England had appeared to be in a familiarly dominant place in a single day, having raced to 221 for 3 in just half a day’s play on day one, however they then misplaced their final seven wickets for 104 extra runs in 24.1 overs on day two, with all ten wickets in the end falling to attacking photographs.
Brook, 8 not out in a single day, was notably culpable for setting the tone for a careless batting efficiency. He was given out to his third ball of the day, after aiming a wild drive at Lahiru Kumara, and although he efficiently overturned that caught-behind verdict, he was then badly dropped by Asitha Fernando at deep level on 12, after giving the cost to Milan Rathnayake.
And, with Sri Lanka discovering motion within the overcast situations, he then telegraphed his frustration by mockingly taking guard two ft exterior off stump, to spotlight the restrictive line that Asitha particularly was bowling.
His torrid keep finally ended on 19 from 39 balls, when he flashed one other drive to Kamindu Mendis at quick cowl, to set off a collapse of seven for 64 by which solely Ollie Pope, eighth out for 154, emerged with any credit score amongst England’s batters.
“He was annoyed, sure, as a result of we bowled nicely, with the proper line and size,” Jayasuriya stated on the shut. “We undergo every batsmen, like they undergo our batsmen. We all know their very sturdy areas, and the place we will preserve them tight and annoyed.
“They like to play their photographs. So we simply considered bowling a extra tight line and size simply exterior your off stump. Once you preserve doing that in these situations, when the ball is transferring, it isn’t very straightforward.”
“England are ultra-aggressive,” Vaughan stated. “They go in the direction of the hazard. If the ball is swinging away they aren’t fascinated with leaving it. That’s their methodology.
“Simply watch out, Harry Brook. That’s all I’ll say to him. He is a superb participant. He’s nearly as good as I’ve seen. I’m going in the direction of Kevin Pietersen-style. He’s an unbelievable participant. However do not take the mick out of the sport. Be very, very cautious.
“There are cricketing gods up there and in a yr’s time there are more durable challenges. When you do not deal with issues as it is best to, you is perhaps getting the rub of the inexperienced now, however towards the easiest groups when it actually issues, you will have a little bit of luck, a toss to go the proper method, the DRS to give you the results you want.
“I’d ask England, had been you on all of it day such as you can be towards India and Australia? If they give the impression of being themselves within the mirror and say they had been, I’d say they’re mendacity. They weren’t on it right now.
“England delight me lots in the best way they play. However this sport has a method of biting you. When you find yourself to date forward of the opposition, do not take the mick. Do not suppose you are able to do issues no different participant has performed within the historical past of the sport – dance down the wicket and whack an away-swinger over mid-off.”
“Generally you go to the highest gear, and typically it’s important to put the gear again, and also you sluggish it down a bit,” he stated. “You may’t go in prime gear on a regular basis once you play any such cricket.
“You play your pure sport, however it is advisable to take the much less threat as a lot as doable, when the sector is again on the off facet, or the leg facet. It is advisable battle it onerous. So this is part of the sport. It is advisable work onerous, and mentally it is advisable to be sturdy.”
Andrew Miller is UK editor of ESPNcricinfo. @miller_cricket
