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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- 28 August was taken as a rest day.
- KJ Barnett, DV Lawrence, PJ Newport and RC Russell (all ENG), and MAWR Madurasinghe and MAR Samarasekera made their Test debuts.
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured England in the 1988 season to play a one-match Test series against England. England won the series 1-0.
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England won the Texaco Trophy 1-0.
4 September 1988 Scorecard |
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