Ollie Pope quietened the doubters by hitting a record-setting century on his home ground as England kept up its dominance of Sri Lanka at the start of the third and final test of the series on Friday. Pope succeeded where Ben Duckett narrowly failed on a weather-affected Day 1 when England reached stumps in a strong position on 221-3 and Sri Lanka failed to take advantage of winning the toss and getting to bowl first under thick cloud cover and floodlights. Follow the highlights and updates of the opening day action of the third Test match between England and Sri Lanka, right here. (Streaming | More Cricket News)
ENG Vs SL, 3rd Test Day 1 - Toss Updates
Sri Lanka won the toss, opt to field first
Playing XIs:
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kamindu Mendis, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando
England: Daniel Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope(c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Olly Stone, Josh Hull, Shoaib Bashir
