"Liam Dawson has been around for England's finest white-ball moments in the past decade. He was an uncapped inclusion in the 2016 World T20 touring party, when Eoin Morgan's fresh-faced team were denied right at the end by Carlos Brathwaite's remember the name sixes. He was there as a squad member on that golden day at Lord's in 2019 and a travelling reserve when England won the T20 World Cup in Australia three years later."
"Hello, good morning and welcome to the first series decider of 2026: Sri Lanka v England in Colombo, the third and final match of a largely meaningless and yet still engaging series. A mini-masterpiece from Joe Root on a dodgy wicket brought England level on Saturday; we'll soon find out what kind of pitch we have today. The match starts at 9am."
"Share 1st over: England 4-0 (Rehan 4, Duckett 0) Notorious D. I. G. David Ivon Gower is on commentary and the game is under way. After hitting the field with a couple of shots off Asitha Fernando, Rehan Ahmed times a beautiful push through the covers for four. This ain't no nighthawk. Share Taha Hashim Liam Dawson has been around for England's finest white-ball moments in the past decade."
The third and final match in Colombo begins at 9am as a series decider between Sri Lanka and England. England field an unchanged side while Sri Lanka bring Wanindu Hasaranga in for Pramod Madushan. England lead 8-0 after two overs, with Rehan Ahmed on 5 and Alex Duckett on 3. Liyanage bowled a quiet first over, with Duckett's slash well stopped on the boundary. Rehan Ahmed earlier timed a beautiful push through the covers for four off Asitha Fernando. Joe Root produced a mini-masterpiece on a tricky wicket in the previous match to level the series.
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