England A complete win in Colombo

Tour match, Colombo, final day: England A 424 & 240-5 beat Sri Lanka A 228 & 239 by 197 runs

Match scorecard

Swann took all of the final five wickets to go down on Thursday

Graeme Swann took 5-79 as England A triumphed in their four-day match over Sri Lanka A, winning by 197 runs on the final day at Colombo Cricket Club.

Swann, who moved from Northamptonshire to Nottinghamshire in the close season, impressed with his spin bowling as Sri Lanka A were all out for 239.

England had declared on their overnight score of 240-5, which gave them a lead of 436, in which Owais Shah made 81.

Thilan Thushara hit a rapid 69 for the hosts in their second innings.

Glamorgan seamer David Harrison set the ball rolling in the morning, taking two wickets with the new ball.

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The Sri Lankan batting, studded with players who have featured in senior international cricket, struggled to impose themselves in familiar conditions for the second time in the match.

After Harrison had reduced the home side to 27-2, Sajid Mahmood had Ian Daniel caught by Shah.

Three balls later, the Lancashire seamer had another wicket asThilina Kandamby was caught by Michael Powell for a duck.

There was no way back from 57-4. Alex Gidman had skipper Jehan Mubarak caught behind for 24 and then it was Swann's turn to get stuck in.

The score was 125-7 before Thushara, batting at nine, struck eight fours and four sixes.

But he was finally caught by Swann off his own bowling, and the end came soon afterwards.