The season starts here with a Spirite ton.

5/72

On the second day at Galle, James Anderson eventually dismissed SL for 318 (Jayawardene 180).


England First Innings 193 (6 LBW decisions)


Ian Bell 52
Stuart Broad 28


Rangana Herath 6/74


Sri Lanka Second Innings  84/5 (close)
Graeme Swann 4/28




Today is the traditional start of the English cricket season, marked by LV= Champs, Lancs taking on an MCC side at Abu Dhabi.


No Notts players in the MCC XI.


MCC First Innings 265


Ian Blackwell 103 not out
Moeen Ali 33
Stephen Peters 32


Simon Kerrigan 4/65


Lancashire First Innings 199


Glenn Chapple 42 not out
Karl Brown 39
Gareth Cross 30

Naved ul Hasan 3/31


MCC Second Innings 84


Hamish Marshall 31
Stephen Peters 28
Mr Extras 9


Simon Kerrigan 4/31


Lancashire Second Innings 152/4


Paul Horton 58
Luke Procter 47
Steven Croft 24*


Ian Blackwell 2/31


Lancashire won by 6 wickets