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Gus Atkinson celebrates his maiden Test and first-class century on day two against Sri Lanka

Atkinson's maiden century helps England into commanding lead

Gus Atkinson set England on course to lead by 256 runs after day two of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka.

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England's Olly Stone celebrates taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne on day two of the second Test
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Potts and Stone show England have depth in bowling department

Matthew Potts and Olly Stone showed the strength of England's bowling department as they impressed on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's.

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Formidable England lead Sri Lanka by 256 after day two - as it happened

Text commentary and video highlights from the second Test between England and Sri Lanka as Olly Stone replaces the injured Mark Wood.

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Joe Root made a record-equalling 33rd Test century for England against Sri Lanka at Lord's
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Root's record-equalling ton leads England recovery against Sri Lanka

Joe Root equalled Sir Alastair Cook's record for Test centuries to lead England's fightback against Sri Lanka on day one of the second Test.

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England vs Sri Lanka | Day two highlights

The best of the action from day two of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka.

Joe Root hit his 33rd Test century for England on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka
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Root makes Sri Lanka question gamble at the toss

Joe Root's record-equalling Test century means Sri Lanka may regret their gamble at the toss on day one of the second Test at Lord's.

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England vs Sri Lanka: Second Test scorecard

The latest scorecard from the second Test between England and Sri Lanka at Lord's.

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Atkinson: My century hasn't sunk in yet | 'Thankfully I got there!'

'Aimed...fired...bye-bye!' | Pope produces stunning direct run-out!

Bashir takes his first wicket against Sri Lanka in style

Woakes strikes as Smith makes amends with nice catch to his left

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Joe Root and Chris Woakes celebrate England's win over Sri Lanka in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford
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New England find an old way to win

A hard-earned victory at Old Trafford has put England in position to clinch a series win over Sri Lanka at Lord's.

Jamie Smith was named player of the match in England's first-Test win over Sri Lanka
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England player ratings: Smith shines and Root underlines importance

How we rated England's players out of 10 in the five-wicket win over Sri Lanka at Old Trafford in the first Test.

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Shambolic morning for Sri Lanka the momentum-turner?

There have been few instances where a team has made a more shambolic start to a day's play than Sri Lanka did on the third morning in Manchester.

Ollie Pope took the reins of England's Test team for the first time against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford
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England's Pope finds the balance on first day as stand-in captain

We take a closer look at how Ollie Pope fared on his first day standing in as England captain in Ben Stokes' absence.

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Nasser Hussain

Nasser on captain Pope, smart Bazball, and injured seamers

Sky Sports' Nasser Hussain reflects on England's first Test win over Sri Lanka at Old Trafford...

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Morgan: 'Bigger and better' future awaits The Hundred

Sky Sports' Eoin Morgan believes a bigger and better future lies ahead for The Hundred after the men and women's finals closed out the fourth edition in great style.

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Athers: Flower 'the outstanding candidate' for England white-ball job

Sky Sports' Michael Atherton describes former England head coach Andy Flower as "the outstanding candidate" to take over from Matthew Mott in leading the white-ball team.

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Hussain: England really good but India 'deserved winners'

Former England captain Nasser Hussain reflects on the series-defining loss against India and explains why Ben Stokes' side can still take positives from the fourth Test.

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