Gus Atkinson made his Test Debut during the last match against James Anderson. In that match, the pacer claimed 12 wickets. He followed up the initial heroics with yet another five-wicket haul (5/61) as England recorded an innings win by 114 runs

Skipper Dhananjaya de Silva ecstatic as Sri Lanka end 10-year wait for Test win in England; Pathum Nissanka stars with unbeaten century for the visitors