England v Sri Lanka Test series
Nissanka stars as Sri Lanka beat England by eight wickets
Victory for Sri Lanka ended a run of seven straight Test defeats to England and was their first on English soil since 2014. England, however, won this three-match series 2-1.
Atkinson hails dream start to England Test career
Atkinson became only the third man to bag five wickets in an innings and score a century in the same Lord's Test, following India's Vinoo Mankad in 1952 and Ian Botham for England against Pakistan in 1978.
Sri Lanka captain eyes Test Championship points against England
The second Test between England and Sri Lanka is all set to get underway on Thursday at the Lord's Cricket Stadium in London.
England are not 'one-dimensional': Ollie Pope
Since Brendon McCullum was appointed as England's red-ball coach in May 2022 they have become known for their aggressive 'Bazball' approach.
Jayasuriya sparks Warne 'Ball of the Century' memories with Brook dismissal
Australia leg-spin great Warne, who died aged 52 two years ago, marked his first ball in Ashes cricket with a celebrated delivery at Old Trafford that pitched outside leg-stump and then spun viciously across Mike Gatting to clip the off-bail.
Pope hails Thorpe as a 'great man' ahead of Old Trafford tribute
Thorpe, widely regarded as the outstanding England batsman of his generation, died aged 55 earlier this month after being hit by a train, with his wife Amanda confirming he had taken his own life having suffered from depression for several years.
Sri Lanka skipper De Silva hoping to make most of Stokes injury
De Silva is skippering the tourists in their first red-ball campaign in England for eight years, with Sri Lanka heading into the first of a three-match contest at Old Trafford starting Wednesday on the back of a defeat by a novice England Lions team in their lone warm-up fixture.
Nissanka stars as Sri Lanka beat England by eight wickets
Victory for Sri Lanka ended a run of seven straight Test defeats to England and was their first on English soil since 2014. England, however, won this three-match series 2-1.
Atkinson hails dream start to England Test career
Atkinson became only the third man to bag five wickets in an innings and score a century in the same Lord's Test, following India's Vinoo Mankad in 1952 and Ian Botham for England against Pakistan in 1978.
Sri Lanka captain eyes Test Championship points against England
The second Test between England and Sri Lanka is all set to get underway on Thursday at the Lord's Cricket Stadium in London.
England are not 'one-dimensional': Ollie Pope
Since Brendon McCullum was appointed as England's red-ball coach in May 2022 they have become known for their aggressive 'Bazball' approach.
Jayasuriya sparks Warne 'Ball of the Century' memories with Brook dismissal
Australia leg-spin great Warne, who died aged 52 two years ago, marked his first ball in Ashes cricket with a celebrated delivery at Old Trafford that pitched outside leg-stump and then spun viciously across Mike Gatting to clip the off-bail.
Pope hails Thorpe as a 'great man' ahead of Old Trafford tribute
Thorpe, widely regarded as the outstanding England batsman of his generation, died aged 55 earlier this month after being hit by a train, with his wife Amanda confirming he had taken his own life having suffered from depression for several years.
Sri Lanka skipper De Silva hoping to make most of Stokes injury
De Silva is skippering the tourists in their first red-ball campaign in England for eight years, with Sri Lanka heading into the first of a three-match contest at Old Trafford starting Wednesday on the back of a defeat by a novice England Lions team in their lone warm-up fixture.