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1st Test
Galle
SL
135/10
&
359/10
ENG
421/10
76/3
ENG Won By 7 wickets
Joe Root
Player of the match
2nd Test
381/10
126/10
344/10
164/4
ENG Won By 6 wickets
The 80-year-old England batting great observed that Root has worked on his batting during the COVID-enforced break but said the right-hander will face his biggest test on Australia soil
After notching up a double century in the series opener, the England captain continued his brilliant run by hitting 186 in the second Test
All out for 126, Sri Lanka set a target of 164 in front of England