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21-25 August. First Test. Old Trafford.

England v Sri Lanka. 8 pm (our time) Start.
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Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

Eng: Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir

SL: Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Milan Rathnayake
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Tributes for the late Graham Thorpe. R.I.P. Thorpey.
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SL 4/44. Woakes 2/8.
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5/72. Wicket for spinner, Shoaib Bashir. 5/72.
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All out 236. Dhananjaya de Silva 74. Woakes and Bashir 3 wickets each.

Poms 0/22.
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Day 2. No play before lunch.
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Poms 3/67. Root 21*.
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Poms 6/259. Smith 72*.
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England 358. Jamie Smith 111, Asitha Fernando 4/103.

SL second innings: 2/22. Trailing by 100.
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Stumps:

Sri Lanka lead England by 82 runs with 4 wickets remaining.
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Test.
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England has won the first test against SL by five wickets. Solid performance by them.
I term the current Collingwood attack based strategy “Unceasing Waves” like on a stormy and windy day with rough seas. A Perfect Storm ☔️
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England v Sri Lanka second Test. - Lord's

29 August - 3 September 2024

8:00 PM our time.
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