Postpublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 1 September 2024
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Lord's
Four curries in four nights. Completed it. I will now take questions from the floor.
Four, Stephan. FOUR?
I am almost lost for words, which is a bit of a problem for a live texter.
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Lord's
Four curries in four nights. Completed it. I will now take questions from the floor.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
It's a cruel job, the nightwatchman. I was always being sent out there.
You do the hard yards with the ball all day, and just when you want to put your feet up, you're told to get out there and do the batsmen's job!
Ooh, after Chris Woakes gets one to keep low, Gus Atkinson gets one to leap up off the track and flash past Prabath Jayasuriya's outside edge.
The pitch is doing stuff.
What a combination. That's a look for radio.
Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
It'll be a good thing for Steven Finn if there are not many here. Have you seen what he's wearing? A baggy gilet with a London Spirit cap!
Chris Woakes gets one to keep low, forcing Dimuth Karunaratne to re-adjust and jam his bat down on to the ball. That will give England some encouragment.
Gus Atkinson will open at the other end.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
A very good decision.
Pitched outside leg - spot on from umpire Paul Reiffel.
Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Instinctively, I thought it was going down the leg side.
Chris Woakes gets one to jag back in and trap Dimuth Karunaratne in front.
Umpire says no - Ollie Pope sends it upstairs.
There are plenty of white seats as the players take to the field, though the cloud has cleared and we now have blues skies and sun overhead.
That might tempt a few people to head to the ground.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
I'm a bit concerned about the crowd. There are some very empty stands.
The cost of the tickets and the tendency for Tests to be over very quickly, it all plays a part. It will be a talking point if there are only a few thousand in today.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
You've got to watch the waistline on Test match days. It becomes easy to have a full English breakfast every morning, so I went for the smoked eel today.
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
England haven't done anything particularly special with the ball, possibly because they haven't had to, it's just that Sri Lanka have given their wickets away so far.
But what they do well is bowl as a unit and keep applying the pressure. Sri Lanka will have to be patient.
Kamindu Mendis is batting at eight - that's good depth!
Dimuth Karunaratne will begin the day on 23 and Prabath Jayasuriya - who was promoted to number four to see Sri Lanka through to the close on Saturday - is on three.
With a hefty 430 runs needed for the most improbable of victories. This feels like a case of how long it will take for England to finish the job.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I would love to see us come back tomorrow, I want Sri Lanka to show plenty of fight. But in my gut, I think we'll be done by tea.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
I think Ollie Pope has done alright with his captaincy in the field. Really, the bowlers should do the job for him today.
The scoreboard pressure will play its part as well.
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
For Sri Lanka, just bat, it's as simple as that.
Don't think about what's been before, don't think about the target. It feels like a batting day, so just cash in and be hungry for runs.
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Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duckett,caught Kumara, bowled Jayasuriya Duckett, caught Kumara, bowled Jayasuriya | 40 | 47 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 85.11 |
Lawrence,caught Fernando, bowled Kumara Lawrence, caught Fernando, bowled Kumara | 9 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 40.91 |
Pope,caught de Silva, bowled Fernando Pope, caught de Silva, bowled Fernando | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10.00 |
Root,caught Silva, bowled Rathnayake Root, caught Silva, bowled Rathnayake | 143 | 206 | 130 | 18 | 0 | 283 | 69.42 |
Brook,leg before wicket, bowled Fernando Brook, leg before wicket, bowled Fernando | 33 | 45 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 73.33 |
Smith,caught Fernando, bowled Rathnayake Smith, caught Fernando, bowled Rathnayake | 21 | 57 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 36.84 |
