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Anderson Inspires England

The first Day International in the summer between England and Sri Lanka, played at the Oval, was predictably ( in this summer so far, anyway ) a rain affected game. Heavy downpours in London meant that the 50 over game was reduced to 32 overs involving the two sides. England had been humbled by Sri Lanka in the ICC World Cup earlier this year, so they very much had a score to settle. The brand new captain in the 1 day side for England was Alistair Cook, replacing Andrew Strauss, while Dilshan took over the helm for the Sri Lankans.

Sri Lanka Defeat England

The first T-20 match for England under the captaincy of Stuart Broad led to disappointment for the home fans in an un-seasonally chilly Bristol. This is rather oddly the only real T-20 match that’s to be played involving the two sides this summer, surely a better of three series would have been better for the players and also the fans.

Cricket 3rd Test Match Review – England V Sri Lanka

The final test match of the England v Sri Lanka test series was a rather stop start affair, mainly due to the typical English weather. It was the first time the Rose Bowl in Hampshire had hosted a test match, and it also was hugely anticipated around the south coast. Following a delayed start due to rain, England won the toss and put Sri Lanka into bat. James Anderson and Chis Tremlett made early in-roads in to the Sri Lankan top order, taking out the top quality pairing of Sangakkarra and DPMD Jayawardene to reveal the fragile Sri Lankan middle / late order in favourable bowling conditions.