It’s not been the greatest summer for humanity’s greatest invention. One of the reasons we compete at stuff is because we don’t know what’s going to happen, but that hasn’t really been the case in the two serieseseseses England have played and, though they may be a decent outfit, they’re not so decent they should be dispensing consecutive whitewashes.

As such, it’s important – and necessary – that Sri Lanka see out this win, not because it will redress the crippling inequalities and inequities that define this thing of ours in the way they define every other thing of ours. But it’d be something, at least, evidence that application and intensity are required to achieve results rather than the team with the most sizeable exchequer just winning.

It’s called Test cricket because it’s meant to best testing – something else we just don’t say often enough! – so eyes down for the finish this summer might not deserve, but most definitely needs. Come on the Lankans!

Play: 11am BST, 11am local