Jamie Smith and Chris Woakes helped England into a strong position on day three of the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford, but Sri Lanka kept themselves in the hunt to lead by 82 runs at the close.
It was two excellent sessions for the hosts as they were firing with both ball and bat, a brilliant knock by Smith (111) the highlight of England’s first innings as they ended all out on 358 with a 122-run lead.
Woakes (2-34) and Gus Atkinson (1-38) made their mark early in the second innings as Sri Lanka collapsed to 10-2 in the space of the first two overs.
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However, Angelo Mathews (65) was the shining light for Sri Lanka as he passed 1,000 Test match runs against England in a 78-run, sixth-wicket stand alongside Kamindu Mendis (56no), with the tourists continuing to frustrate the home side at times as they closed on 204-6.
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