Even after losing a session to rain on Sunday, the England-Sri Lanka Test series will come to an intriguing end at Lord’s. Lord’s authorities just as quickly told Sri Lanka to remove the flag. England has already won the series but it has a whitewash of all three tests in sight after declaring its second innings on the fourth day Sunday and setting Sri Lanka 362 runs to win. Video put the no-dball call by umpire Rod Tucker in doubt and, soon after, a Sri Lanka flag was hung off the players’ balcony, in an apparent silent protest. Sri Lanka, humiliated by two heavy defeats, can save some face and preserve a 25-year unbeaten record at the home of cricket by pulling off a monumental chase, which was reduced to 330 runs with 10 wickets in hand by stumps.

Source: The Hindu June 12, 2016 19:41 UTC