Summary

  • England win by 30 runs

  • Joe Denly opens the bowling and takes four wickets

  • Denly playing first international for eight years

  • Adil Rashid takes 3-12 from four overs

  • Jason Roy, dropped four times, makes 69 from 36

  • Three-Test series starts on 6 November

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse and Jack Skelton

  1. Ambidextrous spinner Kamindu Mendis is into the attack.

    He has a right-hand/left-hand combination in Roy and Stokes to face.

    Expect him to bowl slow left-arm to Roy and right-arm off-spin to Stokes.

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  3. Eng 62-3

    Superb first over from Sanakan - just three from it and the crucial wicket of Morgan.

    England need to rebuild on the fly.

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    Morgan run out (Sandakan) 11 (Eng 60-3)

    England's second mix-up of the innings and this time it leads to a wicket.

    Again Jason Roy is involved but it's Eoin Morgan who is trudging off.

    The England captain was waiting for Roy's call after he swept just short of fine leg round the corner. Roy just went and Morgan was left stranded.

    Lakshan Sandakan collects the throw in from Lasith Malinga, turns and throws down the stumps at the non-striker's end.

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    BBC Radio 5 live in Colombo

    As good an atmosphere as we've had all tour in the Premadasa this evening. It's not completely full, but it's certainly noisy.

  6. Left-arm wrist spinner Lakshan Sandakan is into the attack.

    He measures out his run up by putting one foot exactly in front of the other.

  7. Eng 59-2

    Roy 30, Morgan 11

    It's a decent over by Aponso all told though, limiting England to 'just' seven off it.

  8. Eng 57-2

    Eoin Morgan is in serious form.

    The England captain shuffles two steps back and wallops Amila Aponso from in to out over wide mid-off.

    One bounce, four.

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    Can't help but think Buttler is wasted at 2...as is Hales at 3! Roles should be reversed at the very least!

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  10. Eng 52-2

    Roy 28, Morgan 6

    Touch! Eoin Morgan backs away and caresses it through the covers for four off the returning Lasith Malinga.

    That's the 50 up for England.

  11. Henry Moeran
    BBC Radio 5 live in Colombo

    In recent days the rain has come in the evening here in Colombo, normally starting around 6pm. The fact we've got to 7.15 without anything is encouraging. But quite honestly, what do I know?!

  12. Eng 46-2

    England captain Eoin Morgan is off the mark with a single.

  13. Ah. Jason Roy might be in a bit of trouble with Alex Hales later.

    Ball tracking shows that delivery would not have turned nearly enough to hit leg stump and would've slid down.

    A bad decision by umpire Raja Wimalasiri.

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    Hales lbw Aponso 4 (Eng 45-2)

    Sri Lanka are celebrating now though!

    Alex Hales misses it trying to sweep and the ball strikes his pads. Huge appeal and given!

    Hales asks Jason Roy about the appeal but is advised that it's not worth it.

    Was that straightening enough to hit leg stump?

  15. Eng 45-1

    England just keep coming at you.

    New man Alex Hales gets a bit of width and batters it through point for four to get off the mark.

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    Buttler c b Aponso 13 (Eng 41-1)

    Excellent response by Amila Aponso, bowling it very slowly and getting the ball to straighten, forcing Jos Buttler to put all the pace on it.

    But the England opener can only chip it up towards the covers, trying to hit in to out.

    Dinesh Chandimal pouches a simple chance. Not much celebration though - it's been a cracking start for England.

  17. Eng 41-0

    Jos Buttler smacks it down the ground for four more.

  18. Not out

    The third umpire needs about two seconds to see the ball did indeed hit the ground first before looping to the man at cover.

    Not out. And a bit of a pointless use of the third umpire really. Clearly a bump ball.

  19. Third umpire

    Sri Lanka now appeal for a catch to dismiss Jason Roy.

    Seemed like it was a bump ball in real time.

    The umpires send it upstairs and the soft signal is not out.

  20. 6 runs

    Eng 37-0

    And Jason Roy adds some insult to Sri Lanka's injury by clattering a mighty six over mid-wicket. Shot!