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Switch Hit: Sayonara 6-0

Bratball summer lays foundation for England's Ashes assault

Sri Lanka do their bit to save Test cricket, the way only Sri Lanka can

Classy Nissanka leaves England as the best version of himself

Sri Lanka quicks burst through London's gloom for rare moment in the sun

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

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

Pope passes character test to dispel captaincy clouds

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

Switch Hit: Baz Supremacy and Root maths

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