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Sri Lanka vs England: Joe Root says visitors will take 'huge amount of confidence' from 2-0 sweep into India tour
•Root, who led by example with match-winning knocks of 228 and 186 in the first and second matches respectively, said the team looks in good shape ahead of the four-Test series in India that starts in Chennai on 5 February.
Highlights, Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test, Day 4 at Galle, Full Cricket Score: Joe Root and Co clinch series with win
Firstcricket Staff •Follow our blog for live updates and ball-by-ball commentary from Day 4 of second Test between Sri Lanka and England
Sri Lanka vs England: Joe Root scores 186 as Lasith Embuldeniya claims seven to leave visitors 42 runs short on Day 3
•Sri Lanka's Lasith Embuldeniya claimed seven wickets and broke a key seventh-wicket stand of 81 between Root and Dom Bess, who fell to the left-arm spinner for 32.
Highlights, Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test, Day 3 at Galle, Full Cricket Score: Root dismissed for 186, visitors 339/9 at stumps
Firstcricket Staff •Follow live score of second Test being played between England and Sri Lanka on our blog here
Graeme Swann says spinners Jack Leach and Dom Bess need to be patient during India Test series
•The spin duo of Leach and Dom Bess had five-wicket hauls in England's win in the first Test against Sri Lanka, but returned wicket-less in the home team's first innings of the ongoing second Test in Galle.
Highlights, Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test, Day 2 at Galle, Full Cricket Score: Visitors score 98/2 at stumps
Firstcricket Staff •Mathews came in to bat at 7-2 after James Anderson had dismissed both Kusal Perera (6) and Oshada Fernando (0) in the morning session.
Highlights, Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test, Day 1 at Galle, Full Cricket Score: Angelo Mathews shines with ton
Firstcricket Staff •Follow live scorecard from first Day of second Test betweet Sri Lanka and England being played at Galle
Sri Lanka vs England: Joe Root phones fan who spent 10 months in country amidst COVID-19 pandemic
•After winning by seven wickets, Root telephoned Rob Lewis, who had been cheering from Galle fort overlooking the cricket stadium.
Sri Lanka vs England: Visitors off to nervy start after Lahiru Thirimanne's ton helps hosts set 74-run target
•Leftarm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya grabbed 2-13 and first innings double century-maker Joe Root was brilliantly run out by Niroshan Dickwella for 1 as England went to stumps on a nervy 38-3.
Highlights, Sri Lanka vs England, 1st Test, Day 4 at Galle, Full Cricket Score: Visitors stutter to 38/3 at stumps chasing 74 to win
Firstcricket Staff •Follow live scorecard from Day 4 of first Test between Sri Lanka and England.