You don't need theatres for emotions, you don't need sitcoms for chuckles, you don't need social circles for companionship. If ODIs be like this, you need anything but cricket. In addition, you need a television set, a couch and a strong heart to burp out all the excitement. This match was plainly a roller-coaster.. a roller-coaster that only went up. Such thrill, such excitement right upto the last ball. A Lord's draw has repercussions. Anything Lord's has. A draw at Trent Bridge follows a draw at Lord's, albeit in a different format, and the Super Series now stands at 11-3. Join us for S02E02 on Friday. Till then, it's a good night from Pratyush Sinha on behalf of my colleagues Akshay Maanay, Raju Peethala, birthday boy Bharath Ramaraj, Sagar Chawla and Siva. Ta-ta!

Here how (my brains and) the match exploded to life: 40 off the last 3 overs.. 30 off the last 2 overs.. a 16-run over from Lakmal.. 14 runs off the last over.. that three which should have been a two on the match's penultimate ball.. And Sri Lanka let a match slip from under clinched fists. How? Cricket, that's how.

Woakes: "It's been a good game. We were in a bit of a hole. Shame Jos couldn't get to three figures after batting brilliantly. When we and Jos were in the middle of the partnership, we felt like we were ticking over nicely and could take it deep. Obviously the guys that followed played well. I suppose when you need 10 off 2, you have to start clearing the ropes. But they bowled well in the back end, hit the hole. But for Plunkett to hit it like that was incredible. I was struggling, couldn't find the fence in the early part. But then I started finding the fence."

Chris Woakes is Man of the Match for his all-round effort.

Morgan: "To come out of it with a tie is pleasing in a way. A performance like that can mask a poor day. Three special mentions. Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett towards the end there got us out of a hole. We did need the batting depth. We have a lot of confidence with the guys coming in down the order but we don't want to leave them with too much to do. Jos called in on all his experience to guide the innings through. And Chris Woakes played with a lot of confidence in the last 10 overs. I thought we were rusty with the ball and didn't hit our lengths. But the score was chaseable."

Mathews: "Not really sure. We had the game in our bag for most of the overs. But the yorker unfortunately fell off and Plunkett smashed it for six. Yeah it happens [asked about Pradeep]. We were 15-20 runs light I thought. As I said we kept losing wickets at crucial times and we had to push back the attacking roles.Lots of positives, we batted well, bowled well but we were poor in the field. The hamstring is a little bit stiff so we will give it a couple of days and see how it goes."

What a match. At the halfway mark, it didn't threaten a contest with the T20 WC having done enough to inspire a long-term confidence in England. World stages often do that, but the old demons revisited. Sri Lanka took the pace off rightaway in the form of Mathews - who hobbled back later to signify change in fortunes - as England plummeted to 82/6. Cutters, pace or the lack of it and mental cobwebs too stubborn to let go being the limiters. But then followed a gargantuan partnership between Buttler and Woakes, bordering on daunting, perhaps even surreal, to brilliantly encash the psychological dent derived from Mathew's injury time-out. Sri Lanka looked flayed. Match looked headed downstream until the older ball switched allegiance to Sri Lanka again. Yorker machinaries came into being, runs were choked but sadly, the fielding was a blemish grander than Donald Trump's POTUS campaign.

"It was nice to get one out of the ground. We were backing ourselves and wanted to take it as deep as possible. I fancied my chances and told myself hopefully he misses it by a few inches. Just shows the batting depth we have got and it was a superb effort from Woakesy too," huffs and puffs Liam Plunkett

Over: 50	2 1 1 0 3 6	ENG 286/8
Plunkett 22(11)	Woakes 95(92)	Pradeep 10-0-64-2

49.6 - Pradeep to Plunkett, SIX, I cannot believe it. I just cannot. Two runs were on on the last ball, the English batsmen ran three and guess what, this ball ropeways out for a maximum for this match to be tied. Crazy, plain crazy. Fullish delivery - always a drivel ball to bowl it at this stage although it was an intended yorker that failed miserably - and Plunkett could get under it enough and lofted it handsomely over long-off. Prasanna's whirlwind innings, Mathews patient revival and Sri Lanka's hard work with the ball upfront have been inundated by their fielding mediocrity. Hosepiped rather. A game to win, worked hard to get there after a total that looked below par and then flushed it all down the drains. Woakes walks back with a raised bat, a smile and without a six that he would have wanted to hit instead of Plunkett

ODIs in England nowadays are like F.R.I.E.N.D.S - always a hit

49.5 - Pradeep to Woakes, 3 runs, that was a loot. Two runs it should have been and the batsmen have dived their way back. More like Plunkett as Pradeep dug it full and Woakes somehow squeezed it out to fine leg with a shuffle. Somehow. Should have been only a couple but kilos of intent and lack of gym work in the deep means three runs. Kusal Mendis from deep backward square leg gave a chase that looked like a vehicle low on fuel, he lazed off as he slid to field and the throw was the worst of all - Wide and dipping in front of the keeper as Shanaka stood behind Chandimal and trying to attract a quicker throw at the cost of his vocal chords. 6 runs for a tie!

49.4 - Pradeep to Woakes, no run, he's churning out stunners. Another yorker stalking Woakes down leg who kept it out somehow as he swung, got it back to the bowler but had to run the single. He had to. Does, then gives up the attempt to make it back to the crease and Pradeep's throw misses the stumps.. almost grazes it to just teasingly deny

49.3 - Pradeep to Plunkett, 1 run, late swing on this to land right in the blockhole. Plunkett moves a little leg-side, swings but the dip beat him there. Somehow kept it out on the pitch and ran a single

49.2 - Pradeep to Woakes, 1 run, lovely yorker. Woakes did well to get his back leg out or his boot would have been boomed. Could still run

49.1 - Pradeep to Woakes, 2 runs, oh, Plunkett ran for his life there. A slow ball on a length, Woakes flat-batted it down to long-off who threw it flat to Pradeep but the ball dipped to hit his shin, allowing Plunkett to come back

Nuwan Pradeep [9.0-0-51-2] is back into the attack

14 needed off the last over.. Pradeep to lead the bowling cry. Are you listening, ?

Over: 49	3 4 2Wd 1 1 4 1	ENG 273/8
Woakes 89(88)	Plunkett 15(9)	Lakmal 10-0-65-2

48.6 - Lakmal to Woakes, 1 run, whacks a full toss off the pads to mid-wicket

48.5 - Lakmal to Woakes, FOUR, Maharoof is on his back at the fine leg fence. This scoop from Woakes looked well timed - shuffled across and went way outside off to take a toll of this full toss. Maharoof thought he could chase the ball from short fine, couldn't and the disappointment pulled him down. 15 runs in 7 balls needed! What drama this. What were England again, how many for 5 down? Highest score by a no. 8 batsman in ODIs this

48.4 - Lakmal to Plunkett, 1 run, the stumps were more exposed than.. can't fathom why Lakmal decided to follow the batsman down leg and see a single jammed to long-on rather uglyly (is that a word?)

20 off 9 needed

48.3 - Lakmal to Woakes, 1 run, nicely dips in wide of off on a yorker length and Woakes pokes his hands out and pulps a single out to deep point

48.3 - Lakmal to Plunkett, 2 wides, tries to follow the batsman but gets it too leg-sidish, this yorker length delivery. And they run seeing the ball slightly wide of the keeper's radar

48.2 - Lakmal to Plunkett, FOUR, now a full toss on the pads to which Plunkett shuffles across early and scoops it through fine leg

48.1 - Lakmal to Woakes, 3 runs, messy, messy brilliance that. Almost makes a mess at deep point as Woakes squeezes it out and times it dangerously well until the fielder intervenes, fields, lets it go, uses his armpits to field again and then has to turn around on his hips to seek the ball.. Oh!

