Sky Cricket Podcast: Can England adapt to conditions in Sri Lanka?

Ian Ward, Nasser Hussain and Rob Key talk top-ranked England, struggling Sri Lanka and wedding peeves ahead of the ODI series

"Worst 24 hours of my life - I've never heard a man moan as much!"

So says Nasser Hussain about Rob Key after the Sky Cricket experts travelled from Heathrow to Dambulla together ahead of England's ODI series in Sri Lanka, which begins live on Sky Sports on Wednesday.

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Keysy - according to Nasser, at least - may have had issues with the weather and Hussain's film choices aboard the aeroplane, but he has plenty of positive things to say about England's white-ball side, who top the ICC's ODI rankings after winning eight bilateral series in a row.

Rob reckons England can only benefit from playing on slow, spinning wickets in Sri Lanka and being forced to adapt their game, with Nasser saying Eoin Morgan's men can use what they learn in this series in crunch games during next summer's World Cup on home soil.

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There is also more complaining from Keysy, who chips in with his views on Liam Plunkett's marriage clashing with the Sri Lanka series - and what he likes least about weddings!

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Watch the first ODI between Sri Lanka and England live on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event from 9.30am on Wednesday.

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