Octopus Analysis: After six weeks rest England is hosting a series with Sri Lanka. This series is being announced as the starter of England’s summer season. The victory of previous Ashes is still memorized and Poms are hoping to continue the winning stream in quest to be at top rank against the visiting side Sri Lanka who is rebuild under a new captain TM. Dilshan and coach M. Atapattu, ahead of champions India. The aim of no.1 can be achieve by the end of this summer if they beat both Sri Lanka and India.

The maximum players of Ashes has lined up in this side. Andrew Strauss has been improving tremendously for last few months therefore team is fit and full-pack for this series. Sri Lanka as an underdogs, the strength is only batting due to the loss of three match-winning bowlers in Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga.

The conditions in England and Australia are more favorable for fast bowlers. In the last 11 years, Sri Lanka have played only 15 Tests in Australia, England and South Africa. The bowler’s inability to take wickets puts their own batsmen under tremendous pressure almost every time they come out to bat.

The Sri Lankans are set to play three Tests, a Twenty20 international and five one-days international during the tour. Although Sri Lanka haven’t won a series in England yet they are not favorite and they have only surprised the hosts more than once.

Together they have played 22 test and England has a better winning rate 9.58% than Sri Lanka. In ODI’s, they have played 45 matches overall and England has a better winning rate 3.49% than Sri Lanka. They have played 02 T20I matches and each won single with equal winning ratio.

This season they will come head to head against 12th time in series and England state most favorite to win Tests and for ODI’s they are announced favorite too. So by the analysis England has an advantage to write victories in the books while Sri Lanka’s underdog status can give them edge in one day and T20 international cricket.