Summary

  • England slip to 14-3 - target 74

  • Bairstow 11*, Lawrence 7*

  • Sibley 2, Crawley 8, Root run out 1

  • Bairstow survives run-out chance

  • Two wickets for Embuldeniya

  • Sri Lanka 359: Thirimanne 111

  • First hundred since 2013

  • Mathews 71, K Perera 62

  • Leach 5-122, Bess 3-100

  • First Test, day four, Galle

  • Two-Test series postponed from March

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse and Callum Matthews

  1. Eng 9-1

    Jonny Bairstow reverse sweeps his first ball, as you do, and gets a single.

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    Chris Jones: There’s only two types of leaves. That was the latter.

    Luke Gray: Sibley has no chance in India.

  3. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    It is a nightmare out there for England at the moment.

  4. Eng 8-1

    A strangled lbw appeal against Zak Crawley, Lasith Embuldeniya getting another one to creep on straight, is turned down, before the next ball rises and Crawley gloves it just short of the close fielders.

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    James: Dickwella just dropped the Moose Cup.

  6. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Sometimes with the new ball it does just skid on. There is natural variation. It did there.

    England won't want to lose two or three here!

  7. Eng 8-1

    Target 74

    Now, that is much more like it, with Zak Crawley jumping on a short ball and thumping it for four.

    The last ball of the over rises on Crawley and he just about nibbles it past Kusal Mendis, who takes another rap on his poor hand.

  8. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    England are just having a bit of a wobble here.

  9. dropped catch

    Crawley dropped on 1

    Will you stop it, England?!

    I can't type quick enough! Dilruwan Perera whirls through and the outside edge bobbles in and then out of Dickwella's gloves. Nervy times.

  10. Dilruwan Perera will share opening bowling duties.

  11. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    That just came on with the arm. Perhaps it just skidded on. Sibley's trials against left-arm spin continue.

    He will be disappointed. It was a nice opportunity to show he has a plan against the left-arm spinner.

  12. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Have we got another twist?!

  13. Jonny Bairstow is marching out at three. 71 needed.

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Sibley b Embuldeniya 2 (SL 3-1)

    Gone!

    You know how folk say there are good leaves and bad leaves? Yeah, that's a bad one. It straightens slightly from Lasith Embuldeniya, Dom Sibley stays in his crease with his bat raised, and his stumps are rattled.

    Well...

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  15. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    There is no need for England to knock them off tonight. It is not usual in Sri Lanka for it to rain all day.

  16. Eng 1-0

    Target 74

    Zak Crawley, and England, are off the mark.

  17. Lasith Embuldeniya has the ball in his hand, with England openers Zak Crawley and Dom Sibley waiting.

    74 to win...

  18. Russel Arnold
    Former Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    You have to back England. It is still not a pitch you are going to blast someone out unless England get nervy. The experience is there.

    I don't think there will be time to do it today.

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

    We haven't seen much of Leach since Headingley in 2019. He had such a tough time of it.

    He got better and better. The more you bowl the more rhythm you find. In this innings the England spinners have got better and better.