Sri Lanka reach 94-1 before bad light ends play early
Smith's brilliant 67 off 50 balls helps England recover from 82-7
Lawrence out for aggressive 35 off as many balls
Sri Lanka bowled out for 263 - a 62-run deficit
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Andy Stone: Generous of Bashir to hold onto that catch off Josh Hull, who shelled a dolly off him yesterday.
Trail by 104
Josh Hull had started well. A lovely confidence-booster for him.
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on BBC Sounds
Josh Hull banged that one in, he tried a couple of bouncers yesterday that didn't work, but he used that length, bouncing it straight off the surface, surprising Dhananjaya de Silva.
Well done Bashir for that catch, he wasn't expecting that.
Dhananjaya c Bashir b Hull 69 (SL 220-6)
Josh Hull strikes! After dropping him last night, England's 20-year-old debutant has dismissed Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva.
It's a bouncer which gets too big on Dhananjaya. He could have left it but top-edges the ball down to fine leg.
In a slight worry to England, Gus Atkinson is not on the field this morning because he has a tight quad.
He is being assessed by the England medical staff.
Chris Woakes starts with a maiden to Kamindu Mendis at the other end.
Alastair Cook and Michael Vaughan suggested England were trying to be too funky last night. Woakes, as you would expect, has brought some calm to proceedings this morning.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
To be honest, I think Josh Hull's action needs a lot of work, but they obviously feel he's the type to learn quickly.
Dhananjaya 64, Kamindu 57
That's a good start from Josh Hull. He threw in a wide or short ball an over yesterday but all six are tidy here.
The crowds ooooos as Dhananjaya de Silva misses the final delivery and Jimmy Anderson applauds from the dressing room.
England have begun with a more conventional field than what we saw yesterday. Josh Hull is up to 86mph by his third ball.
Trail by 114
Young Josh Hull is going to start off on day three for England.
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on BBC Sounds
I was impressed at the way Sri Lanka held themselves yesterday.
That partnership are really applying themselves, they've set themselves up with an opportunity to chase England's lead.
It'll be interesting to see how they adapt against England's seam bowlers, they'll have to dig in.
The five-minute bell has just been rung by the wife and daughter of the late Graham Thorpe.
The Oval was Thorpe's home ground.
Special.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
It feels like another good day to bowl.
I think England will be looking at using seam bowlers.
Image source, Getty ImagesMoeen had daft moments, of course. He'd admit them himself.
But only five men have taken 200 Test wickets and scored 3,000 runs for England.
Ben Stokes, Ian Botham, Andrew Flintoff, Stuart Broad and Moeen Ali.
Some company...
Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
It's good conditions here today. It's dry but there's bits where the ball will move, it's going to swing.
I don't think the bowling has been great for the conditions so far.
It is dry at The Oval currently but we would do well to avoid more interruptions today.
Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Moeen was probably the most selfless player to play for England.
He would do anything the team required, probably to the hindrance of his career - he batted from one to eight.
He was picked as a batter but the amount he developed his bowling was amazing. He was also much tougher than people realised. In clutch moments, he was a gutsy cricketer. He was one of the great team-mates.
Image source, Getty ImagesFor me there this is right up there - the day he decided to bat one-handed...
Image source, Getty ImagesThe hat-trick against South Africa? Virat Kohli being his bunny? The T20 World Cup win in Melbourne?
Don't forget the eight centuries across formats. What was your favourite Moeen moment? How will you remember his England career?
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Image source, Getty Images| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duckett,caught Chandimal, bowled Rathnayake Duckett, caught Chandimal, bowled Rathnayake | 86 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 127 | 108.86 |
Lawrence,caught Nissanka, bowled Kumara Lawrence, caught Nissanka, bowled Kumara | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 23.81 |
Pope,caught Karunaratne, bowled MVT Fernando Pope, caught Karunaratne, bowled MVT Fernando | 154 | 156 | 19 | 2 | 264 | 98.72 |
Root,caught MVT Fernando, bowled Kumara Root, caught MVT Fernando, bowled Kumara | 13 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 27.08 |
Brook,caught PHKD Mendis, bowled Rathnayake Brook, caught PHKD Mendis, bowled Rathnayake | 19 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 48.72 |
Smith,caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando Smith, caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando | 16 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 51.61 |
Woakes,caught Rathnayake, bowled de Silva Woakes, caught Rathnayake, bowled de Silva | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 50.00 |
Atkinson,caught Rathnayake, bowled de Silva Atkinson, caught Rathnayake, bowled de Silva | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 41.67 |
Stone,not out Stone, not out | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 125.00 |
Hull,caught de Silva, bowled AM Fernando Hull, caught de Silva, bowled AM Fernando | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20.00 |
Bashir,caught Kumara, bowled Rathnayake Bashir, caught Kumara, bowled Rathnayake | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33.33 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 2, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 2, total 7 | ||||||
Total,325 all out 69.1 overs Total,325 all out 69.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AM Fernando | 20.0 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 4.40 |
MVT Fernando | 13.0 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 3.53 |
Kumara | 16.0 | 1 | 97 | 2 | 6.06 |
Rathnayake | 13.1 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 4.25 |
Mathews | 3.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.66 |
de Silva | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
45 for 1 (9.2 overs) | Lawrence |
140 for 2 (25.6 overs) | Duckett |