Two overs to go, 30 runs to get. Odds against an English win? I would rather be bold and say that they are in the favour..

Over: 48	1 1 1 4 2 1	ENG 257/8
Woakes 80(84)	Plunkett 10(7)	Maharoof 10-0-59-1

47.6 - Maharoof to Woakes, 1 run, steps out, sees a length ball and has to reach out with straightened elbows to lift it rather squarer on the off side

47.5 - Maharoof to Woakes, 2 runs, Maharoof isn't happy after Woakes uses his feet to tame the bounce with a front foot swat. The long-on fielder is a touch late and the batsmen a touch quick to complete the single

47.4 - Maharoof to Woakes, FOUR, a timed boundary, metaphorically and otherwise. Gets a full ball as Woakes stayed in his crease, removed the front foot blockade and lifts it for a one-bounce four over Maharoof's head

47.3 - Maharoof to Plunkett, 1 run, a front foot slog mimicking a pull for a single to mid-wicket. Length was nicely shortened on seeing the walk down the pitch

England need 38 runs in 16 balls. 8 wickets is the only inhibitor but Woakes is around

47.2 - Maharoof to Woakes, 1 run, another use of the feet to get to the pitch of the ball and work it to long-on

47.1 - Maharoof to Plunkett, 1 run, steps down to meet this short ball on the front foot and swats it uppishly and deliberately

Over: 47	1 1 1 Wd 4 0 1	ENG 247/8
Plunkett 8(5)	Woakes 72(80)	Lakmal 9-0-49-2

46.6 - Lakmal to Plunkett, 1 run, coils up to explode this time.. cross-batted. Went hard, poked an edge on his boot and then could only run a single. Drowned in intent, was Plunkett

46.5 - Lakmal to Plunkett, no run, wanted to slog it over Lakmal's head but ends up dishing it out to him on a bounce

46.4 - Lakmal to Plunkett, FOUR, no. You know what, Shanaka has messed it big time. Comes running in from long-on to stop this swat from Plunkett, overran and then tried to shy away instead of getting behind the line. Looked ugly.. Perhaps lost the sight of the ball

46.4 - Lakmal to Plunkett, wide, oh, that's a misdirected arrow way down leg. Bran Stark sort of shooting

I didn't assume this match could even be breathing now. How significant was Mathews walking back.. or rather hobbling back?

46.3 - Lakmal to Woakes, 1 run, yorker length delivery wide of off but enough wide for Woakes to open up and guide one very delicately to third man

46.2 - Lakmal to Plunkett, 1 run, shuffles a long way down leg and then flicked to fail. Saw the ball dead in front of the stumps and used grey cells to run a single, thanks to some urgency from Woakes too

46.1 - Lakmal to Woakes, 1 run, looked uppish and mistimed, this drive from Woakes. Ball must have held in the pitch and then had the stars aligned right to land in safer regions wide and much short of long-off

Suranga Lakmal [8.0-0-40-2] is back into the attack

Over: 46	0 1 1 W 1 2	ENG 238/8
Plunkett 2(1)	Woakes 70(78)	Maharoof 9-0-49-1

45.6 - Maharoof to Plunkett, 2 runs, works it just wide of mid-wicket with a shuffle and heels his way to a couple of runs. 49 runs needed off the last 4 overs..

Shane Warne on air thinks it's a no ball.. Very close. I need 800 Test wickets to even challenge what he said

45.5 - Maharoof to Woakes, 1 run, now he opens up his bat on the drive that he has to reach out outside off and ends up carving it between short third man and cover point. Cleaved it well for a single

Liam Plunkett, right handed bat, comes to the crease

45.4 - Maharoof to Willey, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! And Willey perishes to urgent theatrics. Has to swing his bat, is nowhere behind the delivery and ekes out a leading edge that pops to an onrushing deep cover. He's out.. or is he? Wait on. The umpires are checking for the front foot no ball. The back heel just seems to be on the line! You wouldn't want to be in the third umpire's seat right now. Okay, have a decision. Umpire Paul Reiffel presses his finger hard on the ear piece and then raises his finger. A very close shave but something for the bowling fraternity to not go extinct. England need 52 runs in 26 balls. Willey c Kusal Mendis b Maharoof 7(12)

Maharoof to Willey, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

45.3 - Maharoof to Woakes, 1 run, rises up in sync with the bounce on this cutter dropped short outside off, and bunts it to short third man

45.2 - Maharoof to Willey, 1 run, slings this full toss wide and Willey could just tap it to long-off in reply

45.1 - Maharoof to Willey, no run, that's a potentially charged hoick. Ugly and ineffective too to make it worse. Full ball trimming away from over the wicket, a swing and a.. miss

Farveez Maharoof [8.0-0-44-0] is back into the attack

54 off the last 5 overs. Maharoof has been given the ball to see how much the fielding adrenaline can have an effect

Over: 45	0 1 2 2 1 1	ENG 233/7
Willey 6(9)	Woakes 68(76)	Pradeep 9-0-51-2

44.6 - Pradeep to Willey, 1 run, seven runs despite no boundary in this over. Willey uses soft hands to work this to mid-wicket and then aborts the idea of the second run

44.5 - Pradeep to Woakes, 1 run, patted through cover as Woakes plunges forward and met the ball

44.4 - Pradeep to Woakes, 2 runs, pushed off the front foot to long-off for a well-run brace

44.3 - Pradeep to Woakes, 2 runs, now Pradeep goes wide to angle it in, hurls a full toss on the pads that's flicked. Maharoof at short fine sprinted to his left and then dived back all stretched to half-stop it. Good effort.. seems to have hurt himself a little but he's up. Has to be

44.2 - Pradeep to Willey, 1 run, the length is fuller and Willey could crouch with an open bat for a run down to where a gully would have been

44.1 - Pradeep to Willey, no run, another good ball. That angle across is tempting him into a push but is wide enough to beat the outside edge

Nuwan Pradeep [8.0-0-44-2] is back into the attack

England need 61 runs in 36 balls. Not implausible given the bats and the rules in favour of batsmen seem in a perennial race

Over: 44	0 0 1 0 1 1	ENG 226/7
Willey 4(6)	Woakes 63(73)	Lakmal 8-0-40-2

43.6 - Lakmal to Willey, 1 run, was that a chance? Just landed short, I assume. Almost a flat-batted thump that went too straight given Willey was late onto it and Lakmal collects the half-volley

43.5 - Lakmal to Woakes, 1 run, follows Woakes even as he leaves the stumps exposed and the batsman pushed it all cramped to long-on

43.4 - Lakmal to Woakes, no run, is early into punching this length ball back and the ball pops up.. only to shoot into the ground as Lakmal dives to his left to field

43.3 - Lakmal to Willey, 1 run, quick and full on a leg-stump line gives Willey the room to turn and flick it quick to deep mid-wicket

43.2 - Lakmal to Willey, no run, you can be fooled into believing it as a replay. Similar line and length, equally half-hearted swing and a more delightful play-and-a-miss

43.1 - Lakmal to Willey, no run, pokes his front foot across and just swings. The ball's angled across and misses the edge by a whisker that's not quite cat's

Suranga Lakmal [7.0-0-37-2] is back into the attack

Over: 43	2 1L W 1 1 1	ENG 223/7
Willey 2(2)	Woakes 62(71)	S Prasanna 10-0-43-1

42.6 - S Prasanna to Willey, 1 run, quicker on the pads to be worked behind square on the leg-side. Prasanna finishes with 1/43. This after that turbulent innings..

