LIVE | England v Sri Lanka - Day 2
Play on the second day of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Old Trafford resumed on Thursday after rain washed out the morning session.
Dan Lawrence Sport News
Brook leads England charge with handy fifty to cut Sri Lanka's lead
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.
Rain delays start of second day of England v Sri Lanka test
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.
Dhananjaya De Silva And Milan Rathnayake Star In Sri Lanka Revival Against England
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 bat first in opening test against England
MANCHESTER, England : Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and opted to bat in the first test of a three-match series against England on Wednesday under cloudy skies at Old Trafford.
Sri Lanka Aim To Defeat Ben Stokes-Less Bazball In England Test Series
England head into the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford starting Wednesday with several players given a chance to prove a point after captain Ben Stokes's series-ending injury. Star all-rounder Stokes is set to play no part at all in the three-match contest after tearing his hamstring during the Hundred. And that means England will be without their inspirational leader for the first time since Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum launched the team's dynamic 'Bazball' era two years ago.
Watch: Ben Stokes Suffers Major Injury, Carried Off The Pitch By Teammate
England Test captain Ben Stokes was carried off the field on Sunday while playing for Hundred outfit Northern Superchargers. All-rounder Stokes, 33, suffered an apparent hamstring injury in their match in Manchester and was accompanied into the stands by two Superchargers staff members. He grabbed the back of his left leg while in pain on the floor having hit a quick single. England begin the first of their three-match Test series with Sri Lanka on August 21, at the same Old Trafford ground.