Andy Zaltzman
Statistician on Test Match Special

That is the first boundary since the 30th over.

Fours! Consecutive fours!

I'm the dehydrated man walking through the desert, am I sure those scoring shots aren't a mirage?

Smith sweeps Jayasuriya to the ropes and then punches another boundary through the leg side.

A further single makes it nine runs for the over - 57 more required.

Ben Jones
CricViz analyst

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Only 5.1% of the balls England have faced in this Test have been hit for a boundary - that's the lowest for any Test match in the Bazball era.

If you're wondering why the players are taking drinks at a quarter past six, we're playing until 19:00 BST today to make up overs lost on previous days.

BUT we're allowed up to an extra half hour if they haven't completed the allotted overs for the day, and after that the umpires can add on a further 30 minutes (eight overs) if they think either side has a chance of victory.

Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

It's been hard going and the pitch isn't helping. Sri Lanka have hung in there. Jayasuriya has bowled nicely and they've given England nothing.

Make that 14 overs.

A couple of singles from the returning Vishwa Fernando - I'm mildly surprised it's not namesake Asitha, who's looked the most dangerous of the seamers and has the best economy rate (1.75 from eight overs this innings).

The players will take drinks.

Smith knocks Jayasuriya into mid-wicket and hustles through a two.

13 overs without a boundary.

Wahey, overthrow.

In fairness, Root was out of his crease after fending off Rathnayake's delivery, it's just that Kamindu Mendis's throw from short leg is poor.

It's the only run of the over.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

The arm wrestle continues. Sri Lanka will be happy with what they've done. If they manage to break this partnership then they have a chance of winning this Test match.

One more wicket here and it's game on.

Zach

Smith sees out another Jayasuriya maiden - his fourth of the innings.

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A couple of twos for Joe Root, then he blocks out Rathnayake's delivery and takes a further single.

It's still bright and sunny at Old Trafford, albeit part of the outfield is being cast into deep shade by the Point building.

Ben Jones
CricViz analyst

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Still no boundaries for Joe Root, after 80 balls - he's never taken this long to hit his first boundary in a home Test innings, and only once has he taken this long in any Test (at the SCG during the 2017-18 Ashes)

Jayasuriya's most expensive over in a while, four from it.

Smith looks tempted to try a booming drive against a wide-ish final delivery, but decides against it and grins.

78 to win.

Smith finally gets a chance to face as Root takes a single from the penultimate delivery of Rathnayake's over.

He then retains the strike himself, knocking the ball to long leg.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

This is what we wanted, a close Test match. A great fight back from Sri Lanka. We thought England would come out and crash, bang, wallop. They just haven't been able to.

Rinse and repeat, Root again faces five balls - this time from Jayasuriya - before taking a single to cover from the final ball.

Jack

Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

It'll be interesting to see if Jamie Smith will go out and attack the spinner, he's very capable of playing the situation at hand.

Smith will have to wait to take the strike as Root faces five dots from Rathnayake, before flicking into the leg side to retain the strike.

England have scored nine runs from the last six overs, they still need 85 to win.