Matt Thacker

BAD light brought about an early finish for the second successive day in the third and final Test at The Oval.
This frustrated an England side seeking to complete their first men’s summer Test whitewash since 2004.
Stand-in skipper Ollie Pope was forced to bowl his spinners after tea. Pope had earlier made the quickest Test 150 at the ground – beating Travis Head, Ian Botham and Kevin Pietersen.
England conceded 62 runs in 17 overs as Sri Lanka’s best batters this series, Kamindu Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva, both hit unbeaten half centuries. They took Sri Lanka to 211 for ...