Sri Lanka v England

[spud_gun]

Marvellous knock by the South Africa Pietersen today.

150 n.o currently

[Shaggy]

Loving the Sri Lankans crying about his switch hitting.

[Alex]

Did he get told to stop doing it?

[Shaggy]

KP out.

No he didn't get told to stop, although the MCC statement was a bit fluffy.

MCC STATEMENT ON KP SWITCH-HITTING ROW

Law 42.10 states that a batsman should be ready to take strike once the bowler is ready to start his run up (which Pietersen clearly was). If he is not then the umpire should warn him as the first and final warning. If he isn't ready again then the umpire should award five penalty runs to the fielding side.

If the bowler has entered his delivery stride i.e. his back foot has landed, then, according to the Laws, the batsman is within his rights to change his grip. Of course, the bowler, on seeing the change of grip or stance, may still want to bowl at the striker - he may feel his chances of taking a wicket are increased and that he should not be prevented from delivering the ball. The umpires should allow him to have this option.

"In summary, therefore, MCC's interpretation is that a batsman is still entitled to play the switch-hit stroke but he is only allowed to alter from one stance or grip to another once the bowler has entered his delivery stride.

[spud_gun]

Yeah he was warned for time wasting.

[Shaggy]

The rules need tweaking though. I think the wide for a start; if you're changing hands then they shouldn’t be giving leg side wides because it’s effectively the offside now as he changes to left handed. Also LBW. If it pitched outside his leg stump (as a right hander couldn’t be leg before) and turns in and traps him in front I think he should be out because it’s become outside his off stump when he swapped hands.

[Chazza]

422-7

[Chazza]

460 all out

[RichC]

they need to have full DRS or not at all, decision was good for England there with Dilshan but the ICC need to sort themselves out

[Shaggy]

Swann

[ChesterDave]

Massive game changing over from Swann, could have petered out to a draw without that quickfire double. Advantage England for the final day

[Shaggy]

Swann

63 more to win for us with 9 in hand.

[Shaggy]

Trott out for 5, 32-2.

[Shaggy]

KP

England win on the sub-continent

Number ****in' one!

[Vermilion]

Nuuuuuuts!