Daniel Norcross
The Cricket Social

My guess is that it will be given not out.

Sam Curran was down the pitch, slashing a drive hard in Mathews' direction.

Mathews moved forward off the boundary rope and dived, but did he get both hands under the ball before it bounced? It's going to be difficult for the umpire to overturn this.

Angelo Mathews might have taken a quite brilliant catch at long-on.

He says straight away that he's not sure, and we're going upstairs. The soft signal is... not out.

A four for Sam Curran!

It's a poor delivery from Akila, dragged down, heading well down the leg side, and Curran gets down to sweep it fine. And, continuing the afternoon trend, Curran takes an easy single from the final ball of the over.

Stephen Hoffman: Sam Curran is playing this perfectly. He is controlling Sri Lanka like a puppet on a string.

Sam Curran hasn't hit a four yet. He has hit six sixes, mind.

Akila Dananjaya resumes after the drinks break, and James Anderson promptly pushes a single from the first ball. I just don't know what these tactics are meant to be.

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It's time for drinks, which basically means it's time for a Sam Curran showreel.

His change of pace has been astonishingly good.

Alastair: Curran is a next level talent. Said for a while now but the sky’s the limit for him. Could be up there with the top all rounders it keeps on this trajectory

Andy Zaltzman
The Cricket Social statistician

Sam Curran has hit 14 sixes in his seven Tests - that is more than Alastair Cook in his whole England Test career.

Sam Curran defends the final ball!

A maiden! At long last!

Dilruwan Perera spears his first four deliveries well wide, enough to stop Sam Curran scoring, at any rate.

The fifth rolls off a leading edge towards the fielder. Now, are Sri Lanka going to bring the field in?

So there you have it.

Sam Curran = Denis Compton.

Andy Zaltzman
The Cricket Social statistician

It's Curran's third half-century in Test cricket.

Only one other England player has made three Test match fifties before the age of 21 and that was Denis Compton.

Once again, James Anderson has one ball to see off.

Once again, he reverse sweeps it away like he's swatting a fly.

Eng 278-9published at 72.4 overs

72.4 overs

And, like clockwork, Sam Curran dances down the pitch and launches another six over Pushpakumara's head!

Just brilliant. That's the 50 partnership up, from 48 balls.

Curran dropped on 53published at 72.3 overs

72.3 overs

My word.

Sri Lanka should start subbing their groundstaff on as fielders. This is a horrible drop from Malinda Pushpakumara. He stands stock still as Sam Curran swings a ball in his direction at long-on, steps forward at the last minute, and shells it. Horrible.