Mendis ploy fails as England coast

– Sri Lanka used ambidextrous bowler Kamindu Mendis in a bid to bamboozle England but brutal batting by Jason Roy saw the visitors to victory in their one-off T20 international on Saturday.

Roy hit 69 off 36 balls and Joe Denly, returning after eight years, opened the bowling with his leg spin and took four wickets as the tourists won by 30 runs.

Mendis switched his left arm orthodox spin and right arm off-spin for three overs but gave away 27 runs. –

Colombo