Bad light ends play early - only 44.1 overs possible. Day one report
Pope finds form with 102-ball century
Sri Lanka won toss at The Oval
Third Test, England lead series 2-0
Image source, Getty ImagesNot since 2004 have England won all of the Tests they have played throughout a summer.
That year they beat New Zealand 3-0 and West Indies 4-0.
The first Test of the summer was Nasser Hussain's last. A certain Rob Key scored a double hundred in the first Test of the West Indies series.
A lot has happened in those 20 years since.
Image source, Getty ImagesJosh Hull received his England cap from Andrew Flintoff a little earlier before posing for photos with his family. It looks like there was a bit of emotion on show.
Flintoff is back as part of the England coaching team in this match.
And if you still haven't his BBC One show Field of Dreams yet you need to. You can watch it on iPlayer here.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland have certainly thought outside the box again with their latest selection.
Josh Hull is a 20-year-old left-arm seamer who has played just 10 first-class matches.
In those matches he has taken 16 wickets at an average of 62.75. In three matches in the County Championship for Leicestershire this summer he has taken two wickets at an average of 182.50.
But England like the look of him. They say he bowls at good pace and swings it from his 6ft 7ins.
"Josh Hull is 6ft foot heaps, bowls left-arm, ranges in pace from 80 to 90mph, swings it not too dissimilar to the likes of Jimmy Anderson. He's 20 years of age, from good farming stock. It's not a huge gamble, is it?," coach Brendon McCullum said this week.
Stuart Broad has a big coat on as he's inspecting the pitch for TV. It's cool. It's gloomy. It's not the kind of day to be an opener.
England: Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Olly Stone, Josh Hull, Shoaib Bashir.
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Kamindu Mendis, Milan Rathnayake, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe already know the teams.
England have continued to surprise by handing a debut to 20-year-old left-arm quick Josh Hull. He replaces Matthew Potts.
Sri Lanka have made two changes. Kusal Mendis is back for Nishan Madushka and, slightly surprisingly, left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya has been left out for Vishwa Fernando.
We are expecting a seamers' Test, in fairness.
Ollie Pope says he would have bowled first too but it's a "great opportunity" for the team with the bat.
Sri Lanka have won the toss and unsurprisingly in murky conditions have opted to bowl.
Image source, PA MediaHello, good morning.
We have reached that point in the summer packed with mixed emotions - celebration of what has come before, excitement of what still remains but disappointment that it will all soon be over for another year.
It's the morning of the last Test of the English summer at The Oval. England are seeking a clean sweep...
Image source, Getty ImagesFor one last time this summer...
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duckett,caught Chandimal, bowled Rathnayake Duckett, caught Chandimal, bowled Rathnayake | 86 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 127 | 108.86 |
Lawrence,caught Nissanka, bowled Kumara Lawrence, caught Nissanka, bowled Kumara | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 23.81 |
Pope,caught Karunaratne, bowled MVT Fernando Pope, caught Karunaratne, bowled MVT Fernando | 154 | 156 | 19 | 2 | 264 | 98.72 |
Root,caught MVT Fernando, bowled Kumara Root, caught MVT Fernando, bowled Kumara | 13 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 27.08 |
Brook,caught PHKD Mendis, bowled Rathnayake Brook, caught PHKD Mendis, bowled Rathnayake | 19 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 48.72 |
Smith,caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando Smith, caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando | 16 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 51.61 |
Woakes,caught Rathnayake, bowled de Silva Woakes, caught Rathnayake, bowled de Silva | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 50.00 |
Atkinson,caught Rathnayake, bowled de Silva Atkinson, caught Rathnayake, bowled de Silva | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 41.67 |
Stone,not out Stone, not out | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 125.00 |
Hull,caught de Silva, bowled AM Fernando Hull, caught de Silva, bowled AM Fernando | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20.00 |
Bashir,caught Kumara, bowled Rathnayake Bashir, caught Kumara, bowled Rathnayake | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33.33 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 2, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 2, total 7 | ||||||
Total,325 all out 69.1 overs Total,325 all out 69.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AM Fernando | 20.0 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 4.40 |
MVT Fernando | 13.0 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 3.53 |
Kumara | 16.0 | 1 | 97 | 2 | 6.06 |
Rathnayake | 13.1 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 4.25 |
Mathews | 3.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.66 |
de Silva | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
45 for 1 (9.2 overs) | Lawrence |
140 for 2 (25.6 overs) | Duckett |
191 for 3 (38.3 overs) | Root |
261 for 4 (52.4 overs) | Brook |
290 for 5 (59.6 overs) | Smith |
299 for 6 (62.2 overs) | Woakes |
307 for 7 (64.5 overs) | Atkinson |
307 for 8 (65.1 overs) | Pope |
318 for 9 (68.2 overs) | Hull |
325 for 10 (69.1 overs) | Bashir |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,caught Woakes, bowled Hull Nissanka, caught Woakes, bowled Hull | 64 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 125.49 |
Karunaratne,run out Stone Karunaratne, run out Stone | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 56.25 |
