Joe Root’s unbeaten 67 ensured England wrapped up victory in the first Test against Sri Lanka
First Test, day four: Sri Lanka 236 & 358; England 358 & 205-5The stage was set for another dose of so-called Bazball, England set a target of 205 to win the first Test against Sri Lanka with 66 overs left in the fourth day; the kind of run chase they have looked to utterly vaporise these past two and a half years.
This gripping slow burn of a run chase – the target reeled in after 57.2 overs – said a fair bit about the fight shown by Dhananjaya de Silva’s Sri Lanka, this second set of summer tourists already an upgrade on West Indies by way of experience. It also said something about England’s new outlook. Jayasuriya broke the pair’s gimlet-eyed resistance, teasing a sharp caught and bowled from Brook after beating him in the flight. There were 86 runs to get at this stage. But Smith, glowing in form from the masterful 111 in the first innings that proved the difference, allayed any concerns among his teammates about tee-off times on Sunday with another display of youthful bravura.
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