Sri Lanka win the toss and opt to bat but new


The home side are reeling at 86-5 at lunch with only Kumar Sangakkara (39 not out) able to offer any real resistance


Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan could renew his quest to become the world's leading wicket-taker quicker than he thought


But Prasanna Jayawardene and Sangakkara share in a stand of 106 to pave the foundations of a comeback


Jayawardene (right) reaches his maiden Test fifty before becoming the first of Monty Panesar's three wickets


Panesar is delighted with his wicket and two more are to follow for the Sultan of Spin


Sangakkara is doing his best to resist England and reaches 92 before a fine catch by Collingwood ends his innings


Sri Lanka's sorry innings of 188 ends with Muralitharan being run out, Anderson whipping off the bails


England's reply gets off to the worst possible start when Cook is out lbw to Vaas without troubling the scorecard


Vaughan does not look entirely comfortable at times at the crease, but negotiates 55 balls to

day2


England resume on 49-1 on day two in Kandy and Ian Bell and Michael Vaughan put on 107 in an impressive morning stand


Muttiah Muralitharan removes Vaughan for 37, caught at silly point, though replays suggest there was no bat involved


Bell nears his seventh Test century but falls for 83 to become Murali's 706th Test victim - two short of equalling the record


Kevin Pietersen forges on and steadies England with a solid knock in the company of Paul Collingwood


England reach 145-3 at lunch but then Pietersen is out lbw for 31 - that man Muralitharan again


England debutant Ravi Bopara faces a baptism of fire as he gets off the mark in Test cricket


But Murali equals the Test wicket record held by Shane Warne when Bopara edges to the wicket-keeper for eight


The Sri Lanka team rush to congratulate Murali after he equals Warne's record of 708 Test wickets


But any chances of Murali breaking the record on day two end with heavy rain - England on 186-6, two runs behind

day three


Muttiah Muralitharan looks for his record-breaking 709th Test victim but England's lower order keep him waiting on day three


Paul Collingwood (45) and Ryan Sidebottom give England a first innings lead with a gutsy 57-run partnership


Sidebottom scores an accomplished 31 - his highest Test score - before edging Lasith Malinga behind


HE'S DONE IT! Murali breaks the world record when he clean bowls Collingwood to claim his 709th Test wicket


Matthew Hoggard's dismissal gives Murali a sixth wicket in the innings, and 710 in all, and at lunch there is time to reflect


England have a 93-run lead but Sanath Jayasuriya opens his shoulders and the deficit is wiped out just after tea


England's bowlers do not spare any effort, but Jayasuriya goes on to hit 78 before announcing his retirement


Michael Vandort makes a doughty 49 before being ousted just before stumps, with Sri Lanka 167-2, 74 runs ahead


On an emotional day for Sri Lanka fans, Jayasuriya, 38, announces his retirement from Test cricket