Summary

  • Sri Lanka win by 19 runs & go 1-0 up in three-game series - report

  • Overton strikes 34 off 17 to give England brief hope

  • England collapse from 129-1 to 165-6 & 213-9

  • Root and Duckett (62) put on 117 for second wicket

  • Sri Lanka hit 23 runs off last over to post 271-6

  • Mendis (93*) and Liyange (46) share 88-run stand for fifth wicket

  • Rashid takes 3-44 on turning track

  • Curran's 'moon ball' ends 50-run opening stand

Your views on England's tour of Sri Lanka

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter

  1. The players are out in the middle and the national anthems have wrapped up.

    We’re all set to get under way at R Premadasa Stadium.

  2. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    What sort of England are we going to see here? I look at that eleven and think, this is strong but I’ve thought that before this winter!

  3. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Colombo

    Two weeks on from the end of the Ashes, England go again. Different format, different kit, different country, different captain. There’s a very solid turnout of away support – England fans were forming a long queue outside the venue two hours before the start of play. I’ve seen two Port Vale flags and one Stoke City – good to see the Potteries travelling well. The crowd is building steadily – it’s a hot day in Colombo. We’re expecting it to be full later on.

  4. The teams

    Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka (c), Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando.

    England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Rehan Ahmed, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid.

  5. England captain Harry Brook: "We would have had a bat first as well. We will go out there and try our best.

    "It's massive playing against a strong side in conditions that favour them.

    "Zak Crawley comes in to open the batting with Ben Duckett. Will Jacks is out with illness, so Rehan Ahmed comes in."

  6. Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka: "It looks like a very good pitch and we want to put a good score on the board.

    "When we look back over the recent months, we have been doing good. We want to do our basics right here."

  7. Sri Lanka win the toss and bat

    The news from the middle is that Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka has won the toss and decided to bat first.

  8. It's grey skies over the BBC Sport offices here in Salford, but it's bright and sunny in Colombo.

    Conditions look perfect for some cricket and we've already had the first bit of business out of the way - the toss.

  9. Good morning!

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    Welcome to our live coverage of England’s first ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo.

    It’s a different setting for England in a different format and frankly, a much‑needed fresh start after a bruising Ashes campaign.

    There’s no escaping that it happened, but this is a chance to reset and rediscover some rhythm and pride too, with the T20 World Cup just around the corner.

    Let's get right into it, shall we?