19/05Result
1st Investec Test, Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland at Leeds, May 19-21 2016
England won by an inns & 88 runs
Player of the Match
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny BairstowEngland
19/05Result
1st Investec Test, Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland at Leeds, May 19-21 2016
England won by an inns & 88 runs
Player of the Match
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny BairstowEngland

The follow on has been enforced, Alastair Cook offering handshakes to his bowlers and asking them to go again. SL have conceded a deficit of 207 and all the fears about their inexperienced batting have been realised. In other words, they've been shuttlecocked.

"How's the cloud cover looking? Do you think we'll get 10 more overs?" It was actually getting brighter, Sean, though I think we can only play until 7pm. So maybe six overs?

Here's Sid: "None of this would've happened if Angelo had reviewed when he needed to. Even if he's plumb he should review." Yes, that was a bit unfortunate. Mathews should probably allocate himself at least a review per innings, given what surrounds him.

"Vesak is a Buddhist holiday celebrated in Sri Lanka and elsewhere." Thanks, Rob Horne. It's quite possible that both sets of players will be able to enjoy a holiday on Sunday/Monday, the way things are going in this match...

36.4
W
Anderson to Eranga, OUT, speared down the leg side, England think there was a nick on this... Not given by Rod Tucker but England review and Hot Spot picks up the tiniest of inside edges, then on to the pads and Bairstow grabbed it, his fifth catch of the innings. Up goes the finger second time around and SL have been bundled out for 91, Anderson taking five

RMS Eranga c †Bairstow b Anderson 1 (15m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 16.66

36.3
0
Anderson to Eranga, no run, steams in and drops the bumper again, Eranga again bails out
36.2
0
Anderson to Eranga, no run, good length on off stump, this time he gets into line and blocks

"Desperately want SL to get out for less than 99 and see them bat again on Vesak Holiday." Is that a lucky day, Gayan Dhanushka?

36.1
0
Anderson to Eranga, no run, Eranga is sat on his backside by a bouncer. This might not take long

END OF OVER:
36 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | SL: 91/9

  • Nuwan Pradeep0 (1b)
  • Shaminda Eranga1 (2b)
  • Stuart Broad10-1-21-4
  • James Anderson11-6-16-4
35.6
0
Broad to Pradeep, no run, he's backing away, backing away, over the top of the stumps as Broad follows him. Nuwan does not want to be out there

In comes Nuwan Pradeep, SL still need eight to avoid the follow on. This was his dismissal at Lord's a couple of years ago

35.5
W
Broad to Thirimanne, OUT, Finn again! And Sri Lanka are on the verge of having to begin again! Thirimanne spoons up a drive, possibly off his pads, it hangs in the air and Finn hurls himself forward from mid-on to take another flying catch and send Sri Lanka's last recognised batsman on his way. Actually, think he just mistimed the shot

HDRL Thirimanne c Finn b Broad 22 (99m 67b 5x4 0x6) SR: 32.83

35.4
0
Broad to Thirimanne, no run, good length and there's a bit of extra bounce, hits the shoulder of the bat and runs square

"One of Jimmy's many bunnies turned down a single against him!" State of things, Uwaisul Karnain

35.3
0
Broad to Thirimanne, no run, round the wicket, length ball pushed back to the bowler
35.2
1
Broad to Eranga, 1 run, fired in straighter, Eranga hunkers down on the stumps and prods it away into the leg side
35.1
0
Broad to Eranga, no run, Broad bangs it down on a length outside off, no interest in going after it

Shaminda Eranga is the new man

END OF OVER:
35 | (maiden) | SL: 90/8

  • Lahiru Thirimanne22 (64b)
  • Shaminda Eranga0 (0b)
  • James Anderson11-6-16-4
  • Stuart Broad9-1-20-3
34.6
0
Anderson to Thirimanne, no run, pitched up on off and driven into the covers

Here's Sid: "Tom Kohler-Cadmore's on 83 (34) right now in Worcester, which I'm assuming isn't too far away. Two very different games." Up to 90 now. Blast off versus failure to launch

34.5
0
Anderson to Thirimanne, no run, Anderson goes round the wicket again, pitched up and this time edged on the drive into Thiri's front pad
34.4
0
Anderson to Thirimanne, no run, this one nips back a touch, past the inside edge and thudding into the thigh pad. Testing
34.3
0
Anderson to Thirimanne, no run, angled across the bows, avast and belay
34.2
0
Anderson to Thirimanne, no run, goes back over the wicket, pitched up and inviting the drive, Thirimanne punches to cover
34.1
0
Anderson to Thirimanne, no run, curving away in the corridor outside off, left alone

Anderson continues, sitting on his best Headingley figures and looking to buff them further

