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Hoping for a dash to the century from Root as Burns night celebrations have ended, and I am ready for sleep, but keen to see Root convert!
George, Sussex
Summary
Root bats all day for 186 - run out from last ball
Root now fourth on all-time England Test runs list after passing Pietersen & Gower
Buttler (55) and Bess (32) offer stoic support to Root
Sri Lanka spinner Embuldeniya takes seven wickets
Second Test, day three, Galle, England 1-0 up in two-match series
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 04:23 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2021
Postpublished at 04:23 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2021
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialIt is a big batting day for England. If they get it wrong they could lose the game.
Postpublished at 04:19 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2021
Today, I will mostly be thinking about it being 15 years since Arctic Monkeys' first album came out, and reflecting on where the last 15 years of my life have gone.
And the cricket. Of course. Always the cricket.
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'Anderson getting better and better'published at 04:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2021
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialJames Anderson seems to keep getting better and better.
To take 6-40 from 29 overs in unfriendly conditions on days one and two of a Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle is an outstanding performance in every regard.
It was more than just the wickets he took - it was the accuracy.
For him to be at the top of his game having not bowled properly since August is absolutely remarkable.
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England will resume today on 98-2, trailing Sri Lanka by 283 runs, with Joe Root on 67 and Jonny Bairstow on 24.
Finely poised.
Postpublished at 04:08 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2021
Can Joe Root make it two tons from two Tests?
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