Forget Bazball! Joe Root grinds England to five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first Test at Old Trafford
![Forget Bazball! Joe Root grinds England to five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first Test at Old Trafford](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/24/20/88896629-0-image-a-61_1724528283546.jpg)
LAWRENCE BOOTH AT OLD TRAFFORD: It wasn't pretty, and it certainly wasn't Bazball, but England got the job done, sealing a five-wicket win in the first Test against a determined Sri Lanka.