England National Cricket Team vs Sri Lanka National Cricket Team LIVE:
Hello and welcome to our coverage of Day 3 of the 1st Test between England and Sri Lanka taking place at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester.
England will look to add crucial runs to their total, while Sri Lanka will be eager to return fresh and work through to get rid of the remaining 4 wickets as quickly as possible. Jamie Smith could be looking to get his century but will hope that he can get enough support from the tail-enders to go all the way.
Sri Lanka on the other hand will be expecting to get the remaining wickets as quickly as possible to focus on getting a big enough lead in the second innings. Asitha Fernando and Prabath Jayasuriya have been the pick of the bowling unit.
Both sides will hope that rain will not be playing a big role as they hope to get a full day’s game of cricket to ensure they have the best possible chance of getting the win.
England’s Playing XI: Daniel Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (C), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir
Sri Lanka’s Playing XI: Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal (WK), Dhananjaya de Silva (C), Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake
