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At the time of going to press, England were 119-4. Root was 23 not out and Yorkshire teammate <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/i-like-simplicity-of-his-technique-kumar-sangakkara-on-harry-brook-23379712" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Harry Brook</a>, fresh from a first-innings fifty, got out for 32.&nbsp;
Set 205 to win, England were 82-3 in their second innings at tea on the fourth day, still requiring 123 more runs to go 1-0 up in this three-match series after Kamindu Mendis&rsquo;s brilliant century kept a gutsy Sri Lanka in the game.
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At the time of going to press, England were 119-4. Root was 23 not out and Yorkshire teammate Harry Brook, fresh from a first-innings fifty, got out for 32

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