England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights© AFP
England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: Joe Root scored a record-equalling 33rd Test hundred for England as the hosts established a strong position against Sri Lanka on the first day of the second Test at Lord’s on Thursday. England, 42-2 when Root came in to bat, reached stumps on 358-7. The star batsman made 143 — his sixth Test century at the ‘Home of Cricket’. Apart from Root, pacer Gus Atkinson was 74 not out at the close — his maiden Test fifty in just his fifth match at this level. (Scorecard)
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