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England have Lanka on the mat
England's Chris Woakes celebrates taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis.

London - Hosts were 109 for four in their second innings, a lead of 237 runs, at stumps on the third day

By AP

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Published: Sat 11 Jun 2016, 10:59 PM

Last updated: Sun 12 Jun 2016, 12:27 AM

England were 109 for four in their second innings, a lead of 237 runs, at stumps on the third day of the third Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Saturday.
Alex Hales was 41 not out and nightwatchman Steven Finn six not out. England lead the three-match series 2-0.
Earlier, an early tea was taken, after which England opened with Nick Compton beside Alex Hales. Captain Alastair Cook missed the entire middle session to go to hospital for scans. Cook took a blow to the knee from Kusal Perera while fielding at silly point.
Joe Root was left in charge, and he oversaw an attack which took the last four Sri Lanka wickets.
From 218-6 at lunch, the recalled Perera, and Rangana Herath put on 71 with an entertaining stand including a dozen boundaries.
Stuart Broad finally broke it by bowling Herath for 31.
Perera, playing his first test in six months after he was cleared of doping, went for 42 after charging James Anderson and nicking behind. Anderson got Suranga Lakmal for a duck soon after, and Chris Woakes claimed Shaminda Eranga on 1 to finish with 3-31.
Steven Finn took 3-59, and Broad and Anderson got two wickets each.
Chris Woakes sparked a Sri Lanka collapse on the third day of the third Test against England at Lord's on Saturday.
Sri Lanka, well-placed at 162 for one overnight, were 218 for six at lunch - 198 runs behind England's first innings 416.
England, bidding to complete a whitewash at 2-0 up in the three-match series, took five wickets for 56 runs in Saturday's first session.
Kusal Perera, playing his first match in more than six months after a drugs ban was rescinded because of a faulty test, was 12 not out and Rangana Herath two not out.
Sri Lanka resumed with Kaushal Silva 79 not out and Kusal Mendis 25 not. But they both fell for their overnight scores as Sri Lanka collapsed in overcast conditions that made batting harder than had been the case on Friday.
Sri Lanka had not added a run when Woakes had Mendis lbw with his first ball Saturday to end a partnership of 54. It was just reward for the Warwickshire all-rounder, who saw Jonny Bairstow drop a simple catch off his bowling to reprieve Dimuth Karunaratne, eventually out for 50, on Friday.
But wicket-keeper Bairstow, whose 167 not out on Friday was his Test-best score, made no mistake Saturday when he Silva edged Stuart Broad straight to him.
Two years ago, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews made a Test century at Lord's.
But the all-rounder was felled for three on Saturday, with 166 for three becoming 169 for four when he was squared up by Woakes and edged to Joe Root at second slip.
Woakes, bowling at sharp pace, almost had a wicket next ball too only for Dinesh Chandimal to inside-edge a yorker that just missed the stumps for four.
Woakes's opening spell on Saturday yielded impressive figures of two for 11 in seven overs. ­- AP


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