England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: Joe Root’s Record-Equalling Ton Puts England On Top Sri Lanka | Cricket News

England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: Joe Root scored a record-equalling 33rd Test hundred for England as the hosts established a strong position against Sri Lanka on the first day of the second Test at Lord’s on Thursday. England, 42-2 when Root came in to bat, reached stumps on 358-7. The star batsman made 143 — his sixth Test century at the ‘Home of Cricket’. Apart from Root, pacer Gus Atkinson was 74 not out at the close — his maiden Test fifty in just his fifth match at this level. (Scorecard)

Here are the Highlights from the England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Day 1, straight from the Lord’s Cricket Ground: