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ENGLAND TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2021

A perfect day for England, gifted by Sri Lanka

England's control and discipline stood in stark contrast to Sri Lanka's recklessness and dysfunction
England's control and discipline stood in stark contrast to Sri Lanka's recklessness and dysfunction ©SLC

When the camera panned to Mickey Arthur, Sri Lanka's coach sitting on the team balcony, shortly after Lasith Embuldeniya had been run out backing up, the South African had pulled his cap over his face. He just couldn't watch any more. It was probably all he could do to stop himself screaming.

In contrast, England were cock-a-hoop. Despite minimal preparation and having lost the toss, they were on their way to bundling Sri Lanka out for 135, the lowest first innings total ever at Galle. Before

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