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Dead-rubber blues for England as Sri Lanka tune up for final

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Dead-rubber blues for England as Sri Lanka tune up for final
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England arrived in Pakistan this month hopeful that the dynamics of a tri-series would give them the chance to experience the pressure of knockout games ahead of next year's World Cup. Instead, Thursday's fixture against Sri Lanka will evok.

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  • —England arrived in Pakistan this month hopeful that the dynamics of a tri-series would give them the chance to experience the pressure of knockout games ahead of next year's World Cup.
  • —Instead, Thursday's fixture against Sri Lanka will evoke unwelcome memories of the 2023 edition, when they finished the tournament with a series of dead-rubbers [].
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