Bad light ends play early - day two report
SL's Kamindu & de Silva share century stand for sixth wicket
Hull takes first Test wicket in his third over
England slip from 290-4 to 325 all out
Pope makes 154 off 156 balls
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesChris Woakes' celebrates, that's what he's been looking for.
Good catch from Harry Brooks who's had a safe pair of hands all summer.
Kusal c Brook b Woakes 14 (SL 70-2)
That's better! Chris Woakes clasps his hands together and looks to the skies. He looks relieved to have sorted his radar out.
The ball is finally put on a good length and Kusal Mendis nicks it to second slip as he pokes forward.
Leg stump half-volley from Chris Woakes...
Flicked for four.
More pies than your local butchers.
England 27-1
They may have lost an early wicket, but England are ticking along nicely. Both Hollie Armitage and Tammy Beaumont have 10, and they are taking a very positive approach.
What was that? What is WASP predicting? There is, apparently, an 83% chance of an England victory.
Andy Zaltzman
Statistician on Test Match Special
Sri Lanka reached 50 in 8.4 overs which is the second-fastest a team has reached 50 against England at home since 2010.
Trail by 264
Getting back to the cricket, England are leaking runs badly here.
The field means there are gaps everywhere. Kusal Mendis has raced to 10 from 11 balls. Pathum Nissanka has 42 from 33.
It was a good five minutes for Ollie Robinson. He looked decent when he had to bowl off-spin in the Ashes...
He can bowl pace, bat, field, smile, be generally charming but we've finally found something nicest man in cricket Chris Woakes cannot do.
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer at The Oval
For the record, Woakes' off-breaks were truly awful. There will be club third XI bowlers who would have been disgusted with the filth he just served up.
Chris Woakes has been allowed to bowl pace again. Some sort of normality has resumed.
Here's how Olly Stone ran out Dimuth Karunaratne...
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer at The Oval
I've got my shades on. Not even joking.
The sun is pretty much out at the Oval now. Can someone check if that light meter is faulty?
Lamb c & b Prendergast 4 (England 9-1)
You simply cannot keep Orla Prendergast out of a game of cricket!
Ireland needed an early breakthrough and Prendergast has got it. Emma Lamb looked a tad uncomfortable during her brief stint in the middle and, having offered a return catch to the bowler, she trudges off. Hollie Armitage is the new batter.
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The (total) lack of common sense from these umpires in this match has been absolutely bewildering. They are making it a total farce.
Chris, Godstone
Chris Woakes being forced to bowl spin is the most embarrassing decision by the umpires light has not changed at all since the start of the over
Tom
Fit the umpires with night vision goggles and walkie talkies and crack on please...
Pete, Weybridge
Trail by 277
So this is all because the light must have hit the reading it dropped to yesterday on those meters. Ollie Pope must have been told he had to bowl spin and because Chris Woakes was half-way through an over either he had to do so or they had to go off.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
I don't know what to say about those last three minutes.
It's utterly ridiculous.
Oh and now they've checked the light meter again and apparently it's fine for Gus Atkinson to bowl 88mph.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
This is just mind-blowingly poor.
Trail by 285
Chris Woakes' half-tracker is slapped for four.
An utter joke. There are boos at the end of the over. Ben Stokes has stormed off the England balcony in disbelief.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
This is a bad look for Test cricket. It's ridiculous.
This is supposed to be international sport.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |