England stamped their authority on the Women's World Cup with a commanding 89-run win over Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday, powered by a classy hundred from Nat Sciver-Brunt and a masterly spell of spin from Sophie Ecclestone.
Pathum Nissanka's superb unbeaten fifty left Sri Lanka eyeing a memorable win over England as the third Test at the Oval headed for a dramatic finish.
Ollie Pope returned to form on his Oval home ground with a first hundred as England captain on Friday's opening day of the third Test against Sri Lanka.
Gus Atkinson scored a dashing maiden century before England strengthened their grip on the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Friday.
England finally saw off Angelo Mathews as they pressed for victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test at Old Trafford on Friday.
England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a torn hamstring and will miss the Test series against Sri Lanka, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Tuesday.
Sri Lanka have appointed former England batter Ian Bell as their batting coach for the ongoing England tour.
England's Cricket World Cup title defence has gone close to as badly as it could have done, with Jos Buttler's side slipping to a fourth defeat in five matches on Thursday against Sri Lanka.
England are certainly doing their best to prove their arch-rivals' point at the World Cup in India.
Sri Lanka have appointed former England batter Ian Bell as their batting coach for the ongoing England tour.
England's Cricket World Cup title defence has gone close to as badly as it could have done, with Jos Buttler's side slipping to a fourth defeat in five matches on Thursday against Sri Lanka.
England are certainly doing their best to prove their arch-rivals' point at the World Cup in India.
Defending world champions England's hope of clearing the group stage of the ongoing World Cup was all but dashed when Sri Lanka claimed a dominating eight-wicket victory at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru yesterday.
Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana on Thursday said defending champions England "underestimated" his team in their key World Cup clash.
Sri Lanka breathed life into their World Cup campaign and left England in increasing danger of missing out on a semifinal spot after crushing the defending champions by eight wickets in a low-scoring match in Bengaluru on Thursday.
England skipper Jos Buttler described his team's thumping World Cup loss to Sri Lanka on Thursday as a "huge low point" with the team's title defence in tatters and their hopes of reaching the semi-finals all but over.
Sri Lanka pushed dismal England to the brink of World Cup elimination on Thursday when they handed the defending champions an eight-wicket thrashing.
Ben Stokes top-scored for England with 43 but even he was powerless to perform one of his trademark rescue missions
Mathews had Dawid Malan caught behind after the opener had made a brisk 28 with defending champions England on 45-1 at the time.
