Cricket

I predict we'll get 320, but batting last on this pitch is going to be very tricky.

Sri Lanka to declare with a lead of 250 with 10 overs left tomorrow.

If Root gets a good ball early on in the second innings we are toast!

Root must be confident in Bess' ability.
For 3 overs Root took a single off the 1st ball and left Bess to defend 5.
It's leading to an attritional run rate.

Played very well has Bess. Great chat to boot.

This is a great contest. I hope Root doesn’t run out of partners.

silly shot.

Horrible horrible way to go

England in with a shout here. I take back everything I said about Bess and Leach.

Just about worth waking up for

90 ahead already, if they get another 50 it'll be very tricky.

Such a great series!

Root will get 140 playing sweep shots alone.

Buttler with the biggest shit eating grin after that review

Wonderful tension. I love DRS. It doesn’t half ratchet up the drama.

What time is the collapse?

Amazing stuff. Had a long lie-in on my day off and woke to the score, wow. If the 9th wicket pair hadn’t on 48 we’d have been halfway home by now.

No pressure on Root then....

Oh shit

No pressure on Root then....

I feel ill

Oooof. Four down. Come on Jos.

Also, two home tests v New Zealand this summer, lovely stuff

Soz.

Sri Lanka burn another review, one left.

They retain the review because it was hitting but not out based on the umpire’s original decision.

Well batted, Umpire's Call...

(polite applause)

And, breathe