42.5 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, waits for this ball which held up a bit and then turns it to mid-wicket off the front foot

42.4 - S Prasanna to Willey, 1 run, shuffles across off and works it to mid-wicket

David Willey, left handed bat, comes to the crease

42.3 - S Prasanna to Buttler, out Caught by Dasun Shanaka!! Shanaka has debuted in Disneyland. Now a dream catch not so long after his debut to perhaps take a catch that will define this match. This was a draconian swipe from Buttler - shimmied forward and swung at this with conviction. Seemed to have connected but Shanaka waited at long-on, calibrated the pace of that delivery well and leaped a little to his left, both hands in air to pluck it mid-air. Almost an interruption in that ball's vicious trajectory.. Buttler c Dasun Shanaka b S Prasanna 93(99) [4s-6 6s-1]

S Prasanna to Buttler, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

42.2 - S Prasanna to Woakes, leg byes, 1 run, hah. Bowls a slider across seeing him shimmy, Woakes tries to adjust and manage to get it off his pads away

42.1 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 2 runs, works it from in front of the stumps to deep point as he flicks his wrists to generate power

Over: 42	0 1 0 1 1 2	ENG 217/6
Buttler 93(98)	Woakes 59(68)	Maharoof 8-0-44-0

41.6 - Maharoof to Buttler, 2 runs, short ball but slow and looping up even slower off the deck. Buttler was early into the pull, then arrested it all to counter the bounce with a wrist roll round the corner

41.5 - Maharoof to Woakes, 1 run, a Flamingo-style push to long-on as the ball trails in to deny him space

41.4 - Maharoof to Buttler, 1 run, a bit of width luring Buttler into into a punch

41.3 - Maharoof to Buttler, no run, oh, that's a drop! Harsh but certainly a nano-chance. Slow ball, Buttler shimmied forward while making room, swung at it and Prasanna leaped sideways at cover, almost had it and then ended up popping it out

41.2 - Maharoof to Woakes, 1 run, worked to deep mid-wicket

41.1 - Maharoof to Woakes, no run, loud appeal which umpire ignores and it forces Maharoof to coax an review upstairs. Length ball and Woakes was too stymied in trying to run it down to third man. Extra bounce meant that the ball boomed across the face of Woakes's open bat. Nothing there to force and overturn and the decision stayed

Farveez Maharoof [7.0-0-39-0] is back into the attack

And we have a review. Legal delivery, the screen shows me. Maharoof thinks Woakes has edged one behind. Nothing on the HotSpot, RTS is poor for spikes. Umpire Paul Reiffel should have a victorious grin.. Yes.

Thank you Raju Peethala for your services

Over: 41	0 1 1 1 1 0	ENG 212/6
Buttler 90(95)	Woakes 57(65)	S Prasanna 9-0-38-0

40.6 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, looks to reverse sweep but the ball just slides away a fraction and bounces over his bat. Good grief!

40.5 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, clobbered away towards sweeeper on the off-side

40.4 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, a tiny shimmy and a drilling drive through extra cover

40.3 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, nurdled to the right of the bowler who fails to gather the ball and allows a single

40.2 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, comes down the pitch and drives wide of long-off

40.1 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, legbreak flighted well wide of off-stump, Buttler sinks to one knee and goes for a flashy swipe. That away turn meant he missed and Chandimal tries to put the umpire off with an ambitious appeal. Unmoved is the ump.

Seekkuge Prasanna [8.0-0-34-0] is back into the attack

Tighten your seatbelts folks. We are getting into that phase of the game: 79 from 60

Over: 40	0 1 2 0 1 0	ENG 208/6
Woakes 55(63)	Buttler 88(91)	Pradeep 8-0-44-2

39.6 - Pradeep to Woakes, no run, clipped to short mid-wicket

39.5 - Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, full length on middle, biffed to deep mid-on

39.4 - Pradeep to Buttler, no run, looks to glance this full delivery fine but misses by a whisker, takes the pad en route to the keeper

39.3 - Pradeep to Buttler, 2 runs, a better throw and Buttler would have ran straight into the dressing room! He clipped this wide of deep backward square and called for an ill-advised second run, as mentioned earlier the throw was wayward

39.2 - Pradeep to Woakes, 1 run, a direct hit would have been tight! Dipping full ball on the stumps, Woakes meekly nudges it towards short mid-wicket and is off and running towards the other end. The fielder swoops in and aims, only to miss it by a healthy few inches. Instead hits Woakes arm who's sprinting and striding full length. The physio is out and there's some formal rubbing and patting going on. Now Woakes consumes a pain-killer as the gangly Steven Finn looks on with a set of drinks in his hand. Buttler looks steady as ever. Woakes now composes himself to clean his helmet. On go the gloves and the rest of the cricketing equipments...we are ready to go. Action please!

39.1 - Pradeep to Woakes, no run, fuller on middle and leg, Woakes jams the drive to mid-on

The crowd have come alive now. It's getting tighter now, 83 from 66

Over: 39	1 1 2 1 0 2	ENG 204/6
Buttler 85(88)	Woakes 54(60)	Maharoof 7-0-39-0

38.6 - Maharoof to Buttler, 2 runs, flays this square on the off-side and this duo continue to impress with their running between the wickets

38.5 - Maharoof to Buttler, no run, wider of off, crashed towards cover

38.4 - Maharoof to Woakes, 1 run, pushed down the ground towards long-on for an easy single

38.3 - Maharoof to Woakes, 2 runs, 200 up for England. Seems like someone has pressed the fast forward button here, ah! The thrills and spills of white ball cricket. Woakes looks to plonk this back of a length off-cutter onto the ground but ekes out an outside edge to third man. Woakes won't mind, England won't mind either....Good running too

38.2 - Maharoof to Buttler, 1 run, shortish and wide, belted away to deep cover

38.1 - Maharoof to Woakes, 1 run, full and Woakes continues to hurt Sri Lanka, an easy single through cover

Over: 38	0 1 4 0 1 1	ENG 197/6
Woakes 50(57)	Buttler 82(85)	Pradeep 7-0-40-2

37.6 - Pradeep to Woakes, 1 run, fifty for Chris Woakes! Speaks volumes about his batting abilities, whattay terrific knock from the Birmingham lad. Raises his bat and soaks in applause, gets there with a glide behind backward point

37.5 - Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, pulled square on the on-side

37.4 - Pradeep to Buttler, no run, tries to repeat the same shot but he backed away far too early and could only slice with thin air

37.3 - Pradeep to Buttler, FOUR, Sri Lanka will be kicking themselves. What are they doing? With all due credit to Jos Buttler though, jeez! Isn't he determined to stay till the end, now he unveils one of his favourite T20 strokes by shuffling across and scooping it past the keeper. Cheeky stuff that but he watched the ball all the way and played it ever so late. Top-notch!

37.2 - Pradeep to Woakes, 1 run, pitched up and in the slot, neatly driven through the covers

37.1 - Pradeep to Woakes, no run, yelps "wait" after driving a full ball from Pradeep straight to mid-off

Over: 37	3 0 1 1 1 1	ENG 190/6
Woakes 48(54)	Buttler 77(82)	Maharoof 6-0-32-0

36.6 - Maharoof to Woakes, 1 run, camps back to tap a back of a length delivery that cut across him. Plonks his bat as there was a bit of extra bounce, outside edge but soft hands meant it dribbled away to third man

36.5 - Maharoof to Buttler, 1 run, charges at the bowler and powers the pull through mid-wicket

36.4 - Maharoof to Woakes, 1 run, all too easy at the moment. Woakes intentionally opens the bat face and slices the drive off the outside edge through the vacant slip cordon

36.3 - Maharoof to Buttler, 1 run, dab-and-run single to mid-off

36.2 - Maharoof to Buttler, no run, slower ball outside off, Buttler smothers it towards mid-off

36.1 - Maharoof to Woakes, 3 runs, Sri Lanka continue to leak runs, continue their fielding woes as Maharoof turns back in disbelief. Woakes drove this to the left of Lakmal at mid-off who dives but instead parries it towards long-off. Rises back and gives chase, desperately flicking the ball back in to save one run

Farveez Maharoof [5.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

Over: 36	1 4 0 1 1 1	ENG 183/6
Woakes 43(51)	Buttler 75(79)	Pradeep 6-0-33-2

35.6 - Pradeep to Woakes, 1 run, stays back and stabs this back of a length delivery wide of third man

35.5 - Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, 100-run partnership between Buttler and Woakes. Well played! Buttler flicked this to short fine and called for a quick single, Woakes made it in time beating a direct-hit from the backward square. There's a bit of circus in the middle as Pradeep takes an evasive action and drops onto the ground but guess what! The ball wasn't even close to him...

