Summary

  • England declared on 322-6 - lead of 461

  • Hosts survive seven overs unscathed

  • Jennings 146no - his second Test ton

  • Stokes hits three sixes in brisk 62

  • Spinner Herath 2-59 in his final Test

  1. See you tonight!published at 12:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    And on that note, we shall close down this page.

    Have a read of the report here, and join us back at 4am on Friday morning on your way back from the Students' Union/as you do a night feed for day four from Galle.

    Cheers!

  2. Postpublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Keaton Jennings and Ben Foakes appear to have inked their places in the England team for at least the next few Tests.

    Long term? We shall see.

  3. 'Last summer wasn't up to scratch'published at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    England opener Keaton Jennings on Sky: "I took risks at the right time, it felt like there was a ball in there that could get you out. It was cat and mouse at times.

    "It was made easier batting with people like Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler who can smack it all over the place.

    "All you can do is score runs when you get the opportunity. The summer was tough but my perfomances weren't up to scratch."

  4. No more Cricket Socialpublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    And with that, the Cricket Social is gone.

    Join the crew again on Friday morning from 07:00 GMT.

  5. Postpublished at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Andy Zaltzman
    The Cricket Social statistician

    A lot of people would have left Keaton Jennings out of this tour. Only four of the XI who played in the last Test before Ed Smith took over are playing now.

  6. Postpublished at 11:42 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Simon Hughes
    The Analyst on The Cricket Social

    The match has underlined the importance of first innings runs, which England have palpably failed to do in various matches.

    They were on par for the pitch in that innings and that has allowed them to dominate.

  7. Postpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    A fine three days for England, bar a slightly wild first session of the first day. Joe Root leads his troops from the pitch, they will have two days to take 10 wickets and win.

  8. SL 15-0published at 7 overs

    Eng lead by 447

    Jack Leach lands his first one on the money before some crows on the sightscreen cause some problems. There's a half bat/pad shout which drops just short of the man at short leg.

    And that's the day done.

  9. Postpublished at 11:33 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Jack Leach will have a bowl. England using five bowlers in seven overs.

  10. SL 13-0published at 6 overs

    One over left of the day. It's gloomy as now.

  11. Postpublished at 11:32 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

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  12. Not outpublished at 11:31 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Not out, Kaushal Silva just about grounded his bat.

  13. England reviewpublished at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Is that a run out? Brilliant keeping again from Ben Foakes as he reacts to sweep up a loose ball and take the bails...

  14. SL 12-0published at 5 overs

    Trail by 450

    Moeen Ali drags down a loosener and it gets what it deserves - spanked for four.

  15. SL 7-0published at 4 overs

    Adil Rashid has plenty of men close in around the bat but Dimuth Karunaratne deals with it well enough. He does though look uncertain running between the wickets, twice he sends Kaushal Silva back when twice a single was on.

  16. Postpublished at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    A different bowler every over - Adil Rashid up next.

  17. SL 6-0published at 3 overs

    Silva 4, Karunaratne 2

    Moeen looking for some drift from the off, he's overpitching a touch though. It's definitely gone a bit gloomy, looks a bit breezy as well.

  18. Goodbye Herath!published at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

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  19. Postpublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    We've had no rain in this Test match but we do now have a light meter resting on the top of the stumps.

    Play on! Moeen Ali is going to bowl now.

  20. SL 4-0published at 2 overs

    Trail by 459

    Jimmy Anderson gets the new ball from the other end, and Sri Lanka are off the mark with a push through the covers. Moeen Ali cuts it off and his knee digs into the soft turf as he does so. I never like to see a footballer doing a 'knee slide' for that reason. Dangerous stuff.

    I think Moeen is all right though.