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England 'out of a hole'

AFP, Nottingham

Thu Jun 23, 2016 12:00 AM Last update on: Thu Jun 23, 2016 05:25 PM

Dinesh Chandimal (2nd R) celebrates catching England's Eoin Morgan (not pictured) during play in the first one day international (ODI) cricket match. Photo: AFP

England captain Eoin Morgan praised Chris Woakes, Jos Buttler and Liam Plunkett for getting his side "out of a hole" as the first one-day international against Sri Lanka ended in a thrilling tie.

Set 287 to win, England collapsed to 30 for four and 82 for six in Nottingham on Tuesday.

But a stand of 138 between Buttler (93) and man-of-the-match Woakes, who made 95 not out -- the highest ODI score by any number eight batsman -- revived the innings.

SCORES IN BRIEF

SRI LANKA: 286 for 9 in 50 overs (Perera 24, Chandimal 37, Mathews 73, Prasanna 59, Shanaka 20, Maharoof 31 not out; Woakes 2-56, Willey 2-56, Plunkett 2-67)

ENGLAND: 286 for 8 in 50 overs (Morgan 43, Buttler 93, Woakes 95 not out, Plunkett 22 not out; Lakmal 2-65, Mathews 2-22, Pradeep 2-64)

Result: Match tied.

Player-of-the-match: Chris Woakes.