Ben Duckett is given a wide freebie now. He loves it there.

Dawid Malan
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Very nice from Tom Banton. On this occasion, the ball slid across, and it was probably a short and wide delivery. A good start to Banton's innings.

Tom Banton adds his second boundary as Dilshan Madushanka drifts far too wide with his left-arm seam. Madushanka straightens up so Banton flicks him in the opposite direction.

It's a good start from the England opener.

Phil Long
BBC Test Match Special statistician

In the overs from 31 to 40, Sri Lanka only scored 49 runs.

Dawid Malan
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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This is a great place to bat. You have to be really brave here.

Sam is remarkably confident. I think it's going to be a good game.

Tom Banton takes advantage of an early free hit by flicking for four to get England going.

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Thanks Mike. Asitha Fernando, so impressive the other day, has the new ball in hand.

BBC Sport's Stumped podcast have also reflected on Mark Wood's career.

Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma host, while there's also discussion of Zaheer Khan's appointment as head coach of Chennai Super Kings and designing cricket kit for a women.

Have a listen here.

Meanwhile, I'm going to hand you over to Matthew Henry for the start of England's reply.

Warning: This post contains discussion of suicide and information some readers may find distressing

As we wait for the players to return, I'd also recommend taking a few minutes to read this interview with Amanda Thorpe and Debbie Beard.

Debbie lost her husband just over a year ago. Matt Beard, the former Liverpool Women manager, died in hospital on 20 September 2025. He is believed to have taken his own life, though an inquest is yet to conclude.

Amanda's husband Graham, the former England and Surrey cricketer, took his own life in 2024. He had "spiralled into depression" after losing his job as a batting coach in 2022.

The two women, who had never met before, came together at an event launched by the Prince of Wales and the Royal Foundation to urge sport at every level to make suicide prevention part of its culture through a new nationwide toolkit.

Sri Lanka finally post a decent score and they still aren't rated as favourites to win...

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Over on Test Match Special, Mark Wood is talking with Simon Mann about his career after recently announcing his retirement.

Tune in if you can via the player at the top of the page.

Kusal Mendis was put down by Gus Atkinson while on 17 and took full advantage.

The Sri Lanka skipper hit 121 off 100 balls from number three, with 14 fours and three sixes.

You can watch some of his best shots above.

Jamie Overton was unlucky to go wicketless across his spell today - he either found the edge or forced a play and miss with 17 of his deliveries, the most of any England bowler.

Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

It has dried up, hasn't it? England have bowled well and they have bowled with a plan.

Three more runs off the remainder of the over, two off the bat and a leg bye.

A decent total for Sri Lanka, but this is a good pitch and England likely still fancy their chances, even if this would be a record chase against Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile Jamie Overton finishes with figures of 0-63.

Nutmeg fielding!

Dunith Wellalage smacks Jamie Overton down the ground and Will Jacks gives chase.

Haring towards the boundary, Jacks reaches forward and scoops the ball through his legs as he thunders over the rope.

A second fielder recovers and Sri Lanka can only run two.

Prior to that, Sachindu Colombage clipped the tips of Jos Buttler's fingers knocking the ball down the leg side - I suppose you might call that a drop.

A decent final over for Jofra Archer, conceding just four singles and taking a wicket.

He finishes with figures of 1-68.

Let's see what Dunith Wellalage and new batter Sachindu Colombage can do in the final over - Jamie Overton will bowl it.