Summary

  • England bowl out Sri Lanka for 236 - day one report

  • Sri Lanka captain De Silva hits fluent 74 & debutant Rathnayake 72

  • Tourists show fight having slipped to 113-7

  • Woakes and Bashir take three wickets each

  • First of three Tests

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Ffion Wynne

  1. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

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    I like the fact Shoaib Bashir is going to have a spell before lunch. Some balls turning sharply gives a bowler confidence.

  2. SL 66-4

    An early look at Shoaib Bashir's spin, with 20 minutes or so to go until lunch.

    The over is safely negotiated, but one does keep very low and Chandimal has to jam his bat down on it at the last second.

    That'll send shivers through the dressing rooms.

  3. SL 64-4

    Yep, and this is why.

    Spare a thought for Kusal Mendis' thumb.

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

    Everybody just sits that little bit further forward when Mark Wood is bowling.

  5. SL 61-4

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    Matthew Potts has been the least effective of England's bowlers this morning, conceding 33 from five overs.

    But he's bowling at the other end to Mark Wood, so perhaps Sri Lanka are a little more confident of scoring against him and simply looking to survive the rest.

    Just over half an hour to go until lunch.

  6. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    It's the way to play Mark Wood. There's acreage of the off side, all you need to do is get your bat on it.

  7. SL 55-4

    If you've got the pace, you might as well try and use it to your advantage. Dhananjaya de Silva dabs Mark Wood down to deep third for four more.

    This, by the way, was Wood's first ball. Ever faced a "loosener" at 95mph?

    Nah, you're all right.

  8. SL 48-4

    Wide, and hammered for four by Dinesh Chandimal.

    He knows he's not going to get much of that from Mark Wood at the other end, so he cashes in against Matthew Potts at 82mph.

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

    I go back to when I played. It was drilled into you how tough Test cricket was, the mental drain of playing Test cricket. But this group with Ben and Baz have taken all that away.

  10. SL 41-4

    He is just box office, isn't he?

    After the shine wore off the new ball and the clouds dispersed, it went a bit flat and scoring looked much easier, particularly for Kusal Mendis.

    Enter Mark Wood.

  11. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    Not only did it bounce sharply, it nipped back in sharply. That came out of nowhere, it's a brutal delivery.

    Mark Wood's started well at Old Trafford - it's just pace, sheer pace. He gets a little bit extra out of any surface.

  12. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    Kusal's looking at fingers, thinking 'Oh wow, where did that come from?'

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Mendis c Brook b Wood 24 (SL 40-4)

    My word, how do you play that?

    Unplayable from Mark Wood. It's 93mph and rears up at him from back of a length. There have ben some soft dismissals this morning but that isn't one of them, Kusal Mendis isn't to blame here.

    He's whacked on the thumb and it flies through to Harry Brook at slip. I think he might be going for a scan after that.

  14. SL 40-3

    A run out is the last thing Sri Lanka need here, and they're spared by Mark Wood slipping as he goes to pick up the ball.

    That would've been chaos.

  15. Kusal Mendis has looked rather composed so far, considering he came in during a period of Sri Lanka losing three wickets without scoring a run.

  16. SL 39-3

    Yep, Dinesh Chandimal does just that.

    He dabs into the covers and absolutely legs it down the other end. Kusal Mendis wasn't quite so keen to get down there, and I can't blame him one bit.

  17. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    The best shot to play to a bowler going at 90-95mph is to just get on your toes and get down the other end. Then say to your partner, 'Yeah, he's bowling pretty quick.'

  18. SL 37-3

    Welcome back, Mark Wood!

    The crowd comes to life as his first ball is 95mph and Dinesh Chandimal sways out of the way but still ends up on the floor.

    Strap yourselves in.

  19. Russel Arnold
    Former Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Sounds

    Right now, Chandimal and Kusal Mendis are playing in their usual way. Let this partnership build and build, set short targets - get to lunch.

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

    Kusal played that really skilfully, best shot we've seen today I think.