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What's a good score from here - 350? 400? (Dreamland)
Summary
England end day two with lead of 177 & all second-innings wickets in hand
Tourists 38-0 (Jennings 26, Burns 11)
Sri Lanka bowled out for 203; Moeen 4-66; Rashid 2-30, Leach 2-41 - Matthews 52 for hosts
Foakes makes superb 107 on debut as England total 342 in first innings (Perera 5-75)
Foakes becomes only second England wicketkeeper to hit debut century
First Test in Galle - three-match series
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The players make their way out onto the Galle outfield then. Ben Foakes and Jack Leach with bats under arms.
On the TV Bumble suggests that Leach will open the bowling for England when it's their turn. Quite a sight.
'Sun breaking through'published at 04:22 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018
Adam Mountford
Radio 5 live in GalleCloudy but bright in Galle with a few patches of blue sky and even some sunshine breaking through.
The forecast suggests we may get some thundery showers after lunch, but then that is what they say around here virtually every day.
All five days of the Test are officially sold out, but a good number of England supporters are already gathering up on the ramparts of the old dutch fort to get a view of the action for free.
As I discovered yesterday it isn’t just England and Sri Lanka supporters in town. The attraction of the iconic ground here in Galle has encouraged cricket fans from India, New Zealand and Australia to watch this Test. Mind you if I was an Australian cricket fan I might try and watch a different side at the moment!
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 04:21 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018
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On the graveyard shift at Gatwick, thank goodness Foakes is English and not Australian, that 87 hoodoo surely does not apply here........right......?
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Kandy? You betpublished at 04:21 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018
Image source, Getty ImagesSri Lanka Cricket says the second Test against England will go ahead in Kandy following accommodation concerns.
The location of the match was in doubt after a double booking meant there was no rooms for Sri Lanka and England players at a nearby hotel.
The Earls Regency, a 16-minute drive from the Pallekele cricket ground, had been fully booked by fan tour groups.
Sri Lanka's government intervened, saying it was a "crisis of national interest".
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 04:18 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018
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Dan Gawthorpe: Awake because I have a 1000 word essay due in 36 hours. Might as well enjoy some cricket...
A thousand words?! Piece of cake Dan. Get it in the bank by noon.
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How does Ben Foakes go about chasing down this hundred then? He was very watchful yesterday, but he'll be mindful that there are only two wickets left and Jack Leach and Jimmy Anderson aren't perhaps the most reliable partners...
First since Prior?published at 04:16 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018
Image source, Getty ImagesMatt Prior is the only wicketkeeper to score a century on debut for England - a feat he managed back in 2007 against West Indies.
It was the first time since 1938 that four Englishmen had reached three figures in one innings of a Test. Those were the days!
Where Next for Australian Cricket?published at 04:13 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018
The latest Stumped podcast looks at the fallout from a damning review of Australian cricket culture, plus Women's World T20.
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That's a strong start. Is the match on free-to-air Slovakian TV?
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Moon: wide awake expecting a debut 100 for Foakes in Medvecke, Slovakia
Chef still an influence...published at 04:11 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018
Image source, Getty ImagesDebutant Ben Foakes says he was "inspired" by a video message from former captain Alastair Cook as his unbeaten 87 helped England recover from another batting collapse on day one.
Poor shot selection saw the tourists slip to 103-5 before lunch in Galle.
But wicketkeeper Foakes' 184-ball knock took England to 321-8 at the close.
"I don't know who asked him to do it, but it was awesome," Foakes, 25, said of the Cook video.
"We all sat down and watched it, it was inspiring and got us pumped up."
More change in Australia overnight...published at 04:06 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018
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Good morning everyone! Is it very early morning or very late at night? I can't really tell.
Play is set to resume at 04:30 GMT, with England pretty well placed (considering) on 321-8.
Get in touch with us via the usual channels including the obvious: Why are you awake?
'Showed them how it's done'published at 04:01 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent in GalleIn doing my job I have watched a lot of players make their debuts in Test cricket and personally I was someone who was consumed by nerves in my first Test.
In his innings of 87 not out on day one against Sri Lanka, Ben Foakes showed he could be one of those who easily make the transition from county cricket.
To have come in at 103-5 in his first Test, with England having played so appallingly, could have been a cue for panic but the Surrey man displayed a great deal of calm and showed those before him how to do it.
He moved his feet well. There were no silly chances. He did not try to dominate the bowling like those before him did. He just played as you should on the first day of a Test match and that was all there was to it.
Unlucky for some...published at 03:55 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018
Image source, ReutersIn Australian cricket, 87 is a superstitiously unlucky score and is referred to as "the devil's number."
This originates from the fact that 87 is 13 runs short of a century.
Ben Foakes, on England debut, was 87 not out overnight. Can he go on and convert?