England make an unlikely victory in the opening test of their three match test series in Cardiff. With the Sri Lankans needing to see out just 50 over for to 
secure a draw in the final session of a rain affected first test, England sharpish ripped through a faltering batting line up to wrap up a victory in under 25 overs.
After bowling the visitors out for 400 in their first innings, England battled back with a spirited onslaught of an under par bowling attack. Cook and Bell both completed their centuries with seamless ease, backed up by a magnificent double hundred by Jonathan Trott. Trott carried on his fantastic form from Australia with a faultless innings that saw the Sri Lankan bowlers toil in the field for nearly two days.
England declared in 496-6 leaving just 50 overs left in the day for Sri Lanka to bat out what looked to be a certain draw. However, the positive mental attitude that is now synonymous with this England team once again saw them up their game and be at the fore front of a catastrophic collapse by Sri Lanka. 4 wickets a piece for Chris Tremlett and Graeme Swann saw the initiative swing in England’s favor before Stuart Broad wrapped up the innings with two wickets at the end saw the visitors bowled out for just 82, their lowest ever total in England.
This win sees England take another step towards becoming the best test nation in the world and set up an exciting two final tests against Sri Lanka before welcoming arguably their biggest rivals in India before the end of the summer.Andy Flower’s men have come on leaps and bounds in the last 18 months and pose one of the strongest sides in world cricket.
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