- Second Test, day two: Sri Lanka 381; England 98-2
- Root on 67; Anderson takes 6-40, Dickwella makes 92
Joe Root has spent precious little time off the field during this series in Sri Lanka but when has been able to put his feet up in the pavilion, you fancy a fair bit of headspace has been dedicated to the fortunes of his opening batsmen and his spinners.
When the stumps were called on the second day in Galle, Root could at least be satisfied by his own work with the bat. The England captain walked off 67 not out after another frictionless display on the subcontinent, with Jonny Bairstow for company, unbeaten on 24, and his side 98 for two in reply to Sri Lanka’s 381 all out.
