Playing at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele, England edged Sri Lanka by 51 runs, having bowled out the hosts for 95 runs. 

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Former England batter Ian Bell has hailed the impact of Joe Root as he continues his march to be England’s best Test batter. In the recently concluded Test series against Sri Lanka, Root broke Alastair Cook’s record for most Test hundreds by an English batter.

'Joe Root will undoubtedly go down as England's greatest batter': Former England batter Ian Bell

It was a record-breaking day for England’s Joe Root after he scored his 34th Test ton on Saturday (Aug 31) against Sri Lanka. Root, who scored his 33rd and 34th Test hundred in the ongoing second Test is closing in on Alastair Cook for most Test runs scored by an English batter.

'Quite simply England's greatest': Alastair Cook in awe of Joe Root after record-breaking ton at Lord's

England suffered a disappointing defeat in the third Test match against Sri Lanka on Monday (Sep 9) leading to questions being raised on the killer instincts of the side.

'They disrespected Test cricket': Michael Vaughan slams England after disappointing loss at Oval

England's stand-in captain Ollie Pope brushed aside claims of the home team being complacent following their eight-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the third and final Test at The Oval, London on Monday (Sep 9).

Credit to Sri Lanka but England's Oval Test loss not due to 'complacency', reckons stand-in captain Ollie Pope

Pride will be up for grabs for Sri Lanka in the final Test match which starts on Friday (Sep 6) against England at the Oval. Having already pocketed the series 2-0, England will search for a whitewash when they face Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka will look to return to winning ways as they take on England in the second Test match which starts on Thursday (Aug 29). Having lost the Test match Sri Lanka will have work in hand while hosts England will look to get the better of the visitors with a win enough to pocket the series.

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Ollie Pope has asked Joe Root for guidance on how best to balance the demands of batting and captaincy after an awkward first outing as stand-in England skipper against Sri Lanka.

ENG vs SL Test Series: Ollie Pope seeks Joe Root advice on how to balance batting and captaincy

Sri Lanka's Asitha Fernando rocked England with three top-order wickets before Harry Brook's unbeaten fifty left the first Test at Old Trafford interestingly poised on Thursday.

ENG vs SL: Harry Brook steadies England after Asitha Fernando strikes for Sri Lanka

Chris Woakes has struggled to replicate his home form on England's overseas tours but the fast bowler said he is ready to answer the call if selected for tours of Pakistan and New Zealand later this year.

Eng vs SL: England pacer Chris Woakes not shying away from selection for overseas tours

England’s stand-in skipper Ollie Pope is all set to take charge of his first Test match as the leader of the side when they face Sri Lanka on Wednesday (Aug 21).

ENG vs SL: Stand-in captain Ollie Pope admits Ben Stokes’ influence, but says ‘he will let me do...’

Ahead of the start of the three-match Test series opener versus Sri Lanka, at Old Trafford, Manchester, Ollie Pope-led England will pay tribute to former batter Graham Thorpe, who passed away early this month.

Eng vs SL, 1st Test: England to pay fitting tribute to late Graham Thorpe ahead of series opener

England will commence their three-match home Test series versus Sri Lanka on Wednesday (Aug 21). Ahead of the remaining three Tests of their home season, England's Test captain Ben Stokes got injured during The Hundred.

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Sri Lanka is set to lock horns with Ben Stokes-less England in the first Test of the three-match series, at Old Trafford, Manchester on Aug 21 (Wednesday). Ahead of the series opener, interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya played down the hype around 'Bazball' and claimed that it is 'just media publicity' as the ultra-aggressive batting approach was evident even during his playing days, especially by Australian openers Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden.

Eng vs SL, 1st Test: Sanath Jayasuriya plays down 'Bazball' hype, says it is just 'media publicity'

Sri Lanka will look to register back-to-back series wins as they take on England in the three-match Test series starting on Wednesday (Aug 21). The three-match Test series will be important in the World Test Championship (WTC) rankings as both nations look to gain vital points.

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Ahead of their upcoming home series, England has dealt with a huge blow as Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out for the remainder of the English summer after tearing his hamstring.

ENG vs SL: Big blow! England captain Ben Stokes ruled out of remaining English summer after hamstring tear

Former England captain and commentator Nasser Hussain has made a bold prediction on the England cricket team’s potential future after another horrible outing in the ODI World Cup.

Nasser Hussain makes BOLD claim after England's potential World Cup exit - we're coming to the end of an era

ENG vs SL live streaming: England and Sri Lanka will meet in match no. 25 of the 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup on Thursday (Oct 25). The match is slated to be played at M.

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ENG vs SL head-to-head: England and Sri Lanka will meet in match no. 25 of the ongoing 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup. The clash will take place on Thursday (Oct 26) at 2:00 pm IST.

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Defending champions England are on the brink of an early exit from the ODI World Cup after another embarrassing show against Sri Lanka in the south Indian city of Bengaluru.

ODI World Cup 2023: Champions England on brink of exit after another EMBARRASSING show as SL win by 8 wickets

Opener Jos Buttler smashed a magnificent unbeaten 101 to set up England's 26-run win over Sri Lanka in their Group 1 Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Monday.

T20 World Cup: Jos Buttler's century and Adil Rashid's spell help England beat Sri Lanka by 26 runs

Match 29 of the T20 World Cup edition will see the Eoin Morgan-led England (ENG) take on the Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka (SL) on Monday evening (November 1). The game will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.

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England will take on Sri Lanka in the second of the three-match ODI series at the Kennington Oval in London. Joe Root and Chris Woakes showed their masterclass in the first ODI, where England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets.

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England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 16-player squad for T20I series against Sri Lanka starting at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on June 23. England T20I Squad Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Captain Moeen Ali (Worcestershire) Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire) Sam Billings (Kent) Jos Buttler (Lancashire) Sam Curran (Surrey) Tom Curran (Surrey) Liam Dawson (Hampshire) Chris Jordan (Sussex) Liam Livingstone (Lancashire) Dawid Malan (Yorkshire) Adil Rashid (Yorkshire) Jason Roy (Surrey) David Willey (Yorkshire) Chris Woakes (Warwickshire) Mark Wood (Durham) ALSO READ: Cricket: I'm preparing to play and perform at my best: Wes Agar gears up for his debut Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes returns to the squad for the first time since 2015.

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