Manchester [UK], August 25 (ANI): Power packed performances from Joe Root, Chris Woakes and Jamie Smith helped hosts England to successfully tackle a fighting Sri Lankan unit as they defeated the Asian side by five wickets in the first Test at Manchester on Friday. England take a 1-0 lead in two-match series. SL won the toss and opted to bat first. Struggling at 113/7, it was knocks from skipper Dhananjaya de Silva (74 in 84 balls, with eight fours) and Milan Rathnayake (72 in 135 balls, with six fours and two sixes) that pushed SL to 236/10. Silva and Rathnayake had a 63 run partnership for t…