Ollie Pope's England Captaincy Debut Sees Mixed Fortunes Against Sri Lanka

Early breakthroughs by England's bowlers were countered by resilient Sri Lankan batting on the first day of the Test.

• England reduced Sri Lanka to 6 for 3 in the first half-hour of play.
• Dhananjaya de Silva and Milan Rathnayake scored crucial half-centuries for Sri Lanka.
• Chris Woakes and Shoaib Bashir each took three wickets for England.
• England's openers reached 22 without loss before bad light ended play.
• The day included tributes to the late Graham Thorpe and retired James Anderson.

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