Worcestershire batter, Jack Haynes, hit an unbeaten half-century on his debut for England Lions on the opening day of the three-day game with the Sri Lanka Board X1 in Colombo.
Haynes came in at number seven with the total on 262-5 and made 64 not out from 70 balls with one six and four fours.
He shared in a seventh-wicket stand of 79 with keeper Jamie Smith (50) and was still at the crease when the declaration came at 413-8.
It was the ideal start to his Lions career for Haynes in a warm-up game for the two-Test match series with Sri Lanka.
His Worcestershire team-mate, pace bowler Josh Tongue, is also part of the Lions squad.
Alex Lees hit a century off 94 balls – the second fastest at ‘A’ team (Lions) level – and England’s total was the highest by the Lions in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka replied with 93-2 off 19.5 overs by the close.
