England vs. Sri Lanka, 5th ODI: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">England v Sri Lanka | Cricket news, live scores, fixtures</span></b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="England vs. Sri Lanka, 5th ODI" height="266" src="http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/919/710/hi-res-af652fde408161537cdb07cb940f67ca_crop_north.jpg?w=630&h=420&q=75" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="England vs. Sri Lanka, 5th ODI" width="400" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">England vs. Sri Lanka, 5th ODI</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> With the series tied at 2-2 heading into the fifth and final ODI at Edgbaston, England and Sri Lanka have it all to play for in this day-night encounter.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://247sportzonline.blogspot.com/2014/06/watch-england-sri-lanka-live-cricket-on.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQeNIKbM1icoz1944y2aY-Dk02xc5jPhSnuF-Kim0kNblg3SWTFDf7T3lTTzbvUSLLJJYCU8iogBt3ER6NVZCOV_P4QBwhYv1Ag7vwJdkHIGHdzdFiI1B85-ibuBmnAA8Slw0fItDPGQ/s1600/Watch+live+free+btn.gif" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://247sportzonline.blogspot.com/2014/06/watch-england-sri-lanka-live-cricket-on.html" target="_blank">WATCH LIVE HERE FREE</a></span></b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Match: </b>England vs. Sri Lanka, 5th ODI</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Date:</b> June 3, 2014</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Time:</b> 2 p.m. BST </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>TV Information: </b>Sky Sports 1 (UK)</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Weather: </b> The BBC are forecasting a day of clouds and a chance of rain. But there should be enough of a window to get a match in.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Overview:</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> There is an argument, posed here by George Dobell of ESPNcricinfo that it could actually be better for England to lose this match. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> With the World Cup less than nine months away, England's tactics are not aligned with those that they will meet in Australia and New Zealand. If England were to lose, it may force the management to make more drastic changes with the World Cup in mind. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> However, more specifically, England will be buoyed by the brilliance of Jos Buttler in the fourth ODI where he scored the fastest ODI century by an Englishman, and indeed Ravi Bopara, whose fifty assisted Buttler in making the match as close as it was.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> All eyes will be focused on England's top order, however, who failed to get England off to a strong start, and then floundered in the middle overs, not hitting a single boundary for 130 balls between the ninth and 31st over. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Sri Lanka</b>'s strategy is certainly more settled, although they may be perturbed by the overcast conditions forecast which could see the ball swing around considerably. Admittedly, it is worth bearing in mind that it was England who capitulated to 99 all out in the second ODI in such conditions.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It should also be noted the Edgbaston pitch is expected to take a bit of turn and that will suit Sri Lanka.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The conditions seem as if they will be difficult for batting, thus the more acclimatised England top order could be key despite being the source of much debate recently.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><u>Key Men: </u></b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Alastair Cook (England)</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> England's captain Cook has not scored more than 30 once this series, and in the last 12 months, his statistics don't make for pretty reading. Him leading from the front and getting England off to a strong start could be pivotal, especially in difficult batting conditions.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <b>Sachithra Senanayake (Sri Lanka)</b><br /> Senanayake had the legality of his action reported on the day prior to this match so eyes will be focused on off-spin bowler. On a pitch that is expected to be conducive to turn, whether he can continue to perform at his usual level under pressure will go a long way to dictating the nature of the middle-overs. <br /> <br /> <b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Squads</u></span></b><br /> <br /> <b><i><u>England</u></i></b><br /> AN Cook*, JM Anderson, GS Ballance, IR Bell, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, JC Buttler†, MA Carberry, HF Gurney, CJ Jordan, EJG Morgan, JE Root, JC Tredwell and CR Woakes<br /> <br /> <b><i><u>Sri Lanka</u></i></b><br /> AD Mathews*, HDRL Thirimanne, LD Chandimal†, PC de Silva, TM Dilshan, DPMD Jayawardene, KMDN Kulasekara, RAS Lakmal, SL Malinga, BAW Mendis, MDKJ Perera†, NLTC Perera, KTGD Prasad, SMA Priyanjan,KC Sangakkara and SMSM Senanayake<br /> <div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan put on 172 for the second wicket to lift Sri Lanka to 300 in the fourth ODI against England at Lord's</div>

England vs. Sri Lanka, 5th ODI: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

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