- Day one report: England dominant after skittling Sri Lanka
- The 80s and 90s Cricket Show: podcast relives England’s nadir
- And you can email Daniel here or tweet @DanielHarris
“Intrigued by Declan Keane’s suggestion of the German series Dark,” emails Colum Fordham. “Was also interested to observe your fondness for the Italian series Suburra which my son Simone enjoyed.
I’ve just finished watching The Undoing (though I hated the finale) which seems to be rather apt for the Sri Lankan team’s performance at the moment. The state of Sri Lankan cricket is a shame. Here in Naples, I play with a lot of enthusiastic cricketers from Sri Lanka and we even get to have nets with one or two players who have featured in their national youth team.”
“Italians – or, in my case, Spanish & Venezuelans – it’s the look on their face when you explain ‘No, that’s the short version of the game. The long version involves overseas campaigns longer lasting than some wars’,” says Tom Morgan.
In fairness, I’ve encountered many English people equally bemused.
Written by Tim de Lisle (earlier) and Daniel Harris (now)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2021/jan/15/sri-lanka-v-england-first-test-day-two-live under the title “Sri Lanka v England: first Test, day two rain delay – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
