England’s Dom Bess took a five-wicket haul on the first day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka despite feeling he was underprepared for the contest and did not bowl his best.
Bess’s 5/30 off 10.1 overs saw the hosts crumble to 135 after they won the toss on Thursday, elected to bat and allowed England to take command as the tourists replied with 127/2 at stumps...
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