Day 3

1913dWill Macpherson at Chelmsford

Ford stays upbeat despite tough work-out

Graham Ford appeared unfazed as his side left Chelmsford after a damp draw against Essex

Day 2

1913dAndrew Miller at Chelmsford

Westley makes Test case as Prasad injury mars Sri Lanka's preparations

An injury to Dhammika Prasad meant that Sri Lanka finished the second day of their tour match against Essex with precious little to cheer

Day 1

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1913dWill Macpherson at Chelmsford

Beard's dream debut shakes Sri Lankans

Aaron Beard has been on Essex's radar since playing for their U-9s and against the Sri Lankan tourists their hopes began to come to fruition as he took four wickets in an eye-catching first-class debut

Sri Lankans INNINGS		R	B
FDM Karunaratne	not out	16	32
JK Silva	lbw	7	10
BKG Mendis	caught	16	37
DM de Silva
AD Mathews
LD Chandimal
TAM Siriwardana
N Dickwella
RMS Eranga
N Pradeep
KTGD Prasad
EXTRAS	(w 2, nb 1)
TOTAL	42 (2 wkts; 13 ovs)

Essex BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
AP Beard	6.0	1	19	1	3.16
MW Dixon	4.0	0	17	1	4.25	(2w)
TC Moore	3.0	0	6	0	2.00	(1nb)

Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland 2016

Team	M	W	L	PT
ENG	9	6	0	20
SL	9	0	6	4