History for Buffon II

I reckon declaring at that stage was the right thing to do - we've set a target which is much bigger than any that's been successfully chased at this ground, and we've given ourselves enough time to get the second new ball at the end of today if we need it. We've got two of the best swing bowlers in the world to come at them, and by giving them this much time to bat we've put them in a situa tion where they might think they can get the score, and therefore are more likely to get out going for it than if they just shut up shop and tried to play out for the draw. Sure Sri Lanka might pull off an unlikely chase and win but I'd much rather see us trying to win every game we play than being comfortable playing out draws so we can get series victories (at home at least).