SL 0-0published at 14:51 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Maiden over from Anderson. Probing.
Summary
Bad light ends play as SL follow on
Anderson 5-16, Broad 4-21
Five catches for Bairstow
Bairstow 140, Hales 86; Shanaka 3-46
First Test of three-match series
SL 0-0published at 14:51 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Close!published at 14:50 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Almost a run-out off the second ball! Short from James Anderson, the left-handed Dimuth Karunaratne fends it off and sets off for a single to backward square-leg. Kaushal Silva isn't interested and sends his partner back, who just about makes his ground via a scramble. Phew.
Postpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Sri Lanka ready to start their innings. Here we go...
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Image source, PAImogen: Jonny Bairstow? More like Jonny BairstWOW ;) I apologise...
Postpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special"This feels a competitive-enough total given England's bowling attack and the lack of batting the Sri Lankans have had during the warm-ups."
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Alex Leggate: England will be disappointed to have been bowled out just short of a third batting bonus point...
Bairstow 140 off 183 ballspublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
A reminder of Jonny Bairstow's brilliant innings.
Postpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special"It's all there for Sri Lanka to get to that 298 and beyond. If they can, they could really pose problems in the third innings. Angelo Mathews got a tremendous hundred here two years ago. England have a habit of not bowling well here."
Postpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special"Sri Lanka have got to knuckle down because conditions aren't easy."
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Ed Quantrill: Finn is currently the 3rd highest run scorer in the series.
Postpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty Images"I think it's a decent score. We've seen the ball move around and a bit of bounce. You'd expect the England bowlers to get a bit out of this surface. But, if England are honest, they should be getting more runs against this attack on this surface."
WICKETpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Finn st Chandimal b Herath 17 (Eng 298 all out)
Strictly-style sashay down the track, misses by a mile, stumper does his job. Competitive total in these conditions against this team?
Postpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special"You can see that Jonny Bairstow believes he belongs at England level now. He's going to be some player for England at number seven, when the balls's softer and the bowlers are tired."
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Bairstow 140 off 183 balls (13 fours, 1 six)published at 14:33 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Image source, OptaEng 297-9published at 14:33 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Time for an old-fashioned tale-end thrash - Finn with four flicked off his pads, another short one pulled away with relish for four more. Delight in a crowd still mourning Bairstow's demise.
Postpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special"A wonderful innings. He's played so well. It's the first time he's tried to hit the seamers over the top - he was eyeing up that Rugby Stand. A bit of extra bounce and it hits the top of the bat. They had been playing so well that they hadn't required to play that shot."
WICKETpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Bairstow c Pradeep b Chameera 140 (Eng 289-9)
Goes for the big heave-ho back over the bowler's head, touch of extra bounce, onto the splice, down mid-off's throat.
Eng 288-8published at 14:26 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Bairstow to 140 off 181 balls, Finn having survived 39 balls for his eight. Going along at five an over in this session, this pair.
Silva drops Finn at gullypublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Postpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 20 May 2016
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special"There's real frustration for Sri Lanka. They had such a good second hour when they picked up the wickets. Bairstow has not been expansive, he's just played the way that he does."