Brilliant Bairstow Hits Career-High Test Score 📈 | England v Sri Lanka 2016 | Lord's

was B on that yeah wasn't that far away from the wicked keeper it went very fine I think comes off the middle of the bat almost gets across goes with it turns the face and it's actually quite safe it's fanes almost off the face of the bat the way he rolls it well that's the England Captain's great strength really you clip off his hip few players play that as well as cook just increasing confidence with every Innings that he played I thought the first Innings at Durham was as well as he's played for England yeah and he deserved his chance and he's taken it he's taken it [Music] well just as we say that they've not stayed onto leg side they do and he goes for four he can't afford to get that one that's too straight on his pads looks like Alex's got even bit further across there because that first ball swung he's been trying to play the ball a little bit later and he just got a big and I think the baller got sucked in punch down the ground the ball going to win yeah I think it is that'll be four races down the hill just too straight again that's a boundary 50 partnership the first opening Partnership of 50 or more in the series by either side yeah good signs for England here alist as we said earlier looks nice and calm and looks in super touch haes is looking good too b50 partnership here the sun shining it's a good pitch finally runs since the drinks and that's a very very sweet Extra cover drive from aliser cook it's a very delightful shot from aliser cook in control Sri Lankans wouldn't be disheartened by this I mean he's chasing that ball fif six off stump oh that's gone that's gone the move has worked there's a bit of flight there's a little bit of grip here and more importantly just a bit of Bounce couple of times he's got it very fine today the this fine leg is quite wide actually almost protecting the short boundary I think that's edged I think that is an edge it is and Nick Compton's poor season continues just 11 balls just a solitary run and maybe he was thinking about the short ball he was very late coming forward it was almost like an afterthought the drive good length for Lords ball full get the batsman driving now that's close they may review this it was very full rout was looking to hit it very square and the issue here is whether it was just sliding down or not I reckon Matthews will review this it's rout yeah not surprised yes happy for that go for the hawy ball tracking Ro impac in line and hitting the stumps you need to reverse your decision celebrations are already underway from the Sri Lankan team away a couple here at least and that'll bring up Al Cooks 50 it's come from 89 deliveries six fours got it through that's four little bit of wit James's quite happy and feel quite confident to play the shot not a half body but it's four oh that hit the thumbs I don't think he's absolutely sure Vince he has to go though I heard the sound it was definitely an noise I was thinking that looking for the Nick and it's I think you're right Mike it's just clipped the top of the stum just done it it just clipped literally clip the top of off St Off the Mark he'll get four for that as well so much bit of timing 88 for four that's for p knew that immediately saw the ball hit the middle of the backat oh that was a beautiful shot a ranger at midwicket person in form and that's what often happens after a drop Fielder has to chase and get the ball back driven away save your legs at Lords that'll be four BTO now 19 off just 18 deliveries 110 for four he's punched that away found all the gaps all the spaces he needs actually hit that with the decent power real power was in the air but it was in space four runs low arm from harra the angle across the left-hander and the angle just opening up the opportunity for the shot well that's through one those ones where you know as a batsman you just don't need to move in the air oh just wide of the galy think that's going to race away for four yeah it is streaky once again we're just talking about prep how well he's bow and is not really getting the rewards OH Close gets a long way across yeah he's given him he's giving him that's what we said we just said that he's actually gone around there he's going to attack the stumps a bit more just before the break now is cook going to view this one it looked pretty close no he's not he's decided not to even he feels like it was pretty close and beo said Y and Sri Lanka needed it too just tailed in a little bit Cook gets a long way across actually a very very good decision around the wickets normally pretty hard to get this but it comes comes in from that angle and then it just starts to straighten hits him right in line that's like perfect from around the Wicket hits him in line it's going on to hit middle stump halfway three quarters of the way up big Shout again I think that might be slipping down leg though oh those could be some extra runs now for England it just about trickle into the boundary yes and then as usual the bowler gets polished how many times have we seen that 50 for Bear sto couple of opportunities to get rid of him but a pretty aggressive half century that from him got it through no need to [Applause] run big appeal again going down the slope I think he wants his captain to ask the third umire to get involved here iranga say yes I want to have a look at this here we go Skipper impact in line Empire's call RI wait for the call stay with your decision are you on screen oh that's more runs good fortune again for Johnny beer to four more there we go [Applause] wonderful shot from Moen