Smith, Brook, and Root tough it out as Sri Lanka show class
After the rain stopped and play finally got under way at 1.15pm following an early lunch break, Dan Lawrence (30) and Ben Duckett (18) resumed with England trailing by 214.
Sri Lanka had struggled on the surface on day one and it looked like England were finding it tricky early in the first session too, allowing the visitors to make an early breakthrough after two reviews in the space of three balls.
Lawrence was saved from the lbw dismissal via an England review but then a smart review from Sri Lanka saw Duckett walking in just the third over of the day, Asitha Fernando with the crucial delivery for the lbw.Statistics: Posted by JamesBenneth — Fri Aug 23, 2024 8:07 am
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