Champions Trophy 2013: England v Sri Lanka - in pictures

Joe Root seems to be deep in thought as the teams come out for the national anthems Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Alastair Cook adjusts his helmet as he prepares to come out to bat Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Cook goes for a quick single Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Kusal Perera juggles the ball but catches it at the second attempt and Ian Bell is heading back to the pavillion Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Lasith Malinga can't believe his appeal for LBW against Cook is turned down Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

England's Alastair Cook and Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan collide Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Jonathan Trott sweeps off Rangana Herath Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Trott scrambles to make his ground Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

An assured performance and array of shots by Joe Root means that he's soon on 68 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

But after the ball comes off the bottom of the youngster's bat it loops skywards towards Mahela Jayawardene at midwicket, who's waiting to take the catch Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the guardian

Joe Root waves his bat to the crowd as he walks off after being caught out by Malinga's slower ball Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Sri Lankan fans make some noise Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

After taking the wickets of Root and Eoin Morgan, Lasith Malinga goes for his hat-trick, but to the relief of the England fans Bopara digs out the hat-trick ball Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Malinga takes off the bails but the diving Stuart Broad just reaches his ground safely Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The crowd reach up to catch a six from Bopara in the final over Photograph: /Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Kulasekera looks glum as the flames celebrate another six from Bopara, he gets 28 in the final over, including three sixes. What a final over Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Ravi Bopara is congratulated by Stuart Broad as they come off at the end of their innings, leaving Sri Lanka to chase a total of 293-7 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Sri Lanka have a team huddle after the England innings, maybe to hatch a plan Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The England players come out to field Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Joe Root flings himself across the skiddy Oval turf to stop a boundary Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Dilshan sweeps Root Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Joe Root catches Dilshan about five yards short of the rope, with the Sri Lankan six runs short of a half-century Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

In the Sri Lankans' 26th over the umpires change the ball, and England are livid about it. There's a delay while Alastair Cook protests but umpire Aleem Dar waves him and his objections away. The ball was changed, we learn, because it was out of shape. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Sangakkara lofts Bopara for four Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Kumar Sangakkara gathers more runs Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Ian Bell watches the ball go to the boundary Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Jimmy Anderson is finding the going tough Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Another boundary and Sri Lanka edge nearer victory Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Captain Cook sees victory slipping away as Sri Lanka smash another ball high over the boundary rope for six Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Umpire Aleem Dar steps in to calm down an argument between Sangakkara and Anderson Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

With a four from the first ball of the 48th over Sangakkara secures victory for Sri Lanka. They scored 297-3, with Sangakkara ending with 134 and Nuwan Kulasekara with 58 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

After their comprehensive seven-wicket defeat it's no wonder Alastair Cook and the rest of his team look dejected as they depart the field. They must now beat New Zealand to be sure of qualification for the semi-finals Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian