The ODI series is poised at 2-2. Captain Cook is enjoying a
purple patch, and always good to see the openers knock off the 1runs for victory to win by 10 wickets. With Sri Lanka coming up to Edinburgh it’s a good chance for England to help the Scots by denting the Sri Lankan’s confidence, although the history of ODI series between the 2 countries is fairly one-sided until recently when England have made some progress.
Sri Lanka whitewashed England 5-0 in 2006. England got their own back in 2007, with a Paul Collingwood inspired 3-2 series win in Sri Lanka.
The match in the Caribbean when Sri Lanka famously got past England in the 2007 World Cup, with England needing 3 runs off the final delivery, bowler Dilhara Fernando stopped mid delivery, and totally put Ravi Bopara off. He came back in, and Bopara couldn’t score the required runs, England later went out of the Cup, Michael Vaughan retired soon after, and Peter Moores short-lived reign as coach came tumbling down.
Expect the final one day internation at Old Trafford to be a juicy encounter.