Ali on the up if at all one PR touch wide that's [Applause] four even BTO who uh has moved to 67 now with that clubbed four through the offside he's not quite been at his [Applause] best oh there you go there you [Applause] go lovely from Mo allei uh that lovely Freedom that he has outside the off [Applause] stump oh Nick oh that's gone the other way it's gone and just carried through I think certainly been claimed it's clever bowling herath has that ability to turn one then let one drift and this is what he's done here he's let that one drift down the slope and just carry on slightly down the slope there goes the edge that's easy that's easy it's a good catch he has got it a green catch exactly all that we're just saying about freeing up those arms a lovely shot bow is not is only marginally out maybe 3 4 five Ines he's looking to score runs all the time I think his his mindset has changed as well with his uh uh changes which he has made to his technique that's going to go all the way down the hill no one catches it down that [Applause] Hill it's just uh not what you wanted this Maha another free hit for walks there another England batsman who's aggressive batsman they will pounce on those deliveries how's that the timing and almost took his partner out the other end last four of them Square leg isn't up and it is a first 100 at Lords for Johnny Baro in the form of his life 100 already in the series at headingley and now a very special one at [Applause] Lords don't want BS like that when you're feeling close to the bat on the offside that's four 285 for 6 don't think fine leg will get a chance to cut that off he was very wide runs or leg buys let's see leg buys rabi it's going to run away you won't catch that down the hill W's going nicely this partnership is getting better and better this is what shanka cannot afford to do old straight lines lovely there is a man out but the placement from be though superb Let It Come played it late choed it away behind Square on the offside three 36 for six brought a ripple from the crowd as well it might have done beautiful car drive brings his highest score in test Cricket that's the business area when you're bowling at this end which your anger is need a gully a gully is in play but there was no catcher there and Chris wokes has gone through to his first half century in test Cricket it was a bit streaky but it's a welcome boundary for him and a welcome 50 51 not out now he's first in test [Applause] Cricket pulled away in front of square that's how much time he has Top Shot from Wes ninth boundary for him well there's no huge Pace in this surface was pretty inviting I'd say nonetheless beautifully played good shot good control good wrists over the top of it nicely played no third man no movement no risk for BTO for more brilliant placement there are two uh men that short extra cover for beo had a little battle yesterday with harath and on a couple of occasions he threaded the ball through those two fielders and he's done it again taken just chipped it back to harra and finally a wicket has come this morning it's the left arm spinner rangan harath from Over the Wicket Chris wokes has just chipped it back to him I think he got a little bit frustrated by the tactics here by Sri Lanka left arm over pitching outside legs stump he pded away a few but he thought no I've got to score tickled fine and this will bring Bast 150 for best score in test Cricket now for Johnny Bast a little tickled down to the F leg boundary and he goes through to [Applause] 152 it's nicely punched away off the back foot he's got good time out with the ball he's had his problems yes but oh in the air and out gone straight to Gully it was wide sh Brad stayed side of the ball and lakal gets a wicket gets his third one and Sri Lanka desperately needed that broad looking to give himself a little bit of room and exploit the offside oh that's got to be close that I think that'll be out yeah that was fast it was straight was going on to hit the stumps England have review this but I don't think they're going to get any joy for l yes Miss the B go for the ball tracking please RI impact in line missing the stumps wait for the call [Applause] you on screen that's more like it Steven Finn there we go that's what I've been waiting for that shot brings up the 400 in style yeah he liked it was off the first T that one Steven Finn sented up in the air and Finn's eyes lit up Struck it nicely edged and gone past first slip and rushes away for four round arm delivery top Edge sweeper yes I think he's got him finally they grab hold of one no review this time from Steven Finn he's [Applause] gone managed to get the top edge and a very good running catch by Sanga lakar oh is he Nick that yes he has very faint Edge through to the keeper so England have been out bowled out for 416 but Johnny besto is left stranded on 167 what an Innings it's been from BTO he's in the form of his life he came in again when England were in a bit of trouble he carries his back through not out at the end a mammoth score of 167 in two 251 [Applause] deliveries away and you'll quickly learn batting at Lord so you don't have to run too much that'll be four rare loosener from Jimmy Anderson bit short white karat was ready for that squirted away might chase that down because it's slightly up the hill in that direction oh no that's uh that's going to be given as four so been smacked through the offside for karuna rna's second boundary think anything short on this Wicket has been punished last five sessions and it continues to do that a very good shot from karar ratna that's solid it's a good shot