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england vs sri lanka, 1st test, day 1

England vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 1

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Bairstow brought up his seventh Test fifty
 
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Sri Lanka asked England to bat first on an overcast morning in Leeds
 
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Alex Hales too scored his half-century as the teams went into Tea with England on 171 for 5, the hosts riding on an unbeaten 88-run stand for the fifth wicket
 
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Alex Hales, who kept running out of batting partners, dug in to plot England's recovery
 
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England were soon reduced to 83 for 5
 
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Jonny Bairstow joined Hales to pull the team out of their early misery.
 
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Even as the sun appeared from behind the clouds, there was a bit of gloom that hit the England dressing room as Alastair Cook was denied the opportunity to reach 10,000 Test runs.
 
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Dasun Shanaka enjoyed a dream debut, removing Alastair Cook, Nick Compton and Joe Root in the first session.