<p>England overcame the loss of about 130 overs in the match to still thrash Sri Lanka by an innings and 14 runs — their fourth innings victory in five Tests. <br /><br />The Sri Lankans, with three batsmen in their line-up averaging more than 50, capitulated to 82 all out in a fraction over two hours on the final evening of the match. "We were keen to press for a victory but we thought it would be a long shot," Strauss told reporters. "I was really impressed by the guys' intensity because in that situation it is easy to just go through the motions. <br /><br />"These are the things that test you as a side: how desperately do you want to win? I think we showed that we really wanted it and we got what we deserved. I was very impressed. <br /><br />We showed quite a lot of ruthlessness in Australia this winter," he added in reference to their 3-1 Ashes victory. "And this was another good example of that." Man-of-the-match Jonathan Trott, whose Test average soared to 66.77 after compiling a painstaking 203, said he had observed a sense of ambition around the team as early as 2009, when he came into the side.<br /><br />"I had a taste of it when I played for Warwickshire in a warm-up game against England before the 2009 Ashes — you could see there was a unity about them then," Trott said.</p>
<p>England overcame the loss of about 130 overs in the match to still thrash Sri Lanka by an innings and 14 runs — their fourth innings victory in five Tests. <br /><br />The Sri Lankans, with three batsmen in their line-up averaging more than 50, capitulated to 82 all out in a fraction over two hours on the final evening of the match. "We were keen to press for a victory but we thought it would be a long shot," Strauss told reporters. "I was really impressed by the guys' intensity because in that situation it is easy to just go through the motions. <br /><br />"These are the things that test you as a side: how desperately do you want to win? I think we showed that we really wanted it and we got what we deserved. I was very impressed. <br /><br />We showed quite a lot of ruthlessness in Australia this winter," he added in reference to their 3-1 Ashes victory. "And this was another good example of that." Man-of-the-match Jonathan Trott, whose Test average soared to 66.77 after compiling a painstaking 203, said he had observed a sense of ambition around the team as early as 2009, when he came into the side.<br /><br />"I had a taste of it when I played for Warwickshire in a warm-up game against England before the 2009 Ashes — you could see there was a unity about them then," Trott said.</p>