Summary

  • SL need 397 to make England bat again

  • SL close day three on 309-5, still 88 behind

  • Last wkt: Mathews (80) - SL 222-5

  • Mathews hits 80, Silva 60

  • Eng 498-9; SL 101 (Broad 4-40)

  • England lead three-match series 1-0

  1. Postpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "There's no point going on bowler reaction because Broady thinks everything is out."

  2. Umpire reviewpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    Big shout from Stuart Broad for lbw against Chandimal - Aleem Dar turns it down, but England want a second opinion. Over to you, Rod...

  3. get involved

    Where are you following from?published at 17:35 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

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  4. SL 235-5published at 17:35 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    Woakes continues. Siriwardana plays out a maiden. It's all gone flatter than a bottle of week-old cola that's been left in the fridge.

  5. SL 235-5published at 17:30 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    That is absolutely outstanding Amanda. Impressive commitment to the live text. England have surreptitiously moved Moeen to short extra cover (well OK, not that surreptitiously) and he's almost in the game immediately as Chandimal pokes one just short of him.

  6. Postpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "The ball has gone so soft, England are trying to whack it into the pitch as best they can, but Siriwardana has come out playing a few shots."

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    Where are you listening from?published at 17:24 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

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  8. SL 233-5published at 17:24 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    That's nice from Siriwardana, sweetly timed off his toes and it races away through square leg for four. A drive through the covers brings him two more.

  9. SL 227-5published at 17:21 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    Chandimal blocks out a maiden to Anderson to get us going after drinks. 

  10. Scorecard updatepublished at 17:15

    Sri Lanka 227-5 (following on, 65 overs) - trail by 170

    Batsmen: Chandimal 12*, Siriwardana 4*

    Fall of wickets: 38-1 (Karunaratne 26), 79-2 (Mendis 26),100-3 (Thirimanne 13), 182-4 (Silva 60), 222-5 (Mathews 80)

    Bowling: Anderson 13-1-39-2, Broad 12-5-28-0, Woakes 13-6-45-1, Finn 14-0-44-1, Moeen 12-2-68-1, Vince 1-1-0-0.

    Sri Lanka first innings 101 (Broad 4-40, Woakes 3-9, Anderson 3-36)

    England 498-9 dec (Moeen 155*, Hales 83, Root 80, Pradeep 4-107)

    England won toss

    Full scorecard

  11. Postpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "I've had an electric car for the last couple of weeks, and I'm a little worried if this game finishes today, as I might not have enough power to get home tonight. The stadium manager has just shown me where I can charge up."

  12. drinks break

    Drinks breakpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    SL 227-5

    Milinda Siriwardana is the new man, and he's on a pair. Twitchy. He nearly drags his first delivery onto his stumps, then edges his second through gully for four. Let's drink.

  13. How's stat?!published at 17:12 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    "Bairstow is up to 16 dismissals in the series. The England record for a three-match series is 17, the overall record is 22, and he's got a whole game still to come."

  14. Postpublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "Mathews has been getting right over to the off side, but I don't know whether that rearing ball from Woakes broke his concentration, when you start worrying about what the pitch is doing. It was good to see him play some strokes and play with a positive mindset."

  15. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    Mathews c Bairstow b Anderson 80 (SL 222-5)

    Sorry, Angelo. A devastating case of the live text mockers there. It's a rozzer from Anderson, beautiful line and length, the ball just flirting with off stump enough to draw him into the stroke, then shaping away and kissing the edge. Nice take low down by JB, and England will have thoughts of wrapping this up this evening now.

  16. Listen overseas to TMSpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

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  17. SL 221-4published at 17:04 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    Thwack! Mathews connects beautifully with a whip through mid-wicket off the returning Chris Woakes and picks up four. He's looking in princely nick now - you can't quite believe he's only mustered 42 runs in three previous innings in this series.

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    Where are you following from?published at 17:01 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

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  19. SL 217-4 (Mathews 76, Chandimal 10)published at 17:01 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    Mathews flicks Anderson through midwicket for three. We've settled into a little bit of a holding pattern here, this pairing looking relatively solid at the crease, without keeping up the rollicking tempo that Mathews was setting half an hour ago.

  20. Postpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "What's keeping England going, even though the ball's not doing anything, is that if we get two wickets, with Herath coming in an eight, there's not much batting to come."