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Sri Lanka fight back in the London gloom

Bad light brought about an early finish for the second successive day in the third and final Test at The Oval, frustrating an England side seeking to complete their first men’s summer Test whitewash since 2004.
Sri Lanka

By Charles Reynolds
Bad light brought about an early finish for the second successive day in the third and final Test at The Oval, frustrating an England side seeking to complete their first men’s summer Test whitewash since 2004.
Stand-in skipper Ollie Pope, who had earlier made the quickest Test 150 at the ground – beating Travis Head, Ian Botham and Kevin Pietersen – was forced to bowl his spinners after tea.
England conceded 62 runs in 17 overs as Sri Lanka’s best batters this series, Kamindu Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva, both hit unbeaten half centuries to take Sri Lanka to 211 for 5 ...

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