Now then, has Steven Finn got Kaushal Silva here? He's skewed one up in the air, but has Finn overstepped?

Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special

"He's a really fierce competitor, Mathews, and a good all-round cricketer. He won't be happy with the way this tour has gone."

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50 for Mathewspublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 29 May 2016

16:17 BST 29 May 2016

SL 180-3

Angelo Mathews is treating Moeen Ali like a Rottweiler treats a chew toy. A big slog-sweep to the first ball of the over connects and whistles through square leg for four. And then he thwacks them straight down the ground for another boundary. A single brings up his half-century off 63 balls.

That's what you call the 'effort ball' - Steven Finn bangs one into the pitch and gets it to whizz past Silva's ear-holes. Mathews turns one into the leg side to keep the strike.

Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"You're wicketkeeping to an off-spinner, the last ball turned square, this one landed in the same place and went straight on. But that's a missed stumping."

Big shout from the very first ball of Moeen Ali's over as he raps Angelo Mathews on the pads. Not given, but he should be gone next ball! Moeen tempts him out of the crease with a lovely bit of flight, but Bairstow can't gather the ball cleanly. Mathews was a long way down...

Steven Finn is suffering from a more glaring lack of rhythm than your average dancing dad at a wedding. One delivery in this over drops below 80 mph - this from a man who clocked in the nineties when he came on the scene. England will want to get to the bottom of his travails - he was such an important weapon in South Africa. Silva gets going after tea with a pull for a single.

Thank you Justin. That was a much better session from Sri Lanka, and those thoughts of wrapping up this match in three days are beginning to look a tad optimistic. Or are they? A couple of wickets could start the juggernaut rolling again. Let's see...Kaushal Silva on strike, Steven Finn with the rock...

The evening session is almost upon us. Will Sri Lanka improve on the first Test and at least take this match into a fourth day? The evidence of today suggests they will, but I've seen enough collapses from the tourists this summer not to be putting any money on it. James Gheerbrant will talk you through the final 37 overs of the day.

My research (a Google search) tells me the summit of Mount Etna is at an altitude of 3,350m. Which begs the obvious question: Who is our highest reader/listener/viewer? Can anyone top that?

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Woakes and Anderson have bowled some really good deliveries and haven't really got full reward for that. That happens some days. I don't see any reason why Sri Lanka shouldn't bat well. This is as good a pitch as you'll get in May in the north of England."

The International Spy Museum? This has caught my eye, Chris. Please tell more. Where is it? Any good? Is it only for real-life spies or are fictional ones allowed? Any sign of Timothy Dalton?

Sri Lanka 162-3 (following on, 47 overs) - trail by 235

Batsmen: Silva 57*, Mathews 35*

Fall of wickets: 38-1 (Karunaratne 26), 79-2 (Mendis 26),100-3 (Thirimanne 13)

Bowling: Anderson 10-1-34-1, Broad 12-5-28-0, Woakes 11-6-36-1, Finn 8-0-31-0, Moeen 5-1-30-1, 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

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Mooen Ali will mind that these are going four or six but things are in his favour. If Matthews keeps playing like this, you think he'll mis-hit one soon. The problem for Mooen in the past when people have got after him is he tends to become much less effective."