35.4 - Pradeep to Woakes, 1 run, short delivery arrowed in around middle, Woakes swivels and belts a pull to deep backward square

35.3 - Pradeep to Woakes, no run, fullish outside off, Woakes pushes it with soft hands towards the off-side

35.2 - Pradeep to Woakes, FOUR, that's a candyfloss! Down leg and all Woakes needed to do was get bat on ball, he does so with a timely flick, all the way

35.1 - Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, turned with those supple wrists towards mid-on

Nuwan Pradeep [5.0-0-25-2] is back into the attack

Over: 35	0 0 1 1 1 2	ENG 175/6
Woakes 37(47)	Buttler 73(77)	S Prasanna 8-0-34-0

34.6 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 2 runs, had mid-wicket stayed in his customary position Woakes would have been on his bike. On seeing Woakes advance he anticipates a flick shot and swiftly moves to his left. Surprisingly Woakes chips it straight through the gap and this stand is strating to frustrate Sri Lanka

34.5 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, walks down the pitch and drives it straight against the turn, a single to long-off

34.4 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, straighter one, powered to long-on

34.3 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, jammed to long-off

34.2 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, takes a step forward and manages to push it awakwardly into the off-side

34.1 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, fullish outside off, driven in front of cover

The final official drinks break of the game has been enforced. And all of a sudden England seem to be in there and thereabouts of having a real sniff at victory. From 82/6 to 170/6 - Has to be one of the most terrific comebacks in England's ODI cricket history. Buttler will remain key and mind you! There's David-charismatic-Willey to follow. I would rather recommend you to have a gander at his first-class batting average. Fancy now, eh?

Over: 34	1 2 1 4 1 1	ENG 170/6
Buttler 71(73)	Woakes 34(45)	Gunathilaka 1-0-10-0

33.6 - Gunathilaka to Buttler, 1 run, nah! This won't help, full at the pads and Buttler will spank that all day, drilled to long-on

33.5 - Gunathilaka to Woakes, 1 run, too full, biffed to long-on

33.4 - Gunathilaka to Woakes, FOUR, Gunathilaka ain't getting any purchase and Woakes is pouncing on some real poor stuff from the SL opener. Greyhounds down the pitch and lofts an inside-out drive over extra cover. Couple of bounces and into the fence...

33.3 - Gunathilaka to Buttler, 1 run, on middle and leg, milked to long-on

33.2 - Gunathilaka to Buttler, 2 runs, at the pads, Buttler clips to deep square and look at that intent from both the batsmen. Squeezed a couple from nowhere, good running!

33.1 - Gunathilaka to Woakes, 1 run, flattish outside off, eased down to long-on

Danushka Gunathilaka, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Some message has been passed on by one of the bench players and guess what! Danushka Gunathilaka the offie is into the act straightaway. No slips...

Over: 33	1 0 0 1 1 0	ENG 160/6
Buttler 67(70)	Woakes 28(42)	S Prasanna 7-0-29-0

32.6 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, clever bowling from Prasanna. Sees Buttler dancing down and tosses it away from his reach. Buttler somehow manages to bunt it away towards cover despite not getting to the pitch of the delivery

32.5 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, another whippy flick, but this time from Woakes and towards long-on

32.4 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, allows this full floater to dip in and then jerks his wrists on the along-the-ground whip through mid-wicket

32.3 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, forward, nose over the ball

32.2 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, bowls a slider around off, Buttler skips out and smothers it into the leg-side

32.1 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, gentle legbreak outside off, push-driven to long-off

Seekkuge Prasanna [6.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack

The game is slowly drifting towards England. SLOWLY, SLOWLY. If Sri Lanka don't take wickets we might be in for an interesting finish soon..

Over: 32	0 1 1 1 0 1	ENG 157/6
Woakes 26(40)	Buttler 66(66)	Dasun Shanaka 3-0-21-0

31.6 - Dasun Shanaka to Woakes, 1 run, tip-and-run cricket from England. Woakes just drops it towards short cover and runs as if his life is dependent on that single

31.5 - Dasun Shanaka to Woakes, no run, a mini shuffle and display of a straight willow to a non-threatening delivery

31.4 - Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, 1 run, presses forward and leans on the drive, a single through covers

31.3 - Dasun Shanaka to Woakes, 1 run, shortish outside off, Woakes wrists it to the left of mid-wicket where a fumble allows Woakes to get to the other end

31.2 - Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, 1 run, opens his bat face and late-steers this back of a length delivery down to third man

Chandimal is standing upto the stumps BarbadosW...

31.1 - Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, no run, length on middle, Buttler tucks it straight to the man at short mid-wicket

Over: 31	3 Wd 0 2 4 0 1	ENG 153/6
Buttler 64(63)	Woakes 24(37)	Lakmal 7-0-37-2

30.6 - Lakmal to Buttler, 1 run, plonked away off the front foot and a slip-up at cover allows a cheap run

30.5 - Lakmal to Buttler, no run, full toss, dipping and whipped away straight to the fielder. More like a recovery defence shot this

30.4 - Lakmal to Buttler, FOUR, that's a genuine edge. Genuine. Is suctioned forward to get into this flowy push but this fullish cutter scissors away to take the periphery and rolls away through the vacant slip cordon

30.3 - Lakmal to Buttler, 2 runs, Pradeep saves blushes with a dive at long leg. Full toss in an attempt to bowl it full and slow, whipped away with a shuffle

30.2 - Lakmal to Buttler, no run, keeps Buttler in his crease with a back of a length delivery and gets it to bounce up for Buttler to open, rise up and block to backward point

30.2 - Lakmal to Buttler, wide, oh. Too much of overcompensation. Was shuffling across off, sees the line angled down leg but it's too much angled down leg. Wide..

30.1 - Lakmal to Woakes, 3 runs, that's a good front foot punch that tamed this length ball threatening some extra bounce. And then then betters it all by running three

Suranga Lakmal [6.0-0-26-2] is back into the attack

Over: 30	0 1 1 0 0 4	ENG 142/6
Buttler 57(58)	Woakes 21(36)	Dasun Shanaka 2-0-17-0

29.6 - Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, FOUR, that's a superlative stroke. Shanaka did contribute but we'll not take anything away. Cutter dropped short, Buttler has to be credited for reading this early to short-arm pull it through mid-wicket. Swag level: 89479384

29.5 - Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, no run, no pace. And the length is such - fullish - that Buttler can only get on top and dig it into the pitch

29.4 - Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, no run, loops this right up but slow and wide, Buttler is drawn across to drive on the up for mid-off to intervene

29.3 - Dasun Shanaka to Woakes, 1 run, worked to third man employing the bounce

Mathews is still in the dressing room.. Hamstrings are never kind

29.2 - Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, 1 run, early shuffle across his stumps to get outside the line of this back of a length delivery and Buttler tucks it round the corner for a single

29.1 - Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, no run, is toooo early in the tuck, still sees that the ball is in its way and adjusts with a closed bat block back

Dasun Shanaka [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

Over: 29	6 0 1 1 1 0	ENG 136/6
Woakes 20(35)	Buttler 52(53)	S Prasanna 6-0-26-0

28.6 - S Prasanna to Woakes, no run, slow and then speeding off the pitch for Woakes to get his bat down hurriedly to block

28.5 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, fired in to hold Buttler back in the crease and the batsman squeezes it out to mid-off

28.4 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, uses his face and turns it away to cow corner

There's a short mid-on in place

28.3 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, worked to long-off

28.2 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, blocked into the leg-side. Too full and hunting for the pads

28.1 - S Prasanna to Buttler, SIX, take that. Flighted this was, Buttler shimmies out and shames it over long-off to bring his fifty. That was big, like your grandma-knit pullover.. hits some glass window perhaps or just misses it!

