Summary

  • Sri Lanka win toss and bowl first in Rawalpindi

  • Tongue & Dawson replace Baker & Rashid for England

  • Game part of ODI tri-series including Pakistan

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Live Reporting

by Mike Peter

  1. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    Tom Banton has timed that really well. There's nothing the fielder could do and that's more like his performance from the other day.

  2. Eng 18-0

    England have had a bit of a slow start, but Tom Banton fires up the motor in the fourth over.

    He picks up the first boundary of the match, edging Dilshan Madushanka out to the ropes at third. Eshan Malinga makes a bit of a mess of his fielding and lets the ball through.

    Banton then makes that three consecutive fours, punching Madushanka down the ground and through the covers.

  3. Eng 5-0

    That's a bit tight, Ben.

    England's opener runs a quick single to cover off Asitha Fernando and the throw from the fielder scuds just past the non-striker's stumps.

    Duckett would have been well short of his ground had that hit.

  4. Eng 3-0

    Having spent the first over at the non-striker's end, Ben Duckett gets back down there immediately, pushing Dilshan Madushanka's delivery to cover and taking advantage of a mis-field to run a single.

    Two singles follow off the rest of the over - Sri Lanka are keeping England quiet initially.

  5. Eng 0-0

    Sri Lanka's Asitha FernandoReuters

    A solid start from Asitha Fernando.

    The Sri Lanka seamer bowls an opening maiden to Tom Banton.

  6. Tom BantonReuters

    Time to get going.

    Ben Duckett and Tom Banton are out in the middle at Rawalpindi.

    Asitha Fernando will open the bowling for Sri Lanka.

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    I worry about the balance of this England side. There is a lot of pressure on the top four. All are capable of getting a big score but if we do lose wickets like in the last match we lack the batting depth. 50 overs is a long time.

    Chris

  8. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I think one thing England did lose in the middle overs with the ball in hand against Pakistan was that intent to take wickets. You have to consistently take wickets through the middle, so that the team batting is not building momentum.

    If they start scoring boundaries that makes you defensive as a bowler. It was intelligent from Pakistan and it was something England can learn from when they bat in this part of the world and when they have the ball in hand.

  9. Here's how the tri-series table looks heading into today's game.

    Pakistan top the standings have won the opening two games, beating Sri Lanka and England by 37 and 87 runs respectively.

    After today's match the action switches to Lahore, where we'll have three more group games then a final between the top two sides.

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  10. Line-ups

    Sri Lanka: Kamindu Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (c, wk), Pavan Rathnayake, Sahan Arachchige, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka, Dunith Wellalage, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka

    England: Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jordan Cox, (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue

    Sri Lanka make one change, with Dunith Wellalage replacing Sachindu Colombage.

  11. Harry BrookGetty Images

    England captain Harry Brook: "We were going to have a bat today, actually.

    "It looks slightly drier and it looks slightly harder as well. Hopefully it's a good surface in the first innings, put some runs on the board and put them under some pressure."

    On what went wrong in the loss to Pakistan: "Middle overs with the bat predominantly. We were probably a bit too careful against their spinners and we've just got to try and learn from that and put them under a little more pressure during the middle overs."

    On changes to the side: "Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue are in for Sonny Baker and Adil Rashid."

  12. Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis on his decision to bowl first: "I think a little bit of dew will come in the seond innings - that's why I've chosen to bowl first.

    "We have to manage the first couple of overs and then I think we have to bat the whole innings. Normally [if] we chase 300 we have to bat the 50 overs.

    "We made one change [Sachindu] Colombage is not playing, [Dunith] Wellalage is playing."

  13. Sri Lanka win the toss and bowl

    Kusal Mendis of Sri Lanka flips the coin as Harry Brook of EnglandGetty Images

    Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis has won the toss in Rawalpindi and his side are going to have a bowl.

    England captain Harry Brook says his side would have had a bat anyway, having chased on Tuesday.

    A big change in his line-up too with Adil Rashid rotated out of the team - that hasn't happened in quite a while.

    Liam Dawson comes in, while Sonny Baker is rotated out for Josh Tongue.

  14. Good morning!

    We're back at Rawalpindi today for the latest match in this ODI tri-series, where Harry Brook and his England side will be looking to bounce back after sliding to an 87-run defeat against Pakistan on Tuesday.

    We're going to head straight to the middle for the toss.