Ambidextrous spinner is handy

England came up against one of the rarest sights in cricket during their first tour match in Sri Lanka – ambidextrous spinner Kamindu Mendis.

He was lining up for a Sri Lankan Board XI in Colombo and showcased his remarkable ability to deliver both rightarm off-breaks and slow leftarmers, switching from one to the other mid-over with no discernible dip in quality.

Having already made 61, he proved himself a true all round er with his display of versatility but it was not enough. England pair Eoin Morgan or Joe Root put on an unbroken stand of 174, finishing not out on 91 and 90 respectively when bad light arrived to bring a 43-run victory via DLS.