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Moeen hits century as Sri Lanka wilt

28-May-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Time running out for nervy Compton

Despite insisting that he will continue to play his natural game, Nick Compton's recent dismissals suggest he is trying to be something he is not

27-May-2016•George Dobell at Chester-le-Street

For once, SL avoid being caught cold

The icy conditions may have had Sri Lanka supporters fearing the worst but this was a glorious day of competence in the field by Angelo Mathews' side

27-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Chester-le-Street

Root's impressive conversion rate

Stats highlights from the first day's play at Chester-le-Street where Alastair Cook fell five short of completing 10000 Test runs.

27-May-2016•Shiva Jayaraman

Hales, Root set England agenda

27-May-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Will Sri Lanka Test be Durham's last?

Poor planning, bad luck and modest ticket sales may mean Chester-le-Street does not host another Test - but it could still remain a viable international venue

25-May-2016•George Dobell

England's mastery of swinging conditions cannot mask progress

Sri Lanka are not the first touring team to struggle in typical English conditions, but that fact does not detract from James Anderson's magnificence

22-May-2016•George Dobell at Headingley

Mendis' royal flourish the only small solace

The No. 3's belief was something that eluded his team-mates over the four sessions which contained Sri Lanka's two farcical innings

21-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Headingley

Artful Anderson paints a Headingley masterpiece at last

James Anderson's status as a great fast bowler may be a matter for endless debate, but there's no question of the beauty of his very best performances

21-May-2016•Jarrod Kimber at Headingley

First since Trueman; an average of 4.5

Stats highlights from the third day's play at Leeds where England routed Sri Lanka by an innings.

21-May-2016•Shiva Jayaraman

Sri Lanka fold for a second time

21-May-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

The local lad who can now take on the world

This Headingley pitch has not made batting a simple task, but Jonny Bairstow played like a man in the form of his life with the stirring support of his home crowd

20-May-2016•George Dobell at Headingley

Sri Lanka's worst fears

Since the retirement of Sri Lanka's big two batsmen there has been a lot of talk about what the new-look line-up needs to do, but the end product has been harder to find

20-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

The task gets trickier for Angelo

The Sri Lankan captain has the skill to stand up to England's bowlers, so why did he not use a review? Whatever the situation, it was surely worth it

20-May-2016•Jarrod Kimber at Headingley

Anderson passes Kapil; Bairstow's Leeds form

Stats highlights from the second day's play at Headingley

20-May-2016•Shiva Jayaraman

Nine wickets for England's new-ball pair

20-May-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

The skill of finding that Headingley length

Dasun Shanaka is not one of the great fast bowlers to run in at Headingley, but he found the length that the great ones do

19-May-2016•Mark Nicholas

Shanaka baits England's top order

He was the last of the seamers used by Angelo Mathews, and even Dasun Shanaka seemed a little surprised with the big fish he hauled in

19-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Headingley

Mature Hales weathers the storm

Amid a spluttering start to England's Test summer, Alex Hales played with the sort of discipline that suggests he has the game to succeed at this level

19-May-2016•George Dobell at Headingley

Sri Lanka's bowlers leave early mark on England

19-May-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

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