Woakes,caught Fernando, bowled Kumara Woakes, caught Fernando, bowled Kumara | 6 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 22.22 |
Atkinson,caught Rathnayake, bowled Fernando Atkinson, caught Rathnayake, bowled Fernando | 118 | 115 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 174 | 102.61 |
Potts,caught Fernando, bowled Fernando Potts, caught Fernando, bowled Fernando | 21 | 43 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 48.84 |
Stone,caught Mendis, bowled Fernando Stone, caught Mendis, bowled Fernando | 15 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 48.39 |
Bashir,not out Bashir, not out | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 70.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 8, leg byes 4, total 13 Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 8, leg byes 4, total 13 | |||||||
Total,427 all out 102.0 overs Total,427 all out 102.0 overs |
Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando | 24.0 | 2 | 102 | 5 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4.25 |
Rathnayake | 23.0 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.86 |
Kumara | 23.0 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4.39 |
Jayasuriya | 29.0 | 2 | 96 | 1 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3.31 |
Mendis | 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9.00 |
Fall of wicket | Batter |
---|---|
33 for 1 (6.5 overs) | Lawrence |
42 for 2 (9.2 overs) | Pope |
82 for 3 (18.4 overs) | Duckett |
130 for 4 (30.5 overs) | Brook |
192 for 5 (48.6 overs) | Smith |
216 for 6 (58.6 overs) | Woakes |
308 for 7 (77.3 overs) | Root |
393 for 8 (93.3 overs) | Potts |
420 for 9 (99.3 overs) | Atkinson |
427 for 10 (101.6 overs) | Stone |
Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando,bowled Woakes Fernando, bowled Woakes | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 46.67 |
Karunaratne,bowled Stone Karunaratne, bowled Stone | 7 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 26.92 |
Silva,caught Potts, bowled Stone Silva, caught Potts, bowled Stone | 12 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 66.67 |
Mathews,bowled Potts Mathews, bowled Potts | 22 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 61.11 |
Chandimal,caught Lawrence, bowled Atkinson Chandimal, caught Lawrence, bowled Atkinson | 23 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 69.70 |
de Silva,caught Brook, bowled Potts de Silva, caught Brook, bowled Potts | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Mendis,caught Woakes, bowled Atkinson Mendis, caught Woakes, bowled Atkinson | 74 | 120 | 89 | 8 | 3 | 161 | 61.67 |
Rathnayake,caught Smith, bowled Woakes Rathnayake, caught Smith, bowled Woakes | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 135.71 |
Jayasuriya,bowled Bashir Jayasuriya, bowled Bashir | 8 | 46 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 17.39 |
Kumara,run out Pope Kumara, run out Pope | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0.00 |
Fernando,not out Fernando, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 1, byes 8, leg byes 13, total 23 Extras, no balls 1, wides 1, byes 8, leg byes 13, total 23 | |||||||
Total,196 all out 55.3 overs Total,196 all out 55.3 overs |
Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 13.0 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.61 |
Atkinson | 8.3 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4.70 |
Stone | 13.0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5.38 |
Potts | 11.0 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.72 |
Bashir | 7.0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Root | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 |
Fall of wicket | Batter |
---|---|
18 for 1 (6.2 overs) | Fernando |
32 for 2 (9.1 overs) | Karunaratne |
35 for 3 (9.6 overs) | Silva |
83 for 4 (20.1 overs) | Mathews |
83 for 5 (20.4 overs) | de Silva |
87 for 6 (23.1 overs) | Chandimal |
118 for 7 (28.6 overs) | Rathnayake |
153 for 8 (43.6 overs) | Jayasuriya |
195 for 9 (54.6 overs) | Kumara |
196 for 10 (55.3 overs) | Mendis |
Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duckett,caught Mathews, bowled Rathnayake Duckett, caught Mathews, bowled Rathnayake | 24 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 63.16 |
Lawrence,caught Fernando, bowled Kumara Lawrence, caught Fernando, bowled Kumara | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 58.33 |
Pope,caught Jayasuriya, bowled Fernando Pope, caught Jayasuriya, bowled Fernando | 17 | 38 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 44.74 |