really good solid shot real confidence Builder 23 without loss that'll be four it's a much better shot a little bit Fuller from broad mean that he has to hold back when this one's on offer and again a reasonably wide delivery but the lack of movement makes him a bit more confident about playing at balls that wide might go away for four I think it will fine leg very wide it just shows the skill of Jimmy Anderson he can go at will in Swing Out swing in swing don't have to run for those Mr Silva that is flying to the fence and it sat up nicely just said hit me and he did it was a nice shot though good balance at the crease nicely played played it late this time wasn't as wide as the previous ball so he just helped it fine just one slip and two gullies for Wes a fine Edge will run away to the Third Man fence for this might be another four it's gone very fine Moen Ali will give Chase but I'm sure he'll cut it off four it's gone fine bowling that sort of thing bowling Cutters where his record isn't as good is in South Africa Australia in New Zealand I must admit this is a really weird field looks like a bit of a slower ball he tried there Jimmy Anderson he's got an 81 field he's got eight men on the offside with one regulation slip a floater a gully couple of catching covers in a deep Point yeah we said he wanted the gaps he wanted one three and five I think that's gone between one and three there's always going shot that'll be four there's always going to be a Nick that's going to go through the slip somewhere I've had this argument with b and you agree with this then like one slip of FL I don't agree with it but I don't agree with your um matths either there will always be a gap unless you have five slips or six slips or seven slips he'll take that single completes the 50 and we played indeed that'll do nicely for his 50s so in the same over both openers go to 50 they both played well no one's saying it's easy but it's a big Improvement of what we've seen from early in the series but having said that of course conditions here at Lords have been very good for batting today but you've still got to take advantage so both men now on 50 yes they've got him at last might not have been quite textbook in the the way that the dismissal was planned but there might be no plan at all but that little thin Edge down the leg side and the sprawling catch from Johnny BTO means that England finally get the Breakthrough I think it's quite unlucky to be dis missed in this fashion but still out well Finn is down he looks up now you'll see that ball just nestling by the boundary rope oh that's uh well in through the very big gap wide of that wide slip just like that oh no broad bowling one of the great Bowlers do you need a short mid on or do you need another catcher somewhere in there now what's the signal here runs shot that'll be four just an over pitch and a bit too much width silvas had been in an aggressive mood right from ball one that's his 10th boundary and brings up the 150 for Sri Lanka it's 150 for one he got into trouble driving outside the off stump in the last two test matches but this is his strength you know he loves doing that full face of the bat oh that'll be 42 just a little bit of width oh it didn't quite nail it but I think it'll still get there just a little bit of width and it's a pretty short boundary the ropes are in a long way up the hill there on that I said Early N that the ball might dominate today oh close very close yes given now will he review it WS yesterday first ball there was a drop Woks today first ball and I think he's just walking off bang it was full it was straight it nip back a little bit bang that's absolutely Plum you think that's going on it middle l and a perfect start for England and a perfect start for Woks keep bowling it just there has he nicked it again yes he has nine from nine bow the channel find the edge he'll Nick it and besto takes the catch 166 for three this has been excellent partnership bowling from ws and bro they're giving absolutely nothing to Sri Lankan batsman you saw the Silva's just starting to get a bit edgy he's losing his patience having a flirt outside the off stump but it was good patience from the bowl and that's what test match Cricket's all about there you go RS gets rewarded a little bit of extra bounce comfortably taken by Joe rout it's a big big Wicket he never looked comfortable this morning probably B good lines to him that one probably had a bit more bounce open Angelo Matthews up how close was that to going onto the stumps good first delivery L him four runs this is smart balling he pushed it Fuller got a bit of Swing very tentative then shanar that's gone fine that'll go for four 82 then for four 62 overs good session for England just short of slip I think that will carry all the way a little bit wide and I think a little bit short of Joe rout as well finally have been kepal Le so far these chanta Batman it's one of those things for batsman that you do get tied down sometimes you can miss out on the opportunity when it presents itself not this time nicely played didn't try and over hit that just use the pace late cut back cut for four yeah time nicely oh W that's out that's Fuller that's absolutely Clum surely it looks uh it looks out doesn't it oh well he's reviewing it I think this might be optimistic Mark review for lbw H can I see the onside Hot Spot please yes can I go to the RTS please yes Miss the B please go to the ball tracking please Ravi impact in line and Empire's call wait for the call you on screen go [Applause] ahead Edge taken perfect for England perfect for Finn what a morning they're [Applause] having five wickets in the session third for Finn driving a length ball again Sri Lanka straight to rout punched away sure broads can get that no I'm backing the ball well that's a big shot just before lunch gone a long way up and gone for four balls to go before lunch and he's teen off what lunch break there you go fetch that it's way he likes to play a big juicy full toss first up from Finn which gets slapped straight that back past him down the ground by usel perea who is a powerful player yeah always wrong comp box but Kus Al Pera wouldn't mind this after lunch this is his natural game he'll look to score runs now there's a lot of gierer in that shot but talking about the similarities between Kel Pereira and s j the way the bat comes down and you would think it'll should go through mid mid on or midwicket but it just the hands how it works and the power he generates it's amazing was only a matter of time before it was edged on this occasion no safely for four terrific shot Stand and Deliver s they were talking about that was very much one of s shots bit of a shuffle and then the full full face of the bat beautifully timed away all the way up the hill excellent time yeah wonderful timing watch how still harra is here wasn't a classical front foot out it just a good eye how good we thought the last shot was good this is pretty good off the front foot Ah that's a great stroke Ro tried to bang one in with that hard new ball and WTH was having a big piece of it this is good batting from Sri Lanka this is good stuff down the Gap Brad not happy quick delivery from Stewart broad it was just a bit wide in a fraction full harath had a little dabble at it and it was just went too fast too high nowh near Alex Hales you couldn't get anything on that one there they just the ones your hope go to hand hopefully stick little B bottom Edge I think on that no given his buys it's a bit harsh on the keeper it look like he ducked and dived I thought he'd hit it Stuart broad has found an Inside Edge the Inside Edge has dragged that ball back onto the stumps aage onto the stumps what he Clogg that just may see a bit of innovative stroke play now from Cel Pereira he knows that iranga Lal PR those guys at the bottom of the order are not really going to be producing a lot swings it away with gusto again the man was moved very Square just the wrong line from Stuart broad open up the possibilities well he's gone for the attacking option the best of all was certainly two three walls ago but kusel Pereira in attempting just to keep things ticking here just got a thin Edge on this to the back probably yeah right off the toe end of the bat Nick and gone yeah I think it's carried it's Joe root the batsman stood there but I think it's carried couldn't quite see if it was juggled or not FR on please yeah yes hands happy for that yeah uh R it's a clean catch yeah we just heard his Clean Catch we'll see that giv out it was an excellent catch from Joe rude it was low to his right he moved well he got his hands comfortably underneath it he got his fingers underneath it WS into the attack and Nick first up and gone James Vince has got it that finishes the Innings well done Chris Wes first ball again he likes his first ball he got one this morning with his first Cherry he got another one coming back for spell he's having a bit of a giggle it with Rod Tucker good presentation of the scene Nick and a comfortable catch James Vince got a good pair of hands had a little look out but he's generally got a good pair of hands and Wes as a smile says thank you well that's a good shot that just a bit too straight that's going to go all the way for four nice start from hailes oh there's another glorious shot well intense pretty clear here englands [Applause] oh that very good shot short outside the off stump that got what it deserved Whit was in a good position to whack that one that was a freebie short and wide and he gave it the kitchen sink raced away to the boundary Lal has not started this spell very well at all good shot more chance of putting that off shots to play that straight drive the on Drive look at this beautiful balance nice placement didn't try to over hit it hit it straight back from where it came from just a nice position excellent shot runs again that will go all the [Applause] way niely punched off the back foot slightly up the hill in that direction at the ball still [Music] wins no ball pulled away and pull well for four in very similar fashion pulling a short ball like this outside off stump but this time he gets on top of of it gets into position quickly rolls those wrists and keeps the ball down oh is he Edge that yeah I think he has Compton has nicked off that uh is a very good delivery they've got their line right and Nick make Nick Compton makes the long walk back to the Pavilion yes he got a start here for once Compton in this series but as so often in this series just put pushing forward and oh nearly dragged on nearly dragged on to his stumps could have been a double Wicket made as it is Joe root still there 49 for one bing has kept slightly [Music] low this is what Cricket is all about can't do much about that just Fuller length kept really low can't leave those alone it's come back down the hill has moved off the scam but that was always too close for comfort going down like keeping low I mean it's it's hard for someone to leave the ball on on length knowing how the wickets going to play guarded Away by Johnny besto Played it really late good running oh good shot well waited on that Johnny BTO excellent timing good placement away for Paul oh that's gone his back came