Second test: Sri Lanka v England in Kandy, 14-18 November

[andy]

Root out for 124 301-7 lead of 255

[sussexpob]

hattrick ball coming....not today.

[andy]

Curran gone first ball!

Akila has a 5-fer, on a hatrick!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Game must have gone for SL now though. And still a couple of batters in.

[sussexpob]

Rashid comes and goes...... SL just hanging in here.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Six lbws, need to put a load of pressure on the umpires in the SL, as they seem to sticking their fingers up for everything even when they aren't out.

Blame England for blowing their reviews but some poor decisions at the same time by the umps.

[sussexpob]

Six lbws, need to put a load of pressure on the umpires in the SL, as they seem to sticking their fingers up for everything even when they aren't out.

Blame England for blowing their reviews but some poor decisions at the same time by the umps.

Tbf, in the first test Jennings was stone cold out before scoring much, but the umpire didnt give it.... his innings then won England the game.

[andy]

Test best figures for Akila 6-99

Think England already have enough, can Foakes get to 50...

[budgetmeansbudget]

There weren't many lbws decisions in the first test, seems like half the decisions in this test are lb.

Play on the umpires trigger fingers in this game in the SL second innings.

[andy]

Ben Foakes brings up his 50 with a 6

[sussexpob]

Well Sri Lanka didnt even send that decision to be reviewed, which was bizarre. It looked very out at the time.

[sussexpob]

That might be it for today. Looks like a storm is brewing, and they are off for bad light

[bigfluffylemon]

Bad light stops play, lead of 278. It ought to be enough, but this has been a pretty unpredictable game, and the pitch nowhere near as difficult as suggested. Scores between 290 and 336 in all three innings so far suggest that a chase of around 280 is going to be very interesting.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Test best figures for Akila 6-99

Perhaps annoying given he's on a charge.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Been a timely innings from Joe.....

Wonder if leach coming up had an effect....he averages almost Bradmanesque levels of runs at 5

Two hundreds in three Tests since abandoning number three...