Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur bemoaned his side’s “unacceptable” first innings batting against England after a seven-wicket defeat in Galle, but is confident the penny has dropped ahead of the second Test.
Arthur saw his side conjure up a handful of self-inflicted dismissals after winning the toss on the first morning of the series, posting just 135 to surrender control of the game.
England never handed it back, with Joe Root’s double century proving there were runs to be had, but Sri Lanka rallied to make a contest of it in the second half of the match.
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