By Charles Reynolds
BAD LIGHT brought things to an early end at Lord’s on day three as England advanced towards a comprehensive victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test.
Play was unable to resume after the umpires brought the players off at 5:05pm with Sri Lanka 53 for 2, requiring an improbable 430 more runs to win.
Under the Lord’s floodlights, England removed both Sri Lankan openers before play was curtailed, and with two whole days of play remaining they will remain highly confident of securing their fifth consecutive Test win of the summer.
Atkinson first to strike
Gus Atkinson was …
