After getting a decent lead on Day 3, Lanka continued the flow as a blistering Captain knock from Mathews led Lanka to grab a lead of 349. Later Prasad with the ball bowled out a magical spell as England lost 5 wickets in span of 18 runs. England now need 293 runs to win on Day 5 with 5 wickets in hand.
Here are the twitter reactions of the day:
Sanga & Mahela end the tour with same runs.
Mahela and Sanga now both sitting on exactly 11,493 Test runs #buddies
— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) June 23, 2014
Dostana forever.
11,493 runs – Test runs for Mahela and Sangakkara now. the Karan-Arjun of Sri Lanka! #EngvSL
— CCN™ (@CricCrazyNIKS) June 23, 2014
Meanwhile in Counties. England is surely missing them.
Ben Stokes: 8-3-21-4 Jos Buttler: 87 (91b, 9x4s, 4x6s)
— Dave Tickner (@tickerscricket) June 23, 2014
Angelo feeling like with Angels.
Angelo Mathews now! #EngvSL pic.twitter.com/dnMdF1IKW7
— CCN™ (@CricCrazyNIKS) June 23, 2014
Doesn’t uses Ali on a dead pitch.
Alastair Cook incapable of captaining a spinner that doesn’t captain himself. Joke that Moeen has bowled so little today. An after thought
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) June 23, 2014
Let that be continued against India.
If England fail to win here, their winless streak will still be one short of number one ranked Test team Australia’s last year. #ENGvSL
— Dan Liebke (@LiebCricket) June 23, 2014
After England batted they won’t say this.
Shouldn’t judge a pitch until both teams have batted on it twice. #ENGvSL
— Dan Liebke (@LiebCricket) June 23, 2014
Pietersen is a Jinxer.
Since @KP24 mentiond Alistair Cook will break SRT test records : Cook Played 12 Tests..24 innings..601 runs at Ave 25.04 with 6 50s & 0 100s
— Merin Kumar (@merin_kumar) June 23, 2014
No imagination, England are losing this.
Imagine if England follow up the worst Ashes tour ever with losing at home to Sri Lanka in every single format
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) June 23, 2014
Those chances look bleak without a fight back from England’s Middle Order.
Tomorrow evening, Sri Lankan media will be blaming England for their slow over rate throughout the Test, as they draw with one wicket left.
— Alternative Cricket (@AltCricket) June 23, 2014
Cook is proper to be made a scapegoat.
After KP was made the scapegoat for the winters debacle, Cook was always going to be the new scapegoat… #engvsl
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) June 23, 2014
Things which bring out Cook’s killer instinct: – Baby deer – Kevin Pietersen Things which don’t: – Opposition batsmen #EngvSL
— Pavilion Opinions (@pavilionopinion) June 23, 2014
Prasad collapsed with Eng with 4-fer & Billy trying with decisions.
bowden might get his five-for before prasad #EngvSL
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) June 23, 2014
What a Jaffa decision from Billy.
Oh Billiy… If only England hadn’t spunked a review on a ball missing leg stump by about three feet.
— The Old Batsman (@theoldbatsman) June 23, 2014
Learn from Pakistan, England.
England should learn from Pakistan selection methods: Drop Cook. Bring back KP. Make him the captain. #EngvSL
— cricBC (@cricBC) June 23, 2014
Will Billy Bowden qualifies for captaining England..errr…World XI.
Billy Bowden having such a shit day he may be Englands next skipper… #engvsl
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) June 23, 2014
Are they sure Plunkett is night watchman?
There’s some debate over whether Plunkett is the nightwatchman or just England’s new number six.
— The Old Batsman (@theoldbatsman) June 23, 2014
Plunkett isn’t fit for Night Watchman Tag.
One of England’s worst-ever days ends with one of the worst-ever shots, as nightwatchman Plunkett skies to cover in the last over of day
— Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) June 23, 2014
Difference is bowling proper lines.
England struggled to pick 1 wicket, Here Sri Lanka have picked 5.. #EngvSL
— Shubham (@BeingCricketFan) June 23, 2014
Divide the match into two halfs, England Domination <<< Sri Lankan Domination.
A Test of Two Halves First Half: Sri Lanka 257-10 & England 311-3 Second Half: England: 54-7, Sri Lanka: 457-10 & England: 57-5. #EngvSL
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) June 23, 2014