Summary

  • Day three, second Test, Lord's

  • Sri Lanka close on 53-2, still needing 430 to win, after bad light ends play early

  • Root catches Madushka and Nissanka to move to 200 Test catches

  • Root brings up record 34th Test century for England

  • Watch highlights on Today at the Test from 19:25 BST on BBC Two and iPlayer

Live Reporting

by Ffion Wynne & Tom Mallows

  1. While we wait for another discussion around the light to come to an end, here's England's second wicket.

    200 Test catches for Joe Root. He's had a good day.

  2. SL 50-2

    Target 483

    Prabath Jayasuriya blocks, and blocks, and blocks.

    This could be a long evening session.

  3. SL 49-2

    Target 483

    Four from the over, as Dimuth Karunaratne dabs one past Harry Brook at slip.

    It very much looks like Sri Lanka are just playing for the bad light call.

  4. Again, Ollie Pope is asking to bowl his seamers.

    Again, it's a no.

    Joe Root will continue.

  5. SL 45-2

    Target 483

    We've had a few messages saying the light is fine for the spinners to keep bowling. That may be true, but it must be taken into consideration that England might not want to.

    The ball is only 16 overs old, still relatively fresh, and they'll be conscious of damaging it too much so that it loses its shine ahead of tomorrow.

    Ollie Pope has every right to tell the umpires he doesn't want to bowl his spinners, and therefore they'd have no choice but to take the players off.

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    It was given official Test status so counts towards the records of those who played, including Dravid and Kallis for the World XI.

  7. SL 44-2

    Target 483

    There's just something about batting in a cap, isn't there? They just look so effortlessly cool, even the tailender Prabath Jayasuriya.

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

    I think Joe Root against the left-handers from the Nursery End is a real threat.

  9. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    With each passing half hour it feels like it is not going to get any brighter.

  10. This is baffling. It's changing every minute.

    Joe Root is now going to bowl.

  11. Plenty of chats ongoing as Sri Lanka are clearly unhappy with the light situation.

    It is gloomy, so it's fair game for them to ask.

    They've sent out Prabath Jayasuriya instead of Angelo Mathews.

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

    Joe Root was in mid-air when he took the catch. It was a good ball from Olly Stone, it had that bit of extra bounce.

    200 Test match catches for Joe Root. He is just ticking off records this week.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Nissanka c Root b Stone 14 (SL 43-2)

    Well, this won't make them feel much better.

    Sharp bounce from Olly Stone, generated by his extra pace and in fading light, that's tough. Pathum Nissanka is squared up, and nicks it straight to Joe Root at slip.

    England's seamers maintain their dominance over the visitors' top order.

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

    I think it has got a bit darker.

  15. SL 42-1

    They might've been hopeful for an early finish but it's a productive over for Sri Lanka nonetheless.

    Pathum Nissanka dabs one down to deep third for four, followed by a sublime drive through the covers for the same result.

  16. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    I think that is the longest light check I have ever seen in a Test match.

    The Sri Lanka players thought that was it and were ready to walk off.

  17. Good news for England. Not so much for Sri Lanka, who might've been hoping for an early dash.

    Here's Matthew Potts.

  18. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Looking at where the weather is coming from, there do not seem to be many breaks in the cloud.

    If they do go off that might be it.

  19. SL 34-1

    Target 483

    Four runs ticked from Shoaib Bashir's over as he plugs away with the new-ish ball. England will be wary of doing too much damage to it.

    It looks like Ollie Pope is asking the umpires whether the light has improved enough for him to bring the quicks back on.

  20. SL 30-1

    Target 483

    As Alastair Cook was saying, the best thing for Sri Lanka to do here is take the attack to the spinners.

    Force Ollie Pope to go back to the quicks, which will then force the umpires to take them off.

    Pathum Nissanka slog sweeps Joe Root for four.