across at an angle there don't think that one kept low it was just a poor shot and Johnny bto's gone well it's just a bad shot from Johnny burto I think he realizes that puts his head down and walks oh that's gone that's gone off the edge and Chandal going to his left big gap between him and first slip predip deserved more than one Wicket in that over what an over it was 107 for four edged between slip and Gully and will run away for four so Alex hailes moves to 45 side edge again and again between Gully and slip and again four is the result and is deep so a single for Alex hailes gives him a 50 already has three in test match cricket now has a fourth doesn't have a 100 yet but it's been a consistent series for him against Sri Lanka he needed a good series just to cement his place and he's played pretty well again he gets that yes the finger Goes Up This Time Finn just gets his front foot so far across and in line with the ball that he makes it very difficult for him self don't think he's going to waste a review on himself oh no no no you don't even turn around you just keep walking with that one that's absolutely salmon trout beaten Point running away so Cook's first boundary square of the Wicket on the offside it's the reason that Pep's going around the we get to try and cut off that width but alist cook is such a good player he can create his own width don't have to be too wide at all he stands upright driven away sweep is not getting that that's four pushing it wide looking for that outside edge or the outer half of the bat that is reasonably wide but it's not doing enough into the 4 the fifth over now of the Innings played that comfortably good shot very good shot oh that's a no ball I think it has bowled in the Umpire has called the no ball and again bowling from that Pavilion end there's signs of low bounce we saw one for Jo Ru we saw one to best though and hails has been saved by the front foot whoa that is tight that's extremely tight it's out at the other end he would have four another no ball that will be [Applause] four Mr cook really enjoying himself at this number seven position short wide balls like that Christmas now that definitely is on ball HS has hit that very [Applause] sweetly good shot that line just well well outside leg stump he he's an excellent striker of the ball Alex Hales now the sweep just they're really try and throw the spinner off the one where you use your feet the spinner goes a bit wide if leg stumps to try and fire into that rough and hails second guest well just helped it on its way shuffled across just shimmed across his [Applause] stumps good really good head position didn't try and hit it too hard he got his head over the ball into the 90s low full toss from harra hailes are sweat profitably actually in the last half hour or so close oh he's given him the finger has gone up Rod Tucker has given Alex hailes out on 94 hailes has reviewed can I see the onsite Hot Spot please yes no hot sport uh can I go for for the artist please yeah miss the B please go for the ball tracking please rout impact in line and Empire's SC wait for the call screen umpire's call it is and what a sad moment that is for Alex hailes missing out on a test match 100 again for the third time really in this series twice out in the 80s [Music] he just ran the wrong way actually fieldsman out at Deep Square leg either didn't quite see it misread it once he set off in the wrong direction he was done is it going to be caught yes har settled on that and took it comfortably fair play from M Ali putting the team ahead of personal Milestones or statistics trying to get on with it oh got hold of that one really got hold of that one it sounded good his body shape was perfect the 11th six in test match cricket alist cook moves him to 48 233 for S oh they are running off alist cook has decided that England have enough runs on the board they lead by 361 at the moment and you're right they didn't declare it between and over so they'll lose two overs which means that Sri Lanka will have to b a 12 overs weather and light permitting it's bright Sunshine at the moment so that shouldn't be a problem [Applause] it's a good shot sto the pitch put [Applause] away perfect Drive shot cries of shot go up all around the combox it was very elegant and well [Applause] timed that's a lovely shot in control right the middle pulled away that'll be four onto that very [Applause] quickly cuz if it goes through the infield it will go for four yeah and that wasn't particularly good first delivery wide and got it yeah that'll be four just too much width from Jimmy Anderson full and wide he got four slips in there aliser cook and it's gone wide of him oh that's got to be close no shot off it yeah good good delivery from Jimmy Anis and it was the ins swinger from Silva that looked an excellent delivery set him up nicely it went late that's what he's saying too it really swung a lot went late yep he's reviewing this we'll have a look at it that was a good delivery from Anderson but it went really light RI impac in line and hitting the stumps stay with your decision wait for the call you on screen well done Mark well done goes away through the slip Cordon up the hill will be a boundary [Applause] tickled away fine for four that might be four more again that won't make Jimmy Anderson [Applause] happy quick bouncer that quick quick bouncer wept away high and into the mound stand I think that final shot from Mendes might be the last for the time being you can see there just in the background the rain heavy kind of drizzly rain has started to come in and the umpires have said enough is enough