BKG Mendis,caught Brook, bowled Woakes BKG Mendis, caught Brook, bowled Woakes | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 107.69 |
Mathews,caught Pope, bowled Stone Mathews, caught Pope, bowled Stone | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27.27 |
Chandimal,leg before wicket, bowled Stone Chandimal, leg before wicket, bowled Stone | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 |
de Silva,caught Bashir, bowled Hull de Silva, caught Bashir, bowled Hull | 69 | 111 | 11 | 0 | 132 | 62.16 |
PHKD Mendis,caught Root, bowled Woakes PHKD Mendis, caught Root, bowled Woakes | 64 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 139 | 70.33 |
Rathnayake,caught Smith, bowled Stone Rathnayake, caught Smith, bowled Stone | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 33.33 |
MVT Fernando,leg before wicket, bowled Hull MVT Fernando, leg before wicket, bowled Hull | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 |
Kumara,not out Kumara, not out | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17.24 |
AM Fernando,caught Smith, bowled Bashir AM Fernando, caught Smith, bowled Bashir | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 78.57 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 8, leg byes 2, total 17 Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 8, leg byes 2, total 17 | ||||||
Total,263 all out 61.2 overs Total,263 all out 61.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 13.0 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 3.23 |
Atkinson | 9.0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 5.11 |
Hull | 11.0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 4.81 |
Stone | 9.0 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 3.88 |
Bashir | 11.2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 3.26 |
Lawrence | 6.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.83 |
Root | 2.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
34 for 1 (6.2 overs) | Karunaratne |
70 for 2 (10.5 overs) | BKG Mendis |
86 for 3 (14.4 overs) | Mathews |
91 for 4 (15.3 overs) | Nissanka |
93 for 5 (16.2 overs) | Chandimal |
220 for 6 (47.5 overs) | de Silva |
233 for 7 (50.1 overs) | PHKD Mendis |
238 for 8 (51.4 overs) | MVT Fernando |
248 for 9 (56.5 overs) | Rathnayake |
263 for 10 (61.2 overs) | AM Fernando |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duckett,caught MVT Fernando, bowled AM Fernando Duckett, caught MVT Fernando, bowled AM Fernando | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 87.50 |
Lawrence,caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara Lawrence, caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara | 35 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 100.00 |
Pope,bowled Kumara Pope, bowled Kumara | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 43.75 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando Root, leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 66.67 |
Brook,leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando Brook, leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21.43 |
Smith,caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando Smith, caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando | 67 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 84 | 134.00 |
Woakes,caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara Woakes, caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Atkinson,leg before wicket, bowled Rathnayake Atkinson, leg before wicket, bowled Rathnayake | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7.14 |
Stone,caught substitute, bowled Kumara Stone, caught substitute, bowled Kumara | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 32.26 |
Hull,not out Hull, not out | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 116.67 |
Bashir,caught substitute, bowled AM Fernando Bashir, caught substitute, bowled AM Fernando | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 66.67 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 3 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 3 | ||||||
Total,156 all out 34.0 overs Total,156 all out 34.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AM Fernando | 12.0 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 4.08 |
Rathnayake | 7.0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 6.14 |
Kumara | 7.0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 3.00 |
MVT Fernando | 8.0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
20 for 1 (2.6 overs) | Duckett |
35 for 2 (7.4 overs) | Pope |
56 for 3 (11.1 overs) | Lawrence |
66 for 4 (14.3 overs) | Root |
69 for 5 (16.3 overs) | Brook |
70 for 6 (17.4 overs) | Woakes |
82 for 7 (23.4 overs) | Atkinson |
140 for 8 (30.6 overs) | Smith |
145 for 9 (32.2 overs) | Stone |
156 for 10 (33.6 overs) | Bashir |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,not out Nissanka, not out | 127 | 124 | 13 | 2 | 190 | 102.42 |
Karunaratne,caught and bowled Woakes Karunaratne, caught and bowled Woakes | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 38.10 |
BKG Mendis,caught Bashir, bowled Atkinson BKG Mendis, caught Bashir, bowled Atkinson | 39 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 105.41 |
Mathews,not out Mathews, not out | 32 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 52.46 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 8, total 13 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 8, total 13 | ||||||
Total,219 for 2 40.3 overs Total,219 for 2 40.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 12.0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 4.33 |
Atkinson | 11.0 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4.00 |
Hull | 6.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6.33 |
Stone | 8.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 5.62 |
Bashir | 3.3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
39 for 1 (6.6 overs) | Karunaratne |
108 for 2 (19.3 overs) | BKG Mendis |
