Tom Westley and Jaik Mickleburgh made centuries as Essex enjoyed another productive day against Sri Lanka at Chelmsford.
As England prepare to name their Test squad to face Sri Lanka, we look at five contenders to open with Alastair Cook.
Sri Lanka were undone by teenager Aaron Beard as they laboured with the bat on day one of their tour match against Essex.
England should resist any urge to recall Jos Buttler from the IPL and pick him against Sri Lanka, says Nick Knight.
Angelo Mathews hopes his Sri Lanka side can acclimatise to conditions quickly ahead of the Test series with England.
England will have to play "very poorly" for Sri Lanka to replicate their Test-series win in 2014, says Dominic Cork.
With two weeks until England play Sri Lanka, we asked five Sky Sports pundits to pick their squads for the first Test.
Sri Lanka's inexperienced batting line-up faces a 'huge challenge' in England this summer, coach Graham Ford has said.