Summary

  1. Postpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 29 August

    Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It's been an unexpected start to the day. Every time England have looked settled, Sri Lanka have managed to find a wicket from somewhere.

    But it still looks like a very good pitch to bat on.

  2. Eng 147-4published at 38 overs

    And a third over of that ilk, although this time Joe Root's single is an edge into the leg side.

    The players will take drinks, with Joe Root on the brink of fifty.

  3. Eng 146-4published at 37 overs

    And a repeat of the previous over, Root getting off strike with a single to square leg in the middle of the over, this time off Asitha.

    He moves to 48.

  4. Postpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 29 August

    Russel Arnold
    Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    It was a strange decision at the toss but 250 all out would justify it.

  5. Postpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 29 August

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    One wicket here and Sri Lanka are right in with a chance of bowling England out cheaply.

  6. Eng 145-4published at 36 overs

    It's Root that gets the one scoring shot from Jayasuriya's latest, tucking a single square.

  7. Eng 144-4published at 35 overs

    Asitha bowls a bouncer that doesn't get up and Root dispatches it to the boundary, pulling to the square leg boundary on the swivel.

  8. Postpublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 29 August

    Ben Jones
    CricViz analyst

    Quietly, Joe Root's in the middle of a golden summer. His Test average this home season (87) is his highest since 2014, when he put up a remarkable 777 runs at 97. Only the one ton, but excellent returns for the former skipper.

  9. Postpublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 29 August

    Russel Arnold
    Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Joe Root's judgement to the spinner has been excellent. He gets into position so quickly for all his different sweeps.

  10. Eng 138-4published at 34 overs

    Root takes two through square leg, the only runs of this Jayasuriya over.

    The left-armer has started to turn the screw, just three scoring shots in his four overs after lunch.

  11. Postpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 29 August

    Russel Arnold
    Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Asitha Fernando has got the ball nipping around. He's bowled very well, backing up his work at Old Trafford.

    He thought he won the battle with Jamie Smith there, it was aerial. Smith really threw his hands at it.

  12. Eng 136-4published at 33 overs

    A first boundary for Smith, a bit of an edge and Asitha's delivery flies to the point boundary.

    Smith then edges in the other direction, clipping the final delivery of the over into his pads.

  13. Postpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 29 August

    If you're lamenting Harry Brook being dismissed on umpire's call, remember Joe Root got the flip side when given not out in the morning session.

  14. Postpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 29 August

    Russel Arnold
    Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Sri Lanka just needed a bit of luck. They were desperate for that one to be given out on the field so that umpire's call would be on their side if it came down to it.

  15. Eng 131-4published at 32 overs

    A common sight from Manchester, a Prabath Jayasuriya maiden - his first today.

    Jamie Smith defends all six deliveries.

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  17. How's stat?!published at 14:16 British Summer Time 29 August

    Andy Zaltzman
    Statistician on Test Match Special

    Plenty of starts from Harry Brook this summer.

    He's got scores of 50, 36, a fine 109 against West Indies and then scores of 56, 32 and now 33.

  18. Eng 131-4published at 31 overs

    Eeeesh, Jamie Smith inside edges his first delivery... but the ball slips away for a single.

  19. Postpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 29 August

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Harry Brook just lost his balance. You can see his head falling over his front leg.

    It's a huge wicket. He was scoring so freely and looked in complete control.

  20. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 30.5 overs

    Brook lbw b A Fernando (Eng 130-4)

    Umpire's call on a leg stump strike - Brook has to go!

    He was attempting a straight drive, but got the line all wrong.

    What looked set to be a long innings is suddenly cut short.