Postpublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 6 September 2023
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Two
Brilliant shot from Amy Jones. Just slightly fuller from Dilhari and punched back down the ground beautifully.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Two
Brilliant shot from Amy Jones. Just slightly fuller from Dilhari and punched back down the ground beautifully.
Much better from England now, who have finally got their heads together.
Amy Jones plays a strong drive down the ground for four.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Two
Both these batters are so strong on the sweep. You have to have a deep square leg because they will go for that shot.
That was four the moment it beat the in-field.
That's more like it!
Knight and Jones help themselves to a boundary each, playing strong and orthodox sweep shots off the spinners.
Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Two
Sri Lanka were excellent with the ball on Saturday but they were also brilliant in the field. It's something they've really been working on.
And here is why England are three down.
Sri Lanka's catching has been brilliant in the past two games - the catches may look simple but they are not a professional side, their experience is very limited compared to teams like England.
Eng 47-3
Oooh! Off the pad, and Jones survives the lbw too.
Lucky - because that was a dreadful choice of shot given the situation.
Switch-hit attempted... switch-hit missed... and caught?!
Amy Jones is given out on field but sends it for a review. It's a great catch by the keeper if this stands.
Andy Zaltzman
Cricket statistician on Test Match Special
England were three down in the powerplay at Chelmsford and again today. For the last time they were three down within the first six overs in consecutive games you have to go back to 2015.
Russel Arnold
Former Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Two
What's important is that Knight and Jones realise they just need to get a decent score, they don't have to try and bat Sri Lanka out of it.
Get a partnership and try to get up to 140 or 150.
Sri Lanka will just try to keep chipping away.
This is the partnership for England here. It's a young side full of talent, but in Amy Jones and Heather Knight lies the experience.
But it's still not looking convincing.
Knight lofts a miscued drive just short of long-off before Jones takes a wild swipe at a slow delivery outside off stump that she just gets away with.
It's not been England's finest hour...
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Two
It's a bit of a nothing shot. She didn't really hit it, she just pushed the ball to the long-on fielder.
Another weak dismissal for England.
Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Two
Maia Bouchier is usually so good down the ground but she's picked the fielder out perfectly.
Bouchier c Dilhari b Prabodhani 23 (Eng 41-3)
Chipped down the ground... and caught!
Another soft dismissal and Sri Lanka get their third breakthrough of the powerplay.
Bouchier tries to finish the powerplay positively with her trademark shot but it's a poor decision with long-on in place. Dilhari takes a simple catch and Sri Lanka continue to impress!
Oh, glorious shot from Maia Bouchier.
She gives herself a bit of room outside leg stump, plays the ball late and guides it past point for four.
The camera pans to Alice Capsey, wearing some sunglasses which I would imagine are still hiding quite a bit of fury.
Solid response from Fernando, just three more runs coming from the over.
Three wickets in the powerplay is usually the tally that bowling teams look for. Can Sri Lanka make it happen?
Maia Bouchier is such a strong player down the ground.
She places a perfect drive past a tumbling mid-off for four more.
Steven Finn
Former England bowler on BBC Two
Heather Knight uses the pace, just a little bit of width and all she has to do is just guide it.
Spinner Sugandika Kumari continues Sri Lanka's consistency, but errs slightly in line with her fifth ball and allows Heather Knight a bit of width to carve down to deep third for her first boundary.