The first match of the three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka is being played at the Old Trafford Cricket Stadium, Manchester from August 21. Former England legend James Anderson was present at the stadium as a special guest, he rang the bell to start the match at his home ground, the video of which is going viral on social media.

In the video, James Anderson is seen on the big screen of the ground and the fans present there are seen standing on their seats and clapping for the legend.

Watch that video of James Anderson here-

Just a 🐐 ringing the bell to get the Test underway.#ENGvSL pic.twitter.com/Dfbeh48Olr

— England’s Barmy Army August 21, 2024

Talking about James Anderson’s brilliant Test career, he has taken 704 wickets in 188 matches, including 32 five-wicket hauls. He is the third highest wicket-taker in the Test format. Anderson has also represented England in 194 ODIs and 19 T20 matches.

Sri Lankan team seems to be in trouble after winning the toss and batting first

In the Manchester Test against England, Sri Lanka captain Dhananjay de Silva won the toss and decided to bat first, which seems to be proving wrong. The team lost three wickets at a score of 6 runs in just 7 overs. Gus Atkinson first sent Dimuth Karunaratne (2) to the pavilion in the sixth over. Then Chris Woakes sent Nishan Madushka (4) and Angelo Mathews to the pavilion on a duck in the seventh over.

The partnership between Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal seemed to be flourishing again. But then in the 16th over, Mark Wood gave a big blow to the opponents by dismissing Kusal Mendis for 24 runs. After this, Dinesh Chandimal (17), Kamindu Mendis (12) and Prabhat Jayasuriya (10) also returned to the pavilion cheaply.

Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva held the innings together from one end and scored 74 runs in 84 balls with the help of 8 fours in the first innings. He lost his wicket to Shoaib Bashir in the 51st over.