Three balls to go. I'll be honest, it hasn't been the most thrilling final hour.

This is some late effort from Nuwan Pradeep, banging the ball in to Moeen, who flays one through the off side, then almost hooks one down on to his own stumps. One over to come. 

Alex Burgess: Can we not try reverse mockers? Or is that not how it works?

Woakes announces his arrival with a lovely straight drive, taking Eranga down town for four of the best. Eranga, though, responds with a rozzer, hitting the seam and nipping away to beat the outside edge. Two overs to go, where are we here? About even? Both teams reasonably happy? 

Sion Regan: I'm sure this is the second wicket to fall to the commentators curse today. Root and now Bairstow.

Hugh Moxon: I think scientists need to start working on an antidote for the commentators curse because it's deadly.

Matthew Allatt: The Kiss of Death count on #bbccricket, external today is astounding. Please stop.  

Looking again, was there some low bounce there? Maybe it didn't quite get up as much as Bairstow thought it might, but is was probably still too close to cut. Chris Woakes is the new man. I think we're all relieved to see England opting not to protect their number eight with a nightwatchman.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"That's the shot of a man in imperious form. You shouldn't bowl there to Bairstow."

We're easing towards the close. Meandering, if you will. Winding down towards the bank holiday weekend. Jonny Bairstow will surely sleep on another Test half-century. He reaches out to a wide one from Lakmal and biffs it through the covers for four.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Jonny Bairstow is a coach's dream at the moment as he's scoring so many runs but he's also running teams ragged."

It's fair to say that this second new ball has not produced the results Sri Lanka wished for. There's been some movement, but not a lot. This sixth-wicket stand is now worth 63. Bar a late clatter in these last five overs, it's been England's day.

That's a bad review. Up there with what Batman vs Superman received. Missing leg stump by a mile. Wouldn't have hit a second set. Move on.

No inside edge...

Now then. Jonny Bairstow. Hit on the pads. Aleem Dar says no. Angelo Mathews disagrees.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"A lot of cricket's in your head. You're the same player you were two weeks or six months ago. Sometimes you have to convince yourself you're in good form when you're not. When I was bowling, I used to just concentrate on 'how am I going to get this guy out' - then you don't worry about your body, your grip or your run-up, it looks after itself."

Who is that on the England balcony? The mystery figure has a hoodie over his whites, with the hood pulled down to obscure all but his eyes. James Anderson? A couple of seats down, Chris Woakes waits with his pads on. Six overs remain. We're in serious danger of finishing on time.

Ben Garbett (Simon's brother), Bristol: "The million pound drop" . Allen Stanford saves English cricket by showering bank notes from a black helicopter at Lord's. Oh wait, hang on a minute...

Paul, Gloucester: Hole in the Wall. Members of the public test former India batsman Rahul Dravid's defensive technique.

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Sri Lanka, by the way, have about four other wicketkeepers in their squad. In this match alone, Kaushal Silva and Kusal Mendis are capable of donning the gloves. You can never have enough wicketkeepers. Hardest job in the team. Under-appreciated. Generally the best blokes to have around too. Everyone loves keepers. Chandimal is OK, by the way. 

George Williams: Rotation Rotation Rotation - Swanny tours the world to find the biggest turning wickets.

Rob O'Malley: Down-a-Ton LB. if a player hasn't got a century in a long time, they can only be out LBW.

Paul Wheatley: Pontings Make Prizes. Artists compete to design different versions of Ricky. Winner obviously decided by the great man himself.