Root,caught Mendis, bowled Kumara Root, caught Mendis, bowled Kumara | 103 | 121 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 192 | 85.12 |
Brook,caught Fernando, bowled Jayasuriya Brook, caught Fernando, bowled Jayasuriya | 37 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 102.78 |
Smith,leg before wicket, bowled Jayasuriya Smith, leg before wicket, bowled Jayasuriya | 26 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 76.47 |
Woakes,caught Silva, bowled Rathnayake Woakes, caught Silva, bowled Rathnayake | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 50.00 |
Atkinson,caught Kumara, bowled Fernando Atkinson, caught Kumara, bowled Fernando | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 116.67 |
Potts,caught Chandimal, bowled Fernando Potts, caught Chandimal, bowled Fernando | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22.22 |
Stone,caught Silva, bowled Kumara Stone, caught Silva, bowled Kumara | 7 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 43.75 |
Bashir,not out Bashir, not out | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 50.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 8 Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 8 | |||||||
Total,251 all out 54.3 overs Total,251 all out 54.3 overs |
Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando | 13.0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.00 |
Kumara | 12.3 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.24 |
Rathnayake | 9.0 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4.00 |
Jayasuriya | 20.0 | 2 | 105 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5.25 |
Fall of wicket | Batter |
---|---|
22 for 1 (5.1 overs) | Lawrence |
36 for 2 (10.3 overs) | Duckett |
69 for 3 (18.1 overs) | Pope |
127 for 4 (27.4 overs) | Brook |
171 for 5 (37.1 overs) | Smith |
196 for 6 (40.5 overs) | Woakes |
221 for 7 (44.4 overs) | Atkinson |
227 for 8 (46.6 overs) | Potts |
250 for 9 (52.6 overs) | Stone |
251 for 10 (54.3 overs) | Root |
Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando,caught Root, bowled Atkinson Fernando, caught Root, bowled Atkinson | 13 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 52.00 |
Karunaratne,caught Smith, bowled Stone Karunaratne, caught Smith, bowled Stone | 55 | 129 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 201 | 42.64 |
Silva,caught Root, bowled Stone Silva, caught Root, bowled Stone | 14 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 58.33 |
Jayasuriya,caught Brook, bowled Woakes Jayasuriya, caught Brook, bowled Woakes | 4 | 41 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9.76 |
Mathews,caught Woakes, bowled Bashir Mathews, caught Woakes, bowled Bashir | 36 | 91 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 135 | 39.56 |
Chandimal,caught Lawrence, bowled Atkinson Chandimal, caught Lawrence, bowled Atkinson | 58 | 62 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 76 | 93.55 |
de Silva,bowled Atkinson de Silva, bowled Atkinson | 50 | 71 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 109 | 70.42 |
Mendis,caught Duckett, bowled Atkinson Mendis, caught Duckett, bowled Atkinson | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 80.00 |
Rathnayake,caught Smith, bowled Atkinson Rathnayake, caught Smith, bowled Atkinson | 43 | 56 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 76.79 |
Kumara,caught Stone, bowled Woakes Kumara, caught Stone, bowled Woakes | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 76.92 |
Fernando,not out Fernando, not out | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 5 | |||||||
Total,292 all out 86.4 overs Total,292 all out 86.4 overs |
Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 19.4 | 8 | 46 | 2 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 |
Atkinson | 16.0 | 4 | 62 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.87 |
Bashir | 23.0 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.39 |
Root | 4.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
Potts | 11.0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.09 |
Stone | 12.0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.66 |
Lawrence | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Fall of wicket | Batter |
---|---|
19 for 1 (7.1 overs) | Fernando |
43 for 2 (13.6 overs) | Silva |
60 for 3 (26.2 overs) | Jayasuriya |
115 for 4 (46.4 overs) | Karunaratne |
174 for 5 (58.5 overs) | Mathews |
192 for 6 (65.1 overs) | Chandimal |
200 for 7 (67.2 overs) | Mendis |
273 for 8 (83.1 overs) | de Silva |
288 for 9 (85.3 overs) | Rathnayake |
292 for 10 (86.4 overs) | Kumara |