Cook to 10,000; Anderson to 450; and cricket songs up for debate
Tuesday 31 May 2016 11:55, UK
England have won the Investec Test series against Sri Lanka with a game to play, Alastair Cook has become the first Englishman to pass 10,000 Test runs, and James Anderson has pocketed a 450th Test wicket.
Each of those milestones are discussed in detail on the latest Sky Cricket Podcast as we hear from England captain Cook - the youngest man to 10,000 and 12th overall - as well as David Lloyd and Mahela Jayawardena.
Click here to download the Sky Cricket Podcast.
Cook chats about his landmark with Michael Atherton and explains how mentor Graham Gooch as well as his team-mates and family have helped him record such a substantial achievement.
Bumble, meanwhile, praises Anderson, who is now perched on 451 Test wickets, after match figures of 8-94 helped England defeat Angelo Mathews' side by nine wickets at Durham's Emirates Riverside.
Lloyd also looks at the struggles of Anderson's fellow England paceman Steve Finn - and continues his quest to think of song titles that can be given a cricketing tweak.
Plus, Jayawardena mulls over Sri Lanka's improvement with the bat after they posted a score of 475 in their second innings at Chester-le-Street and Dinesh Chandimal (126) hit a first Test ton outside of Asia.
For all that, plus the thoughts of Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews, listen to the Sky Cricket Podcast.
