ENG vs SL: Sri Lanka cricketers face inquiry for alleged bio-bubble breach
Cricket | June 28, 2021 12:59 ISTSri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has launched an inquiry against Niroshan Dickwella and Kusal Mendis for allegedly breaching the bio-bubble.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has launched an inquiry against Niroshan Dickwella and Kusal Mendis for allegedly breaching the bio-bubble.
Phil Whitticase is asymptomatic and will now isolate himself for 10 days. No members of the two teams were impacted.
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To remain in calculations for WTC final, England need to win the second test against Sri Lanka and then travel to India and win that series, too.
Resuming on 38/3 on Day Five, wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow and debutant Danial Lawrence carried England to their 76-run target inside 35 minutes on the final morning of the Test match.
Root’s 228 had provided England a strong total of 421 and a meaningful first innings lead of 286, but Thirimanne stood firm for two sessions to remain unbeaten on 76 off 189 balls and carried Sri Lanka to 156-2 at stumps.
Root ended his long wait for a hundred with the addition of an 18th Test century to his name and later converted it to a well-composed 228 off 321 balls laced with 18 fours and a six in England's first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle.
Both Stokes and Archer are expected to be back for the high-octane series against India beginning in February next year.
England had spent around 10 days in Sri Lanka in March and played a warm-up match before the tour was called-off due to the coronavirus outbreak. It was supposed to be a two-Test series as part of the World Test Championship.
Ben Stokes pulled out of England's warm-up match on the second day and was replaced by leg-spinner Matt Parkinson.
There have been cases of coronavirus in Sri Lanka and England are not expecting the team to be affected by the outbreak.
England are scheduled to play two Test matches in Sri Lanka from March 19 to 31. Before that, the Three Lions will play two practice matches as well.
Jonny Bairstow was dropped and James Anderson was left at home to continue his recovery while Moeen Ali remains unavailable.
According to an ICC report, the first Test will begin from March 19 in Galle. The tour will then conclude with the second and final Test at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo.
Sri Lanka were ruing their luck as only 17 minutes of play was possible after tea, but during that brief period, they let England back into the game.
Ben Foakes will continue with the gloves in the 2nd Test as there seems to be no space for Jonny Bairstow after the former notched his maiden ton on his debut.
Besides Foakes' century, England's spin trio of Leach, Moeen and Rashid shared eight wickets between them while seamers Anderson and Curran picked up a wicket each to clean up Lanka for 203.
With Alastair Cook retiring from the Test scene, the selectors decided to call up Surrey opening batsman Burns and Kent all-rounder Denly.
Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews wants a settled side to face England in their limited-overs series starting next week, and avoid the wholesale changes that resulted in a woeful tour to India
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