The first of three one day internationals between England and Sri Lanka takes place at Chester le Street, Durham on Tuesday and we take a look at the squads, recent form and the all important betting which has the home side as overwhelming favourites.
England have just completed a clean sweep of the T20's against Sri Lanka with wins by margins of 8 wickets, 5 wickets and 89 runs. We now move into the 50 over format and we begin with a look at the squads.
England: Eoin Morgan (C), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Dawid Malan, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, George Garton, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Sri Lanka have brought one group of players for the T20's and the ODI's to follow and they will select from the following squad.
Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera (c), Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya De Silva, Oshada Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Ishan Jayaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Isuru Udana, Asitha Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Binura Fernando, Shiran Fernando, Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dananjaya, Praveen Jayawickrama
Recent Form
England
England were in India in March for a 3 match series which they lost 2-1. Their last home series came against Australia in September last year and they also lost that series 2-1.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka were in Bangladesh in May and they were beaten 2-1. They were in the West Indies in March and they lost all 3 matches.
Recent Head to Head
Overall the teams have met 75 times with both sides winning 36 with 1 tie and 2 no result.
As host country England have won 16, Sri Lanka 14 with 1 tie and 1 no result.
The most recent meeting came in the 2019 World Cup in Leeds and Sri Lanka stunned England with a 20 run victory but England recovered and went on to win the tournament.
The Venue, Chester le Street, Durham
England have have won 7 of the last 9 ODI's staged at the Riverside Ground with 1 defeat and 1 no result.
The most recent ODI on this ground came in the CWC 2019 and England thrashed New Zealand by 119 runs (Bairstow 106, Mark Wood 3/34)
England and Sri Lanka have clashed twice on this ground and Sri Lanka won both matches, by 8 wickets in 2006 and 157 runs in 2014.
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The Betting
England are currently trading at around 1/ 10 to win the game and Sri Lanka can be backed at around 7/1
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
The Verdict
Sri Lanka have something of a track record against England but even taking their surprise win in the CWC group stage into account the odds suggest you need plenty of imagination to see anything but an England win.
England are missing some big guns but they have strength in depth. I'll look to Jonny Bairstow to top score for the hosts and in the equivalent market for Sri Lanka
I'll take a speculative aim at Dhananjaya de Silva
Bets: Top England bat Jonny Bairstow at 5/2
Top Sri Lanka bat Dhananjaya de Silva at 11/2
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
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