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Jamie Smith stands still to expose England's fast-forward approach

England's most profligate day under Brendon McCullum hints at a team who are coasting

Moeen Ali was cool the way cool is meant to be

Stone, Hull get full marks for effort on day of larking about

Ollie Pope is a potential weak link for England at No. 3

Pope passes character test to dispel captaincy clouds

Lawrence handcuffed by opener brief as window of opportunity starts to close

Hull call sign of times as England make their point of difference

Josh Hull, England's left-armer from left-field, prepares for shock Test debut

Switch Hit: Baz Supremacy and Root maths

Fab Four now on two legs - Root and Williamson firm, Kohli and Smith wobbly

England shelve the need for speed as attack puts shoulder to the wheel

No-one wants to be nasty ... but that wasn't much of a contest

Ticket prices back in spotlight as England seal series in front of empty seats

Joe Root ticks the boxes to make the unremarkable unmissable again

Root breaks records with twin tons at Lord's

Sri Lanka's tail shouts into the void as top-order failings invite humiliation

Gus Atkinson stays grounded as maiden century shows head for batting heights

Clenched fist in a velvet glove as Joe Root comes good when it matters again

Gus Atkinson profits from Sri Lanka's profligacy to power England towards 400