After a frantic start the game has settled down a bit. The ball has stopped swinging and all of sudden this looks a great pitch to bat on. Mark Wood bowls full again to Dhananjaya de Silva who positions himself perfectly to drive it all along the carpet for four. Another sumptuous shot.

Here are the four wickets to fall this morning. Since then, however, there has been a glimmer of a revival from Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka nudge a couple of singles off Tom Curran. This partnership has been worth 23 for the tourists and, you sense, much will be depend on these two.

Dhananjaya de Silva with as glorious a cover drive as you will see this summer. Mark Wood pitches one up with his final ball of the over and the Sri Lankan elegantly drives it four.

Eoin Morgan afforded himself a chuckle as he stepped off the pitch for a moment and substitute George Garton, in what could be his only meaningful contribution to the day, took a dolly to give David Willey a wicket.

Eoin Morgan makes a double change as Mark Wood is introduced. He's regularly been touching 90mph this summer so it will be interesting if De Silva continues to take on the pull if Wood goes short.

Pete Harte: Someone should have told Morgan there’s no football tonight.

Tom Curran into the attack and De Silva punishes an early short ball by whipping another pull shot square of the wicket. Meanwhile, here's another of brother Sam's wickets in his impressive opening spell.

Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at The Oval

I sense the crowd are appreciative of these boundaries. There are a few hearty cries of “shot” when the ball is cracked away. Those here don’t want this to be over before the working day ends.

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Dhananjaya de Silva has found his rhythm here as he punches a ball, slightly back of a length, from David Willey through the covers for four. More of this needed if Sri Lanka are going to post any kind of total here.

A bit more positive intent from Sri Lanka, but Wanindu Hasaranga has a lucky escape. He mistimes a drive and the ball floats down the ground, but just short of the diving Mark Wood at mid-on.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

Sri Lanka need this - there's no point rolling over. Play a few shots and put the England bowlers on the back foot.

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Dhananjaya de Silva begins a counter attack for Sri Lanka, pulling Sam Curran for consecutive fours. He moves on to 17 not out.

Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special

England are a well-oiled machine and you could argue that David Willey and Sam Curran are not England's first-choice opening bowlers.

Here's Sam Curran's classic piece of left-arm bowling to a right-hander earlier.

Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special

That is a soft dismissal. It came on to Asalanka quicker than he expected and Sri Lanka are really struggling now.

Arjun Singh: People need to stop being so precious. Our national teams play to win, not pander to crowds and fans and the media. That’s how it should be. Bowl first; crush them; move on.

Jimmy: Hope Martin Davies (13:24) is being ironic. While I’m sure the team appreciate having spectators back, they are there to win first and foremost!

Dhananjaya de Silva advances down the track to Sam Curran but blocks it. Eoin Morgan briefly off the field so with no Jos Buttler or Ben Stokes here, Joe Root steps in.