England's Root pleased after leading by example in Pallekele


  • Cricket
  • Sunday, 18 Nov 2018

FILE PHOTO: Cricket-England v Sri Lanka, Second Test - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - November 18, 2018. England's captain Joe Root applauds at England fans after they won the match against Sri Lanka. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - England captain Joe Root was particularly pleased that he practised what he preached after his sublime century set up the team's series-clinching victory in the second test against Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Root's 124 in the second innings came at a crucial juncture for England who had conceded a first-innings lead of 46 and were then reduced to 109 for four.

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