Josh Hull endures mixed fortunes on debut as England let Sri Lanka off the hook

On a surreal afternoon with Chris Woakes bowling spin, England once again stand accused of allowing Sri Lanka to fight back

Debutant Josh Hull experienced the highs and the lows of Test cricket at The Oval, celebrating his first international wicket but dropping a costly catch asbatted carelessly in a chaotic morning session to turn their overnight position of 221 for three into an underwhelming 325 all out, with Sri Lanka finishing 211 for five after a rocky start to their reply.

With bad light meaning England could only utilise spin after tea, there was only one concrete chance to part the duo and Hull shelled it. Shoaib Bashir drew a mis-hit from De Silva and the ball sailed straight to the newcomer, who made a mess of a regulation chance as it squirmed to the floor. The tail was knocked over with minimal fuss, Gus Atkinson, Hull and Bashir clubbing together for eight runs in 25 balls between them, the latter pair competing for the rankest mis-hit of the day.

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