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Sri Lanka took two early wickets in England's second innings © AFP
A riveting morning session on the third day of the third Test between England and Sri Lanka has the match interestingly poised at The Oval. The hosts started the day on a high by removing the overnight duo of Dhananjaya de Silva (69) and Kamindu Mendis (64) in the first 30 minutes of the session. A well-directed short ball from debutant Josh Hull saw the back of de Silva while Chris Woakes was rewarded with the scalp of Mendis who nicked one through to Joe Root in the slip cordon. The final three wickets did stick around a bit to add 30 more runs as England ended with a handy first-innings lead of 62.
Debutant Hull (3-53) was the joint-most successful bowler for the hosts and the tall fast bowler grew increasingly confident as he got more overs under the belt. The left-arm angle and steep bounce, cited as his x-factor, were there to see and the youngster bowled well in tandem with the other rookie Olly Stone (3-35) who was also nippy. Veteran Woakes also did his bit as England produced a much controlled performance this morning in comparison to the second day. However, Sri Lanka had the best end to the session as they sent back first innings heroes Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett.
England's second innings saw a start that was frenetic even by their standards as Daniel Lawrence showed clear intent from the get-go. His partner Duckett also tried to go the same route but mistimed an unusual slog to mid-on to give the Lankans the much-needed early strike. Things got sweeter for the visitors as England's captain then chopped the cut onto the stumps at the stroke of Lunch to keep the game in the balance. England's overall lead is 97 with eight wickets in hand, and the next two sessions could be crucial in the context of this game.
Brief scores: England 325 and 35/2 (Lahiru Kumara 1-0, Asitha Fernando 1-20) lead Sri Lanka 263 (Dhananjaya de Silva 69, Pathum Nissanka 64, Kamindu Mendis 64; Olly Stone 2-28) by 97 runs
A riveting morning session on the third day of the third Test between England and Sri Lanka has the match interestingly poised at The Oval. The hosts started the day on a high by removing the overnight duo of Dhananjaya de Silva (69) and Kamindu Mendis (64) in the first 30 minutes of the session. A well-directed short ball from debutant Josh Hull saw the back of de Silva while Chris Woakes was rewarded with the scalp of Mendis who nicked one through to Joe Root in the slip cordon. The final three wickets did stick around a bit to add 30 more runs as England ended with a handy first-innings lead of 62.
Debutant Hull (3-53) was the joint-most successful bowler for the hosts and the tall fast bowler grew increasingly confident as he got more overs under the belt. The left-arm angle and steep bounce, cited as his x-factor, were there to see and the youngster bowled well in tandem with the other rookie Olly Stone (3-35) who was also nippy. Veteran Woakes also did his bit as England produced a much controlled performance this morning in comparison to the second day. However, Sri Lanka had the best end to the session as they sent back first innings heroes Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett.
England's second innings saw a start that was frenetic even by their standards as Daniel Lawrence showed clear intent from the get-go. His partner Duckett also tried to go the same route but mistimed an unusual slog to mid-on to give the Lankans the much-needed early strike. Things got sweeter for the visitors as England's captain then chopped the cut onto the stumps at the stroke of Lunch to keep the game in the balance. England's overall lead is 97 with eight wickets in hand, and the next two sessions could be crucial in the context of this game.
Brief scores: England 325 and 35/2 (Lahiru Kumara 1-0, Asitha Fernando 1-20) lead Sri Lanka 263 (Dhananjaya de Silva 69, Pathum Nissanka 64, Kamindu Mendis 64; Olly Stone 2-28) by 97 runs