England player ratings vs Sri Lanka as Root shines but Lawrence experiment fails

How every England player rated out of 10 in series victory

The tourists went into day four needing just 125 more runs to gain their first Test win infor a decade. And despite losing Kusal Mendis early on, they eased to victory by eight wickets thanks to a wonderful unbeaten 127 from Pathum Nissanka.

England were aiming for a sixth victory from six Tests heading into this final match. But their profligacy with the bat, losing their final 17 wickets across both innings for 220 runs, cost them the chance to become the first England team win every Test of a home summer since 2004.Ben Duckett – 4/10Dan Lawrence – 2/10Ollie Pope – 4/10Century in final Test in vain. Four single-figure scores in six innings and another of 17. Captaincy not up to it either.

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