Summary

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry & Mike Peter

  1. Here are all of Jamie Smith's best shots in one place...

  2. Smith was hardly going to rein it in after that assault. He went for another big shot in the final over of the session and was caught.

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    I don't watch much cricket but that was exceptional from Smith, given the precarious England position. Well played young man!

    Craig, Dudley

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

    Smith took 52 runs off 18 deliveries before the ball he was dismissed

  5. Smith has shown all summer he's good. He got his first Test century at Old Trafford, having already made a mark against West Indies earlier in the summer.

    That was something else, although England are not out of danger yet.

  6. Thanks Mike. Jamie Smith is a player, isn't he?

  7. That was a remarkable four overs.

    England were 84-7, with Smith on 15 from 31 deliveries.

    They go into tea 140-8, leading by 202.

    After all that I'm in need of any drink, any crisps. Here's Matt Henry to take you through the evening session.

  8. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    Is that a game-changing innings?

    Sri Lanka perhaps need to regroup.

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    Smith on form reminds me of Pietersen, and that's really saying something. That was a remarkable 15 minutes.

    Joe, The Oval

  10. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Jamie Smith is disappointed with himself, he saw a scoring option and went for the big shot again. He didn't quite got the elevation but that's a great shot.

    He might have saved England.

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    Smith c Mendis b V Fernando 67 (Eng 140-8)

    But now he's gone!

    Smith absolutely leathers the final ball of the session into the hands of Mendis at mid-wicket.

    He'll be disappointed when he looked in such good touch, but these last few overs may just have saved this Test for England.

  12. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Statistician on Test Match Special

    Jamie Smith has now got 48 runs from his last 17 balls.

  13. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    What an excellent shot from a ball that really wasn't that bad.

    This is a punishing innings.

  14. Eng 140-7

    Olly Stone is denied a four as Lahiru Kumara lumbers after his drive through the covers and then somehow manages to flick the ball away from the ropes with a last gasp dive.

    But, again, that brings Smith on strike, and Sri Lanka are made to suffer.

    He bisects two fielders on the leg side ropes to pick up a boundary, then takes two more fours, crashing through the covers and punching through mid-wicket.

  15. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    I think the Sri Lankans will be looking forward to a cup of tea.

  16. Eng 125-7

    Olly Stone finally gets a run off Asitha Fernando, turning him to long leg for a single.

    That brings Smith on strike and his whacks the ball over mid-off for four.

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

    The Oval rises all around for Jamie Smith.

    This is the fourth time he's made fifty in his Test career.

  18. 50 runs

    50 for Jamie Smith

    Eng 120-7

    Palindromic over for Smith, ending as he started with successive twos.

    The second brings up his half century from 43 balls, a remarkable acceleration that might just have turned the tide for England.

    They now lead by 182, creeping towards defendable.

  19. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Statistician on Test Match Special

    Jamie SmithGetty Images

    Jamie Smith has 32 runs from his last 10 balls.

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

    Beautiful shot, great use of the feet.

    Stunning batting by Jamie Smith in a controlled fashion.

    Every run is being cheered because they're so important. England's lead is slender.