England opener Dom Sibley says he was ‘in a dark place’ before winning the fifty against Sri Lanka | Cricket News

“I was in a very dark place so it’s a relief to get some running; England opener Dom Sibley battled to his third fifty test, finishing a series of one-figure scores, while the tourists beat Sri Lanka in Galle to win a 2- series Earn 0

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Dom Sibley talks to Simon Doull as his 50th anniversary helped England win the second Test and secure the series 2-0

Dom Sibley spoke of his relief in scoring fifty unbeaten in England’s win over Sri Lanka after admitting he was “in a very dark place” after a series of one-on-one scores. figure in the series.

The England opener finished unscathed on 56 as Joe Root’s side completed a six-wicket victory in Galle to seal a 2-0 series seal, putting forward 75 unbroken by Jos Buttler to level it out.

After scoring 4, 2, and 0 in his first three innings in Sri Lanka and Rory Burns back in contention for the India tour, Sibley admitted he is not sure if he will secure a place for an opener. the series in Chennai in 11 days but feels much better after recording his fifth 50-plus score in test cricket.

“We have to wait and see what happens, we have some boys coming back into the team but I’m glad I made it to the end of this round,” he said.

Sibley recorded his third fifty test, to go with two hundred, as England won in Galle

“The other night I was in a very dark place so I want to get some relief as a relief and with all the hard work I put in, it’s great to see rewards.

“I’ve got a bit of a stinker in the series so far. After working hard on playing spin before we came out here during the winter months in England, you will start to doubt yourself today.

“Of course, I was a little lucky with the reviews and it was great to spend some time in the shower, to give myself and the boys a chance to see across the line.”

While Sibley struggled, falling free to left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya in each of his three innings, Joe Root has been in stunning form with a double in the first game and a hundred another in the second.

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Nasser Hussain analyzes England openers struggling Sibley and Zak Crawley with spinning and suggests some possible solutions

The Warwickshire batsman was appalled by his captain’s achievements and said he had worked with Jacques Kallis, England’s battery consultant for the series, in the nets to try to improve his own fortunes. against spinning.

“Watching Joe make you feel a little small enough, to be completely open!” Sibley said. “The way he played in this series has been amazing, the way he swept and made wickets look so easy.

“With Jacques, we’ve been in the nets and they’ve been difficult web sessions, really trying to change things in the middle of the series when I felt very confident coming. into the series with what I had done to play spin.

“To be skeptical about it and change that will take some confidence but I changed a thing or two and luckily it paid off today.”