Summary

  • Root 168*, Buttler 7*

  • Root's first Test hundred since 2019

  • Lawrence 73 on debut

  • Root & Lawrence add 173

  • Bairstow 47 - falls in second over

  • Three wickets for Embuldeniya

  • Rain wipes out evening session

  • First Test, day two, Galle

  • Two-Test series postponed from March

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse and Callum Matthews

  1. It's time for me hand you back to Amy Lofthouse to take you through the remainder of the day.

    She currently has no sound on her feed, though, so good luck.

  2. England added 114 runs for just the loss of Dan Lawrence in that session.

    They scored at 3.45 runs an over too.

  3. Tea

    England lead by 185 runs

    England's session once again.

    They are in complete and utter control.

  4. Eng 320-4

    Sri Lanka have put a sub fielder in at short leg, and first ball Joe Root is sweeping again. It's a lot finer this time and nowhere near the fielder.

  5. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    This is reverse bodyline. Mendis is getting walloped at short leg.

  6. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Root has given Mendis a little touch to say he's sorry. And now he's hit him again! Oh dear.

  7. ouch!

    Eng 319-4

    Kusal Mendis has been hit again. Twice.

    First time it hits the helmet/shoulder region, second time it is flush on the shoulder.

    And he's going off this time. With three balls before tea, that seems sensible.

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    With Stokes, Pope and Burns all to come back into the side, any guesses on the batting line-up this summer?

    James in Bristol

  9. Eng 319-4

    Lead by 184

    Niroshan Dickwella was absolutely convinced that Jos Buttler had edged that. He was screaming, throwing the ball up in the air. I think he was excited by the take.

    We'll have time for one more over before tea.

  10. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    That would annoy me as a captain.

  11. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    It is an absolute straight line.

  12. Not out

    Yeah, no bat.

    Mickey Arthur is surprisingly calm in the changing room.

  13. It's close to the bat but I don't think Jos Buttler has hit this.

  14. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Dickwella is convinced he's nicked this.

  15. Sri Lanka review

    Niroshan Dickwella is absolutely convinced that Jos Buttler has nicked behind.

    The rest of the Sri Lankans look less convinced.

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    I'd love to see England get 250 ahead, bat a few overs in the morning so Sri Lanka are thinking they will be in the field all day, and then declare. A real attacking statement.

    Joel in Wigan

  17. Eng 316-4

    Lead by 181

    Kusal Mendis is ok to continue, and first ball Joe Root is bringing the sweep out again, and Mendis is jumping and diving out the way again.

    Mendis is in his 46th Test now - surely there's a newbie he can pass it onto? Problem is, he's very good there.

  18. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    That has cracked into Kusal Mendis' wrist. Poor chap. He has taken all of that shot, and Joe Root hit it hard.

  19. ouch!

    Eng 315-4

    Lead by 180

    Poor old Kusal Mendis has taken a fair few whacks at short leg today.

    A few overs ago he got one on the end of the fingers from a Joe Root sweep and now he's got one on the wrist from another Root sweep.

    The magic spray is out.

  20. Eng 315-4

    Root 165, Buttler 5

    Just a single off Lasith Embuldeniya's 37th over. He's got figures of 3-128 now.

    There's 10 minutes till tea.