England’s disastrous winter can be summed up by the fact that even Sam Curran could not take centre stage with a hat-trick, relegated to a mere afterthought following Harry Brook’s latest revelations that he was not alone on the night he was clashed with a nightclub bouncer.

Sam Curran has taken a hat-trick as England beat Sri Lanka by 11 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in their rain-marred opening Twenty20 ‍International in Pallekele. The left-arm seamer became the second Englishman,

MI London retain England all-rounders Sam Curran and Will Jacks for this season's Hundred and sign England batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge.

Sam Curran picked up a hattrick today in the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Pallekele. He was enduring a tough day with the ball before he dismissed three Sri Lanka batters off consecutive deliveries to create history in the 16th over of the innings.

World Cup qualification is under threat if they do not improve on a record of 11 defeats in 16 one-day internationals.