Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"There is a bit of spin on the pitch. So putting a spinner on is a good move by Sri Lanka. With Buttler trying to get down the pitch, he pulled his length back a bit but still put in the revs. Very well bowled by Prasanna."

Increasing darkness in the East Midlands as Sri Lanka return to the leg-psin of Prasanna. Fizzing catches from hand to hand, as Buttler, like a teenager refusing to stay home on a Friday night, is incapable of staying in his crease. Dance, singles down the ground. Games gets tighter with every wicketless over.

Arjun Sohanpal: I'm sure Buttler will fancy this. 130-odd from 18 overs? That's a day's work in the IPL.

This is the game, right here. If England continue like this for another seven or eight overs, they will feel on top. A Sri Lanka wicket changes all that. A buzz in TB, but nothing over the top. The crowd are too invested for songs or Mexican Waves. Cheers greet boundaries, everything else is nervous chatter. A few Lankan heads dropping?

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I'd be happier if I was the bowling team. But England will still believe with Jos Buttler in there. The big-hitting David Willey is still to come. Adil Rashid is no mug."

Jos Buttler is doing the bizo for England at the moment. You feel the outcome of the game depends on his continuing presence at the crease. Here are some of his best bits.

Stand-in skipper Dinesh Chandimal needs a wicket, so he calls on Suranga Lakmal. Buttler, the game on his shoulders, looks for a scoop, upsetting Lakmal enough to get a full bunger that is clipped for a couple. When Lakmal foxes the England keeper with a slower ball, a thick edge goes fine for four. Momentum turning?

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Jos will think to keep going on, but also to take it to the death and then back himself. The trick for Jos is if Woaksey gets out, he's got David Willey in who's a bit of a maverick."

Dasun Shanaka, expensive in his one over so far, back into the attack, watched from the dressing room by Angelo Mathews, the skipper struggling with a hammy. Better from Shanaka, mixing his pace, but Buttler pounces on a short ball to pull for four and reawaken a flagging crowd.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"They're behind the eight ball. But with these two at the crease, there's still a chance."

Not only did that white-haired gentleman fear for his life, he also had the whole crowd laughing at him when the replay was shown on the screen. Don't worry, mate, I know how it feels to have everyone giggling at your misfortune.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"You wondered when he was going to go and the very next ball he does so. He's such a clean hitter of the ball."

Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special

"He's one of those players is Buttler, he empties bars."

50 for Jos Buttlerpublished at 28.1 overs

28.1 overs

Oh yes! Jos Buttler downtown for the first maximum and to reach a half-century. It hit the wall, came down and almost sconned an unsuspecting chap. Be careful, sir.

James Taylor
Ex-England batsman James Taylor on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

"When I was playing I loved batting with the likes of Jos and Rooty. We were able to rotate well. When the ball went into the outfield, the twos and threes were crucial."

A huge yawn from one moustachioed man in the crowd. Come on, sir, we may yet have a good finish. Eoin Morgan chats with Paul Farbrace. he's smiling, so he can't be talking about the cricket. Bairstow next to Moeen, perhaps asking how to get a beard that wonderful. Bayliss squints, like a man wearing the wrong glasses. Only two fours in the past 10 overs.

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Shaun the sheep: Mike Bell, remember Jamie Vardy got a duck last night too!!!

You feel like Jos Buttler, he of the cover drive below, is the key for England here. For all the batting that is left, the wicketkeeper is the only man capable of winning the match, rather than just playing the supporting role or cameo. More tweakery from Prasanna, more singles.

James Taylor
Ex-England batsman James Taylor on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

"I don't think there's too much to panic about at this moment. I know we are wickets down but Woakes is a massively underrated batsman. We're extremely lucky that we've got such a deep batting line-up today."