Five things we learned as England sweep Sri Lanka
George Dobell and Andrew Fidel Fernando look back at the lessons from England's 3-0 series win in Sri Lanka
23/11Result
3rd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Nov 23-26 2018
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![England]( "England")
336 & 230 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
240 & 284 (86.4 ov)
Player of the Match
23/11Result
3rd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Nov 23-26 2018
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![England]( "England")
336 & 230 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
240 & 284 (86.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Root's England emulate Ponting's Australia
England became only the second non-Asian side to inflict a 3-0 whitewash in Asia
Match Coverage
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Jack Leach finished the series as England's equal-leading wicket-taker but it was the moment of brilliance in the field that gave him most pleasure.
'We're not one-trick ponies any more', says Joe Root after overseas triumph
Captain takes pride in watching his side grow, and singles out Ben Stokes for particular praise
'Stokes the difference in last two Tests' - Hathurusingha
Sri Lanka coach terms series 'closely fought' despite whitewash; rues lack of hundreds from his batsmen
A century of wickets for spinners
Plus, Moeen equals Anderson as England's go-to man for the fourth innings. All the stats from England's series win in Sri Lanka
