England skittle dismal Sri Lanka for 135 on day one of first Test as Dom Bess takes five wickets Sri Lanka gift England wickets as they slump to the lowest-ever first-innings total in a Galle Test; Dom Bess takes five wickets as hosts skittled in 46.1 overs; Joe Root s 50th Test fifty helps England to 127-2 by stumps, a deficit of only eight runs
Last Updated: 14/01/21 6:42pm 6:56 The best of the action from day one of the first Test between Sri Lanka and England. The best of the action from day one of the first Test between Sri Lanka and England.
Off-spinner Dom Bess picked up a five-wicket haul as England razed Sri Lanka for just 135 on day one of the first Test with the hosts putting in a truly abject batting performance.
50 Years Since The First ODI Was Played - Quite by Accident DOWN MEMORY LANE
Fifty years ago on January 5 1971 a cricket match was played at Melbourne. It was staged quite by accident but unexpectedly created the finances, shape and tone of the modern game. It will not be an exaggeration to say that the limited overs game has altered the face of an art form known as cricket.
One must not forget that one-day cricket made its appearance when the game was sorely in need of something faster and more entertaining. Since then it has stayed the course, spread its wings much wider, made changes to its basic structure whenever required and has retained its popularity despite the advent of T-20 cricket.
Don’t let Christmas tree needles go to waste
Precious pines: a woman in Brighton carries her tree to a recycling centre
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SIR – Felicity Cloake says we should eat our Christmas trees rather than throwing them away.
I would add that pine-needle culinary delights are best enjoyed while soaking extremities in a needle-infused footbath.
Peter Saunders
SIR – On the question of when to take festive decorations down (Letters, December 30), many years ago, when my three sons were fairly young, we visited my house-proud mother-in-law on Boxing Day.
Shortly after we had finished our turkey lunch, she took the lights and decorations off the artificial tree, and proceeded to fold it up and put it away, saying: “That’s Christmas over, then.”
Neil Peart passed on January 7 from brain cancerCredit: Getty - Contributor
As a member of prog-rock group Rush, the 67-year-old Canadian was considered to be one of the great drummers. As Rush’s main lyricist, Neil – who died of brain cancer on Jan 7 – helped the band sell over 40million albums.
DEREK FOWLDS
Derek Fowlds died on January 17 from pneumoniaCredit: BBC
Best known for his role as naive Bernard Woolley in Yes Minister. As “Mr Derek” he was Basil Brush’s sidekick in the 70s and grumpy Oscar Blaketon in ITV’s Heartbeat for 18 years. He died aged 82 on Jan 17 with pneumonia.