England vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Sri Lanka in England 2024
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The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.
The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.
The shortest form of the game sees teams compete in Twenty20. The newest format has been an instant global hit with a number of hugely-lucrative competitions massively popular all over the world. Australia are reigning world champions having taken victory in the 2021 tournament.
Follow all the latest live coverage of today's match in the live blog below:
England vs Sri Lanka
6.5
Chris Woakes to Dimuth Karunaratne. Out-swinging length ball, to leg on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
England vs Sri Lanka
6.4
Chris Woakes to Nishan Madushka. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to point for 1 run, fielded by Pope.
England vs Sri Lanka
6.3
Chris Woakes to Nishan Madushka. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Stone.
England vs Sri Lanka
6.2
Chris Woakes to Nishan Madushka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip for no runs, run save by Root.
England vs Sri Lanka
6.1
Chris Woakes to Dimuth Karunaratne. In-swinging length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Potts.
England vs Sri Lanka
5.6
Gus Atkinson to Nishan Madushka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
England vs Sri Lanka
5.5
Gus Atkinson to Nishan Madushka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep square leg for 2 runs, run save by Bashir.
England vs Sri Lanka
5.4
APPEAL! Gus Atkinson to Nishan Madushka. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Woakes, appeal made for L.B.W.
England vs Sri Lanka
5.3
Gus Atkinson to Nishan Madushka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
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