11:58 AM
> A consolation win for Sri Lanka and a well-deserved win too. They have been the better side in this game. England run out of steam after 5 wins in a row in the summer.
> They are going to get beaten here not because of the failings in the bowling attack but because of the profligacy of the batsmen and the disrespect they showed, not just the opposition., but to the game of Test cricket. Well done to Sri Lanka.
> It felt like they tempered Bazball a bit, looking to bat a little more sensibly and play circumstances and conditions are well as Testvangelism. But there’s still a sense that without Root, there’s not enough ballast or, in other words, given Duckett, Crawley and Brook are what they are, Pope needs to try and break the cycle of feast or fast and score more consistently.
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