Sri Lanka won the 3 match series 1-0 and 4 limited overs matches, one of which was the Bungle in the jungle.
Sri Lanka won the Test series by winning 1 of the 3 matches with 2 drawn:
- 1st Test (Galle International Stadium) – match drawn
- 2nd Test (Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy) – match drawn
- 3rd Test (Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo) – Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
1st ODI
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ST Jayasuriya 46* (41)
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- AJ Strauss (ENG), and KADM Fernando and KMDN Kulasekara (both SL) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
Test series summary
1st Test
2–6 December 2003
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- PD Collingwood (ENG) and KADM Fernando (SL) made their Test debuts
2nd Test
3rd Test
18–21 December 2003
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Tour matches
One-day: Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI v England XI
15 November 2003
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- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain reduced the number of overs to 38 per side and caused the game to be abandoned.
First-class: Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI vs England XI