PHIL Mustard enjoyed a successful international debut as England warmed up for their forthcoming one-day tour of Sri Lanka with an 80-run win over a Sri Lanka Board XI.

The Durham wicketkeeper scored 17 with the bat and took two catches with the gloves as England enjoyed a successful outing in Colombo.

Ian Bell was the tourists' match-winner, hitting an unbeaten 131 off 121 balls.

Bell hit 12 fours and four sixes in his innings and helped England recover from a slow start to reach a competitive 314 for four before the Board XI side, including eight internationals, slumped to 234 all out in reply.

Happy to be cautious at first while Kevin Pietersen dominated a 91-run stand off 58 balls by hitting a quickfire 50 off 29 balls, Bell accelerated as the innings reached its climax.

Having battled to 104 for one at the halfway stage and reached his half-century off 72 balls, he advanced to three figures in a further 37 deliveries and helped England add 90 in the final ten overs.

His innings included a run of four sixes in five balls off leg-spinner Malinga Bandara and although he was dropped on 88 in the deep, he deserved his slice of good fortune to reach three figures.

Mustard, who won his place after an outstanding domestic season in one-day cricket, took 15 balls to get off the mark and became frustrated before being caught at mid-on for 17.

Alastair Cook battled on to reach a determined 66 off 88 balls before being caught at long on, while Kevin Pietersen sparked England's acceleration by hitting successive sixes off Bandara.

England would have been equally pleased with their display in the field with every bowler except Dimitri Mascarenhas, who was suffering with a bruised hand, being given a run out prior to the start of the one-day series.

Both James Anderson and Ryan Sidebottom impressed in their several spells, but England's biggest pleasure would have come from the display of Stuart Broad in his first international appearance since his humiliation in the Twenty20 World Cup.

Hammered for six sixes in an over by Yuvraj Singh, England were always confident of Broad being able to bounce back strongly and continue his international career.

He vindicated that faith by claiming two early catches to remove both openers, then claimed a sharp return catch to claim his first wicket before ending the determined resistance of Bandara, who hit 27 off 36 balls, by winning an lbw appeal.

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