloyd on Sky reckons the Sri Lankans "don't like it up 'em". Shame we've got a new-ball partnership of Anderson and Mahmood.

England: Ed Joyce, Michael Vaughan (capt), Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Paul Nixon (wk), Ravi Bopara, Sajid Mahmood, James Anderson, Monty Panesar

Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Russel Arnold, Dilhara Fernando, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan

1410 BST: We are about to find out whether England have the jaffers to win this thing. I've always fancied Sri Lanka, I think they're the most well-balanced outfit in the event.

1405 BST: Hello everyone. England have won the toss and have decided to bowl. Surprisingly, they are unchanged - there was plenty of chat beforehand suggesting Strauss might come in for Joyce and Pietersen might move up to three. Sri Lanka are also unchanged. The pitch is pretty good according to Ian Botham, with plenty of pace and bounce. This despite the fact it looks like it's had a buffalo and plough dragged straight down the middle.
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Sri Lanka: 50-1 (12.2 overs)
England: Yet to bat
In Play 😕
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Sri Lanka: 50-1 (13.0 overs) 😃
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Sri Lanka is having a hard time!
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Sri Lanka is having a hard time!



yeh sure are 👏
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Sri Lanka needs to start hitting the balls and put up a 300+ score for England!! 😉
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Originally posted by: umi82990

Sri Lanka needs to start hitting the balls and put up a 300+ score for England!! 😉



that 's never goona happen. HO HO HO!

Sri Lanka: 69-2 (18.1 overs) 😃
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Sri Lanka: 84-2 (20.5 overs)
England: Yet to bat
In Play

ANOTHER WICKET GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1👏

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