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MANCHESTER, England :England went into tea at 176-4 on the second day of the opening test against Sri Lanka on the back of Harry Brook's half-century to trail by 60 runs after Thursday's first session had been washed out due to rain.
England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Day 2 Live: Dhananjaya de Silva and debutant fast bowler Milan Rathnayake both made fine fifties as Sri Lanka recovered from a dramatic top-order collapse on Wednesday's opening day of the first Test against England at Old Trafford. Sri Lanka were in dire straits at 6 for 3 after skipper De Silva won the toss, losing their first three wickets for no runs in 10 balls. Yet they recovered to 236 all out, De Silva top-scoring with 74 and tailender Rathnayake, with only his third first-class fifty, close behind in making 72. The pair checked England's progress during an eighth-wicket partnership of 63, with no other Sri Lanka batsman making more than Kusal Mendis's 24. (Live Scorecard)
MANCHESTER, England : Light rain delayed the start of play on the second day of the first test match between England and Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday, with the hosts trailing by 214 runs after bowling out their opponents for 236 on day one.
The ICC Champions Trophy could be a few months away but Team India's ODI schedule of the season suggests that Rohit Sharma's men just have 3 50-over matches to play before the showpiece event begins. A series defeat against Sri Lanka in the last ODI assignment, hence, paints a poor picture for the Indian team, as far as preparation is concerned. Dinesh Karthik, former India wicket-keeper batter, shared his opinion on the composition of the team, particularly the opening department where Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal are vying for the second opener's spot, alongside skipper Rohit.
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.
Dhananjaya de Silva and debutant fast bowler Milan Rathnayake both made fine fifties as Sri Lanka recovered from a dramatic top-order collapse on Wednesday's opening day of the first Test against England at Old Trafford. Sri Lanka were in dire straits at 6-3 after skipper De Silva won the toss, losing their first three wickets for no runs in 10 balls.
Sri Lanka debutant Milan Rathnayake broke a 41-year-old Test record by putting up the highest score by a batter at the number 9 spot in men's red-ball cricket. The 28-year-old surpassed India's Balwinder Sandhu's record of 71, a splendid knock that came against Pakistan in Hyderabad in 1983. On the opening day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and England in Manchester, the visitors put up a valiant fight, and Rathnayake was at the centre stage of all the action.
Ravichandran Ashwin is gearing up for a big 10-Test season and the Bangladesh series next month will be his first under new head coach Gautam Gambhir, someone with whom he has also played a lot. Ashwin also admires him as one of the "heroes" of Indian cricket. "Gautam is someone I still share a very, very good relationship with. Because of the fact that he is a very straightforward and an honest guy. I think Gautam is also one of those guys that we should always be backing. He's a hero of Indian cricket," he said of the new coach, who took charge in the recent tour of Sri Lanka.