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.
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Zak Crawley Suffers Fracture, Ruled Out Of England vs Sri Lanka Test Series
England named a 14-member squad for their upcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Designated opener Zak Crawley will miss the series after he sustained a fracture on his right little finger in England's third Test against the West Indies. Along with this seamer Dillon Pennington will also miss out on the series after sustaining a hamstring injury while playing for the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred competition.
England opener Crawley out of Sri Lanka test series with injury
England will be without opening batter Zak Crawley for their three-match test series against Sri Lanka after he fractured his right little finger, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday as they announced their 14-member squad.
Ben Stokes Achieves Another Record, England Whitewash West Indies 3-0
Ben Stokes hit the fastest Test fifty by an England batsman as the hosts hammered the West Indies by 10 wickets to win the third Test at Edgbaston on Sunday. Set 82 to win, England finished on 87-0 in a mere 7.2 overs as they completed a 3-0 series whitewash of the West Indies in spectacular style and with more than two days to spare. England captain Stokes, opening in place of the injured Zak Crawley, needed just 24 balls to go to a fifty featuring nine fours and a six. He bettered the previous record quickest Test-match fifty by an England batsman of 28 balls set by Ian Botham against India at Delhi back in 1981.
England vs West Indies Live Score 3rd Test Day 1 Updates
England vs West Indies Live Updates 3rd Test Day 1: England take on West Indies in the third and final Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham, hoping to pull off a series sweep. The hosts lead the series 2-0 after comprehensive wins at Lord's, London and Trent Bridge, Nottingham. England will be keen to complete the whitewash and improve their standing in the World Test Championship table. The Ben Stokes-led side named an unchanged side for the contest. West Indies, on the other hand, will look to play for pride. (Live Scorecard)
LIVE | England v West Indies, 3rd Test - Day 1
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and elected to bat in the third Test against England at Edgbaston on Friday as Shamar Joseph was passed fit.
England win series as West Indies collapse
NOTTINGHAM, England : Spinner Shoaib Bashir took five wickets as England bowled out West Indies for 143 to secure a 241-run victory on the fourth day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Sunday and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Duckett, Pope, Brook extend England's lead over Windies
NOTTINGHAM, England :Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook made half centuries to lift England to 248-3 and a lead of 207 runs over West Indies on the third day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.