5 of England’s best wins on the sub-continent

Joe Root’s side were convincing winners in the first Test in Sri Lanka.

Published Jan 18, 2021

Last updated Jan 18, 2021

England’s seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Galle was their fifth in a row on the island and their latest successful attempts to master Asian conditions.

Here, the PA news agency looks at five of their best performances on the sub-continent since 2000.

2000: England beat Pakistan by 6 wickets (Karachi)

England skipper Nasser Hussain lifts the trophy after England sealed a dramatic Test series victory (Matthew Fearn/PA Archive)

2001: England beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets (Colombo)

Ashley Giles helped bundle Sri Lanka out for 81 (Rebecca Naden/PA Archive)

2006: England beat India by 212 runs (Mumbai)

Shaun Udal was England's unlikely hero in Mumbai — Shaun Udal was England’s unlikely hero in Mumbai (Rebecca Naden/PA Archive)

2012: England beat India by 10 wickets (Mumbai)

Graeme Swann, left, and Monty Panesar left India in a spin (Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)

2012: England beat India by 7 wickets (Kolkata)

Alastair Cook led England to success in India (Andrew Matthews/PA)