England v Sri Lanka Test series

Sri Lanka name two new players for England white-ball tour

Sachindu Colombage, 28, who has not played international cricket, has been included in the 16-member ODI squad. All-rounder Tharindu Ratnayake, 30, who has played two Tests, was named in the 16-man T20 squad.
2 September 2026

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.
9 September 2024

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.
2 September 2024

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.
29 August 2024

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.
25 August 2024

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.
23 August 2024

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.
21 August 2024

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.
21 August 2024