England won the toss and chose to bowl vs Sri Lanka
England won the toss and opted to bowl first in the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Northampton.
England are one up in the series following their convincing seven-wicket victory in Durham on Saturday, built on three-wicket hauls to young debutants Mahika Gaur and Lauren Filer as well as leg-spinner Sarah Glenn. Amy Jones played her part behind the stumps, becoming the first England wicketkeeper to take five catches in a women’s ODI and, on the eve of this match, credited a youthful injection of energy with helping the home side bounce back from losing the T20I leg of Sri Lanka’s tour 2-1.
England, however, opted to rest 17-year-old left-arm seamer Gaur in Northampton as part of her workload management, bringing in off-spinner Charlie Dean, while opener Emma Lamb is out with a back spasm, replaced by Alice Davidson-Richards, who celebrated her late call-up to the ODI squad on Sunday with a century for South East Stars as they upset…