21 minutes left today, but they can take an extra half hour IF there is the chance of a result.
Jamie Smith has moved the game forward Root broke his favourite bat and was stuck in glue for some time
Smith b A Fernando 39 (Eng 183-5)
England require 22 runs to win with 5 wickets remaining
Root 50
Woakes on 1 giving Jayasuriya the charge 
stop it FFS
18 to win
Woakes is ctocked not moving well.
May have done his groin.
2 senior bowlers out for next week?
England win by 5 wickets
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And down the pitch over the top and Root wins it by 5 wickets
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2nd test v 
at Lords
Srti Lanka won the toss and chose not to batā¦
England are 46-2 after 10 overs. Pope and Lawrence the men out, for 9 and 1 respectively
Lahiru Kumara to Lawrence, OUT
The change in bowling has done the trick! This was a good length but quite wide outside off. Lawrence steps right across and looks to punch this on the up. Thereās just enough of seam movement away though to catch the outside edge, and Sri Lanka have their breakthrough
Dan Lawrence c ā Fernando b Kumara 9 (22b 2x4 0x6) SR: 40.9
Asitha Fernando to Pope, OUT
Popeās poor run continues! Looks for the pull, but while the length is there, the angle cramped him up a bit. His elbows are tucked in on the stroke and only manages to top edge this straight up, as DDS settles under it running to his right from square leg
Ollie Pope c de Silva b AM Fernando 1 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 10
Ash tray on a motorcycle.
One legged man in an arse kicking competition.
Chocolate fireguard.
Ollie Pope playing for England.
FFS they even made him captain to give him something to do and he canāt even win the toss.
Root survives an LBW call the the Umpire gave not out, Sri Lanka review and Root is save by Umpireās Call
68-2 from 15 overs.
I presume Joe Root gets padded up as the openers are walking out to bat?
Duckett tries a reversed sweep and just tops edges it for a catch on the boundary.
Duckett 40 (47)
82-3 from 18-4
Two Yorkies in the middle nowā¦
97-3 from 24 overs at lunch
Brook gone LBW but he reviews, looks plumb to meā¦
And heās gone on Umpireās reviewā¦
130-4 from 30.5 overs
Brook 33 (45)
I knew there was something i must not watch today
Ah, missed a wicket :-
Rathnayake to Smith, OUT
edged and gone! Smith was throwing his hands a bit harder in that over, kept under wraps by Rathnayakeās probing line, this one is just outside his eyeline, another wobble-seam nipping away. A thin edge on the drive, and now this innings really is Root or bust!
Jamie Smith c ā KNM Fernando b Rathnayake 21 (57b 4x4 0x6) SR: 36.84
192-5 after 49 overs
200-5 from 52.2
Root 81 (121)
Woakes 6 (12)