Vibrant England find the strength to match their depth
1y • George Dobell in Galle
Result
1st Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 6-9 2018
England won by 211 runs
Player Of The Match
England
Day 4
Joe Root praises England's game awareness after memorable Galle victory
1y • Andrew Miller
Chandika Hathurusingha critical of 'school kid' batting from Sri Lanka
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle
Injured Dinesh Chandimal doubtful for second Test
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle
Rangana Herath retires saying it's 'the right time' to go
1y • ESPNcricinfo staff
Angelo Mathews' form encouraging for Sri Lanka, says Chandika Hathurusingha
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle
Ben Foakes ready to make way for Jonny Bairstow despite impressive debut
1y • George Dobell in Galle
England storm fortress Galle to end winless overseas run
1y • The Report by George Dobell at Galle
Day 3
Sri Lanka spinners undone by 'attacking mindset', says bowling coach
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle
Patient Keaton Jennings finds his subcontinental stride once again
1y • George Dobell in Galle
'My form this summer wasn't up to scratch' - Keaton Jennings
1y • ESPNcricinfo staff
Patient Keaton Jennings finds his subcontinental stride once again
1y • George Dobell in Galle
England take grip after Keaton Jennings comes good
1y • The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle
James Anderson handed demerit point for dissent in Galle Test
1y • ESPNcricinfo staff
Day 2
Ben Foakes, Moeen Ali underpin dominant day for England
1y • The Report by George Dobell in Galle
Ben Foakes becomes the fifth keeper to score a century on Test debut
1y • Gaurav Sundararaman
Day 1
Ben Foakes shows class on debut to lift England from adversity
1y • The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle
Others
Herath's goodbye, Root's hello
1y • Mark Nicholas
Assured Ben Foakes shuns 'risky' approach to set up England
1y • George Dobell in Galle
England saviour Ben Foakes 'never believed' he'd be making his Test debut
1y • ESPNcricinfo staff
Herath - as good as Muralitharan?
1y • S Rajesh
Lahiru Kumara axed from Sri Lanka squad for breaking team curfew
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando
Ben Foakes and Rory Burns set for England debuts
1y • George Dobell in Galle
From Ranatunga to Rashid Khan: Who's played with or against Herath?
1y • ESPNcricinfo staff
Galle up for grabs as spinners prepare to take centre stage
1y • The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle
'He looks like a club cricketer but his mental strength is unbelievable' - Paul Farbrace on Rangana Herath
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando and George Dobell