Summary

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry & Mike Peter

  1. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Fascinating whether or not to see if Pope wants to continue the experiment.

    Is he going to go to a second spinner?

  2. SL 94-1

    There's turn for Bashir out of the footholes but I reckons this will be it.

  3. SL 91-1

    Shoaib Bashir's first ball is swept for four. This is surely just a one-over experiment from Pope.

  4. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Maybe Sri Lanka are realising that it may be more difficult tomorrow so are going all out now.

  5. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer at The Oval

    Interesting that Joe Root was straight over to Pope when the order came to bowl spin. I wonder if Root was telling him to stick with the seamers, force the close, and come again tomorrow.

  6. Ollie Pope, after a word from Joe Root, is going to turn to Shoaib Bashir. On we go for now.

  7. It's raining too...

  8. The umpires are chatting to Ollie Pope. Are they telling him it's spin or nothing?

  9. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

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    It's been a wonderful, dynamic innings from him. He's come out with intent and taken the attack on England.

  10. 50 runs

    50 for Pathum Nissanka

    The light has held longer than I expected but the full field is in shadow now. The umpires are just getting a little twitchy.

    Josh Hull begins well after drinks but the final ball is driven for four. That takes Pathum Nissanka to a 42-ball half-century.

    Well batted.

  11. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I think England over attacked yesterday and once again today it's been too easy. They've just been poor

    They're playing in a fashion that says 'oh we'll win anyway'.

  12. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

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    England will be thankful for the drinks, not because they are thirsty but because they need to regroup.

  13. SL 81-1

    Need 138 more runs to win

    Once again the England fans try to lift their team and Olly Stone at least corrects his line to halt the flow of boundaries.

    Drinks come at a good time for England.

  14. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    England desperately need a wicket.

  15. SL 81-1

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    Olly Stone comes into the attack but now he is cut for four.

    A bad day.

  16. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Runs are flowing freely here.

    Marvellous from Sri Lanka.

  17. SL 76-1

    Need 142 more runs to win

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    It's all going Sri Lanka's way right now. Twice Josh Hull drifts too wide while dropping too short and on both occasions the batter climbs in.

    There have been five boundaries in the past 12 balls and Sri Lanka are going at close to seven runs per over.

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    This could be a great finish to the English Test match summer. A few more wickets and runs and it’ll be a nailbiter.

    Steve, Plymouth

  19. SL 63-1

    Target 219

    Chris Woakes' over ends with a third boundary with Kusal Mendis swatting it off his hips. That will surely be Woakes done.

    Sri Lanka have to be big favourites now.

  20. SL 59-1

    Four more...