Sri Lanka Vs England 2018

Sri Lanka vs England: Joe Root and Co's aggressive approach to Tests is high risk but it can become the new prototype for the format

England have long been at the forefront of attacking batting in limited overs cricket. Now it seems they have taken this approach to Test cricket and, against all odds, it seems to be working.

Sri Lanka vs England, Highlights, 3rd Test at Colombo, Day 4, Full cricket score: Visitors win by 42 runs, sweep series 3-0

Follow this space for live updates on Day 4 of the third Test between Sri Lanka and England at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.

Sri Lanka vs England: Hosts sack selectors as Joe Root and Co move closer to Test series sweep

The selection panel headed by former Test bowler Graeme Labrooy and also including Gamini Wickremasinghe, Eric Upashantha, Chandika Hathurusingha and Jeryl Woutersz were only appointed in June.

Sri Lanka vs England: Visitors on course to complete clean sweep as hosts struggle in second innings

Moeen Ali opened the bowling for England and took openers Danushka Gunathilaka for 6 and Dimuth Karunaratne for 23 on the spin paradise in Colombo.

Sri Lanka vs England, Highlights, 3rd Test at Colombo, Day 3, Full Cricket Score: Hosts finish day at 53/4 chasing 327

Follow live updates on Day 3 of the third Test between Sri Lanka and England at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.

Sri Lanka vs England: Adil Rashid, Ben Stokes shine with ball to give visitors handy first-innings lead

Adil Rashid claimed a career-best 5-49, also effecting a run-out with a direct throw, while Ben Stokes returned 3-30 in a lion-hearted display of pace bowling on a spin-friendly track to earn England a first-innings lead of 96.

Sri Lanka vs England, Highlights, 3rd Test at Colombo, Day 2, Full Cricket Score: Visitors in comfortable position with 99-run lead

Follow live updates on Day 2 of the third Test between Sri Lanka and England at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.

Sri Lanka vs England, Highlights, 3rd Test at Colombo, Day 1, Full cricket scored: Bairstow's ton drives visitors past 300

Follow live updates on Day 1 of the third Test between Sri Lanka and England at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.

Sri Lanka vs England: Jonny Bairstow scores ton on return before spinners lead hosts' comeback on first day

Jonny Bairstow missed the series opener in Galle with an ankle injury and the brilliant batting and neat glovework of his replacement Ben Foakes kept Bairstow out of England’s series-clinching victory in Pallekele.

Sri Lanka vs England: Armed with local knowledge, Joe Root and Co plot clean sweep against Islanders

England captain Joe Root said Trevor Bayliss and his deputy Paul Farbrace's knowledge about different grounds and how Sri Lanka have played historically, what they’ve seen with their time here in Sri Lanka has been invaluable.