SL having no luck here, think that was Chameera's first shot in anger... At least they've gone past the total they made in Cardiff five years ago

END OF OVER:
34 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 90/8

  • Lahiru Thirimanne22 (58b)
  • Stuart Broad9-1-20-3
  • James Anderson10-5-16-4
33.6
W
Broad to Chameera, OUT, pitched up and driven, Finn plunges forward at mid-off... and scoops up a full-length diving catch! He lies on his back and points to the sky. Blinder! They are going to check this with the third umpire but looks like it went straight in on the first replay, yep, S Ravi is happy, so are England, Broad has another and Sri Lanka are eight down, still nine runs short of avoiding the follow-on

PVD Chameera c Finn b Broad 2 (18m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00

33.5
0
Broad to Chameera, no run, good-length ball, again Chameera hangs the bat out in its approximate direction to no effect
33.4
0
Broad to Chameera, no run, pace and bounce in the channel, Chameera doesn't get near it

"I guess the only plus side for Sri Lanka is the new ball is a long way away." Top-level positives-taking, from Jamie Slaney

33.3
1
Broad to Thirimanne, 1 run, dug in short and Thirimanne takes on the pull... plinks one about a yard off the square as Moeen runs in from the deep
33.2
0
Broad to Thirimanne, no run, pitched up from round the wicket, pushed towards mid-off
33.1
1
Broad to Chameera, 1 run, banged in short and fended away round the corner, behind short leg... Broad throws up his hands in despair, it's been so long since he had a wicket

"It seems Jonny Bairstow has beaten the SL batting lineup single handedly." They'd kill for a Bairstow from this position, Jai

END OF OVER:
33 | 1 Run | SL: 88/7

  • Lahiru Thirimanne21 (56b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera1 (4b)
  • James Anderson10-5-16-4
  • Stuart Broad8-1-18-2
32.6
0
Anderson to Thirimanne, no run, slightly too short and Thiri is happy enough sitting in the crease and watching it through

"Thirimanna needs to play his shots now," declares Sid. "No point hanging around."

32.5
0
Anderson to Thirimanne, no run, zings it down in the channel, no need to play at that
32.4
0
Anderson to Thirimanne, no run, straighter line, banged in and rising, blocked in front of the stumps

Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland 2016 News

Leeds again

9/176

Best match figures by an England pacer in Tests against Sri Lanka before this - by Liam Plunkett at the same venue in 2014. Anderson's figures are currently the best.

SL Blooding 'em young

15

Number of first-class matches Kusal Mendis had played before making his Test debut against West Indies last year. He has hit his maiden Test fifty in this match.

Struggling Silva

13.30

Kaushal Silva's average in his last 13 Test innings, including the 2 inns of this match. He has scored 173 runs in these inns with only one fifty.

Follow-on stat

2013

The last time before this England enforced follow-on, which was against New Zealand in Wellington. That Test ended in a draw.

Anderson's Best at Leeds

3/91

James Anderson's previous best at Leeds, which was against Sri Lanka in 2014. He has taken four wickets in this innings.

Worse than this

1983

The only time Sri Lanka's top four batsmen scored fewer than 26 runs that they managed in this innings in an away Test - against New Zealand in Wellington.

Chameera, Shanaka, Herath

2

No. of times bowlers bowling at position 4 or later picked more wkts vs Eng in Eng than 8 by SL in this - 9 by WI, Nottingham 1950 and Manchester 2007.

Bairstow at home

4

No. of hundreds by Bairstow in 12 first-class innings in 2016. Three of them have come at Leeds. Had made 246, 5, 198 in previous 3 inns at this venue.

Alex crawls

7

Runs scored by Alex Hales from 27 balls in the first hour's play on the second day. Jonny Bairstow overtook him making 30 from 58 deliveries.

century stand

6

No. of century stands for England's sixth wicket at Leeds before this one. This is the first one at this venue since Pietersen and Prior added 160 against WI in 2007.

Bairstow at Headingley

449

Runs scored by Bairstow in 3 first-class inns at Headingley in this season - scores of 246, 5 and 198. He has scored another half-century in this inns.

Hales holding one end

40

Runs scored by Hales in his last 5 Test innings, in South Africa; scores of 5, 1, 18, 15, 1. He has completed a half-century holding one end in this inns.

Headingley again

4

Last 4 instances of Eng's No. 3, 4 & 5 aggregating <10 runs in a home Test, including this, have all come at Headingley - vs NZ, 2015 and vs Aus 2009 (both inns).

Home ground?

1

Run scored by Root in his last 3 Test innings at Headingley, his home ground, including the duck in this match. He was out for 1 and 0 against NZ last year.

Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland 2016

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