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Match FactsSaturday July 2, 2016 Start time 10.30am (0930GMT)Big PictureAt the midway mark at The Oval on Wednesday evening, it appeared Sri Lanka had done enough to at least stretch England by putting more than 300 on the board in a match reduced to 42 overs per side. Yet it became another canter as Jason Roy plundered 162 to add another notch to the teams storied 12 months in white-ball cricket.It means that the series is decided heading into Cardiff, creating one of those dead bilateral matches that is vexing those in charge of the international cricket as they attempt to remodel the calendar to bring greater context to the game. However, it is not a match completely without meaning - there are rankings positions to play for and victory for England would ensure they move to fifth in the one-day table, another step on the climb towards the top three that Paul Farbrace, the assistant coach, believes they have to be at to be serious contenders for the 2019 World Cup.There is also the not-so-small matter of putting on a show for the Cardiff crowd. Attendances throughout this series have been excellent - only the poor forecast prevented every seat being filled at The Oval - which suggests that the angst felt about the 50-over game is perhaps more in the minds of those in charge than the paying punter who wants to enjoy a day out.England are certainly value for money these days, when the weather allows them on the park. No target appears to daunt them with a batting line-up that includes Adil Rashid at No. 11. After a 10-wicket win chasing 255 and then The Oval pursuit, the talk is of how high this batting line-up can reach. After four matches where they have batted second, it would be interesting - and potentially thrilling - to see them set a target.Sri Lanka have tired minds and sore bodies after a tour where, apart from small passages of play, there has been clear daylight between them and England. The batting has shown promise, but the paucity of the bowling means they needed more than the raft of half-centuries that have been produced. They will have to dig deep to prevent a 3-0 scoreline.Form guideEngland WWTLL (completed matches, most recent first) Sri Lanka LLTWWIn the spotlightThe most out-of-form England batsman? Its the captain, Eoin Morgan. All things are relative - he has scored 43 and 22 in his two innings of the series - and he fell to a spectacular catch at The Oval - but it is now 20 international innings since he has made a half-century. He has plenty of credit in the bank, as Alastair Cook did when he struggled in the Test side, but as the current climate in the UK shows banks can still run into trouble. Morgan appears to have shelved his first-class ambitions, so the limited-overs game is his domain and no captain wants discussion about his own form to become a dominating issue.Danushka Gunathilaka enjoyed his best match of the series at The Oval, scoring a composed 62 off 64 balls, nipping in with the wicket of Joe Root then holding that catch for the ages at backward point when Morgan larruped his square cut. Sri Lanka want to give youth a chance at the top of the order - it is one of the reasons they have resisted promoting Upul Tharanga - and it has become the sort of tour where small successes such as Gunathilakas are what they need to grab hold of.Team newsAlex Hales did not open the batting at The Oval after suffering a back spasm in the field, but batted freely in the nets on Friday. England dont appear in the mood to rotate for the sake of it so the only decision to make seems to be whether to swap Chris Jordan for Moeen Ali on a ground with a short, straight boundary as happened in Bristol.England (probable) 1 Alex Hales, 2 Jason Roy, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Jonny Bairstow, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Moeen Ali/Chris Jordan, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 David Willey, 10 Liam Plunkett, 11 Adil RashidA weary-looking Angelo Mathews hinted at changes following the loss of the series. A few of the squad are being held together by sticking plaster and painkillers so they could go through their reserve players, although the Sri Lanka camp said everyone was fit and available for selection. Niroshan Dickwella, who replaced Lahiru Thirimanne, and Dhananjaya de Silva have yet to play this series.Sri Lanka (possible) 1 Kusal Perera, 2 Danushka Gunathilaka, 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Angelo Mathews (capt), 6 Seekkuge Prasanna, 7 Upul Tharanga, 8 Dasun Shanaka, 9 Farveez Maharoof, 10 Nuwan Pradeep, 11 Suranga LakmalPitch and conditionsRoyal London Cup scores this season have ranged from 218 to 302. There is a short straight boundary towards the River Taff which will tempt the powerful hitters in both teams. The spinners will need to hold their nerve. The forecast is promising with just the outside chance of a shower.Stats and triviaEnglands scoring rate in ODIs since May 1, 2015 is 6.33 - the highest among all teams.Kusal Perera needs three runs to reach 1500 in ODIsJason Roy has 282 runs in the series. The record for England in a series of up to five matches is 383 by Alex Hales, against South Africa, earlier this year. 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LONDON -- Angelique Kerber scrapped and scrambled and pushed Serena Williams to the limit.The German hustled from corner to corner for great gets, crouched low for squat shots, and mixed off-speed slices with searing flat winners.In the end, Kerbers stellar counter-punching defense was not enough to defuse the power game and booming serves of Williams, who prevailed 7-5, 6-3 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday.Kerber beat Williams in three sets in the Australian Open final in January for her first Grand Slam title. But, this time, there was no stopping Williams from equaling Steffi Grafs Open-era record of 22 major championships.I think I played what I could today, the fourth-seeded Kerber said. Serena was serving unbelievable today. At the end I was trying everything, but she deserved it today. I was not the one who lost the match. I think she won the match.The left-handed Kerber had not dropped a set on the way to her second Grand Slam final of the year and beat Serenas sister, five-time champion Venus, in the semifinals. The 28-year-old Kerber was bidding to become the first player to beat the sisters back-to-back in the semifinals and final at a Grand Slam.But Serena had too much firepower: She served 13 aces, to none for Kerber. The German had only nine unforced errors, to go with 12 winners. But Williams piled up 39 winners, along with 21 unforced errors.Today just her serve was much better, Kerber said. On grass the serve is also a little bit strange because its tougher to return it. That was the only thing which changed from Australia.Kerber came out fighting from the start, trading hard groundstrokes with Williams, mixing up her play and holding serve. But a brief lapse in the 12th game proved costly. Serving at 6-5 down, 15-all, Kerber made a forehand error followed by a backhand error to suddenly ggive Williams two break and set points.dddddddddddd.Kerber saved the first with an easy forehand, but Williams converted on the next with a cross-court backhand winner to take the first set.I think I was still playing not bad, Kerber said. I think Serena was returning better there. She was just going for it. I played two points a little bit too short, and she was there, and she goes for it. She did everything right.Kerber didnt fold. She picked up her game in the second set, pumping her arms to celebrate winners as the Centre Court crowd tried to will her back into the match.Kerber finally earned a break point -- her only one of the match -- at 3-3. At 30-40, Williams turned to her biggest weapon: She hit a 117 mph ace to save the break point, followed with a 124 mph ace and held for 4-3.This is how Serena is playing, Kerber said. I had one breakpoint, and I couldnt do (anything).In the next game, Kerber went up 40-15 but Williams began attacking and forced a break point. Kerber hit perhaps her worst shot of the match -- a backhand long -- to concede the break. Williams served out the match at love.Of course, Im disappointed, Kerber said. But at the end Im also proud about that what I did. That makes it a little easier for me.Kerber will move up to No. 2 in the rankings next week behind Williams, who has been No. 1 since February 2013.I think its tough to follow in her footsteps, Kerber said. Im going my own way. I think Im on a good way to play better and better. I hope that I will reach a few more finals and maybe win a few more Grand Slams.---Follow Stephen Wilson on Twitter: www.twitter.com/stevewilsonap. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/stephen-wilson ' ' '