3rd Investec Test: England v Sri Lanka at Lord's

can lanka rebound and win this match.

A good spell go them before lunch has England on the backfoot at 74/3.

Worryingly, that makes it four dismissals by spin this series from Hales which is a concern given the upcoming tours of Bangladesh and India.

Surely that has to be the end for Compton. He needs to be put of his misery for his own sake. Tough to watch.

England 138/4 (48.0 ov

Could have done without losing Cook on the stroke of Tea. Bairstow's incredible run of form continues. Need Mo and the rest of the tail to contribute to get England up to a decent total on what has looked a very good pitch to bat on.

England 165/5 (58.0 ov)

50 to Jonny Bairstow !! 

Session 3

Current partnership  56 runs, 14.3 overs, RR: 3.86 (Ali 20, Bairstow 32)

Herath breaks it up !

73.5
Herath to Ali, goes straight, that's come off the edge, and snapped up at slip! Moeen wants to be

certain that it's carried - and replays confirm Mathews grabbed it well above the turf...

Moeen c Mathews b Herath 25

Jonny moves into the nervous nineties : Dad David would be proud  8)

261 - 6 after 86

86.1  Pradeep to Bairstow, FOUR...width on offer, JMB accepts the invitation

Bairstow 94*

100 bairstow