ENG 1ST

OUT! Caught. Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence. Length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, outside edge, caught by Fernando. Lahiru Kumara draws the first blood.

OUT! Caught. Asitha Fernando to Ollie Pope. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to square leg, caught by de Silva. Skipper departs!

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Ben Duckett. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point, caught by Kumara. Perfect setup from Sri Lanka.

OUT! L.B.W. Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, hit pad. The umpires call stays, and Harry Brook needs to walk back to the pavilion.

OUT! Caught. Milan Rathnayake to Jamie Smith. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Fernando. Edged and gone.

OUT! Caught. Lahiru Kumara to Chris Woakes. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Fernando. Short ball ploy works for Sri Lanka.

OUT! Caught. Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to gully, caught by Silva. Another brilliant knock from Joe Root comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Asitha Fernando to Matthew Potts. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Fernando. Edged and gone.

OUT! Caught. Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Rathnayake. Milan Rathnayake takes a stunner, sprinting backwards.

OUT! Caught. Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Mendis. All out! That's the end of the first innings. England posted a massive score on the board. Joe Root and Gus Atkinson both scored centuries, with Atkinson achieving his maiden test century. Asitha Fernando took five wickets for his side, while Milan Rathnayake and Lahiru Kumara each took two. Join us for Sri Lanks's innings shortly.

SLA 1ST

OUT! Bowled. Chris Woakes to Nishan Madushka. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, inside edge. Dragged on!

OUT! Bowled. Olly Stone to Dimuth Karunaratne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge. Chopped back on to the stumps. That's Lunch on Day 2. Sri Lanka trail by 395 runs. Sri Lanka lost two early wickets in this session, and they will need to form a partnership in the upcoming session as the England bowlers look to make further inroads. Do join us for the next session in another 40 minutes.

OUT! Caught. Olly Stone to Pathum Nissanka. Length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to leg slip, caught by Potts. A sharp catch from Matthew Potts.

OUT! Bowled. Matthew Potts to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, missed. That's a ripper from Matthew Potts.

OUT! Caught. Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, off stump on the back foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to second slip, caught by Brook. Skipper walks back to the dugout.

OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to leg gully, caught by Lawrence. Six wickets down for Sri Lanka.

OUT! Caught. Chris Woakes to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, outside edge in the air uncontrolled, caught by Smith. Chris Woakes back into the action.

OUT! Bowled. Shoaib Bashir to Prabath Jayasuriya. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed. Knocked him over.

OUT! Run Out. Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg, direct hit by Pope. Big mixup in the middle.

OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, middle stump on the front foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Woakes. That's it. Sri Lanka are all out for 196. Kamindu Mendis played brilliantly and scored 74 runs. Unfortunately, there was little other support at the opposite end. The England bowlers performed well, with Chris Woakes bowling economically and picking up two wickets. He was well supported by the rest of the seamers. England aren't enforcing the follow on and will bat next.

ENG 2ND

OUT! Caught. Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence. In-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge, caught by Fernando. Excellent review from Sri Lanka.

OUT! Caught. Milan Rathnayake to Ben Duckett. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to second slip, caught by Mathews, dropped catch by Fernando. Rathnayake gets his man.

OUT! Caught. Asitha Fernando to Ollie Pope. Short, wide down leg side backing away cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point, caught by Jayasuriya. Change in plan works for the visitors.

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Harry Brook. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Fernando. This time, Madushka makes no mistake.

OUT! L.B.W. Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad. That's plumb in front.

OUT! Caught. Milan Rathnayake to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover, caught by Silva. Straight forward catch to Nissanka.

OUT! Caught. Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot Switch Hit, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man, caught by Kumara. Poor shot from Gus Atkinson.

OUT! Caught. Asitha Fernando to Matthew Potts. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot glancing, Gloved, caught by Chandimal. Brilliant review from Sri Lanka.

OUT! Caught. Lahiru Kumara to Olly Stone. Back of a length, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Silva. Nine down for England.

OUT! Caught. Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep backward square leg, caught by Mendis. All out! England set a huge target of 482 runs for Sri Lanka. Joe Root played a remarkable knock of 103 runs. Asitha Fernando and Lahiru Kumara picked up three wickets each. Join us for the final session in a few minutes.

SLA 2ND

OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Nishan Madushka. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by Root. Root takes a regular catch.

OUT! Caught. Olly Stone to Pathum Nissanka. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by Root. Edged and gone.

OUT! Caught. Chris Woakes to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to second slip, caught by Brook. Night watchmen needs to walk back.

OUT! Caught. Olly Stone to Dimuth Karunaratne. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, Gloved in the air uncontrolled, caught by Smith. Olly Stone strikes the breakthrough.

OUT! Caught. Shoaib Bashir to Angelo Mathews. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Woakes. Gritty knock comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Dinesh Chandimal. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge in the air uncontrolled to short leg, caught by Lawrence. Gus Atkinson gets his man.

OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to third slip, caught by Duckett. Last match, centurion walks back for a cheap run.

