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MANCHESTER, England Joe Root hit an unbeaten 62 to anchor England to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka late on Day 4 of the first test on Saturday.st..
Set 205 to win, England was faltering at 70-3 but Root and Harry Brook steadied the innings before the former captain guided the team home to its target as shadows lengthened on a sun-baked evening at Old Trafford..
The English finished on 205-5 to secure a fourth straight test victory this summer, after beating the West Indies 3-0 in July..
The win in Manchester was also significant in that it might have signaled a reset of Bazball the nickname of the expansive approach favored by the leadership team of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum..
. Earlier, Sri Lanka was dismissed for 326 soon after lunch, collapsing following the departure of No. 7 batter Kamindu Mendis for 113 the third century of his four-match test career..
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