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First blood to England in ODI series after Will Jacks helps see off Sri Lanka

The Guardian UK Tuesday 22 September 2026, 19:34 UTC By Ali Martin at Banks Homes Riverside 1 min read
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All-rounder takes five wickets after vital 46 not outHarry Brook top-scores with 67 in comfortable winHarry Brook had called on his England players to continue the “high octane” cricket witnessed during their clean sweep in the Twenty20s but this latest victory over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international was more of a slow-burn affair. Gone was the neck-arching carnage of the previous week and in its place, on a tired end-of-season surface, England were bowled out for 265 in 48.1...

  • All-rounder takes five wickets after vital 46 not out

  • Harry Brook top-scores with 67 in comfortable win

Harry Brook had called on his England players to continue the “high octane” cricket witnessed during their clean sweep in the Twenty20s but this latest victory over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international was more of a slow-burn affair.

Gone was the neck-arching carnage of the previous week and in its place, on a tired end-of-season surface, England were bowled out for 265 in 48.1 overs. Brook top-scored with 67 under a warm September sun, before his bowlers rolled the tourists for 176 to take a 1-0 lead into Thursday’s second match at Headingley.

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England (LOCATION) Will Jacks (PERSON) Sri Lanka (LOCATION) outHarry Brook (PERSON) winHarry Brook (LOCATION) Headingley (ORG)
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