Sri Lanka bowler Eranga discharged after heart scare

“If you look at where we sit in the ICC [ODI] rankings, we’re actually below Sri
Lanka – and that’s a reflection of our performances over the last number of years”, said the Irishman. Sri Lanka’s valiant showing in that Lord’s Test has been followed up by a brace of thumping victories over Ireland in Dublin – precisely the sort of challenge for which a demoralised outfit might have struggled to raise itself. Eoin Morgan takes over the capitan duties from Alistair Cook in the ODI arena with the likes of Jason Roy and Buttler in the squad to add power to England’s batting.

“They will be looking for some sort of revenge having not gone so well in the Test series so I’m sure it’s going to be a tough one”.

There are two ways to watch a live stream of the England Vs. Sri Lanka First ODI match in the five-match series, free and legally. Buttler also has form against Sri Lanka when he scored a brilliant 124 from 74 balls in the 2014 series so he is the one of the players that England hope can spur them on to the series win.

The main concern for Sri Lanka is the lack of quality bowling unit.

“Eranga will have to go back, work with the fast bowling coaches, and come back strong”, captain Angelo Mathews told reporters ahead of Sri Lanka’s first one-day worldwide against England (11pm AEST, Fox Sports 5).

Buttler probably has the edge there, and after a Test tour in South Africa as back-up keeper, a starring role in England’s World T20 campaign, and an IPL stint with Mumbai Indians he is ready to bounce back.

Sri Lanka play England in the first game of a five-match ODI series in Nottingham today.

The captain and vice-captain duo of Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal repaired the Sri Lankan innings with a fourth-wicket partnership worth 64.

England will be without influential allrounder Ben Stokes for the series after the Durham man injury his knee in the Test series.

Seamers Chris Woakes, David Willey and Liam Plunkett took two wickets each for England and, apart from Prasanna’s blitz, Sri Lanka never really threatened to get away and post a big score.

Kusal Mendis who is one of the more consistent batsmen during the Test will want to support the top order well again.

There’s little prospect of Trent Bridge offering the sort of 400 v 400 belter on which Nottinghamshire and Northants went toe-to-toe earlier this month.

England are a much improved limited overs unit and in home conditions it is hard to see anything but a Series win for England.

Angelo Mathews and his boys won a recently concluded ODI series against Ireland.

Joe Root is an obvious candidate – a point not lost on the oddsmakers who make him favourite – but he seemed out of sorts in the Test series and is passed over. To judge by his recent record, he should be odds-on.