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England blames crammed calendar for choosing Lanka tour in rainy season

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AFP Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Last Updated : Oct 17 2018 | 8:40 PM IST

England on Wednesday blamed the crowded international cricket calendar for its decision to tour Sri Lanka during the rainy season as bad weather hit the third straight one-day international.

England said the number of tours left it no "wriggle room" in organising a tour of the island currently in the grip of inter-monsoonal storms. Heavy rain also hit Wednesday's game in Kandy.

England won the rain-disrupted second ODI on a faster-run rate and the first

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First Published: Oct 17 2018 | 8:40 PM IST

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