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

    The crowd are going to get into this.

    This is risk-free cricket for England.

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    325 first innings score after being put into bat in highly favourable bowling conditions? I'll take that honestly. A little disappointing how the innings fell away so fast but ultimately it looks like a good score on the board.

    Theo, London

  3. Here we go then. The players are back out and Chris Woakes is ready to bowl the first over - almost certainly the last of the morning session.

  4. Flintoff named England Lions head coach
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    Andrew Flintoff’s move into coaching has grown further with his appointment as boss of England Lions for the next year.

    The 46-year-old former England all-rounder returned to cricket last year following a crash on the set of Top Gear that left him with severe facial injuries.

    He has since worked with the England white-ball team, been head coach of Northern Superchargers in The Hundred and this week is with the England Test side for the final match of the series against Sri Lanka.

    Flintoff will take up his new role next month. The Lions are scheduled for winter tours of South Africa and Australia, then are due to play India A and Zimbabwe at home next summer.

    “I’m incredibly excited to take on this role with the England Lions,” said Flintoff. “It’s a fantastic opportunity to work with some of the best up-and-coming talent in the country and to help shape the future of the men’s game."

  5. MacDonald-Gay up and running...

    Stokell b MacDonald-Gay 4 (Ireland 165-5)

    A beautiful bit of bowling from Ryana MacDonald-Gay brings her international wicket #1. That one shapes in and Rebecca Stokell plays down the wrong line.

    Want to know more about England's young seamer? We chatted to her last summer as part of our England Next Gen series.

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

    64-7 in 16.4 overs is the collapse. Not a very good score in 100-ball cricket.

  7. Russel Arnold
    Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Sri Lanka deserved a few wickets, they bowled much better today.

    On the other hand, England being so far ahead, they started to take chances.

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

    England's approach was one of pure vandalism today, some of it paid off, some of it didn't.

  9. All of that means that Sri Lanka will bat before lunch at 13:15 BST.

    Yep, they'll face one over before the interval.

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Bashir c Kumara b Rathnayake 1 (Eng 325 all out)

    Milan Rathnayake wraps up the innings for Sri Lanka.

    You can't fault the ambition of Shoaib Bashir as he charged the seamer but the execution of the shot left a lot to be desire.

    It's clothed by the England tailender and Lahiru Kumara holds on to a straightforward catch at mid-off.

  11. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Statistician on Test Match Special

    That was Olly Stone's first six in Test cricket.

  12. 6 runs

    Eng 325-9

    Big cheers at The Oval as Olly Stone - somehow - clears the ropes.

    Short again from Asitha Fernando, another England batter gets themselves in a mess but Stone gets six for it as the ball flies off the top edge.

    It went straight as an arrow over the wicketkeeper's head.

  13. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    This innings is falling away.

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

    Really tame dismissal, Sri Lanka's leg theory worked.

    Not the most glorious of dismissals for Josh Hull's Test debut.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Hull c Dhananjaya b A Fernando 2 (Eng 318-9)

    Nine down, one to go for Sri Lanka.

    Banged in by Asitha Fernando, it's not massively short but Josh Hull gets himself into a bit of a tangle and dollies up a catch to square leg.

    Simple catch for Dhanajaya de Silva.

  16. Eng 317-8

    Josh Hull is off the mark in Test cricket with a lovely push through the covers.

    It brings him two as England continue to tick along with 20 minutes until lunch.

  17. Prender-aghast

    Prendergast c Filer b Cross 76 (Ireland 151-4)

    Orla Prendergast can't quite believe it. In fairness, it's a clever slower ball from Kate Cross. But the Ireland batter was looking in superb touch. Alas, she has chipped that straight at Lauren Filer at mid-off and has to trudge off.

    A brilliant knock comes to a close. Can England land a couple more quick punches here?

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

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    England have certainly gifted wickets away this morning, the the way in which Sri Lanka have moved the ball suggests how difficult batting could be. I really wouldn't be surprised if Sri Lanka are in for a very difficult afternoon.

  19. Eng 314-8

    It hasn't looked great, Phil, but I'd assume it is a lot to do with the conditions, the prospect of losing time from the game and quite fancying having a bowl on this pitch.

    They're still batting for now, though, and Olly Stone is having a bit of fun. He sweeps Dhananjaya de Silva away for four, then flicks two behind square before muscling the last ball down the ground for a single.

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    So poor from England in past 30 minutes. You have to ask why they have played like they have?

    Phil