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Sri Lanka vs England, 5th ODI at Kandy, Dec 10 2014 - Cricket Photos

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5th ODI (D/N), Pallekele, December 10 - 11, 2014, England tour of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka
239
England FlagEngland
(49.1/50 ov, T:240) 240/5

England won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
104* (117) & 2 catches
joe-root
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Joe Root raises a third ODI hundred, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014
Joe Root raises a third ODI hundred••Getty Images
James Taylor attacks off the back foot, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014
James Taylor attacks off the back foot••Getty Images
James Taylor drives through the covers, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014
James Taylor drives through the covers••Getty Images
Sachithra Senanayake exults after trapping Alastair Cook lbw, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014
Sachithra Senanayake exults after trapping Alastair Cook lbw••Getty Images
Chris Woakes collected 6 for 47, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014
Chris Woakes collected 6 for 47••Getty Images
Sachithra Senanayake is bowled, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014
Sachithra Senanayake is bowled••Getty Images
Chris Jordan is congratulated after Angelo Mathews' dismissal, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014
Chris Jordan is congratulated after Angelo Mathews' dismissal••Getty Images
Kumar Sangakkara goes on the attack, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014
Kumar Sangakkara goes on the attack••Getty Images
Tillakaratne Dilshan dragged on aiming an expansive drive, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014
Tillakaratne Dilshan dragged on aiming an expansive drive••AFP
Tillakaratne Dilshan struck several boundaries early on, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014
Tillakaratne Dilshan struck several boundaries early on••Getty Images
Joe Root plays a reverse sweep, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014
Joe Root plays a reverse sweep••Getty Images
Joe Root punches forward, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014
Joe Root punches forward••Getty Images
Moeen Ali walks out to bat, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014
Moeen Ali walks out to bat••Getty Images
Moeen Ali was bowled for 4, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014
Moeen Ali was bowled for 4••Getty Images
Ajantha Mendis' stumps were dislodged by Chris Woakes, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014
Ajantha Mendis' stumps were dislodged by Chris Woakes••Getty Images
Kumar Sangakkara flicks one fine, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014
Kumar Sangakkara flicks one fine••Getty Images
Angelo Mathews sweeps during his 40, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014
Angelo Mathews sweeps during his 40••Getty Images
Chris Woakes leaps in joy after a wicket, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014
Chris Woakes leaps in joy after a wicket••Getty Images
England picked up the crucial wicket of Mahela Jayawardene through Chris Woakes, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014
England picked up the crucial wicket of Mahela Jayawardene through Chris Woakes••Getty Images
Steven Finn celebrates picking up a wicket in his first over, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014
Steven Finn celebrates picking up a wicket in his first over••Getty Images
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Root has had a lot of responsibility thrust on him but he carries the burden cheerfully, grinning at opposition bowlers and piling up runs with a certain gangling ease

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Mathews bemoans ineffective spinners

Angelo Mathews placed blame for Sri Lanka's five-wicket defeat in Pallekele at his spinners' ineffectiveness on a track as dry as they have played on in three months

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Root hit the Sanga level - Cook

Alastair Cook's search for a significant ODI score goes on but his side showed impressive composure in completing a five-wicket win in the fifth ODI against Sri Lanka

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Senanayake flaunts his elbows

Senanayake's half-sleeved shirt and England's increasing extras count in plays of the day from the fifth ODI between Sri Lanka and England

Senanayake flaunts his elbows
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England Innings
Player NameRB
AN Cook
lbw2030
MM Ali
bowled44
JWA Taylor
caught6890
JE Root
not out104117
RS Bopara
caught2849
EJG Morgan
caught55
JC Buttler
not out21
Extras(lb 6, nb 1, w 2)
Total240(5 wkts; 49.1 ovs)
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