ENG vs SL, ICC World Cup 2019: Sri Lanka opt to bat against unchanged England

Sri Lanka will aim for an improbable victory, they have beaten England four times in their last five encounters, but it's England who are definitely dubbed as the favourites for today’s game

England will be looking to join Australia at the top of the table when they take on Sri Lanka at Headingley on Friday. Dimuth Karunaratne-led Sri Lanka lie 6th on the table after two ties and one loss in their last three matches. Sri Lanka will aim for an improbable victory, they have beaten England four times in their last five encounters, but it's England who are definitely dubbed as the favourites for today’s game. Malinga-led Lankan bowling attack needs to deliver an out of the box performance to stop Morgan-led England, who have been in sublime form, especially with the bat as they posted 300 plus scores in four of the five games. TOSS UPDATE: Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to bat first against England at Headingley. Sri Lanka have two changes in their team from previous game as Karunaratne: We'll bat first, looks a batting surface and want to put runs on the board. Hoping to put some scoreboard pressure. We have two changes. We have had time to regroup and discuss. Need to do something special against England. England has decided to make no changes in the Playing XI. Morgan revealed that his team’s first priority is to get into the semi-finals. Morgan: We would have batted as well, looks a really good wicket. Best time to bat on. We're playing the same team. The wicket here has assisted turn a bit in recent games, so we have both Adil and Moeen. First priority is to get to the semifinals and when/if we do that, we'll decide whom to rest. Teams: England (Playing XI): James Vince, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Perera(w), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep