Galle, Jan 14 (UNI) England were 127/2 at stumps, trailing Sri Lanka by just eight runs, on an eventful opening day of the first Test of the two-match series, here on Thursday.
After opting to bat, Sri Lanka were bundled out for 135 - their lowest first-innings total in Galle –
with Dom Bess claiming his second five-for in Test cricket, after Stuart Broad, picked in the XI over Jimmy Anderson, dismantled Sri Lanka's batting line-up.