Over-by-over report: England secured a five-wicket win in the opening Test. Will they wrap up the series? Join our writers
The breakthrough! And it’s a bowling change that makes the difference as Lahiru Kumara’s extra pace tells.6th over: England 30-0
If it was a competition to see who had more stubble, the Sri Lankans would be heading for an easy win.He didn’t just make heaps of stylish runs for one of these nations: he went on to work as a batting consultant for the other.On Sky, the first Oasis song of the day is ringing out.The first email has landed and it’s from our old friend Gary Naylor.
As both captains showed their hand yesterday, it’s a Radiohead team sheet: no surprises. Olly Stone replaces the injured Mark Wood, while Sri Lanka make two changes – Pathum Nissanka for Kusal Mendis, to try and avoid being 6 for 3; and Lahiru Kamara for Vishwa Fernando, to add weight to the seam bowling.1 Ben Duckett, 2 Dan Lawrence, 3 Ollie Pope , 4 Joe Root, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Jamie Smith , 7 Chris Woakes, 8 Gus Atkinson, 9 Matthew Potts, 10 Olly Stone, 11 Shoaib Bashir.
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