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Stuart Broad takes three wickets

Broad takes three wickets
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Stuart Broad recovers from an ankle injury to take three wickets in England's final warm-up match before they take on Sri Lanka.

Stuart Broad shrugged off an ankle injury to take three wickets as England were made to work hard in the field against a Sri Lanka Development XI this morning.

Bowler Broad removed Malinda Warnapura and Dilshan Munaweera within the opening five overs in Colombo.

However, Chamara Silva stood his ground, producing a knock of 163 as the Sri Lankans ended day one on 376-5.

Steven Finn eventually took Silva's wicket as the batsman found Jonathan Trott, who took a catch with ease.

Samit Patel was England's other wicket taker, striking Thilina Kandamby's stumps with a powerful delivery.

This is England's final warm-up fixture before their two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which starts next Monday.

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