Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s Vic Marks on Steven Finn’s travails in this series so far:
At last Sri Lanka found some form and some fight, almost certainly futile in terms of saving the game but a reminder that they can play and a bit of a boost before Lord’s. Kaushal Silva battled tenaciously alongside Angelo Mathews, who swung with elegant violence especially when Moeen Ali was bowling.
This pair registered Sri Lanka’s first 50 partnership of the tour, thereby allowing the tourists to compile a most respectable score after their batsmen’s wretched start to the series. On Sunday morning Sri Lanka became the first side to record three consecutive sub-120 totals in Test cricket since the New Zealanders who toured England in 1958 – and John Reid’s side has never been considered a frightfully good one.
This resistance will surely not have an impact on the result of this match and the series; it may not even influence the outcome of the Super Series that you may have forgotten about.
