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Your views on England's tour of Sri Lanka

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by Timothy Abraham

  1. SL 91-5

    Another lbw shout for Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage. Harry Brook declines to review, then looks at the big screen and thinks 'what if?'

  2. Steve Harmison
    Ex-England pace bowler on TNT Sports

    It's agony for Sri Lanka but elation for the England supporters.

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    Mendis lbw b Jacks 14 (SL 90-5)

    Three reds. Plumb!

    Kamindu Mendis is trying to work it into the leg side but misses the one which bounces from Will Jacks but is welly and truly hitting the stumps.

  4. Sri Lanka review

    Will Jacks, round the wicket, strikes Kamindu Mendis on the pad.

    it's given out.

    But the Sri Lanka batter reviews. Height perhaps?

  5. SL 89-4

    Janith Liyanage skips down the pitch to Liam Dawson and crisply chips the left-arm spinner over the top for a one-bounce four.

    Kamindu Mendis takes a leaf out of his batting partner's book and wallops Dawson it over the top for six.

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    I wish Rashid was 10 years younger. Such an underrated player.

    Lee, Bristol

  7. SL 77-4

    Will Jacks, looking the business with his tour stubble, with a handy over for England. Just four runs conceded off it.

  8. SL 73-4

    A powerful sweep from Janith Liyanage, who gets down early and rolls his wrists over the top of one from Adil Rashid and the ball races away behind square for four.

    Sri Lanka with a productive eight runs off the over.

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  9. SL 65-4

    Will Jacks with good use of the angles round the wicket to right-handed Janith Liyanage, who is looking to sweep.

    The England off-spinner then gets one to turn and bounce to Kamindu Mendis.

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    This is gripping (as is the pitch!) - give me a tricky, tense 130 run chase over a 220 a side slog-a-thon every day of the week!

    George, Gloucester

  11. Sri Lanka 62-4 at drinks

    The wicket brings drinks.

    Sri Lanka have two new batters at the crease.

  12. David Gower
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    Will Jacks has struck. England are fighting back.

    That changes things. The pressure is back on Sri Lanka now.

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    Mendis c Rashid b Jacks 26 (SL 62-4)

    And another!

    Kusal Mendis attempts to sweep Will Jacks but ends up top-edging it into the grateful hands of Adil Rashid at short fine leg.

    England are cock-a-hoop.

  14. David Gower
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    That is so well bowled by Adil Rashid. This one turned sharply back and beat Pavan Rathnayake all ends up.

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    Rathnayake b Rashid 13 (SL 62-3)

    England's Adil Rashid celebrates with England's Jos Buttler after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Pavan RathnayakeReuters

    A couple of balls later and Adil Rashid strikes.

    Pavan Rathnayake gets himself into a bit of pickle by attempting to come forward to the England leggy only to change his mind and fails to pick the googly which skids on and hits the stumps.

    England battling back.

  16. SL 61-2

    Adil Rashid drops it a little short and the ball sits up and says 'hit me' to Kusal Mendis, who does just that.

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    Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    Sri Lanka's batters have hit a six every 17 deliveries in this T20I series, a considerable increase on their six-hitting rate compared to the 2021 series against England, in which they averaged a six every 44 deliveries faced.

  18. SL 54-2

    England's golden boy, Jacob Bethell, is tossed the ball by Harry Brook.

    Kusal Mendis and Pavan Rathnayake farm the strike to add four singles to Sri Lanka's total.

  19. SL 50-2

    England's Adil Rashid reactsReuters

    "Well bowled, Dill" chirps up Jos Buttler behind the stumps as Adil Rashd finds a bit of drift and turn to tease and tempt Kusal Mendis.

    Just four runs off the England leg-spinner's opening over.

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    Difficult to exactly know how good Sri Lanka are on these wickets and how tricky they are for England to adapt to.

    Philip, Colombo