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Paul Collingwood admitted that England had endured “one of those days when we didn’t get it right” after Sri Lanka ended the third day of the summer’s final Test on 94 for one and needing 125 to secure their first victory against the home side in a decade and just their fourth in this country.
Needing to win this game to complete a clean sweep of their six summer Tests, England scored 156 in their second innings, bowled out in just 34 overs with only Jamie Smith’s explosive, 50-ball 67 saving them from humiliation. “It certainly hasn’t been one of our better days of Test cricket this year,” said Collingwood, England’s assistant coach.
Written by Simon Burnton at the Kia Oval
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