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From Isaac, Crouch End, Text 81111: "Wayne Rooney just became a dad and had his best season yet. Could fatherhood have the same effect on KP? Let's hope so...come on England!"
From Richard, Offord, TMS inbox: "Re 1558, not too sure whose idea it was to have Strauss in the side, but considering he hit 33 off just 21 balls, maybe it's worth giving him another bash?"
1608: St Lucia was inundated with heavy showers last night, while more showers are predicted at some stage today. The man next to me has just found a picture of James Tredwell falling off a particularly low quality garden plastic chair during England's team photo in St Lucia on Wednesday. My sides are splitting.
1605: Toss time and Kumar Sangakkara calls tails - and wins. Sri Lanka will bat first. One change from the side that beat India so dramatically with Ajantha Mendis in for seamer Thilan Thushara. Meanwhile, Paul Collingwood confirms what we all knew - Kevin Pietersen is in for Ravi Bopara. Colly's banging on about the "brand of cricket" again. Horrible marketing phrase.
1601: Paul, below, my knight in shining armour. Refresh your web browser and all sorts of TMS delights will appear on your screen.
From Paul Emery, TMS inbox: "Re Peter Morrell's comment, more probably because you've seen how bad England have fared over the last few decades in limited overs matches, I would hazard Pranav? A reasonable inference from the facts, Mr Morrell."
1558: Somewhat surprisingly, this encounter is only the second between the two sides in Twenty20. Their only previous match was almost four years ago in June 2006, whenSri Lanka beat England by two runs in Southampton. Only three players remain from that England side - KP, Paul Collingwood and Tim Bresnan, who made his international dayboo at the Rose Bowl. Strauss? In the Twenty20 side? Whose idea was that?
From Peter Morrell, Maidstone, TMS inbox: "You probably didn't expect England to win because with that name you are probably not supporting England. Like the countless Indian and Pakistani fans who are born here, live here yet don't support us. Very much an England supporter."
1550: Those Sri Lankans are a difficult beast to slay. The team is bursting with match-winners and game-changers. Witness Tuesday's cliffhanger against India, whenChamara Kapugedera spanked Ashish Nehra for a dramatic last-ball six over extra cover to beat India by five wickets.Add tournament top run-scorer Mahela Jayawardene as well as Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Ajantha Mendis and Lasith Malinga into the mixer and you can see why they reached last year's final at Lord's.
From Tom, waiting with baited breath in Twickenham, TMS inbox: "Chances of KP celebrating a fifty with a cradle celebration a la Bebeto 1994 football World Cup? I think they're quite high..."
1542: OK, hands up - who thought England would reach the last four before the start of the tournament? Yeah, me neither, but Paul Collingwood's side are sizzling like a Wag's credit card following theirthird successive victory in the tournament with a three-wicket win over New Zealandon Monday. England are playing with a ruthlessness previously never seen since the inception of Twenty20 internationals and, as Tim Bresnan recently said, they are not afraid of anyone. Your thoughts on this please via the TMS inbox, the606 websiteor text 81111 with the word "CRICKET" before your sage words of wisdom. Or your best lookalike for Vince Cable (Clive James is winning so far).
1532: Hello. Forget about DC for the moment, it's all aboutKP as England's leading short-form international run scorer returnsto St Lucia just three days after flying to Blighty to attend the birth of his first child as England take on Sri Lanka for a place in the World Twenty20 final in Barbados on Sunday. Crikey.
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SEMI-FINAL TO START AT 1630
From Isaac, Crouch End, Text 81111: "Wayne Rooney just became a dad and had his best season yet. Could fatherhood have the same effect on KP? Let's hope so...come on England!" From Richard, Offord, TMS inbox: "Re 1558, not too sure whose idea it was to have Strauss in the side, but considering he hit 33 off just 21 balls, maybe it's worth giving him another bash?"
1608: St Lucia was inundated with heavy showers last night, while more showers are predicted at some stage today. The man next to me has just found a picture of James Tredwell falling off a particularly low quality garden plastic chair during England's team photo in St Lucia on Wednesday. My sides are splitting.
1605: Toss time and Kumar Sangakkara calls tails - and wins. Sri Lanka will bat first. One change from the side that beat India so dramatically with Ajantha Mendis in for seamer Thilan Thushara. Meanwhile, Paul Collingwood confirms what we all knew - Kevin Pietersen is in for Ravi Bopara. Colly's banging on about the "brand of cricket" again. Horrible marketing phrase.
1601: Paul, below, my knight in shining armour. Refresh your web browser and all sorts of TMS delights will appear on your screen.
From Paul Emery, TMS inbox: "Re Peter Morrell's comment, more probably because you've seen how bad England have fared over the last few decades in limited overs matches, I would hazard Pranav? A reasonable inference from the facts, Mr Morrell."
1558: Somewhat surprisingly, this encounter is only the second between the two sides in Twenty20. Their only previous match was almost four years ago in June 2006, whenSri Lanka beat England by two runs in Southampton. Only three players remain from that England side - KP, Paul Collingwood and Tim Bresnan, who made his international dayboo at the Rose Bowl. Strauss? In the Twenty20 side? Whose idea was that?
From Peter Morrell, Maidstone, TMS inbox: "You probably didn't expect England to win because with that name you are probably not supporting England. Like the countless Indian and Pakistani fans who are born here, live here yet don't support us. Very much an England supporter."
1550: Those Sri Lankans are a difficult beast to slay. The team is bursting with match-winners and game-changers. Witness Tuesday's cliffhanger against India, whenChamara Kapugedera spanked Ashish Nehra for a dramatic last-ball six over extra cover to beat India by five wickets.Add tournament top run-scorer Mahela Jayawardene as well as Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Ajantha Mendis and Lasith Malinga into the mixer and you can see why they reached last year's final at Lord's.
From Tom, waiting with baited breath in Twickenham, TMS inbox: "Chances of KP celebrating a fifty with a cradle celebration a la Bebeto 1994 football World Cup? I think they're quite high..."
1542: OK, hands up - who thought England would reach the last four before the start of the tournament? Yeah, me neither, but Paul Collingwood's side are sizzling like a Wag's credit card following theirthird successive victory in the tournament with a three-wicket win over New Zealandon Monday. England are playing with a ruthlessness previously never seen since the inception of Twenty20 internationals and, as Tim Bresnan recently said, they are not afraid of anyone. Your thoughts on this please via the TMS inbox, the606 websiteor text 81111 with the word "CRICKET" before your sage words of wisdom. Or your best lookalike for Vince Cable (Clive James is winning so far).
1532: Hello. Forget about DC for the moment, it's all aboutKP as England's leading short-form international run scorer returnsto St Lucia just three days after flying to Blighty to attend the birth of his first child as England take on Sri Lanka for a place in the World Twenty20 final in Barbados on Sunday. Crikey.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.