England Lions tour of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates 2011-12 News

Root ton helps England seal series
As England were spinning to defeat in the third Test against Pakistan, the next generation had just secured an encouraging victory on the subcontinent
Sri Lanka A level series against Lions
Sri Lanka A won the fourth match of their series with England Lions to draw level at 2-2 and set up a decider in Colombo on Monday
England call up Coles to Colombo
Matthew Coles, the Kent seam bowler, has been called up for the rest of the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka after Surrey's Stuart Meaker pulled out because of a lower back injury
Karunaratne, Rajapaksa set up Sri Lanka A win
Sri Lanka A battled their way back into the five-match series against England Lions with a six-wicket win in Kurunegala
Kieswetter ton helps Lions go 2-0 up
England Lions, led by Craig Kieswetter's century, registered their second successive win in the one-day series in Dambulla

Eng Lions BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JW Dernbach	5.0	1	38	0	7.60	(2w)
CR Woakes	5.0	0	33	0	6.60	(1w)
NL Buck	8.0	0	35	2	4.37
DR Briggs	10.0	1	31	3	3.10	(1w)
SR Patel	10.0	0	55	3	5.50
JE Root	8.1	0	26	2	3.18

Sri Lanka A 2nd innings Partnerships