ENG vs SL 1st Test Day 4 Highlights 2024
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00:00Defend straight, score square of the wicket, that is what Pumar Sangekar has mentioned
00:19about batting here in England.
00:24That's nice.
00:25Missed out on the first couple, hit him on the pads.
00:29Got a good sense of the pace now from Atkinson.
00:36Turns in and finds space backward of square leg.
00:44And that's the vacant space left by Bendukin as they strengthen the onside.
00:58Stretched hand to the right, can't track that one down so I'm going to go for two.
01:08That's coming from nowhere and people didn't know where it's gone.
01:11Bendukin all of a sudden went, I think that's mine, as it finds the boundary.
01:19Whips it away, one day style.
01:24Beshear has an idea this time though.
01:32Inside edge and that's going to test Beshear as he went squarer because of the pull shot.
01:42Chipped in the air, had some hang time which had Bendukin a little interested.
01:47He's just forward of square leg there.
01:51But again, more runs to Sri Lanka.
01:56Just rides the pace of it, showing his skill set again.
01:59We know he can score square and behind square and he's going to do that again.
02:11Just gets nicer and nicer to watch Kamindu Mendes.
02:17And now the lovely straight drive.
02:24And then let's just add in the pull shot just to cap things off as well.
02:34Wide on the crease, whoa, short ball and Chandimal pulls firmly for four.
02:40His fourth boundary.
02:47Runs, frustration growing for England, confidence growing for Sri Lanka.
02:53And see how side on he is despite the fact.
03:02And not going to miss out on that.
03:12Short from Beshear and as quick as a flash Kamindu Mendes pulls that.
03:22Lovely lovely use of the feet, stayed side on that is something that Mark Butcher was
03:28praising from the left-handed Kamindu.
03:31Scamper back for three.
03:36Generally speaking, when it's been straight, he has been rock solid and straight, but you
03:40give him any width and he will flash it away to the boundary.
03:46That is a quite magnificent century for Kamindu Mendes, his third in test match cricket.
03:54That was a long half volley and on a player that's on 101, he's not going to miss out.
04:00He doesn't.
04:04There is one of those gullies, but it's flashed past him and that's another boundary.
04:09One off the front foot, one off the back.
04:14That is the shot of the over.
04:18That wasn't a long half volley.
04:20It was just driven on the up.
04:23That's nice as well through the offside.
04:31Mahela Jayawardena and some cover drives.
04:34Had a lot of Jayawardena about it.
04:37Edged and yes, gone.
04:43Change of angle, round the wicket, they needed that England.
04:54Short wide.
04:58And Chandimal might play some shots now.
04:59He's batting with the tail.
05:01Lead is 192, seven down.
05:06That's a nice drive.
05:07It's a wide half volley, but Chandimal has to put it away.
05:12He does with some style.
05:15Edged and taken.
05:18Brooke just palmed it up and took the rebound.
05:22It went quickly.
05:23So it was a good catch in the end.
05:28Takes the single here now.
05:30So he'll expose Fernando for two deliveries.
05:32Now close, yeah.
05:35Long way across the adjustment from wide to straight.
05:42I think Chandimal has asked him to review it.
05:45He is going to review it.
05:48Original decision is out.
05:49The ball is pitching outside off.
05:52The impact is in line.
05:57The gamble to expose Fernando for two deliveries.
06:04Mid-off is halfway back.
06:05It goes over his head.
06:09Goes away for a boundary.
06:15That's gone up.
06:17Extra covers on the boundary.
06:19Easy catch.
06:20Barry Singh, the subfielder on for Markwood, takes the catch.
06:24Yeah, Chandimal realizing it was a matter of time before Asitha Fernando fell at the
06:30other end.
06:31Fair play to him.
06:32Didn't look for Reading.
06:33Tried to get some runs on the board.
06:36Whoa, the challenge for the keeper is to try and reach that.
06:40That was massively wide.
06:44So an indisciplined start from Sri Lanka.
06:52Now Lawrence is away.
06:55And again, it's just a dink into the leg side.
07:07Well fielded.
07:09Oh no, there's a bit of confusion here between Ducat and Lawrence.
07:16Graham Smith.
07:17There's lots of players who were nicely punched off the back foot.
07:25Should be two.
07:34Edge and away for four.
07:36Only one slip to complement the one gully.
07:39Bit of a cue end I feel from Dan Lawrence.
07:47Strong there.
07:48Will be a couple.
07:55Normal sweep, man.
07:56There is the reverse.
07:57And he's hit that hard, slow outfield.
08:01Four though.
08:05He's got many options on that shot.
08:12Down the ground.
08:13That's a beautiful strike from Dan Lawrence.
08:16Stands and admires it.
08:17And admire it he should.
08:20Gone, got him.
08:24That one just nips away from Ben Ducat.
