England begin a busy year of Test cricket with an expected trial by spin in Sri Lanka when the first Test in Galle gets under way on Thursday.

It is the first of 17 Tests in a congested 2021 programme for the touring side, who will have to grapple not only with tough playing conditions but also the mental fatigue of the strict biosecure bubble that has been imposed...

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