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Bopara favourite for Test position

Ravi Bopara is the favourite to claim England's vacant middle-order spot for the first Test against Sri Lanka at Cardiff

21-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan

Dilshan hundred leads Sri Lanka's fightback

After two tough days against England Lions, the Sri Lankans put up a better fight having been asked to follow on but still face the prospect of defeat ahead of the first Tes

21-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Derby

Dernbach happy to give Sri Lanka a tough time

Jade Dernbach knows he won't be featuring in England's Test squad early this season, but was delighted to be able to play a part in giving the Sri Lankans a tough warm-up

20-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Derby

Dernbach stars as Sri Lanka struggle

Sri Lanka's difficult preparations ahead of the first Test continued on the second day at Derby as their top order floundered against a strong England Lions pace attack

20-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Derby

Calm Morgan returns in style

Eoin Morgan has never been one to go by convention, especially with a bat in his hand, and once again showed that there is more than one way to be ready for first-class cricket

19-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Derby

Morgan ton unlikely to help Test cause

Eoin Morgan is expected to pay the price for his IPL stint by missing out on a place in England's squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka, but he took his chance against the tourists with a destructive 156 for the Lions at Derby

19-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Derby

Sri Lanka face tough warm-up

Sri Lanka will step up their preparations for the first Test against England when they face a strong Lions side at Derby

18-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan

Atapattu wants to bridge batting gulf within team

Sri Lanka's batting coach Marvan Atapattu has said there is a big gulf between the batting ability of senior batsmen Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene and remaining batsmen in the national side

17-May-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Bresnan likely to miss Sri Lanka series

Tim Bresnan is likely to miss the three-Test series against Sri Lanka after suffering a torn calf muscle

16-May-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Law lays down England challenge

Stuart Law, Sri Lanka's interim coach, has labelled England the "best Test team in the world" but promises his team won't take a backward step during the upcoming series

16-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Uxbridge

Welegedara sets up Sri Lanka win

Sri Lanka made slightly hard work of chasing 213 at Uxbridge but opened their tour with a four-wicket victory as they reached the target with five overs to spare having bowled Middlesex out for 161

16-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Uxbridge

Dilshan and Paranavitana hit hundreds

On the first day at Uxbridge it was the England captain reacquainting himself with first-class cricket and on the second it was the turn of Sri Lanka's

15-May-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka attack backed to surprise

Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake is confident that his young and inexperienced charges can spring a surprise on England in the upcoming three-Test series

15-May-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Strauss shows form on return to action

Andrew Strauss's last innings was the World Cup quarter-final against Sri Lanka and seven weeks on from that poor display in Colombo he returned to the middle with a breezy 151

14-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Uxbridge

Sri Lanka search for focus in tour opener

Sri Lanka's tour of England will stutter into life on Saturday with the start of their three-day fixture against Middlesex at Uxbridge

13-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan

Morgan and Bopara face Test shootout

The announcement of the England Lions squad has presented the possibility of a batting shootout to fill the vacant slot in England's middle order

11-May-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kieswetter and Woakes miss Lions match

Craig Kieswetter and Chris Woakes have been ruled out of contention for the England Lions match against Sri Lanka at Derby next week

11-May-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Adjusting to conditions crucial - Atapattu

Sri Lanka will have to adjust to the Test format and the English conditions if they are to challenge England this summer, Marvan Atapattu, their batting coach has said

10-May-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dilshan targets Test success with young attack

Tillakaratne Dilshan wants to become the first Sri Lanka captain to secure a Test series victory in England after leaving the IPL early to lead his team

07-May-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Pietersen set for Surrey return

Kevin Pietersen is set for a return to competitive cricket at Fenner's next week, and is well on course to feature in the first Test against Sri Lanka on May 26, after stepping up his rehabilitation following hernia surgery with extensive nets sessions at

04-May-2011•Andrew Miller at The Oval

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