He bowls with his left... and he bowls with his 権利! England come up against ambidextrous spinner Kamindu Mendis in Sri Lanka 小旅行する opener - and they 生き残る both 武器

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England （機の）カム up against an ambidextrous spinner in the first game of their Sri Lankan 小旅行する on Friday but had no problem in distinguishing between 権利 and wrong 'un in a 天候-影響する／感情d warm-up victory.

Kamindu Mendis bowled off-breaks to England one-day captain Eoin Morgan and slow left-arm to Joe Root, but had no success with either as both remained unbeaten when bad light ended a useful work-out against a strong Sri Lanka XI.

Yet the 20-year-old is 明確に a unique talent and やめる かもしれない a 開拓する with no discernible 減少（する） in 質 as he 繰り返して switched between 武器 after signalling his 意向s 明確に to the batsmen.

Kamindu Mendis is a unique cricketer - here he bowls 権利-手渡すd against England

But in the same innings he also bowls left-手渡すd as the 20-year-old is ambidextrous

Eoin Morgan (left) and Joe Root impressed with the bat にもかかわらず Mendis's 素晴らしい 技術s

'I didn't realise he was ambidextrous until he bowled his last over,' said Moeen Ali, who led the way for England with three wickets. 'Somebody について言及するd it earlier but I wasn't su re it was him.

'I've never seen someone do that but it's fantastic for the game. It's amazing he was so 正確な with both 武器 and it could be the way cricket is going to go. I've tried bowling left-arm but I was so bad. You just don't have that same feel.

'I find it strange enough to see guys batting left arm and throwing 権利. Bowling is 完全に different. You hear rumours about these guys 存在 around but for him to bowl that sort of 基準 and be that good is fantastic.'

Mendis learned to bowl with both 武器 at a young age. 'I tried to do it when I was eight bowling in the garden with my friends,' he said.

'I was 基本的に a 権利-arm bowler but I practised step by step with my left. I am confortable with both now and happy to do it in a match. I take wickets with both 武器.

'Root and Morgan knew what I was going to do and they didn't panic because they are big players. They are two of the best I've bowled to.'

< p class="imageCaption">Morgan was unbeaten on 91 when bad light stopped England on 215 for 2 after 35.3 overs

England will certainly be 直面するing and 配達するing plenty of spin on this 小旅行する, with slow bowlers on both 味方するs 支配するing on a slow, low P Sara Oval pitch that is sure to be replicated throughout this two-month trip.

It was Moeen, again relishing his status as the 'No 2' spinner, who was the 選ぶ of the bowlers for England against a home 味方する 含む／封じ込めるing nine 十分な internationals and led by Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal.

However the 名目上の No 1 Adil Rashid was almost as 効果的な, while there were also seven overs of off-spin from Root to give hope of a game to reserve spinner Liam Dawson as Sri Lanka made a 競争の激しい 287 for nine in their 50 overs.

England won by the?Duckworth-吊りくさび-厳しい method after Moeen Ali earlier shone with the ball

All 注目する，もくろむs 最初 were on Olly 石／投石する in his first 外見 for a 十分な England 味方する, but even though he bowled with real pace there was nothing in the surface for him and he went wicketless from six overs and bowled six w ides.

When England openers Jonny Bairstow - unluckily lbw to a ball that pitched outside 脚 stump - and Jason Roy - brilliantly caught by a 飛び込み Isura Udana - fell cheaply it looked as though the 悪口を言う／悪態 of the warm-up game would strike again.

England's two captains 回避するd any slip-ups, Morgan moving commandingly to 91 and Root to 90 at the second 延期する for bad light with the tourists 井戸／弁護士席 placed to move to their 改訂するd 的 of 274 off 47 overs at 215 for two after 35.3 overs.

It was enough to give them an 開始 勝利，勝つ by 43 runs on the Duckworth-吊りくさび-厳しい method and a 満足な 小旅行する 開始 with a second warm-up game here on Saturday ahead of Wednesday's first one-day international in Dambulla.

?Dimuth Karunaratne was one of three Sri Lankan batsman to 落ちる at the 手渡すs of Moeen's spin

After losing the 投げ上げる／ボディチェックする, England 限られた／立憲的な Sri Lanka to?287 for 9 before going on to 勝利，勝つ by 43 runs