Sri Lankan batters fought hard, with contributions from Kamindu Mendis, Angelo Matthews, Dinesh Chandimal, Silva and Milan Rathnayake standing out. But it still was not enough to overcome England, who were powered by contributions of their middle order in absence of their injured opener Zak
Root starred with a calm half-century during a tense run-chase while Smith smashed his maiden Test ton in the first innings to hand England a massive lead of 122 runs in the first innings, which proved to be instrumental in team's win.
Coming in at 125/4 while aiming to overcome Sri Lanka's first innings total of 236 runs, Brook displayed immense maturity, toning down a bit on his naturally aggressive game to amass 56 runs in 73 balls, with four boundaries. His runs came at a strike rate of just over 76, way below his care
The England Cricket Board (ECB) pulled out bowler Chris Woakes of The Hundred due to "management of his workload" ahead of the Three Lions' Test series against Sri Lanka, according to ESPNcricinfo.
SA 20 outfit Durban's Super Giants landed the signature of New Zealand's stalwart batter Kane Williamson and England all-rounder Chris Woakes ahead of the new season.
England's dominant performance in the second Test against the West Indies has seen a host of their star players make big gains on the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings.
Kavem Hodge's historic century and 175-run parternship for fourth wicket Alick Athanaze after some early hiccups and a commendable final wicket stand between a girtty Joshua Da Silva and hard-hitting Shamar Joseph helped West Indies overcome the massive total put up by England in the first i
Following his retirement from international cricket after the first Test at Lord's against the West Indies, former right-arm seamer Anderson has joined the England side as the bowling mentor for the remaining two matches of the Test series. Anderson has been moved into this role keeping the