Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I'd have looked to get wickets just because of the state of the Sri Lankan batsmen. I was a great believer in doing the thing the batsmen least want you to do - always."

You have to say changing the batting order has worked for Sri Lanka - it's allowed Chandimal in particular to play with a bit more freedom lower down the order. Chanders trundles a single off Moeen.

Time for a bit of part-time twirl from Joe Root. His last two victims in international cricket, you'll recall, were Johnson Charles and Chris Gayle in the World T20 final. This over isn't quite so successful - Siriwardana cuts his first ball viciously for four.

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As well as the County Championship, there's also the small matter of the Indian Premier League final going on today.

Sunrisers Hyderabad made 208-7 from their 20 overs, with David Warner hitting 69 and England's Chris Jordan the top wicket-taker with 3-45 from four overs.

In reply, Royal Challengers Bangalore are 79-0 after eight overs with Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli at the crease, and AB de Villiers to come. Who'd bet against those three pulling it off?

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Goodness me, Siriwardana's timed the socks of that - no more than a gentle push off Finn but it races away through the covers for four. Sri Lanka making hay in the evening sunshine.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I feel for Mo, his body language is poor and he's not got a lot of confidence with his bowling. I don't think Alastair Cook is helping him out much with his field setting. Someone in that changing room needs to be looking at the blatant things that a spinner will be thinking - and doing them. I'm not sure who up there is looking at that. Those field changes in the last over were poor."  

David Beckett: I'm a little surprised we haven't seen a spin tandem of Moeen and Joe Root.

Andrew Walker: Great response here from Sri Lanka picking up runs, earning their luck and enjoying the sunshine.

Ooh, that's well bowled by Moeen - he gets one to grip and take the edge of Siriwardana's bat and it drops just short of Anderson at slip. "Get Jordan in there!" cries a colleague, echoing an oft-heard refrain from the brainstorming meetings of the early series of Celebrity Big Brother.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Finn's still a work in progress, it's a long road to full confidence and getting his action back. He still looks fit and healthy, though. I'm a firm believer in Steven Finn, I'm sure he'll be back. Chris Woakes is now a very dangerous proposition for Steven Finn. He's come in, bowled well and looks fresh and fit."

Now Siriwardana's in on the act, pulling Finn through mid-wicket for four. Finn is seemingly back in the doldrums - that delivery was clocked at a rather leisurely 79mph. 

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

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"Moeen Ali is not putting a lot of body into his delivery at the moment. He doesn't seem to be taking any momentum from his run up, there's no oomph in his action. There's not much energy at the crease and as a result it's not really fizzing out of his hand. 

"The ball's going on a slow parabola and not really spinning. Maybe his confidence has been dented by Angelo Mathews."

At BBC Sport towers, my attention is briefly distracted by the sight of a colleague's Samoyed dogs being walked across the MediaCity piazza. I'll be honest with you, they terrify me. Chandimal is on the charge, clumping Moeen over cow corner and mid off for consecutive fours.

Roshan Abeysinghe
BBC Test Match Special

"If Sri Lanka can get the deficit under 100 with this pair together, they will fancy there chances of getting there."

Forgive me Mike, but Lima's not exactly what you'd call picturesque, is it? I bet they don't use that photo in the holiday brochures. Broad oversteps with a huge no ball, which Chandimal slashes through point for an additional two.

Moeen is back. Siriwardana glides him to third man for two.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"It's been a finer effort by Sri Lanka today. The very fact they've batted 70 overs must bring a bit of joy to the heart."

Nope, the ball is rising over the top of the stumps, and Aleem Dar has got another one spot on. Eight out of eight so far when his decisions have gone to review.