Over: 28	2 1 0 0 1 1	ENG 127/6
Buttler 44(49)	Woakes 19(33)	Maharoof 5-0-25-0

27.6 - Maharoof to Buttler, 1 run, bunted on the up and off the pads to long-on

27.5 - Maharoof to Woakes, 1 run, worked with a straight bat to long-on this. Was making room early then saw that he didn't need to

27.4 - Maharoof to Woakes, no run, plays away from the body as this full and wide tempter nearly fruits up. On the up, skewed drive from Woakes on the half volley to backward point

27.3 - Maharoof to Woakes, no run, he was shuffling, then saw the ball bounce more than he thought and nearly got into a tangle to get his bat high and block

27.2 - Maharoof to Buttler, 1 run, he's making up well for Mathews. Keeps it on a length and keeps it slow, Buttler pushes early and then controls it with a loosened bottom hand grip to mid-off

27.1 - Maharoof to Buttler, 2 runs, it's slow, it's fullish but it's heinously wide. Slashed away wide of backward point for Perera to tumble-stop in the deep

Over: 27	0 0 1 1 1 0	ENG 122/6
Woakes 18(30)	Buttler 40(46)	S Prasanna 5-0-17-0

26.6 - S Prasanna to Woakes, no run, blocked in off the inside off a ball that looked like a googly. Not sure. Never am, I think..

26.5 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, now tries to get straighter on the pads, Buttler had the room made and also shimmies out to push it to long-on

26.4 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, loop, dip but it's outside off and Woakes's front foot reaches out to blunt it to cover

26.3 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, length ball flat-batted to long-off

26.2 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, slogged away rather delicately to mid-wicket

26.1 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, a hint of turn even as Prasanna keeps it quick and Buttler opens up awkwardly in his defence to make up

Lovely over from Maharoof that. A couple of them more and the wicket Gods should yield. Should, I said

Over: 26	2 2 0 0 0 0	ENG 119/6
Woakes 17(28)	Buttler 38(42)	Maharoof 4-0-20-0

25.6 - Maharoof to Woakes, no run, open-faced block

25.5 - Maharoof to Woakes, no run, ah. Can I put it as a swinging leg-cutter? Drift in the air to draw Woakes on the front foot for the drive and then nips away to nearly tangent the outside edge

25.4 - Maharoof to Woakes, no run, beaten. Cutter that bumps off the pitch quick, Woakes tries to have a slash and couldn't connect

25.3 - Maharoof to Woakes, no run, length ball, Woakes's on the front foot, on top of the bounce to block

25.2 - Maharoof to Woakes, 2 runs, this skids on into the pads and Woakes had to nearly shave it off his pads to deep mid-wicket

25.1 - Maharoof to Woakes, 2 runs, clips it to deep square leg and then puts on the skates to run two. Good running and less agility in the deep

P'ship is 33 off 42 balls. Good rebuilding this and a seemingly below par target will keep England pepped up

Over: 25	0 1 0 1 1 1	ENG 115/6
Woakes 13(22)	Buttler 38(42)	S Prasanna 4-0-14-0

24.6 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, jams this off his pads with a clip to long-on

Sun's out again

24.5 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, flatter and quicker seeing him advance but Buttler goes through with a cramped drive through cover-point

24.4 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, bunted to point with that iota of turn on offer

24.3 - S Prasanna to Woakes, no run, more like turned into the leg-side

24.2 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, good bounce off the turf as Buttler raises his flat-batted pat and shovels one to long-on

24.1 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, bowls a googly as Buttler shimmies out and is late to clip it away. On the pads but too far down the pitch for an appeal

Over: 24	1 0 4 1 0 2	ENG 111/6
Woakes 11(19)	Buttler 36(39)	Maharoof 3-0-16-0

23.6 - Maharoof to Woakes, 2 runs, much more intent in this shot, the bat swing on this front foot drive tells me. Woakes opened himself nicely and drove it wide of backward point for a couple of runs

23.5 - Maharoof to Woakes, no run, a full length on off invites a straight-batted defence

23.4 - Maharoof to Buttler, 1 run, guides this to third man

23.3 - Maharoof to Buttler, FOUR, slow delivery yes but Buttler opened himself nicely, rose higher to get right on top of the delivery and tapped it on its head all the way to the deep cover fence

23.2 - Maharoof to Buttler, no run, now this is slow enough to be ruthless, let alone effective. Is generations early in this push that pops up but grounds well short of mid-off

23.1 - Maharoof to Woakes, 1 run, off-pace delivery that hits the deck and trims away.. Too slow to be effective as Woakes reads, opens the blade and forces it away to third man

Farveez Maharoof [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

England need 184 runs. Sri Lanka need 4 wickets..

Over: 23	0 1 0 1L 1 2	ENG 103/6
Buttler 31(36)	Woakes 8(16)	S Prasanna 3-0-10-0

22.6 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 2 runs, a fuller delivery and Buttler has to carve out this drive given the feet stayed glued. To long-off to allow a brace

22.5 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, on the front foot to get behind this delivery drfiting in and then punches it down to long-off

22.4 - S Prasanna to Buttler, leg byes, 1 run, uses his feet, gets too close and has to pad it away to bring England's 100

22.3 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, tries to reverse sweep a full ball. A bit of bounce, is hit on the forearm and the ball goes nowhere

22.2 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, quicker. Had to be. On the pads for Woakes to turn it to square leg

22.1 - S Prasanna to Woakes, no run, cannot be slower than this. Flighted and Woakes drives a defence into the off-side

Over: 22	1 0 1 1 Wd 0 0	ENG 98/6
Buttler 29(33)	Woakes 6(13)	Pradeep 5-0-25-2

21.6 - Pradeep to Buttler, no run, stays low on a fullish length, perhaps frisks the pads as leg-stump angle makes it do so for Buttler to turn, tickle and miss

21.5 - Pradeep to Buttler, no run, okay, umpires do have a heart. Umpire Paul Reiffel here. This was a bouncer angled down leg, Buttler sat under it expecting a wide.. but

21.5 - Pradeep to Buttler, wide, wide down leg. Repugnant. Shamed. Given as a wide

21.4 - Pradeep to Woakes, 1 run, good pace off the pitch on this back of a length delivery. Woakes stands tall and mostly uses soft hands to block to mid-on.. hence a quick single

A slip now

21.3 - Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, read the line early but was even earlier to react. Too early, meaning the tuck was uppish but thankfully slotted wide of mid-wicket who lets out a formal chase

21.2 - Pradeep to Buttler, no run, good bouncer and Buttler brings his bat down in an angle as he ducks

21.1 - Pradeep to Woakes, 1 run, some width for Woakes to protract his open bat out and dab it away to third man

Over: 21	0 0 0 1 1 1	ENG 94/6
Woakes 4(11)	Buttler 28(29)	S Prasanna 2-0-6-0

20.6 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, pulped down to long-on with a slightly closed bat face to make for the fuller length on the toes

20.5 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, this ball hung in the air on a flatter trajectory.. one step.. two steps from Buttler to take it on the half-volley for a push down to long-on

20.4 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, pushed in very full on off and Woakes had to almost harrow it down to long-on off the front foot

