England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test, Day 2 Highlights
England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test, Day 2 Highlights: Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva and the in-form Kamindu Mendis frustrated England with a unbroken century partnership on the second day of the third Test at the Oval on Saturday. The tourists collapsed to 93-5 before tea, but had recovered to 211-5 when bad light forced early stumps. That left Sri Lanka 114 runs adrift of an England first-innings total of 325 built on Ollie Pope's 154 -- his first century as England captain.
We are back! The players are making their way out to the middle now while the pitch is being rolled on. Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne are the two openers for Sri Lanka. Chris Woakes to start proceedings with the ball. We will have just one over before we head into Lunch.
... SECOND INNINGS ...
England, on the other hand, will be a bit disappointed as they would have hoped for something near or over 400 after the start that they got. However, we have seen them collapse like this earlier in the summer as well. Ollie Pope was the mainstay for the hosts who notched up his 7th hundred in Tests and was absolutely fantastic out in the middle. Ben Duckett also showed his class with a fiery 86 just missing out on his ton. They were looking well set to post a huge total, but it went a bit downhill after the dismissal of Harry Brook. From 290/5, they were bowled out for 325, and the lower order was wrapped up in a blink of an eye. Pope's 154 can prove to be the difference between the two sides.
Sri Lanka wraps England up for 325 here! They have been pretty much on the money from the start of Day 2 and kept the pressure on the batters. After a forgettable Day 1 where they conceded 221 runs in just 45 overs of play, this has been a remarkable