• ‘I’m very proud of everything we’ve achieved’
In the 21st century it is never over until Neil Diamond sings (it is always “Sweet Caroline” of course) and the PA system had to delay pumping out the old favourite for an hour while Malinda Pushpakumara and Suranga Lakmal, Sri Lanka’s last pair, were keeping the England team in the field and whittling down the target. But once Jack Leach took the final wicket the refrain “Good times never seemed so good” rang out across the Sinhalese Sports Club and somehow this appeared to suit Joe Root’s mood.
“It felt like relief [when Lakmal was dismissed], the way it was going towards the end,” said England’s captain before contemplating the entirety of the trip. “It’s been a fabulous tour. I’m very proud of everything we’ve achieved and the manner in which we’ve done it, the way the group has approached it in general. We’ve done things differently; everyone has bought into that and if they hadn’t we wouldn’t be sitting here 3-0 up.
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