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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Sri Lanka have clearly got something to play for here.
Summary
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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WICKETpublished at 34 overs
Bashir c sub (Madushka) b A Fernando 4 (Eng 156)
All over. Shoaib Bashir gets something on a bouncer down the leg side and up goes the finger.
Sri Lanka will need 219 to win. We have a game on our hands.
Eng 155-9published at 33.3 overs
It looks like being non-stop bouncers from Sri Lanka to Josh Hull.
Eng 155-9published at 33.1 overs
Josh Hull lofts a huge six - his first in Test cricket!
He couldn't have looked any more like Stuart Broad playing that.
Eng 149-9published at 33 overs
Hull 0, Bashir 4
The over ends with Sri Lanka appealing for a catch behind. The wise head of Angelo Mathews shrugs, suggesting it would be silly to review.
He was right.
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Cricketfeedin: Jamie Smith’s innings progression...
First 30 balls: 14 runs (SR: 46.67)
Next 20 balls: 53 runs (SR: 265.00)
Eng 149-9published at 32.4 overs
Four through the slips to Shoaib Bashir!
The lead stretches to 211.
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Gilchrist-esque from Smith and that is an extremely high bar.
James, enjoying a beer in the Mallorcan sun
Postpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 8 September
Shoaib Bashir joins Josh Hull in the middle. How many can this final wicket add?
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Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match SpecialThe control Olly Stone had on the first shot wasn't there on this one.
Sri Lanka will be delighted because he can score runs.
Postpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 8 September
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC SoundsSri Lanka are working their way through this England batting line up.
WICKETpublished at 32.2 overs
Stone c sub (Madushka) b Kumara 10 (Eng 145-9)
Gone this time! Olly Stone flashes at a ball from Kumara and gets a thin edge.
Eng 145-8published at 32.1 overs
Olly Stone annoyed the Sri Lanka bowlers when he bowled bouncers at them. One or two words were said.
He might be getting a few of his own after driving Lahiru Kumara off the back foot.
Postpublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 8 September
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC SoundsJosh Hull is just about getting away with these.
He survives the over.
Eng 141-8published at 32 overs
Stone 6, Hull 0
Looking at it the other way, Smith had used those very same shots to get England into that much-improved position. Sri Lanka's bowlers were tired. They would have been coming back after a sitdown and an energy bar if he waited until after tea. Was that over the best opportunity to score more runs?
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Being hyper-critical here but that was poor decision-making by Smith with the last ball before tea. Having got England into a good position he's now handed the chance back to Sri Lanka. Inexperience.
Andrew, Cardiff
Eng 140-8published at 31.1 overs
There are, in theory, 47 overs left in the day.
We might get around two hours' worth of play before the light goes.
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Image source, ReutersMike McMahon: Jamie Smith is a very special talent! What a knock that was, only 67 but the manner of it and the effect it could have on the game is immense! That’s why you pick him over Foakes.
Eng 140-8published at 17:03 British Summer Time 8 September
But now back to the present...
Josh Hull has padded up and joined Olly Stone in the middle.
England's lead is 202. They need a few more from these final two wickets.
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This innings is exactly the reason Jamie Smith has been picked ahead of Ben Foakes. Foakes just doesn’t have this style of innings in his locker. Smith will be a future great in my opinion!
Ben in Cardiff
England v Sri Lanka
England 1st Innings
| 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 |
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
| 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 |
England 2nd Innings
| 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 |
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
| 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 |
Team Lineups
home team, England
Starting lineup
- Ben Duckett
- Dan Lawrence
- Ollie Pope , Captain
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook
- Jamie Smith , Wicket Keeper
- Chris Woakes
- Gus Atkinson
- Olly Stone
- Josh Hull
- Shoaib Bashir
away team, Sri Lanka
Starting lineup
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Pathum Nissanka
- Kusal Mendis
- Angelo Mathews
- Dinesh Chandimal , Wicket Keeper
- Dhananjaya de Silva , Captain
- Kamindu Mendis
- Milan Rathnayake
- Vishwa Fernando
- Lahiru Kumara
- Asitha Fernando
home team, England
Starting lineup
- Ben Duckett
- Dan Lawrence
- Ollie Pope , Captain
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook
- Jamie Smith , Wicket Keeper
- Chris Woakes
- Gus Atkinson
- Olly Stone
- Josh Hull
- Shoaib Bashir
away team, Sri Lanka
Starting lineup
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Pathum Nissanka
- Kusal Mendis
- Angelo Mathews
- Dinesh Chandimal , Wicket Keeper
- Dhananjaya de Silva , Captain
- Kamindu Mendis
- Milan Rathnayake
- Vishwa Fernando
- Lahiru Kumara
- Asitha Fernando
- Start Time:
- 11:00
- Toss:
- Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
- Venue:
- The Kia Oval, Kennington
- Officials:
- Chris Gaffaney, Joel Wilson, Paul Reiffel, David Boon, Mike Burns