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ENG Vs SL 2nd Test, Day 1 Highlights: Joe Root, Gus Atkinson Take England To 358/7 At Stumps

After being asked to bat first, England made 358 runs on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground. Joe Root made his 33rd Test ton and equalled Alastair Cook as the most Test hundreds for England. Gus Atkinson is unbeaten with Matthew Potts. Catch the highlights of the opening day action, here

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England's Ben Duckett bats during day one of the men's Test match between England and Sri Lanka, at Lord's. Photo: John Walton/PA via AP
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Here are the highlights and ball-by-ball commentary of the first day of the second Test match between England and Sri Lanka at the iconic Lord’s in London. Catch the highlights of the opening day action, here. (Streaming | More Cricket News)

England have named their XI for the Test, and have replaced the injured Mark Wood with Nottinghamshire’s Olly Stone.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka have also confirmed their XI, with Lahiru Kumara coming in for left-arm seamer Vishwa Fernando.

England XI: Ben Duckett, Daniel Lawrence, Ollie Pope(c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Olly Stone, Shoaib Bashir

Sri Lanka XI: Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake