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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It’s a big day for Vince, as he just needs to do something. They don’t worry about the wicket these days. They just smash it about."
Summary
England win series 3-0
SL bowled out with 7.2 overs unused
Willey 4-34, Plunkett 3-44, Rashid 2-41
England: Root 93, Buttler 70, Vince 51
Sri Lanka: Chandimal 53, Gunathilaka 48
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Listen overseaspublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
Postpublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special"Normally it’s a big ground. But they’ve brought the boundaries in today. And it looks like a postage stamp."
Boundary inpublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
One thing to point out today - the boundary rope has been brought in a fair way on this Cardiff pitch. As long as the wicket doesn't have any real demons in it, we could potentially see a big score or two.
I've played a couple of times on a ground in Tong, West Yorkshire, by the Greyhound pub, with the smallest boundaries you've ever seen. It was like playing on the felt pitch from Test Match.
Hunt for Halespublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
Image source, Getty ImagesAlex Hales won't be playing in Cardiff today but he is a wanted man.
Division Two side Essex have requested to speak to the 27-year-old Nottinghamshire and England opener, who is out of contract at the end of the season.
Hales is England's first-choice opener across all three formats after making his Test debut in December 2015.
Should Hales join Essex it would mean he joins up with England Test opening partner and captain Alastair Cook.
TMS rotapublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
On airpublished at 10:16 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
BBC Test Match SpecialTest Match Special has just started on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. You can find that via the coverage tab at the top of this page.
Delayed start timepublished at 10:14 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
The start has been delayed by 10 minutes while the groundstaff clear away the water left by that brief shower. As long as the rain stays away, we'll get under way at 10:40 BST.
Roy storypublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
No Hales then for England, but this guy is gunning for a third ton of the series...
Weather forecastpublished at 10:10 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
The rain has eased a bit. The forecast suggests we should have a game today.
Image source, BBC WeatherCaptain's viewpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
England captain Eoin Morgan: "I would have bowled first because of the green on the wicket.
"It's a really important game for us. When we've gone ahead the series in the past we've almost let our foot off the accelerator."
Captain's viewpublished at 10:07 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews: "We'll have a bowl first with the weather around, and the wicket is slightly greener than the last one.
"We batted well in the last game, just our bowling didn't happen. Hopefully we will bat well second.
"We go in with one change, with Chaminda Bandara coming in for Farveez Maharoof."
Team newspublished at 10:07 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
Two changes for England. James Vince is in for Alex Hales at the top of the order. He has a "back niggle", apparently. Chris Jordan comes in to the bowling attack, replacing Moeen Ali.
Chaminda Bandara replaces Farveez Maharoof in a single bowling change for Sri Lanka.
It's spitting!published at 10:03 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
Ugh. It is starting to rain in Cardiff. On come the covers.
Tosspublished at 10:02 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
Sri Lanka have won one! They're gonna have a bowl.
Busy times aheadpublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
Image source, Getty ImagesIf England are going to prove themselves as the best, they are going to do it the hard (and very busy way). In plans announced yesterday, their 2017 home schedule will span 149 days and features their earliest start and latest finish to a summer.
The first games of the domestic season will be against Ireland, the first time the teams have met in England.
Three more one-day internationals with South Africa follow before the Champions Trophy from 1-18 June.
After three Twenty20 games, Test matches will not start until 6 July, with seven matches in 67 days against South Africa and West Indies.
For the full schedule, click here.
No mercypublished at 09:58 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
Image source, ReutersOK, so this game may be a dead rubber, with England currently holding an unassailable 2-0 lead, but that doesn't mean the game is without interest.
After all, this England team are on a mission to become the best in the world - a year ago, such a notion would have been as laughable as the England football team declaring a similar idea today.
Amazingly, the cricket side are not that far off. In the 12 months, their batsmen have scored runs at a quicker rate, made more hundreds, and hit more fours and sixes than the batsmen from any other country.
Now, they need to add that ruthless touch to their game. Like the great Australian ODI teams of recent eras. No mercy.
Welcomepublished at 09:51 British Summer Time 2 July 2016
I think it's fair to say the Welsh don't always get behind England's sporting teams (see below) but cricket, being the wonderful, warm-spirited game that it is, unites nations and today in Cardiff we have an English-Welsh alliance. Just take it easy with that overhead clap Iceland celebration, OK lads?
Media caption, Euro 2016: Wales defend England celebrations
Let the celebrations continuepublished at 09:45
Image source, Rex FeaturesI suspect there might be a few sore heads in the stands at the cricket today, you know, what with one of their biggest ever sporting results happening last night.
What they probably need is a nice, quiet game in Cardiff to ease them back in. Unfortunately, England don't really do quiet cricket any more.