Watch free live streaming of England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test, Day 1 at Headingley in Leeds. Sri Lanka’s tour of England commences with the Test series. The ENG vs SL 1st Test, Day 1 will start at 3:30 PM IST. Star Sports 1 and Star Sports HD 1 will telecast the match live. The free live streaming of ENG vs SL will be available on Starsports.com. Also Catch- Live Score ENG vs SL 1st Test
In 2014, Sri Lanka emerged victorious in the second and final Test at the same venue by 100 runs to clinch the two-match series. It was a dramatic end to the series with Sri Lanka winning the match on the penultimate ball of the Test match on Day five. Also Check- Sri Lanka tour of England 2016- Full Coverage
It was Sri Lanka’s first Test series win in England and they had the services of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene then. The team is without the two stalwarts as they look to emulate the 2014 success. Also Check- England vs Sri Lanka 2016 Schedule
On the other hand, England will take the field with revenge on their mind. The team has done well recently and will look to continue that in game’s longest format. The home side start as favourites but Sri Lanka are no pushovers even though they have an inexperienced line-up.
Head to head England and Sri Lanka have played 28 Test matches against each other. England has emerged winners in ten while result in eight matches went in favour of Sri Lanka. Ten matches between the two sides have ended in a draw.
Here is a look at squads:
England: Alastair Cook (c), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jake Ball, Stuart Broad, Nick Compton, Steve Finn, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, James Vince.
Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (c), Dinesh Chandimal, Dushmanta Chameera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan Pradeep, Rangana Herath, Dimuth Karunaratne, Suranga Lakmal, Ajantha Mendis, Kusal Perera, Dhammika Prasad, Dasun Shanaka, Kaushal Silva, Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru Thirimanne
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