2nd Test Day 2: England lose openers after Anderson takes six Sri Lanka wickets

James Anderson took six wickets to assist bowl Sri Lanka out for 381, however England’s openers failed once more because the vacationers closed the second day of the second and ultimate Test on 98 for 2 in reply at Galle International Stadium on Saturday.
Joe Root scored a breezy, unbeaten 67 and can resume on the third morning with Jonny Bairstow, who has 24.The pair have placed on 93 for the third wicket at a price of greater than 4 runs per over to dig the vacationers out of some early strife.
Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya (2-33) shortly bagged the wickets of England openers Dom Sibley (0) and Zak Crawley (5), sustaining his dominance over the pair having additionally dismissed them in each innings within the first check.
Sibley was trapped leg earlier than wicket and Crawley edged to first slip. The two have managed simply 28 runs in six innings between them this sequence, a fear for the vacationers as they head to India for 4 assessments on completion of this match.
Bairstow and Root employed the sweep to glorious impact as a counter-attack measure, the latter having additionally punished Sri Lanka with the stroke in his 228 within the first check.
It took England 139.3 overs to lastly dismiss the house aspect after they elected to bat, with Anderson the chief wicket-taker with 6-40 in 29 overs.
Sri Lanka had annoyed the vacationers with their tail, the ultimate 4 wickets including 138.Anderson eliminated centurion Angelo Mathews (110) early within the day after a overview by Root for a caught behind that no one else appeared significantly curious about.
But any ideas that it might precipitate a Sri Lanka collapse had been ended by robust innings from Niroshan Dickwella (92) and Dilruwan Perera (67).
Left-hander Dickwella was denied a primary check century when he tried to launch a wider Anderson supply over mid-off however was caught in that place by a diving Jack Leach.
Fast bowler Mark Wood (3-84) was additionally among the many wickets as he ensured a check debut duck for Ramesh Mendis and induced an edge from Lasith Embuldeniya to Root at first slip.Perera was the final man out, caught within the deep by Leach off Sam Curran.
It was the primary time that each one 10 wickets in an innings have fallen to seamers in Galle.England gained the primary check on the similar venue by seven wickets.