Kaushal Silva 79 not out leads Sri Lanka response

Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland, 3rd Investec Test: England v Sri Lanka at Lord’s, Jun 9-13, 2016

Day-2

England 416 all out off 128.4 overs, AN Cook 85 off 173, 9 fours, JM Bairstow 167 off 251, 18 fours, CR Woakes 66 off 142, 8 fours, RMS Eranga 94-1, RAS Lakmal 90-3, N Pradeep 104-2, HMRKB Herath 81-4

Sri Lanka 162/1 (49.0 ov) FDM Karunaratne 50 off 101, 7 fours, JK Silva 79 off 139, 10 fours, BKG Mendis 25 off 54. 3 fours, ST Finn 31-1

Sri Lanka trail by 254 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Jonny Bairstow scores 167 not out the highest ever test runs ever lodged by an England Wicketkeeper in a home test followed by a dropped catch helped England to post 416 runs. Woakes shared in a Sixth-wicket stand of 144 in 40 overs. Sri Lanka ended the day by reaching 162-1 with Kaushal Silva the second player to score half-centuries in his first three test innings at Lord’s.