Stuart Broad takes three wickets

Broad takes three wickets

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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