Umpire reviewpublished at 10:05 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2018
Niroshan Dickwella whips off the stumps as Sam Curran presses forward, and we're going upstairs to check.
Summary
Leach bowls Kaushal with superb delivery as SL end day one on 26-1
Curran stars with bat for England - hits six sixes in stand of 60 for 10th wicket with Anderson
All-rounder dropped on 7 & 53 by sloppy Sri Lanka as England post 285
Buttler hits run-a-ball 63 on turning track; 10 of 11 wickets to fall on day one taken by spin
England - 1-0 up in three-game series - won toss
Umpire reviewpublished at 10:05 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2018
Postpublished at 10:03 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2018
Simon Mann
on The Cricket SocialThese are huge blows from Sam Curran.
Eng 241-9published at 67 overs
Curran 31, Anderson 1
Image source, Getty ImagesSri Lanka, inexplicably, allow Sam Curran to take a single from the final ball of the over and keep the strike.
Eng 240-9published at 66.5 overs
Oh, and again!
Sam Curran dances down the pitch and, with one leg up in the air, clobbers another big six over long-on. Lovely, lovely stuff.
Eng 234-9published at 66.2 overs
Shot!
Down the ground comes Sam Curran and, with a swirl of the bat, cracks Akila Dananjaya back over his head and away for six.
How's stat?!published at 09:59 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2018
Andy Zaltzman
The Cricket Social statisticianOut of the 49 Test grounds that have hosted three or more Tests this decade, Pallekelle has the sixth highest second innings batting average. And spinners in the second innings average 33 and only 22 in the first innings.
Eng 228-9published at 66 overs
Dilruwan 20-4-53-3
If you were just tuning in, you'd be forgiven for not realising this is a first-day pitch. It's turning miles and there's big clumps of dust puffing up for the spinners.
Anderson, meanwhile, gets himself off the mark with that trusty reverse sweep, before Sam Curran runs a single from the final ball of the over.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 09:57 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2018
Simon Mann
on The Cricket SocialSam Curran's temperament and the way he goes about the game is such a strength for him.
Eng 226-9published at 65.3 overs
Sam Curran has a lot of faith in James Anderson. He's taken a single off Dilruwan Perera's first ball.
Anderson, deep in his crease, pokes the ball away before reverse sweeping just short of a lurking fielder.
Postpublished at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2018
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent in PallekeleWill they get that magic 250?
It seems a long way away.
Eng 225-9published at 65 overs
James Anderson celebrates his second chance by almost edging his next delivery through to the wicketkeeper.
Not outpublished at 09:55 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2018
Hello! This is going to be overturned!
It looked stone dead, James Anderson trapped deep in his crease, but it's pitched outside off. Jimmy survives.
Postpublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2018
"He's missed that by miles."
Not my words, but those of the third umpire, Chris Gaffaney.
England reviewpublished at 09:53 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2018
James Anderson is the last man in...
Oh, and he's out. Straight away. First ball. He's going to review it because, well, why not?
WICKETpublished at 64.4 overs
Leach b Dananjaya 7 (Eng 225-9)
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat a ball that is.
Jack Leach might be back in his crease when he should be forward but that's a terrific bit of bowling from Akila Dananjaya. It's a nice, full delivery, pitching in line and then turning to beat Leach's back and thwack into his off stump. Not a chance Leach was getting bat on that.
Eng 225-9published at 64.1 overs
Jack Leach is beaten again, this time by Akila Dannjaya as he spins a ball well past Leach's outstretched bat.
get involved Get Involved - Sliding Doors momentpublished at 09:49 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2018
Pitt The Blogger: Ian Botham gets a half-decent score (rather than bowled by Ray Bright for a duck) at Lord's 1981. Then keeps the captaincy for Headingley rather than Mike Brearley being brought back.
Image source, Getty ImagesEng 225-8published at 64 overs
Turn for Dilruwan Perera, as Jack Leach prods forward and watches a ball whizz past his outside edge, sending some specks of dust flying into the air.
Leach then calls Sam Curran through for a quick single to keep the strike.
How's stat?!published at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2018
Andy Zaltzman
The Cricket Social statisticianEngland have now gone 50 consecutive innings without their number three scoring a century (the last was Joe Root at Rajkot in 2016).
Eng 223-8published at 63 overs
Leach 6, Curran 15
Sam Curran pinches a single before Jack Leach edges just short of that man at slip.
Oh, what a shot that is though! That'll be four for Leach, who gets down on one knee and wallops Dananjaya over the heads of the close fielders.