England on top with disciplined showing
- 1 Dec 07, 06:07 PM
There is no doubt that England won the early salvos in this three-match series against Sri Lanka on day one in Kandy.
But with the pitch certain to take increasing amounts of spin, their batsmen need to post a substantial lead to counter the possibility of Muttiah Muralitharan revitalising his dispirited-looking team.
Michael Vaughan desperately wanted to win the toss on this straw-coloured and paceless strip but, having failed to do so, he did make the point that the best time for visiting teams to bowl here is on the first day.
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