20.3 - S Prasanna to Woakes, no run, was early into the pace after Prasanna dacoits the pace off this. Blocked off the inside half back

20.2 - S Prasanna to Woakes, no run, lovely loop, driven off the front foot and blocked at cover

20.1 - S Prasanna to Woakes, no run, quicker delivery blocked off the front foot

Over: 20	1 0 0 0 1 4	ENG 91/6
Buttler 27(28)	Woakes 2(6)	Pradeep 4-0-21-2

19.6 - Pradeep to Buttler, FOUR, oh, good shot. Just inclines to his right without exaggerated feet movement, gets to the ball's radar and punches it away through cover. That shot that defies how England have looked with the bat in hand

19.5 - Pradeep to Woakes, 1 run, short and soldered with width, Woakes cuts it away to deep backward point

19.4 - Pradeep to Woakes, no run, pitched up and driven nicely with a straight bat. Just too straight. Pradeep blocks it with his right boot bravely and then winces in pain. Buttler tries to run back in and almost falls over to make the entire thing more theatrical

19.3 - Pradeep to Woakes, no run, just hangs in front and pushes it away on the up for the cover fielder to put in a tumbling stop

19.2 - Pradeep to Woakes, no run, opens the face of the bat and blocks it with put feet

"He's got chicken legs," Mahela tells about Angelo on air

19.1 - Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, lovely. Preplanned the shuffle, gets across and outside the line to whip this length ball round the corner

Not sunny now.. at Trent Bridge and for England

Over: 19	0 1 0 1 0 1	ENG 85/6
Buttler 22(26)	Woakes 1(2)	S Prasanna 1-0-3-0

18.6 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, googly? Takes the inside edge as it turns in, takes the inside edge and runs to short fine leg

18.5 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, quicker delivery stalking Buttler's shuffle down leg and then bouncing for him to hurry in a block into the pitch

18.4 - S Prasanna to Woakes, 1 run, stays put, extends arms and pushes it to long-off

18.3 - S Prasanna to Woakes, no run, sliding on with the arm this to hunt the pads. Woakes interrups and blocks with his bat across his pad

18.2 - S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, slower delivery this time, invites him on the front foot to push-drive it to long-off

18.1 - S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, quick outside off, bunted into the off-side

Seekkuge Prasanna, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Chris Woakes, right handed bat, comes to the crease

New England, where? Same old story tonight. Prasanna from over the wicket with a slip

Over: 18	0 4 0 2 0 W	ENG 82/6
Moeen Ali 7(10)	Buttler 20(22)	Pradeep 3-0-15-2

17.6 - Pradeep to Moeen Ali, out Bowled!! Another nothing shot from an England batsman. Short and just outside off, it was too close to be playing the cut shot, but Moeen goes for it and ends up getting an inside edge onto the stumps. A soft dismissal that and we have had plenty of it in this innings. Sri Lanka are running away with the game and England need something special to win it from here. Moeen Ali b Pradeep 7(10) [4s-1]

Pradeep to Moeen Ali, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

17.5 - Pradeep to Moeen Ali, no run, fullish and outside off, driven on the up once again, but this time straight to the mid-off fielder

17.4 - Pradeep to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, slightly short in length, Moeen uses his supple wrists to turn it into the on-side, for a double

17.3 - Pradeep to Moeen Ali, no run, good length ball close to off, bunted from the crease to cover

17.2 - Pradeep to Moeen Ali, FOUR, super shot! He is no mug with the bat. On a length and just outside off, Moeen drives it on the up hard on the practice wickets, bounces over extra cover and races away to the fence

17.1 - Pradeep to Moeen Ali, no run, back of a length on off, Moeen blocks it to backward point

Over: 17	1 0 0 0 1 2	ENG 76/5
Buttler 20(22)	Moeen Ali 1(4)	Maharoof 2-0-8-0

16.6 - Maharoof to Buttler, 2 runs, Buttler moves across and whips the length delivery through mid-wicket, plenty of wrist and bottom hand. Perera is kept busy once again in the deep and he gets around to keep it to a couple

16.5 - Maharoof to Moeen Ali, 1 run, good length ball just outside off, Moeen eases it to sweeper cover and opens his account

News coming in is Mathews has a stiff hamstring. Not sure if he will take further part in the game...

16.4 - Maharoof to Moeen Ali, no run, on a length around off, blocked down the wicket

16.3 - Maharoof to Moeen Ali, no run, shortens the length and outside off, pushed away to backward point

16.2 - Maharoof to Moeen Ali, no run, back of a length angled across off, left alone

16.1 - Maharoof to Buttler, 1 run, fullish on off, Buttler walks across and clips it to fine leg. A dangerous thing to do, but Buttler has been doing it successfully up until now..

Moeen Ali, left handed bat, comes to the crease

That wicket also brings drinks on the field. Who would have thought at this stage Sri Lanka will be in the driver's seat? I certainly didn't. England have a long tail, but Buttler will remain the key. If Sri Lanka get rid of him, they will have one foot in the door...

Over: 16	0 4 0 2 1 W	ENG 72/5
Eoin Morgan 43(49)	Buttler 17(20)	Pradeep 2-0-9-1

15.6 - Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, out Caught by Chandimal!! Pradeep strikes. He has got the big fish. Morgan was the set batsman and England needed him to carry on, but unfortunately he is gone. Morgan has been fiddling with the steer for quite some time now, he finally manages to nick one. It was a well set-up wicket. The Sri Lankan bowlers kept bowling it just outside off on a short of length, with a slip and gully, Morgan goes for the glide to third man and gets an outside edge, which is held safely by Chandimal. Eoin Morgan c Chandimal b Pradeep 43(49) [4s-7]

Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

15.5 - Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, once more down and across comes Buttler, wrists it wide of mid-on

15.4 - Pradeep to Buttler, 2 runs, Buttler walks down and across, gets inside the line of the back of a length delivery, nurdled away behind square to deep backward square leg, for a couple

15.3 - Pradeep to Buttler, no run, on a length close to off, Buttler taps it gently into the off-side

15.2 - Pradeep to Buttler, FOUR, in the air and wide of mid-off. Maharoof dived full length, but couldn't reach it. Buttler steps out to drive, the length is not there and he ends up checking his shot, chips it to the left of mid-off, where Maharoof's dive went in vain

15.1 - Pradeep to Buttler, no run, back of a length on off, Buttler goes on his toes and knocks it to cover

Over: 15	0 1 1 0 2 0	ENG 65/4
Eoin Morgan 43(48)	Buttler 10(15)	Maharoof 1-0-4-0

14.6 - Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, no run, width offered and Morgan's eyes lit up, went for the cut shot and is beaten. The ball didn't bounce as much as he expected, hence beaten off the bottom edge

14.5 - Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, Morgan cuts it in front of square on the off-side, Perera had some work to do in the deep, does well to get across, tumble and keep it to a brace

14.4 - Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, no run, slower delivery around off, chopped straight to gully

14.3 - Maharoof to Buttler, 1 run, drop-and-run from Buttler, played it with soft hands right between cover and point, called for the run and got the response from his skipper

14.2 - Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, Morgan charges down and slaps the short of length delivery to sweeper cover

14.1 - Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, no run, gentle length delivery outside off, Morgan shoulders arms

Farveez Maharoof, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Over: 14	0 1 0 0 0 1	ENG 61/4
Eoin Morgan 40(43)	Buttler 9(14)	Pradeep 1-0-2-0

13.6 - Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, low full toss outside off, driven away to sweeper cover

13.5 - Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, no run, good length ball on off, Morgan blocks it to cover

13.4 - Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, no run, angled across Morgan, who watches it go past him. Hardly carried to Chandimal

13.3 - Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, no run, slanted across the left-hander, Morgan cuts and misses. He is having problems with the cut shot today, has been beated far too many times

13.2 - Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, fullish and around off, Buttler push-drives it to mid-off, he was on the move and immediately set off for a quick single, made it easily

13.1 - Pradeep to Buttler, no run, back of a length on off, patted to the right of the bowler

Nuwan Pradeep, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Mathews is hobbling off the ground. Not a good sign for Sri Lanka. They want him to lead them and more importantly his four overs.