08:26Ducat was expecting the ball to swing back in towards his pads and the stumps and it
08:30just held.
08:31As Sita has the breakthrough.
08:34Yeah, just a brilliant delivery.
08:35We've seen that zip and nip from Asita and you're absolutely right, Mark Butcher.
08:43Drag that one down.
08:44Hope we'll pick up two.
08:45A long way out there.
08:46Throwing back into the...
08:47Wow.
08:48Look at that from Dan Lawrence.
08:59Just a whip of the wrists.
09:01The option is just to take all danger out of it.
09:04There is the reverse.
09:05And he's gone.
09:06Would you believe it?
09:07Would you believe it?
09:10It's an absolute gimme from the England captain.
09:13I don't know if he's going down to discuss with Lawrence as to where that's come off.
09:18Oh, now that's close.
09:21Yeah, that is close.
09:23The only thing is height, but Lawrence reviews straight away.
09:30Original decision is out.
09:33The ball is pitching outside of the impact is in line.
09:38Well, England don't lose a review because it was umpires call, but they do lose a wicket.
09:46I don't think so on the angle, just on the angle.
09:56I got the ball sitting on the button.
09:59There's some murmurs.
10:01Yeah.
10:02Keep going.
10:13Smashed.
10:14Oh, that's been hit ferociously by Harry Brooke.
10:17That high backlift, the toe of the bat pointing towards the sky.
10:22What a delivery.
10:25The keeper off his feet.
10:27And again, no real reaction.
10:29Only the bowler and the man at sort of a fine gully have gone up.
10:35Everybody else is.
10:37One more time.
10:39Yeah, there's a little gap and a flat line as the ball passes the bat.
10:42Keep going past the bat.
10:44Yeah, I'm satisfied there is no bat involved.
10:48Well, once again, Cusal Mendes.
10:51Perhaps they ought to ask him.
10:58Gets it past him finally.
11:01Beautifully played and an appreciative cheer from the crowd.
11:09Got it fine that time.
11:12The line was a little wide.
11:18Brooke peels off a beautiful drive through extra cover.
11:25Slightly uppish.
11:27Footwork was delightful and so was the placement.
11:35Oh, now has it carried?
11:37I think it has.
11:39Sri Lanka are celebrating as if it has.
11:42And suddenly from nowhere, the wicked has come.
11:48Gets the sweep away and beats the man.
11:53So the cheers ring out around Old Trafford.
11:56England have a boundary.
11:57Fielder has been pushed a bit deeper to the boundary.
12:00And that's where he is so strong.
12:02He picks the length so quickly.
12:04He rocks back and with a straightish bat and a flourish of the wrists,
12:08he's hit that strongly through straight mid wicket for four.
12:12He controlled it and he's timed it and he's found the gap
12:15and he's found another boundary.
12:18The surprise bouncer is not particularly quick.
12:26Don't bowl there because so quickly he is into position.
12:30Don't worry about the fielder either.
12:33Oh, yeah.
12:34No, you can't bowl there.
12:36Got just that fraction wider from the ball before.
12:39And that's all Joe Root needs.
12:46Likes it.
12:47But the most important thing is that Gaffney doesn't.
12:53Distance out of bounds.
12:55He's got the ball.
12:56He's got the ball.
12:57He's got the ball.
12:58He's got the ball.
13:00Distance out.
13:02Playing across the line.
13:04Original decision is not out.
13:06The ball is pitching outside off.
13:08It's umpires call three metres.
13:20One of his favoured shots.
13:22Jamie Smith, he doesn't miss out often.
13:25Such strength off the front foot with the pool shot.
13:30Bowled him.
13:31From nowhere.
13:33He'd looked so good at the crease, Jamie Smith.
13:36He'd moved nicely to 39.
13:38Was taking this win by the scruff of the neck.
13:41The see-through has looked the most likely all day.
13:44He's run in with a bit of purpose.
13:46He's run in with a bit of purpose.
13:53Easy as you like.
13:55He loves this ground.
13:56Most runs in Test match cricket on this ground.
13:5964 Test match.
14:01Half centuries now to go with his 3200s.
14:05World-class player.
14:09In the air.
14:10And pass mid-on.
14:13Beautifully timed.
14:14Bottom-hand flick from Wokes.
14:21Was there a glove on that?
14:23Another great take down the leg side.
14:30Kusel Mendes has had a really good day with the gloves.
14:34Yeah, I can see a little gap as well.
14:36And there's a flat line.
14:37I'm satisfied that there is no bat or glove involved.
14:42I think the review is almost for the take down the leg side.
14:46The big smile on his face.
14:52Down the ground.
14:53And that will do nicely for Joe Root.
14:55Ollie Pope wins his first game as captain of the Test side.
15:01A big smile on Joe Root's face.
15:03They win four in a row this summer.
15:07Absolutely fitting.