Welcome to the highlights the second day of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Old Trafford Cricket Stadium in Manchester on Thursday, August 22. (Streaming | More Cricket News)
Bad light again put an early end to Day 2 but not before England had inched to a 23-run lead in the first innings. Jamie Smith was still at the crease batting at 72 while Harry Brook was dismissed after scoring a half-century.
For Sri Lanka, Asitha Fernando took three wickets.
A debutant record-breaking 72 from Milan Rathnayake and a half-century from captain Dhananjay de Silva were not enough after Sri Lanka's top-order collapsed. They were bowled out for just 236. England made a promising start to their reply, reaching 22 without loss, before bad light forced an early end to the day 1.
Teams:
England (Playing XI): Daniel Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope(c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake.
England must continue winning Test matches to secure their place in the World Test Championship final.
