Try as he might, Alastair Cook just cannot rid himself of Kevin Pietersen. As England crashed to another one-day defeat, this time by eight wickets with more than 10 overs to spare, Cook’s former team-mate and unfailing bête noire was calling for his resignation on Twitter. The worry for Cook, as Sri Lanka moved with embarrassing ease into a 2-0 lead in this seven-match series, is that Pietersen was able to do so without sounding bitter. ‘Dear Alastair,’ he tweeted, ‘if you care about England's chances this winter, pls resign and just concentrate on Test cricket... ‪#getHalesin’. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Sri Lankan and English captains paying tribute to Phillip Hughes
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Sri Lanka beat England by eight wickets in second one-day international
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Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara star for Sri Lanka
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England were bowled out for a measly 185 in Colombo
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The tourists only used 43 of their overs in reduced overs clash
As if to honour @placeholder, who died after being hit by a bouncer, the first short ball did not arrive until the 28th over.