England ODI & T20I Tour of Sri Lanka

ODI Squad
Brook ©, Banton, Buttler (wk), Crawley, Duckett, Root, Bethell, S Curran, Carse, Dawson, Jacks, J Overton, Ahmed, Rashid, L Wood

T20I Squad
Brook ©, Banton, Buttler (wk), Duckett, Salt, Bethell, S Curran, Carse, Dawson Jacks, J Overton, Ahmed, Rashid, Tongue, L Wood

Schedule

1st ODI - Colombo - Thurs 22 Jan - 9.00 am
2nd ODI - Colombo - Sat 24 Jan - 9.00 am
3rd ODI - Colombo - Tues 27 Jan - 9.00 am

1st T20I (N) - Pallekele - Fri 30 Jan - 1.30 pm
2nd T20I (N) - Pallekele - Sun 1 Feb - 1.30 pm
3rd T20I (N) - Pallekele - Tues 3 Feb - 1.30 pm

1st ODI Sri Lanka v England - Colombo Thurs 22 Jan - 9 am
Toss - Sri Lanka elected to field
Sri Lanka 271-6 (50 overs) Kusal 93 no Liyanage 46 Mishara 27 Wellalage 25 no Nissanka 21 Rashid 3 40
England 252 (49.2 overs) Root 61 Duckett 62 J Overton 34 Ahmed 27 Vandersay 2-39 Wellalage 2-41 Madushan 3-39
Sri Lanka won by 19 runs

Sri Lanka v England 2nd ODI - Colombo - Sat 24 - 9 am
Toss - Sri Lanka elected to bat
Sri Lanka 219 (49.3 overs) Asalanka 45 Dhananjaya 40 Rathnayake 29 Nissanka 26 Kusal 26 Wellalage 20 J Overton 2-21 Rashid 2-34 Root 2-12
England 223-5 (46.2 overs) Root 75 Brook 42 Duckett 39 Buttler 33 no Dhananjaya 2-37 Vandersay 2-45
England won by 5 wickets

Sri Lanka v England 3rd ODI - Colombo - Tues 27 Jan - 9 am
Toss - England elected to bat
England 357-3 (50 overs) Root 111 no Brook 136 no Bethell 65
Sri Lanka 304 (46.4 overs) Rathnayake 121 no Nissanka 50 Jacks 2-43 J Overton 2-48 S Curran 2-48 Rashid 2-61
England won by 53 runs

Not a good start by England, Rehan and Duckett have both managed to get themselves out cheaply.

I know that I've not been following the ODI's recently but who's this Rehan and more importantly WTF has Bethall done to his hair. Did he lose the bet

Rehan Ahmed the Leicestershire Leg Spinner. He still only 21 after being the youngest England debutant in all 3 formats. He's listed as a bowling allrounder, but his batting is maybe his strength currently. He did make 5 centuries in the Championship last season from the No.3 position, but he looks a bit out of his depth on a pitch that is taking spin. With Crawley injured, they should've gone with Tom Banton, but I think they are happy to give Ahmed extra gametime, England can maybe get away with him opening with a long batting line-up.

After the first couple of wickets the England batting has been characterised by exemplary strike rotation. Lots of finding gaps and giving fielders the run around. A nice platform for Brook to do his heavy hitting in the last seven or eight overs. Just how to build an ODI innings.

Two contrasting, but equally brilliant innings from the Yorkshire men. Root 111 off 108 balls with just 9 fours & a six, a masterclass in hitting the gaps, manipulating the field with faultless footwork. Brook 136 from 66 balls with 11 fours & 9 sixes, just destroyed the bowlers with power. placement & timing, some ridiculous shots. A a captain he should let his bating do the talking in future, complaining about the quality of the Sri Lanka pitches was a dumb move.

Sri Lanka v England 1st ODI - Pallekele - Fri 30 Jan - 13.30
Toss - England elected to field
Sri Lanka 133 (16.2/17 overs) Kusal 37 Nissanka 23 Shanka 20 Rashid 3-19 S Curran 3-38 J Overton 2-17 Dawson 2-31
England 125-4 (15/15 overs) Salt 46 Banton 29 Eshan 2-24
England won by 11 runs (DLS Method) Target 115