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Your views on England's tour of Sri Lanka

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by Timothy Abraham, Sam Drury & Huzaifah Khan

  1. 50 runs

    Half-century for Root

    Asitha Fernando back into the attack but Joe Root is a man at ease with things.

    Root steps across his stumps and nudges the Sri Lankan seamer for a single.

    Root has fifty off 54 balls.

  2. Russel Arnold
    Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on TNT Sports

    England's Joe Root plays a shotGetty Images

    Joe Root is making the bowlers bowl to him. That is the key. It's very clever batting.

    He's played a lot of cricket here and scored a lot of runs in these conditions.

    The Sri Lanka bowlers will be thinking about that.

  3. Eng 121-2

    Joe Root and Jacob Bethell content to work Charith Asalanka into the gaps.

    Root works one into the leg side to keep the strike and move on to 49.

  4. How's stat?!

    Jem Green
    CricViz data analyst

    There has been an average turn of 2.3º so far today. This is considerably less than the 3.2º spinners were extracting in the first 25 overs of the innings in the previous match.

  5. Eng 118-2

    Thanks, Sam.

    Jacob Bethell gets down low and clinically cuts Wanindu Hasaranga for four.

    A glimmer of a run-out chance off the final ball of the over but Bethell makes his ground following a brisk single.

  6. Eng 111-2

    Joe Root and Jacob Bethell run between the wicketsGetty Images

    Four more for Jacob Bethell.

    A back-foot punch through the covers this time but Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won't be too pleased with the fielding in the deep, especially off his own bowling.

    The two fielders out there seem to leave it to one another and the ball dribbles into the rope.

    England are going well, though, as I hand you over to Timothy Abraham.

  7. Eng 106-2

    Crunched!

    Fantastic sweep shot from Jacob Bethell, out of the middle of the bat, in front of square for four.

  8. Eng 102-2

    An expensive over ends with Jacob Bethell mistiming a pull shot out to deep mid-wicket for a single.

    England take 10 from it in total. They will want to get as close to 300 as possible and they've established a good base.

  9. Not out

    Eng 101-2

    Pitching outside leg... just!

    So close but Jacob Bethell survives and Sri Lanka are out of reviews.

  10. Sri Lanka review

    Eng 101-2

    One review left for Sri Lanka and they take it for an lbw shout against Jacob Bethell.

    The left-hander misses with a sweep but did the ball pitch outside leg? Upstairs it goes...

  11. 6 runs

    Eng 100-2

    Joe Root brings up the 100 for England in style!

    Too short from the returning Wanindu Hasaranga and Root shifts back quickly and hammers the pull shot over deep mid-wicket for six.

    Only just over the rope but that's the first maximum of the innings.

  12. How's stat?!

    Jem Green
    CricViz data analyst

    Another 50 partnership for Joe Root and Jacob Bethell brings up a total of 396 runs at an average of 56.67 batting together in eight ODI innings.

  13. Eng 92-2

    Root 37, Bethell 21

    England's Jacob Bethell plays a shotGetty Images

    Charith Asalanka brings himself into the attack to bowl some off-spin, making him the fifth Sri Lanka spinner to get a go today.

    There are cries of 'catch it!' when Jacob Bethell top-edges a sweep but the ball lands safely.

    Some hesitation nearly proves costly for England but, eventually, the batters decide to go through for the quick single and Joe Root makes his ground before the wicketkeeper whips off the bails.

    Four from the over and the partnership is up to 52. England are going at exactly four an over.

  14. Eng 88-2

    Root 35, Bethell 19

    Another over ends with a short ball and Joe Root pulls this firmly as well.

    There is a man out there this time, though, so he has to settle for two. Five from the over in total.

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    I do find it really hard to believe there is no place for Root in the T20 side…

    Jack, Manchester

  16. Eng 83-2

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    Too short from Dunith Wellalage to end the over and Joe Root cashes in.

    The right-hander rocks back and pulls over mid-wicket, into the gap for four.

  17. Eng 77-2

    Joe Root and Jacob Bethell share four singles either side of that review.

    The game picks up where it left off before drinks.

  18. David Gower
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    It looked to be outside off stump. The initial decision is confirmed to be correct.

    We went through the rigmarole of the review but no cigar.

  19. Not out

    Eng 76-2

    Yep, the ball struck Joe Root on the hip - and well outside the line of off.

    Not out, Sri Lanka lose a review and Root survives.

  20. Sri Lanka review

    Eng 76-2

    Joe Root misses with a sweep off Jeffrey Vandersay and, after a bit of chat, Sri Lanka go for the review.

    They don't seem overly confident and I think it hit Root outside the line of off but we'll have a look...