Match Coverage

England fined for Lord's over-rate
England have been fined for their slow over-rate during the Lord's Test against Sri Lanka
Stop walking
Let the umpires do their job. Walking - even when done with the best of intentions - undermines them
How to solve the over-rate problem
Enough of the dawdling. It's time to make 15 overs an hour mandatory
Pradeep was confident - Mathews
Nuwan Pradeep approached the last five balls of the match with confidence, as he walked out to deny Stuart Broad and England, his captain Angelo Mathews revealed after the match.
Plenty of ticks for England selectors
England's new era selections in detail after the first Test at Lord's

First in class

Kaushal Silva is the first Sri Lanka opener to post a fifty in both innings at Lords

Lord's last dig

Number of times Kumar Sangakkara has now batted in the fourth innings at Lords, with a previous top score of 12. He has never batted last at any other English venue

Doubling up at Lord's

Number of overseas batsmen who have scored a century in both innings at Lord's - George Headley in 1939.

Fourth-innings tons

Number of centuries scored by SL batsmen in the 4th innings of away Tests - zero in wins. Sangakkara scored 192 while chasing 507 in Hobart

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Ballance channels his Trott

As Kevin Pietersen watched on, Gary Ballance produced a maiden century with many qualities of the man he has replaced, Jonathan Trott

Nuwan Pradeep crashes into his stumps after avoiding a short ball © Getty Images

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Sri Lanka's brothers in arms

The hug Sangakkara received from Jayawardene was just another chapter in a bromance

Anderson v Thirimanne

James Anderson has now dismissed Lahiru Thirimanne nine times in international cricket

Top of the pile

12401

Total runs scored in partnership by Mahela Jaywardene and Kumar Sangakkara when their stand reached 97 at Lord's, a new record in all international cricket