Day 1 Match Highlights | England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Day 1 Match Highlights | ENG vs SL

by far the most threatening of the Sri Lanka seamers in the two test matches we've seen so far and it looks like he's going to get things under that's the challenge for England's top three this morning and Danang de Silva will be hoping that his Bowlers can find a good line and length and put this top three under pressure here's AA Fernando [Music] see how gloomy it is you can almost see the there Ducket flashes outside the off stump he's not an opener who likes or tends to leave the ball he'll go after it if you offer him any width I that's a smart thing to do a t like this and a pitch like this as well short and wide to throw anything at it even at top [Music] Edge haven't been the Test match here at but looking at the pitch and all the one dayss we played starts off a little spun a little slow with the ball sticky so you can understand why those catchers are there especially slightly Square on the off little misfield and Lawrence was itching and eager to get off the mark But duck it not interested went a little bit in the air didn't really carry to the squel Fielder I think probably on my last tour here yeah this is a marked difference as when I watch visha Fernando as opposed to O Fernando as so Dynamic and you see the difference every time he Bowls the ball something seems to happen wish Fernando average speeds last three series he's gone down from 133 to 128 in this series so this is his [Applause] slowest oh he gets away with that can't have been far away from Lake stump Ducket looking to flash one through the offside gets an Inside Edge for four they lucky and sometimes that's what you need to get you started really good seam position the ball a little bit slower than daaka thought it would be a four RS nonetheless that is close to off stump be again beautifully bowled he got Ducker with a beautiful delivery in Manchester Midland leg this one slightly wider but again the channel and they intent with richy balls it's darket in a bit of trouble [Music] again that's uh the area that Sri Lanka will want to challenge Lawrence ball after yeah that kind of took off quite late accelerated past the batter and with the conditions as there Duke's ball the wobble extra bounds late swing all of that coming to play as a wicket keeper Chand Malo already has a blow on the thumb while batting he had to change his hand positions get his head out of the way as well nearly got one on the chops then he did well just to get his head out of the way [Music] something dull there left hand right hand combination so visha Fernando's got to adjust his line he's on the line for Dan Lawrence the rander there but not for Ben Ducket yeah a little bit poor that's what you need as a fast Bower kind of be flexible mentally and Nimble to understand left hand right hand what the pitch is doing whether he's swinging or not how to adjust your line in length spoke earlier about batters like Lawrence being you know how they absorb pressure if they're weak in one area I think for both Ducket and Lawrence about taking the attacking option using their feet going hard Square it's really a case of what level of RIS and again pass the outside edge going to stay patient as a bowler keep hitting a good line and length keep your catches in and stay patient yeah and also bowling partnership you can't have a Fernando running in bustling in and doing all the heavy lifting and you have visha Fernand running in balling 128 and being erratic it's a convers a the bowling coach would have had the head he likes it there short and wide he's tried on a couple of occasions to connect and hasn't done so he gets it away this time for three more that's really good batting you never lose your strength to just kind of improve a weakness and the strength of Darker e the ability to play Shots play at a high level of risk with a low rated dismissal and that's what he does all the time any opportunity Square full offside leg side he's pouncing leru Kamara replacing vua Fernando bit quicker and get a bit more bounce just check this yeah by's given it can't have been that far away from the glove but it looks like chandimal who's already taken one on the fingers or the thumb today has got another one you take quite a few blows not just on the thumb but on the ends of your fingers in between your thumb and your forefinger all of these areas are quite sensitive and this one again on the edge of the fingers and that would have heard it's a cold day as well respective of gloves and inner gloves well that's that thumb that he took a a heavy blow on from Mark Wood at Old Trafford in the in the Test match up there test [Applause] match the Outfield is not quite as quick as normal here it's very Lush The Outfield we've had heavy rain yesterday and overnight but still quick enough enough yeah there the Cardinal era in terms of a first day pitch the assessment of conditions understanding the lengths and the lines to ball and where you can really ER in terms of attack or caution come and cheers from the oval crowd who recognize the rather prolonged way but Lawrence's first run what of the marked differences to between the two sides in Cru appear is that the game was energy intent and body language you look at the Sri Lankans there are some who have that dynamism in them at the moment quite a few not right there it's a big change Brenda McCullum has brought into nice drive down the ground ground out feel slower because of the rain especially in that direction Fielder does [Applause] well it's a nice shot not a shot you really associate with Ben Ducket repertoire but it's full and it straight enough and as I said earlier that mid off is way too wide cross seam delivery just a short arm jab back through mid off once again if that's where you want your Bowlers to Bow you've got to back them up with the right field positions down the Wicket again and threshed over that offside we've seen enough then Ducket use to the feet the foot on the accelerator get right in the middle of the bat but good good enough well R niker is not the quickest and he's a bit predictable with his line and length s ducki realizing it taken Lawrence got himself in an awkward position Sri Lanka have their first a tentative shot in the end you'd have to say there's a man out there waiting on that hook shot