Over: 13	1 4 1 1 0 4	ENG 59/4
Eoin Morgan 39(39)	Buttler 8(12)	Dasun Shanaka 1-0-11-0

12.6 - Dasun Shanaka to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, another top shot from Morgan. He is looking in good touch. Overpitched outside off, Morgan leans into the drive and creams it through extra cover, no need to run for those. Rocketed away to fence

12.5 - Dasun Shanaka to Eoin Morgan, no run, good length ball on off, Morgan defends to the off-side

12.4 - Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, 1 run, full and outside off, Buttler drives to sweeper cover, thought about the second, but aborted the idea

12.3 - Dasun Shanaka to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, very full and almost yorker length, squeezed away to sweeper cover

12.2 - Dasun Shanaka to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, fabulous shot! No one moved. Right in the driving zone and Morgan doesn't miss out. He presents the full face of the bat and drives it straight down the ground, no chance for the mid-off or mid-on fielder

12.1 - Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, 1 run, fullish and outside off, Buttler goes for the expansive drive, sunk to one knee and aimed to hit it through cover, the ball jagged in and squirted off the inside edge to short fine leg

Dasun Shanaka, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Over: 12	0 1 2 1 1 0	ENG 48/4
Eoin Morgan 30(35)	Buttler 6(10)	Mathews 6-0-22-2

11.6 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, no run, round the wicket and lands it on a fuller length, Morgan drives and picks out mid-off

11.5 - Mathews to Buttler, 1 run, that is brave. Buttler walks across his stumps to play the fancy scoop, gets an inside edge which hits Chandimal and lobs away behind it. He would have been kicking himself had he been out

11.4 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Morgan cuts it square of the wicket

11.3 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, excellent work from Pradeep. Morgan shimmies down, was out a bit early, Mathews dug it in short and cramped him for room, Morgan managed to get the pull away towards mid-wicket. The fielder from the deep sends in a wild throw at the bowler's end, Pradeep does well to dive and stop it. Saved four there!

11.2 - Mathews to Buttler, 1 run, touch too straight, on off and middle, tucked away wide of mid-wicket

11.1 - Mathews to Buttler, no run, on a length close to off, Buttler defends with the bat and pad close together

Over: 11	0 0 0 0 0 4	ENG 43/4
Eoin Morgan 27(32)	Buttler 4(7)	Lakmal 6-0-26-2

10.6 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, classy shot from Morgan. Just spoils a good over. Pitched up outside off, Morgan gets a good stride forward, creams the drive past the diving extra cover fielder. Everything right about the shot, the head position, balance and the high-elbow

10.5 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, fullish and around off, Morgan blocks it confidently into the off-side

10.4 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, lovely bowling. Full and sucked Morgan into a false stroke. The angle was taking it away from the England skipper, who is on the move as he attempts an expansive drive. Misses the outside edge by a whisker

10.3 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, good length ball around off, Morgan presses it to cover after striding forward

10.2 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, keeps it tight on off-stump, Morgan stays back and defends down the wicket

10.1 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, good length ball close to off, Morgan hops and drops it with soft hands in front of cover

Over: 10	0 0 0 1 1 2	ENG 39/4
Buttler 4(7)	Eoin Morgan 23(26)	Mathews 5-0-17-2

9.6 - Mathews to Buttler, 2 runs, Mathews may have rolled his fingers across the ball, it gripped and cut back in, Buttler's forward push ekes out an inside edge, trickles away through square leg and the duo are quick enough to come back for the second

9.5 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, back of a length and on the stumps, tucked away in front of square on the leg-side

9.4 - Mathews to Buttler, 1 run, straying down leg, Buttler gets inside the line and clips it behind square leg, for a single

By the way, Chandimal is up to the stumps for Buttler...

9.3 - Mathews to Buttler, no run, good length ball in and around off, Buttler hangs back in the crease and bunts it to cover

9.2 - Mathews to Buttler, no run, on a length and nibbling away outside off, Buttler dabs it square on the off-side

9.1 - Mathews to Buttler, no run, Buttler misses out on a scoring opportunity. Mathews splays it on the pads, Buttler can't meet with the flick and wears it on the thigh pad

Over: 9	1 W 0 1 0 4	ENG 35/4
Eoin Morgan 22(25)	Buttler 1(2)	Lakmal 5-0-22-2

8.6 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, Sri Lanka won't mind that. Morgan took the aggressive route and got away with it. Short and outside off, Morgan cuts it in the air, even though there is a gully and backward point, splits them to perfection and beats third man as well

A gully has been added...

8.5 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, on a length and outside off, zips off the surface, Morgan watches it go past him. Nice carry through to Chandimal

8.4 - Lakmal to Buttler, 1 run, that was a risky run. The situation makes batsmen do something which they generally don't. Fullish and on the stumps, Buttler taps it to the left of mid-on and sets off, Shanaka gets across and hits timber at the bowler's end. Buttler was well in though

Run-out check sent upstairs. Buttler is the man in question. He is confident. But you can't say with direct hits. However, he is and England supporters breathe a sigh of relief.

8.3 - Lakmal to Buttler, no run, on a length and close to off, Buttler gets nicely behind that and blocks it to cover

Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease

8.2 - Lakmal to Bairstow, out Caught by Gunathilaka!! Mendis will be relieved. Bairstow doesn't make the most of the drop chance. Lakmal picks up his second and England sink further. Sri Lankan bowlers have got the ball to kick-up from the surface. Something which we didn't see when England were bowling. Bairstow pushes at with a strong bottom hand, the ball hits the outer splice of the bat and travels quickly to backward point. Gunathilaka does well to hold on, using the support of his chest. Bairstow c Gunathilaka b Lakmal 3(6)

Lakmal to Bairstow, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

8.1 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, short and outside off, Morgan cuts it to third man

Over: 8	0 0 1 0 1 2	ENG 29/3
Bairstow 3(5)	Eoin Morgan 17(22)	Mathews 4-0-13-2

7.6 - Mathews to Bairstow, 2 runs, strays onto the pads, Bairstow gets inside the line and tickles it fine, the fielder in the deep was square and that allowed the duo to scamper back for the second

7.5 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Morgan plays the conventional cut and hits it in the air to third man, on the bounce to the fielder

7.4 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, no run, beaten! Mathews is causing problems with his slight variations. Nothing but a length delivery slanted across the left-hander, but once again got it to rear up, Morgan is lucky not to have edged the steer to third man

7.3 - Mathews to Bairstow, 1 run, too straight, on middle and leg, clipped away to fine leg

7.2 - Mathews to Bairstow, no run, dropped! Mendis puts one down. Got both hands, but failed to cling on. Bairstow got a repreive in the Test series and he made Sri Lanka pay. Will that happen today as well? Full and angling into the batsman, Bairstow flicks it in the air towards mid-wicket, went at a nice height for Mendis, he dives to his right and spills it

7.1 - Mathews to Bairstow, no run, shortens the length and gets it to straighten, Bairstow allows the ball to do its bit and then blocks it in front of cover

Over: 7	4 0 0 0 4 0	ENG 25/3
Eoin Morgan 16(20)	Bairstow 0(1)	Lakmal 4-0-16-1

6.6 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, on a length close to off, Morgan dead-bats it to the off-side

6.5 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, edged and wide of Tharanga at first slip. The cross-seamer from Lakmal, which gets slightly big on Morgan, he goes for the steer and can't control it. Flies off the outside edge to the left of Tharanga, who dives but doesn't get a finger to it

