Matthew Hoggard and Monty Panesar shared seven wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 188 on first day of the first Test against England on Saturday.
Hoggard was responsible for the early wickets, reducing the hosts to 42 for five before lunch, while left-arm spinner Panesar helped to finish off the lower order. Panesar finished with 3 for 46 from 14 overs and Hoggard returned figures of 4 for 29 from 14 overs.
Kumar Sangakkara rescued the hosts from an embarrassingly low score with a fine 92, falling short of a century only because of a spectacular diving catch from Paul Collingwood at backward point.
Sri Lanka's bowlers hit back before bad light stopped play early with Chaminda Vaas pinning Alastair Cook lbw in the first over of the innings.
Fellow new ball bowler Lasith Malinga also had a good shout for lbw turned down against Michael Vaughan early on. Ian Bell scored freely to finish the day on 36 and Vaughan closed on 13. England were 49 for one at stumps. Sri Lanka had batted first after winning the toss on a dry pitch under clear blue skies, conditions that appeared to be ideal for batting at the time.
However, Hoggard produced a superb 10-over spell with the new ball, claiming 4-21 after maintaining a tight line and finding some early swing.
SCORE BOARD
SRI LANKA (I Innings)
Vandort c Vaughan b Hoggard 8
Jayasuriya c P’sen b S’bottom 10
S’kkara c C’wood b Anderson 92
M J’wardene c Prior b Hoggard 1
Silva c Prior b Hoggard 2
Mubarak c Prior b Hoggard 0
P J’wardene c Cook b Panesar 51
Vaas b Panesar 12
Fernando c Vaughan b Panesar 0
Malinga (not out) 1
Muralitharan (run out) 1
Extras (LB-8, NB-2) 10
Total (all out; 59.4 overs) 188
Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-29, 3-40, 4-42, 5-42, 6-148, 7-180, 8-182, 9-186
Bowling: Sidebottom 15-1-58-1, Hoggard 14-3-29-4, Anderson 15.4-3-39-1, Bopara 1-0-8-0, Panesar 14-4-46-3.
ENGLAND (I Innings):
Cook lbw Vaas 0
Vaughan (batting) 13
Bell (batting) 36
Total (for 1 wkt; 17 overs) 49
Fall of wicket: 1-0
Bowling: Vaas 7-3-18-1, Malinga 5-1-20-0, Muralitharan 3-2-2-0, Jayasuriya 2-0-9-0.
