Broad warning for Sri Lanka as England eye series win

Propelled by a hundred from Jonny Bairstow and match figures of 10 for 45 from James Anderson, England thrashed Sri Lanka by an innings and 88 runs in the first Test at Headingley last week to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. 

But Broad, still the world’s number one ranked Test bowler, said there was no danger of England letting up when the second Test starts at northeast county Durham’s Riverside headquarters today. 

“Obviously the series is still up for grabs and I think one thing we’ve probably been average at is in the last Test of the series when we’ve won, I’m thinking Centurion and the Oval,” he added of a defeat by South Africa earlier this year and last year’s Ashes-ending reverse against Australia. 

England will have to make at least one change after Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes was ruled out of playing on his home ground with a knee injury suffered at Headingley. 

Chris Woakes, a like for like replacement, was called into the squad and promptly took a career-best nine for 36 against Durham at Edgbaston.