OUT! Bowled. Gus Atkinson to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, mis-timed. The skipper walks back after a good innings.

OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge, caught by Smith. It's a five-wicket haul for Gus Atkinson.

OUT! Caught. Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Stone. That's the end of the game. England bowlers have skittled through the Sri Lankan batters with a day to spare, sealing the victory and the series. Gus Atkinson was the pick of the bowlers by picking a five-wicket haul, he was well supported by the rest of the attack. Sri Lanka batters tried their best but could not get going. Gus Atkinson is the Player of the Match for his brilliant performance with both bat and ball.

Over 102. 1 run. Bowler: Asitha Fernando. England: 427/10(rr 4.19)

Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Back of a length, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot Fended, Gloved to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Short, wide down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Fernando.

Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Kumara.

Over 101. 5 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. England: 426/9(rr 4.22)

Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir. Stock ball full toss, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.

FOUR! Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.

Over 100. 9 runs. Bowler: Asitha Fernando. England: 421/9(rr 4.21)

Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.

Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Short, wide down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

FOUR! Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson. Back of a length, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed past fine leg for 4 runs.

Over 56. 1 run. Bowler: Gus Atkinson. Sri Lanka: 196/10(rr 3.50)

Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to mid off for no runs, mis-fielded by Woakes.

Gus Atkinson to Asitha Fernando. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Pope.

Over 55. 12 runs. Bowler: Olly Stone. Sri Lanka: 195/9(rr 3.55)

SIX! Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot hooking, well timed over fine leg for 6 runs.

FOUR! Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Woakes.

Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to deep backward point for 2 runs, run save by Atkinson.

Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for no runs, dropped catch by Root. Joe Root fails to pouch an easy chance for Kamindu Mendis.

Over 54. no runs. Bowler: Gus Atkinson. Sri Lanka: 183/8(rr 3.39)

Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Back of a length, off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, mis-timed to point for no runs, fielded by Potts.

Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Over 53. 7 runs. Bowler: Olly Stone. Sri Lanka: 183/8(rr 3.45)

Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Woakes.

Over 55. 1 run. Bowler: Lahiru Kumara. England: 251/10(rr 4.56)

Lahiru Kumara to Shoaib Bashir. Back of a length, down leg side moves in front Scoop, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

APPEAL! Lahiru Kumara to Shoaib Bashir. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, caught by Chandimal, appeal made for Caught.  Clear gap between the glove and the ball.

Over 54. no runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. England: 250/9(rr 4.63)

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock ball half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, well timed to extra cover for no runs, mis-fielded by Fernando.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for no runs, fielded by Silva.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front sweeping, bottom edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Kumara.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock ball half volley, down leg side down the track flick, to long on for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

Over 53. 5 runs. Bowler: Lahiru Kumara. England: 250/9(rr 4.72)

Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root. Half volley, to leg deep in crease flick, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root. Back of a length, wide down leg side backing away pulling, mis-timed to square leg for no runs, mis-fielded by Fernando.

Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root. Back of a length, wide down leg side backing away pulling, well timed to deep square leg for no runs, mis-fielded by Fernando, fielded by Karunaratne.

FOUR! Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root. Back of a length, wide down leg side backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.

Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Gloved for no runs, mis-fielded by Chandimal.

Over 52. 4 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. England: 245/8(rr 4.71)

Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Over 87. 4 runs. Bowler: Chris Woakes. Sri Lanka: 292/10(rr 3.36)

Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, back to bowler for no runs.

Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.

FOUR! Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

Over 86. 8 runs. Bowler: Gus Atkinson. Sri Lanka: 288/9(rr 3.35)

Gus Atkinson to Asitha Fernando. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Stone.

Gus Atkinson to Asitha Fernando. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to gully for no runs, run save by Bashir, fielded by Duckett.

Gus Atkinson to Asitha Fernando. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.

FOUR! Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

FOUR! Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.

Over 85. 4 runs. Bowler: Chris Woakes. Sri Lanka: 280/8(rr 3.29)

FOUR! Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs, run save by Stone.

Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Potts.

Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Seaming away length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Lawrence.

Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
K Fernandob Woakes	7	15	1	0	46.67
F Karunaratneb Stone	7	26	1	0	26.92
P Silvac Potts b Stone	12	18	1	0	66.67
A Mathewsb Potts	22	36	3	0	61.11
L Chandimalc Lawrence b Atkinson	23	33	3	0	69.7
D de Silvac Brook b Potts	0	3	0	0	0.0
P Mendisc Woakes b Atkinson	74	120	8	3	61.67
R Rathnayakec Smith b Woakes	19	14	4	0	135.71
N Jayasuriyab Bashir	8	46	0	0	17.39
C Kumararun out (Pope)	0	22	0	0	0.0
A Fernandonot out	1	1	0	0	100

Bowling	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	E/R
C Woakes	13	4	21	2	0	1	1.62
A Atkinson	8.3	2	40	2	0	0	4.71
O Stone	13	0	70	2	1	0	5.39
M Potts	11	4	19	2	0	0	1.73
S Bashir	7	1	21	1	0	0	3
J Root	3	0	4	0	0	0	1.34

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