6.4 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, might have been the slower one from Lakmal, Morgan watches it closely and defends it right under his eyes

6.3 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, back of a length just outside off, Morgan forces it off the back foot to short extra cover

6.2 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, good length ball close to off, Morgan hops and bunts it to cover

6.1 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, pitches it up and gets a firm push from Morgan past Bairstow at the non-striker's end. Shanaka got across from mid-off and got a hand to it, but the ball had enough to reach the fence

Over: 6	0 0 1 0 W 0	ENG 17/3
Bairstow 0(1)	Eoin Morgan 8(14)	Mathews 3-0-9-2

5.6 - Mathews to Bairstow, no run, back of a length on off, Bairstow goes back and across, blocks it to the on-side, thought about the single but Morgan shouts a loud "No"

Jonny Bairstow, right handed bat, comes to the crease

5.5 - Mathews to Root, out Bowled!! Root gone! England are crumbling here. This is intelligent bowling from Mathews. He is giving nothing away. Keeps it in and around off, Root once again stays back in the crease, gets his bat down at an angle and runs it off the face of the bat onto the stumps. Sri Lankans are delighted. They know they are on top. Root b Mathews 2(6)

Mathews to Root, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

5.4 - Mathews to Root, no run, oh! The inside edge saved Root. Nips back in from a length, Root is happy sitting back, the ball takes the inside edge and hits the back pad. He was a dead duck, had he missed it

Chandimal up to the stumps for Root...

5.3 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, Morgan decides to charge Mathews, the length is short and he glides it with an angled bat to third man

5.2 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, no run, another finger-roller from Mathews, he is generating some extra bounce with these deliveries, Morgan goes for the steer and is beaten once again

5.1 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, no run, off-speed delivery around off, Morgan defends with the bat and pad tucked together

Over: 5	0 0 0 1 1 1	ENG 16/2
Eoin Morgan 7(11)	Root 2(4)	Lakmal 3-0-8-1

4.6 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, lets the ball hit the bat and guides it to third man

4.5 - Lakmal to Root, 1 run, straying onto the hips, clipped away behind square towards fine leg, Maharoof slips while fielding the ball, but releases it quickly and keeps it down to a single

4.4 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, short and outside off, Morgan late-cuts it down to third man

4.3 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, on a length and just outside off, keeps a tad low, Morgan bunts it to the off-side

4.2 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, short of length on off, Morgan hops and drops it in front of point

4.1 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, fullish and teasing Morgan outside off, the England skipper thought about the drive, but decide against it

Over: 4	1 4 0 0 0 1	ENG 13/2
Eoin Morgan 5(6)	Root 1(3)	Mathews 2-0-8-1

3.6 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, no pace again from the skipper. Morgan waits for it this time, opens the bat face and runs it down to third man

3.5 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, no run, clever from Mathews. The off-cutter pushed across the left-hander, Morgan is slightly early into the steer to third man, the ball grips and bounces a bit more to beat the top edge

3.4 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, no run, touch short and width provided, Morgan chops the cut to backward point. Went for power rather than placing the ball

3.3 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, no run, better and more like Mathews. Angled across Morgan, who doesn't offer a shot

3.2 - Mathews to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, no, no, no, Angelo. You do not have the pace to hurry the batsman with a short delivery. Morgan had all the time in the world to pick his spot, rocked back and muscled the pull in front of square. That should get him going

3.1 - Mathews to Root, 1 run, wicket-to-wicket stuff from Mathews, Root shuffles across a tad, gets inside the line and tucks it through mid-wicket for a single

Over: 3	0 4 0 0 W 0	ENG 7/2
Eoin Morgan 0(1)	Root 0(2)	Lakmal 2-0-5-1

2.6 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, slanted across the left-hander, Morgan covers for the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Eoin Morgan, left handed bat, comes to the crease

2.5 - Lakmal to Hales, out Caught by K Perera!! No idea what Hales was thinking when he referred that. Everybody knew there was wood on that, even Root at the other end and he still went with his partner. Hales does a Watson. Sri Lanka are a cock-a-hoop at the moment. They couldn't have asked for a better start. It is the inswing again that causes the trouble, Hales goes hard on the push, ekes out an inside edge onto pad, the ball lobs up to mid-wicket, where Perera takes a dolly. England in trouble with both openers back in the hut. Hales c K Perera b Lakmal 4(5) [4s-1]

Lakmal to Hales, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Hales is using the review. That looked OUT. It's for a bat-pad catch. Not sure what the fuss was about. Fair delivery. Big, big, big inside edge. HotSpot confirms it and Oxenford tells Bailey to stay with his onfield decision. Such a waste of a review.

2.4 - Lakmal to Hales, no run, on a length close to off, Hales opens the bat face and directs it to backward point

2.3 - Lakmal to Hales, no run, drags the length back and gets a back foot punch from Hales, straight to mid-off

2.2 - Lakmal to Hales, FOUR, not where he intended, but Hales will take that as it gets him off the mark. Good length ball slants back in, Hales goes hard on the drive and gets a thickish inside edge towards mid-wicket, Shanaka dives but can't stop the ball, races away to the fence

2.1 - Lakmal to Hales, no run, finally, Hales gets to play his first delivery. He has been a spectator for the first two overs. Back of a lengt delivery, Hales stands tall and forces it to cover

Over: 2	2 0 0 W 0 0	ENG 3/1
Root 0(2)	Hales 0(0)	Mathews 1-0-2-1

1.6 - Mathews to Root, no run, fullish and outside off, Root presents the straightest of bats on the push-drive, picks out the mid-off fielder

1.5 - Mathews to Root, no run, good length ball on off, slight nip back into Root, who clears his front leg and taps it to mid-on

Joe Root, right handed bat, comes to the crease

1.4 - Mathews to Jason Roy, out Lbw!! Perfect start from Mathews. You don't get easier decisions than those. The indipper from the Sri Lankan captain, almost like a set-up, bowled a few away swingers and then got this to jag back in, Roy was stuck in the crease as he pushed it, the ball beat the inside edge and pinged the back pad. Right in front of off and middle and umpire Reiffel had no hesitation. Roy thought about the review and even discussed it with Hales, who told him it was not worth it. Jason Roy lbw b Mathews 3(10)

Mathews to Jason Roy, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

1.3 - Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, on a length just outside off, defended solidly off the front foot

1.2 - Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, curls away this one, Roy does well to allow the ball to arrive and dab it to backward point

1.1 - Mathews to Jason Roy, 2 runs, straightaway gets some inward movement into the batsman, Roy goes for the drive, the ball takes the inner part of the bat and dribbles through vacant mid-wicket region

Angelo Mathews, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Mathews with the second new ball and Chandimal is up to the stumps.. He too has only a lone fielder at slip..

Over: 1	0 0 0 0 0 1	ENG 1/0
Jason Roy 1(6)	Hales 0(0)	Lakmal 1-0-1-0

0.6 - Lakmal to Jason Roy, 1 run, Roy hares across for a quick single. Touch fuller goes Lakmal and Roy pushes it to mid-on, the fielder had to get across and that allowed the batsmen to complete the run with ease. Good tidy start from Lakmal

0.5 - Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, Lakmal is keeping it tight, Roy has no room to work with. Straight lines - in and around off, Roy knocks it to mid-on, no chance of a single

0.4 - Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, much more forceful this time from Roy, gets on top of the short of length delivery and punches it to cover, unfortunately can't find the gap

0.3 - Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, back of a length close to off, Roy is right behind the line and defends it to cover

0.2 - Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, shortens the length and Roy rides the bounce and taps it to backward point

0.1 - Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, fullish and hint of away movement, Roy strides forward to drive, doesn't account for the swing and ends up getting a thickish inside edge back to Lakmal

Jason Roy and Hales are at the crease. Jason Roy is on strike. Lakmal will open the attack