England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test at London, ENG v SL, Aug 29 2024 - Playing XI

RESULT

2nd Test, Lord's, August 29 - September 01, 2024, Sri Lanka tour of England

427 & 251

(T:483) 196 & 292

England won by 190 runs

Player Of The Match

, ENG

118, 2/40 & 5/62

	England	Sri Lanka
1	Ben Duckett top-order batter	Nishan Madushka † wicketkeeper batter
2	Dan Lawrence middle-order batter	Dimuth Karunaratne opening batter
3	Ollie Pope (c) middle-order batter	Pathum Nissanka top-order batter
4	Joe Root top-order batter	Angelo Mathews allrounder
5	Harry Brook batter	Dinesh Chandimal wicketkeeper batter
6	Jamie Smith † wicketkeeper batter	Dhananjaya de Silva (c) allrounder
7	Chris Woakes allrounder	Kamindu Mendis allrounder
8	Gus Atkinson bowler	Milan Rathnayake bowler
9	Matthew Potts bowler	Prabath Jayasuriya bowler
10	Olly Stone bowler	Lahiru Kumara bowler
11	Shoaib Bashir bowler	Asitha Fernando bowler
Bench
12	Jordan Cox wicketkeeper batter	Vishwa Fernando bowler
13	Josh Hull bowler	Nisala Tharaka bowler
14	-	Ramesh Mendis allrounder
15	-	Kusal Mendis wicketkeeper batter
16	-	Kasun Rajitha bowler
17	-	Sadeera Samarawickrama wicketkeeper batter
18	-	Jeffrey Vandersay bowler

Language

English

Match Coverage

What's the highest Test score without a century stand?

Also: who made the highest score in an ODI as captain?

What's the highest Test score without a century stand?

Switch Hit: Baz Supremacy and Root maths

Alan is joined by Miller and Fidel to discuss England's victory at Lord's and a promotion for Brendon McCullum

Switch Hit: Baz Supremacy and Root maths

Brook wears deputy tag lightly but greater responsibility beckons

Says vice-captaincy "not a massive role", though contrast with Pope seems instructive

Brook wears deputy tag lightly but greater responsibility beckons

Was Gus Atkinson the first to score his maiden first-class hundred in a Test?

Also: how often has a batter been stumped in both innings of a Test?

Was Gus Atkinson the first to score his maiden first-class hundred in a Test?

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

Raw pace wasn't on the agenda at Lord's, but gritty determination was to the fore

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

Instant answers to T20 questions

Videos

All Match Videos

Dhananjaya de Silva explains why Atkinson is such a tough opponent

Dhananjaya de Silva explains why Atkinson is such a tough opponent

Ollie Pope unfazed by low scores as captain in England's win

Ollie Pope unfazed by low scores as captain in England's win

Kamindu Mendis hasn't given up hope of Test fightback

Kamindu Mendis hasn't given up hope of Test fightback