Player of the Match
Player of the Match

2.30pm: That might well be tea, though you'd suspect Sri Lanka's players would prefer not to have to sit in the company of Mickey Arthur for the next 20 minutes. That is the lowest first-innings total at Galle, and it was all a bit of a shambles, really - culpable dismissals from Kusal Perera (the other reverse-sweep), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella and Hasaranga, with some ill fortune mixed in (the ricochet off short leg, a run-out backing up). England haven't done better than this away from home since Johannesburg in 2016 - and considering the mix-and-match nature of their team, and frequent sluggish starts on tour, Joe Root will doubtless be pretty pleased. The plus for the rest of us is that Andrew Fidel Fernando will get to play his post-play piece for the lolz. Join Shashank for more shortly

46.1
W
Bess to PW Hasaranga, OUT, bowled trying to reverse sweep, Bess has his bag of five! Clearly Hasaranga had no faith in Asitha clinging on while he eked out a few more... but that's the second player dismissed reverse-sweeping today, on day one of the Test. Bess has definitely bowled better for less reward, but he'll still be applauded off by his team-mates. England make the perfect start to their subcontinental marathon

PW Hasaranga b Bess 19 (41m 22b 2x4 0x6) SR: 86.36

Here's Juror: "Lyndon Hannibal wins best umpire name of all time!" That we can agree on

END OF OVER:
46 | 5 Runs | SL: 135/9

  • Asitha Fernando0 (7b)
  • Wanindu Hasaranga19 (21b)
  • Jack Leach17-2-55-1
  • Dom Bess10-3-30-4

"Wrong decision," reckons Alan Hardy. "He was out. Bat bounced."

45.6
0
Leach to Fernando, no run, flighted, draws him forward, this grips and zips through into the gloves past the outside edge

Extra catchers come in at gully and silly point

45.5
1
Leach to PW Hasaranga, 1 run, lobbed up and prodded into the covers

England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3DP SibleyZ Crawley
2nd9JM BairstowZ Crawley
3rd2JM BairstowJE Root
4th62JM BairstowDW Lawrence