ENG vs SL: Drama in Manchester as the Sri Lankan team pulls out after a false fire alarm

The drama unfolds at Old Trafford in Manchester as a match Sri Lanka cricket team they were forced out of their dressing room because of a false fire. The incident happened on Tuesday, August 21, one day before their launch. three-match Test series against England.

Although it was a false alarm, it caused a stir among the group of tourists. The Islanders returned to the dressing room 15 minutes after the incident.

Sri Lanka’s arrangements are under review

Although they lost their last practice match, the Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva He expressed confidence in his team’s preparations. He admitted that the conditions in England are different from those in Asia, but he believes that the preparations of the team will be sufficient for this series of Tests.

“We wanted to play a few games, but that’s what we got. We did not go with a group full of energy. We have tried with a few players. The result didn’t go our way, but we had preparations, I think. It will work in this game,” he said, while speaking to the media, before the meeting The first test.

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Great opportunity for Sri Lanka

As England lacks key players Ben Stokes again Zak CrawleySri Lanka have a good chance of winning their second Test series in England. The visitors have a strong team, with their batting and fast bowling departments in good form.

Possible Sri Lanka XI: Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama/Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando

England XI match: Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir

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