191 for 3 (38.3 overs) | Root |
261 for 4 (52.4 overs) | Brook |
290 for 5 (59.6 overs) | Smith |
299 for 6 (62.2 overs) | Woakes |
307 for 7 (64.5 overs) | Atkinson |
307 for 8 (65.1 overs) | Pope |
318 for 9 (68.2 overs) | Hull |
325 for 10 (69.1 overs) | Bashir |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,caught Woakes, bowled Hull Nissanka, caught Woakes, bowled Hull | 64 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 125.49 |
Karunaratne,run out Stone Karunaratne, run out Stone | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 56.25 |
BKG Mendis,caught Brook, bowled Woakes BKG Mendis, caught Brook, bowled Woakes | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 107.69 |
Mathews,caught Pope, bowled Stone Mathews, caught Pope, bowled Stone | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27.27 |
Chandimal,leg before wicket, bowled Stone Chandimal, leg before wicket, bowled Stone | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 |
de Silva,caught Bashir, bowled Hull de Silva, caught Bashir, bowled Hull | 69 | 111 | 11 | 0 | 132 | 62.16 |
PHKD Mendis,caught Root, bowled Woakes PHKD Mendis, caught Root, bowled Woakes | 64 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 139 | 70.33 |
Rathnayake,caught Smith, bowled Stone Rathnayake, caught Smith, bowled Stone | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 33.33 |
MVT Fernando,leg before wicket, bowled Hull MVT Fernando, leg before wicket, bowled Hull | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 |
Kumara,not out Kumara, not out | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17.24 |
AM Fernando,caught Smith, bowled Bashir AM Fernando, caught Smith, bowled Bashir | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 78.57 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 8, leg byes 2, total 17 Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 8, leg byes 2, total 17 | ||||||
Total,263 all out 61.2 overs Total,263 all out 61.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 13.0 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 3.23 |
Atkinson | 9.0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 5.11 |
Hull | 11.0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 4.81 |
Stone | 9.0 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 3.88 |
Bashir | 11.2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 3.26 |
Lawrence | 6.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.83 |
Root | 2.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
34 for 1 (6.2 overs) | Karunaratne |
70 for 2 (10.5 overs) | BKG Mendis |
86 for 3 (14.4 overs) | Mathews |
91 for 4 (15.3 overs) | Nissanka |
93 for 5 (16.2 overs) | Chandimal |
220 for 6 (47.5 overs) | de Silva |
233 for 7 (50.1 overs) | PHKD Mendis |
238 for 8 (51.4 overs) | MVT Fernando |
248 for 9 (56.5 overs) | Rathnayake |
263 for 10 (61.2 overs) | AM Fernando |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duckett,caught MVT Fernando, bowled AM Fernando Duckett, caught MVT Fernando, bowled AM Fernando | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 87.50 |
Lawrence,caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara Lawrence, caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara | 35 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 100.00 |
Pope,bowled Kumara Pope, bowled Kumara | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 43.75 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando Root, leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 66.67 |
Brook,leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando Brook, leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21.43 |
Smith,caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando Smith, caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando | 67 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 84 | 134.00 |
Woakes,caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara Woakes, caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Atkinson,leg before wicket, bowled Rathnayake Atkinson, leg before wicket, bowled Rathnayake | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7.14 |
Stone,caught substitute, bowled Kumara Stone, caught substitute, bowled Kumara | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 32.26 |
Hull,not out Hull, not out | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 116.67 |
Bashir,caught substitute, bowled AM Fernando Bashir, caught substitute, bowled AM Fernando | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 66.67 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 3 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 3 | ||||||
Total,156 all out 34.0 overs Total,156 all out 34.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AM Fernando | 12.0 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 4.08 |
Rathnayake | 7.0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 6.14 |
Kumara | 7.0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 3.00 |
MVT Fernando | 8.0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
20 for 1 (2.6 overs) | Duckett |
35 for 2 (7.4 overs) | Pope |
56 for 3 (11.1 overs) | Lawrence |
66 for 4 (14.3 overs) | Root |
69 for 5 (16.3 overs) | Brook |
70 for 6 (17.4 overs) | Woakes |
82 for 7 (23.4 overs) | Atkinson |
140 for 8 (30.6 overs) | Smith |
145 for 9 (32.2 overs) | Stone |
156 for 10 (33.6 overs) | Bashir |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,not out Nissanka, not out | 127 | 124 | 13 | 2 | 190 | 102.42 |
Karunaratne,caught and bowled Woakes Karunaratne, caught and bowled Woakes | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 38.10 |
BKG Mendis,caught Bashir, bowled Atkinson BKG Mendis, caught Bashir, bowled Atkinson | 39 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 105.41 |
Mathews,not out Mathews, not out | 32 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 52.46 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 8, total 13 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 8, total 13 | ||||||
Total,219 for 2 40.3 overs Total,219 for 2 40.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 12.0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 4.33 |
Atkinson | 11.0 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4.00 |
Hull | 6.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6.33 |
Stone | 8.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 5.62 |
Bashir | 3.3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
39 for 1 (6.6 overs) | Karunaratne |
108 for 2 (19.3 overs) | BKG Mendis |