SL collapse as England take 128-run lead

LONDON: Chris Woakes started and finished a Sri Lanka collapse on the third day of the third Test against England at Lord’s on Saturday. Sri Lanka, well-placed at

LONDON: Chris Woakes started and finished 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 dismissed for 288 -- 128 runs behind England’s first innings 416. Woakes ended the innings with the opening delivery of a new spell on the stroke of tea when Shaminda Eranga was caught in the slips by James Vince.

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BRIEF SCORES (at tea): England 416 vs Sri Lanka 288 (K Silva 79, D Karunaratne 50, K Perera, C Woakes 3/31, S Finn 3/59)