Sri Lanka return to Lord’s 40 years after taming Botham and England | Sri Lanka cricket team

In 1984, Sri Lanka arrived in England unknown and unrated, newbies who had lost seven of their first 11 Tests. Their only trip outside Asia had brought heavy defeats by New Zealand so when they arrived at Lord’s, little was expected.

But it had been a tough summer for England. Pummelled 5-0 by…